E3 06: PS3 launches 11/17--$499 for 20GB, $599 for 60GB

Via Gamespot

At today's pre-E3 conference held at Sony Pictures Studios, two questions that have been on gamers minds were answered. Sony president Kaz Hirai revealed the PlayStation 3's price and launch date. The PS3 will be released in Japan on November 11, and the United States on November 17, 2006. Like the Xbox 360, the PS3 will come in two configurations, one with a 20GB hard drive and one with a 60GB hard drive.

The 20GB will retail for $499 in the US (59800 yen in Japan, 499 euros in Europe), and the 60GB model will retail for $549 (open price in Japan, 599 euros in Europe). Sony expects to ship two million units in its first month of launch, four million by the end of the year, and six million by the end of its fiscal year, which ends in March 31.

just the fact that the XBOX360 is NOT TRUE high def and the PS3 is makes the ps3 better

Well there is a bit of controversy about that seems that when the PS3 launches there wont be any “TRUE” HD games and although the PS3 does support “TRUE” HD, it wont be used to its full extent.

http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/05/08/ps3-games-not-1080p/

Hmm, yeah, I wouldn't get excited about the HD capability even if I was a HD fanatic. Take a look at all of the unused (or very rarely used) ports on all of your old systems. I think the PS2 was the king of this facet, so the possibility of the PS3 having a ton of capabilities that it'll never (fully) utilize is extremely high.

Agreed