Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told GamesIndustry.biz that there are currently no plans to introduce a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the region.

Rumours are circulating that Sony America is due to launch a new model PlayStation 3 in the US, as stocks of the 80GB model begin to disappear from shelves.

Gaming blog Ars Technica has reported that a 120GB sku is due shortly – complete with DualShock 3 controller and retailing for the same price as the 80GB Spider-Man 3 bundle – although Sony has made no comment to confirm this.

However, if any 120GB unit is to be launched in North America, there's no such roll-out on the cards for Europe.

"We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK," said a spokesperson for SCEE.

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So, who's expecting an announcement of a new SKU any day now? These denials ... hmmm. Can't trust them anymore.

I wish I had a 120 GB drive in my PS3...

yep. 120g will be soon. For the sake of the price and people who will buy it, hope it has BC. I bet it will be identical to the 80g, except for the obvious hdd.

Seems pointless though. If I were sony I would drop to the 40g only, add software bc, and dual shock 3. All for the $399 price.

I mean what is the 360 breakdown between the sku's? Arcade probably like 20%, 70% for the premium, and 10% for the elite? I am not sure, but that is what I would guess.

So we will have a 120bg ps3 version in Europe too, they always say the opossite they do.

There really is no need to release another sku in the UK or Europe at all. The 40Gb model has really taken off and now that the games are coming thick and fast, people are slowly forgetting about BC.

Yes it would be nice to have quite a bit more storage, especially considering the new PlayTV addon that will be released this year that acts like a Sky+ Box.

Well, no matter the HDD size, I'll be putting in a WD 320GB anyways. It costs just a little more than one dualshock 3 pad after all...

has anyone seem an application form sony to the patent or trademark or whatever office they need to apply to in order for them to legally introduce a new sku? i remember people finding out about the 40g model that way a few weeks before the actual announcement.

if sony wants ps3 to be used as a media machine then it needs a bigger HDD. BC would be nice as would a ps3 that had all the features taken out of it put back in.

of course it's coming, but we all know they deny it until they can't anymore.. preferably the day before the launch.

I asked a Sony representative while working at Bestbuy, and the guy lied to me right in my face. so I've learned to NEVER listen to anything they say anymore.