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If there's a replacement SKU for the 120GB right around the corner, odds are that inventory levels on the current SKU are low enough to minimize losses on the inevitable clearing sale.

I seriously doubt SCE would keep them in production for the sole purpose of selling them at a loss, whether it's in the form of a bundle or otherwise.

You have to figure that any redesigned SKU, regardless of larger HDD, will cost less to produce than the current SKU, meaning, even selling the 120 GB SKU at the SAME price as a 160 GB hardware tweaked SKU would still result in lower margins.

In a nutshell, if there's a replacement 160GB SKU incoming, and there's a 120GB SKU clearing sale, act fast; they'll probably be gone within 2-3 weeks through most retail outlets.



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can't wait for Sony's conference....I wish they did a live stream but no luck, guess I'll have to jump on one of those live blogs 



Euphoria14 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Euphoria14 said:

I would grab a Slim if it dropped to $199-249 but I just bought a TV for my daughter's room yesterday.

Your daughter is old enough to operate a PS3 n play Killzone 2?


Nah, I needed another TV so I could hook the Wii up to and allow her to watch Barney, Blue's Clues, etc... on Netflix.

She would always use my laptop but she kicked it's ass. The screen hinge is broken as well as the border around the screen. The poor things looks like it just went through a war, especially when I can't get the border to rest on top of the broken area and the whole screen just drops down on a slant, cutting off my view of the bottom left corner.

It's a nice little 22" 1080p, 0.75" thick LCD. Looks pretty good and we use it too while we hang out in the room when she plays. 

oh right!

And Blue's clue's RULES!! I ermm used to watch it when I was little!

Laptop..hmmm can't you do anything to fix it at home?



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looks like the expected 160GB and 320GB release models

 

smart move, the move bundle may be a 320GB PS3 =)



 

mM

The introduction of new SKUs doesn't necessarily mean a clearance sale for the older SKUs.  Even when the Slim came out, the old 80gb models were "clearanced" for $299, if I recall correctly.  Though stores quite often had their own sales below Sony's new MSRP.

Microsoft isn't afraid of a clearance sale, which is what they did both when phasing out the old Pros and introducing the Slims, but Sony (and Nintendo, from what I've seen) generally just keep their old models floating around in the channel at normal MSRP, until either they eventually sell or stores do their own cuts to get rid of 'em.



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darthdevidem01 said:

oh right!

And Blue's clue's RULES!! I ermm used to watch it when I was little!

Laptop..hmmm can't you do anything to fix it at home?


Hahaha, I wish. If I had a camera with me right now I would let you see just how bad it looks.



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Euphoria14 said:

They removed the GoW3 bundle too which makes sense.

Yeah, I say it was confirmed the moment they posted it.


huh



makingmusic476 said:
Euphoria14 said:

They removed the GoW3 bundle too which makes sense.

Yeah, I say it was confirmed the moment they posted it.


huh


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btw gamestop online wsa selling a GOW IIi bundle with the 40gb PS3



 

mM
makingmusic476 said:
Euphoria14 said:

They removed the GoW3 bundle too which makes sense.

Yeah, I say it was confirmed the moment they posted it.


huh

Gamestop.com showed the 160GB PS3 for $299.99 and PS3, GoW3 and extra Dualshock 3 for like ~$405.



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leo-j said:
makingmusic476 said:
Euphoria14 said:

They removed the GoW3 bundle too which makes sense.

Yeah, I say it was confirmed the moment they posted it.


huh


0-0 You're a regular user...0-0

btw gamestop online wsa selling a GOW IIi bundle with the 40gb PS3


When I checked the site and made that screenshot they also had GoW3, Dualshock 3 and PS3 160GB for ~$405.



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