Another hint for the 40 GB for the US.

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HappySqurriel said:

Just_Ben said:

Source IGN

US, October 16, 2007 - Just a few weeks ago we reported on rumors of the upcoming launch of a new, 40-GB model of the PlayStation 3 designed to compete this holiday season at a $400 price point. It was the FCC that originally let the cat out of the bag when it made public the documentation of its approval of a new PS3 SKU, but now Target seems to be providing all but an official announcement from Sony. GamingBits has secured a collection of pics of in-store bar-code scanners that list both price and show a clear 40-GB model designation. According to the blog, the UPC codes also match up perfectly, so the confirmation is a done deal.

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Well, it looks sony is trying to compete with MS and Nintendo this christmass in the U.S. also, but I doubt they will be able to outsell one of both, but hell, the $399 version is comming to the U.S. should help to be not crushed by the competition.

Realistically speaking the $400 SKU will do little to help the PS3 this holiday season ...

The PS3's biggest problem is lack of quality exclusive games being that most of the games that were announced for this holiday season as exclusives (possibly over a hear ago) have either been delayed or become multiplatform games; the remaining line-up will probably be outsold by both Halo 3 and Super Mario Galaxy. Being that the competition is less expensive, has better bundles and a stronger game line-up the appropriate term will be "Crushed".

 Except "XBox 360" does not have the word Playstation in it.  Brand recognition and brand loyalty goes a lot further than you'd think.  Most of the people that buy systems are fairly uneducated about games in general.  They don't read this forum.  They don't look at Metacritic for help with their purchases.  They buy things that are familiar to them.  I'm not talking out of my ass either, I know this first hand.

 A few months ago all of the MS fans were saying "PS3 is failing because of its price point".  Now that it is less of an issue, you're saying something else.