160GB PS3!! European size is getting smaller, the Japanese bigger...

[*~Onna76~*]

Just when you think you had about it... another rumor slash confirmation pops up. What's the news? Sony Playstation "Japan", is planning to release a 160GB PS3 after November in Japan??!! So, while the size of the PS3 in Europe is getting reduced, Japan is getting a bigger one!! And of course.. it will be a more expensive one than the recent PS3... as you can see it contains more! Memory-Card Reader??? I've already heard from a seller in Japan, Japan will get a Silver and White PS3 model by the end of the year, is this the version then?

You think I'm spitting nonsense? Here you go:

Thanks to one of our reliable insiders, [-JuNka-], we have news that Sony is planning to introduce a beefed up 160GB Playstation 3 console. The following post was left by a member on the Pro Evolution Soccer forums:

From inside Sony Computer Entertainment International’s Japan offices I present to you leaked information on the new 160gb Playstation 3 model that will be appearing in the near future

Sony PlayStation 3 Code: CECHG06 (SPECIFICATION)

* 160gb 2.5 SATA 5400rpm HDD
* CELL Broadband Engine (65nm process) @ 3.2ghz
* PPU x1, SPE x8
* RSX GPU (65nm process) @ 550mhz
* Blu-Ray Optical Disc Drive @ 2x
* Memory Card Reader- Memory Stick Duo, Compact Flash, Secure
* Digital
* 6x USB 2.0 ports
* 2x HDMI 1.3 ports
* 3x Gigabit ethernet ports
* DUALSHOCK 3 controller

“At the moment the unit is only confirmed for release in Japan. A date has not been fully specified but is expected after November”

http://www.comnetslash.com/2007/10/06/160gb-playstation-3-model-coming/

No info about Backward Compatibility.

Edit: and look at that... the 65nm Cell I was whining about... :=/.