DragonLord on 30 January 2008
Gamestop has confirmed that the 80 GB is officially discontinued and that a 120+ GB ps3 is on the way and will be bundled with Dual Shock 3. Great news!
http://www.psu.com/GS-confirms-discontinuation-of-80GB-for-bigger-HDD+DS3-News--a0002593-p0.php
GS confirms discontinuation of 80GB for bigger HDD+DS3
Posted on January 30th, 2008 at 23:14
Gamestop held a company-wide conference call today to discuss the matter. The call explained the details of the 80GB and confirmed that Sony would no longer be continuing the 80GB model. The speculation was that there would now be a 120GB+ model made available. However, with Sony denying the rumors that a 120GB model would be made available for the UK, it is unlikely to happen anywhere else as well. This puts further belief into the much desired 160GB model which would then provide users a larger startup space than its rival console fan base.
There is no news available as to when this upgraded version will be made available to retailers and consumers alike, fortunately there has been confirmation in a sense that this new SKU will include the highly anticipated DualShock 3. The DualShock 3 is currently only available in Japan, though some PS3 owners have imported the model to their home countries, this will mark the first time they have been released worldwide. The DualShock 3’s biggest appeal is the addition of rumble to the user’s hands. This was a big topic issue at launch and shortly prior to.
With GDC just around the corner, we expect them to make the announcement then, if not beforehand. Either way, it feels good to make some much needed ground on this subject.
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