Sony dropping th 80GB in favor of 120-160GB with Dual Shock 3

[twesterm]

Aj_habfan said:

twesterm said:

Aj_habfan said:

twesterm said:
If they do discontinue the 80GB and introduce a bigger model they would be idiots to not include BC.

but they would also be idiots to raise it's price.

Even if they raise the storage it's still cheap enough they're not going to raise the price.

So they are going to raise it's storage for no reason? Unless it came with a price drop, it would be pointless and a waste of their money.

 It's not pointless though, it's simple PR spin.

1. We're dropping the 80GB model, get it while you can! OMG!
2. 80GB is supply constrained and we've shipped all we're going to ship, you better get it now if you want BC!
3. We're introducing the 120GB model with BC for the same price the 80GB was.  AWESOME!

All three three steps boost sales while increasing something that really doesn't increase cost much at all.  It's a complete win situation for Sony.