E3: No more 60GB PlayStation 3 in US after July, says Reeves

[Shrygue]

via Games Industry


SCEE president David Reeves has told GamesIndustry.biz that the 60GB PlayStation 3 will no longer be available in the US after stock sells out - which he predicts will occur by the end of the month.

Reeves was speaking at an E3 event to announce the introduction of a new PS3 bundle in Europe. When asked about possible criticisms over whether SCEE should have given consumers the option to pay a lower price, as SCEA has done, he replied, "Well, they're not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game.

"All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."

When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60GB model, Reeves answered, "In America, yes."

SCEA announced a USD 100 price cut for PlayStation 3 earlier this week. A new 80GB model will come bundled with a copy of Motorstorm and will retail for USD 599.

[Xiofire]

Bad move Sony, let the people have a choice, don't force them into buying something they dont want.
-Xiofire

[cataphrax]

Nooooo, the fools, they don't care about storage, thats not why they aren't buying, it's the freaking price! At least the 40gb or whatever will be cheaper.

[F9zDark]

WTF?!?!?!?

**** YOU SONY. Are you really that stupid?!? Wow, and when I was just thinking Sony was doing the right by cutting the price...

[Accordion]

it is still possible that the 80GB will drop to the price of the 60GB when it is discontinued. makes sence.

of course it would surely be better to completely remove the 60gb version and sell the 80GB for the new lower price.

unfortunately at this time everyone seems to be giving contrasting information.

[F9zDark]

Hold the phone guys, this just in: 60gb NOT being phased out:

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=6427&Itemid=2

Now, this sounds too good to be true, and I am not sure what to believe. But it does sound promising.