New Version Of PlayStation 3 To Go On Sale In August

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GotchayeX said:
I suppose that what I don't understand is what the real difference is between models. Why would an old PS3 owner go out and buy the new model when he could just buy a new hard drive? My understanding is that there's no other difference between the two other than software emulation.

It seems less like two models to me and more like one model and a bundle. I wouldn't feel like my Wii was devalued if Nintendo dropped it to $200 and released one for $250 that came with an extra Wiimote and Wii Play, and I don't really see why the PS3 is devalued if it's dropped to $500 and Sony releases one at $600 with an 80gb and a game. It's quite possible that the extra cost is simply objectively not worth it - one could probably get the bigger hard drive and the game for less than $100.

i agree with you once again...thats why i said they killed two birds with one stone... Sony was feeling the heat to drop the price so they did... they also still want the ps3 to be profitable as it can... so they introduced another sku at 599.. i dont think that version will have the emotion engine though... i need to look and see if the korean 80 gig has the emotion engine i dont think it does...