The size of the original xbox really proves how greedy M$ is...

And if you think Microsoft is the only company who pulls shit like #4 & 5, you need to get your head examined. Even your precious Sony patents technology just to stop smaller companies.

why are people dissing first gen vcr, i still run mine that thing may be massive, but it has suprisingly good video quality compared to last generation of vcrs.

pretty obvious why they got rid of the 20 gig version, because the losses were too big compared to the 60 gig one.  It saved them like $20-30 and they sold it $100 cheaper.

 OMG, I was about to say the exact same thing.......THE EXACT SAME THING!!!

Anyway, Sony is screwing alot of people with this so called hardware strategy of theirs.  

-At launch (Nov. 17, 2006) 2 SKU's released (20gb low-end model / 60gb higher-end model)  $499-$599 respectively

-Probably early 2007 (20gb model discontined / 60gb model remains)

-July/August of 2007 -New SKU- (Temp. price cut on 60gb model / New 80gb Even higher-end model released) $499-$599 respectively just eight and a half months after launch. 

-Probably  early 2008 (60gb model discontinued / 80gb model remains)

- MAYBE Sometime late 2008-09 ANOTHER YET BETTER SKU COMES OUT and REPLACES THE ALREADY WOULD BE 80gb model, although I really hope that wouldn't happen! (For the sake of Sony and Sony's customers) 

 See the pattern.

What I'm trying to say is that people or consumers say that having different SKUs is good and all but as long as long as Sony keeps bringing out SKU after SKU, the people that bought the previous version of the updated SKU is getting screwed (20gb/60gb users) which means that everyone that bought a 20gb or a 60gb PS3 is pretty much getting screwed because of the newer models.  Any thoughs...  

Microsoft is the only one who actually steps on small companies throats.

When was the last time you saw a patient lawsuit with Sony suing the other company? 

I think the people that got the 60 gig one should be happy, they got the EE which i'm sure will not be in any future versions of the PS3. The 80 gig does not have anything better than the 60 gig except for 20 gigs of hard drive space and motorstorm. That's not even worth the money anyway.
The people who bought the 20 gig might be a little mad because they could have waited and bought the 60 gig for the same price, but isn't that basically what any price drop is gonna do?

Unless most of 60GB's are sold, Sony won't drop there 80GB model. They can only add a game or a controller. 60GB @ $499 and 80GB @ $600 + game/controller. When the 60GB model is sold out. They will sell 80GB @ $500 in US. 80GB in Eu for 549 + game. Say somewhere in november.

Put it this way, if Sony's cheapest console this holiday season is the PS3 w/Motorstorm at $599, they will get SLAUGHTERED.

I think many of you are overestimating what parents are willing to spend on their children this holiday season. The Wii is going to CLEAN UP at $250, and if the Xbox 360 bundles in a game (if they still had GTA IV they would have KILLED) they will do really well even at $350.....but jumping up to $600 is a HUGE jump. I still think even at $500 for 80GB w/Motorstorm they will have trouble.

Also, if the PS3 is $399 this Spring (doubtful), then then expect the Wii at $199 and the Xbox somewhere close. Ack!

 Well "Ninty" caught on, and the people at Nintendo actually hate that nickname. As for M$, it's not just because they have so much money. MS also stands for multiple sclerosis, and a lot of people might be a bit squemish about typing that, even of the context is clearly not about the disease.