KnackChap Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/01/24/best-b...nuing-80gb-ps3/ An anonymous Best Buy employee has sent us a scan of an internal letter, which notifies employees that the 80GB system is being discontinued. "The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and won't be replaced at this time," it reads. "It will come off the planogram on Jan. 28. The 60GB version should already be gone from stores. Only the 40GB version of PS3 will be sold in Best Buy stores at this time." The 40GB model currently costs $399, and is the cheapest PS3 available. However, it does have a few limitations: it lacks memory card readers, features only two USB ports, and most importantly, loses backwards compatability, as noted in the memo. "This means that there currently isn't a version that is PS2 compatible," it notes. There have been very shady rumors suggesting Sony is planning on introducing a cheaper $299 version of its console (although that has been repeatedly denied by Sony). Earlier in the week, we also discovered an FCC filing for a white model PS3. Whatever's going on, it appears that Sony's making moves for a big change. Stay tuned. _______________________________________________________________________________ great idea, wrong sku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunsood2003 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 im surprised ppl r going for the 40 gb low grade version of the ps3..id thot the 60 gb wud do better with its backward compatibility.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_z1g Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Doesn't really seems like tht........ Sony is, in fact, phasing out the 80GB PS3. Sony is going to stay with the two-SKU approach though, and the prices look to stay the same....The Spiderman 3 pack-in will disappear as well once the 80GB unit is gone. In order to maintain a similar value proposition to the 80GB/Spiderman 3 bundle, I expect to see a storage increase to 120 or 160GB at the same price point, plus the new Dual-Shock 3 controller... Source! But then its jst a rumor so who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akS ! Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 It just doesn't sound right to go with only one SKU and that also which is not backwards compatible. Sony will make changes till they manage to balance out the manufacturing costs, but the question is how many more changes do we have to see until we get a perfect bundle ? akS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 The 80 GB package might be replaced by a 120/160GB ps3 with a dualshock 3(according to rumours atleast)!! http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars...hock-3-incoming These are the guys who dug out the 40GB ps3 story first..so who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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