No, because Sony hates you and thinks you should just get another job for their hardware rather than them price them better.
""I'm aware that with all these technologies, the PS3 can't be offered at a price that's targeted towards households. I think everyone can still buy it if they wanted to,""
Seriously tho, no, there were never any really good deals other than trading in and what not. PSP is $$$. And getting a hold of a 1.5 wont be easy to do on the cheap.