Sony dismisses £299 PS3 rumours

via Games Industry


Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told GamesIndustry.biz that recent chatter about an entry level 40 GB PlayStation 3 is just "rumour and speculation".

Numerous websites and blogs have suggested that Sony is due to unveil a scaled-down console for around GBP 299 in the UK, with USB ports and backwards compatibility functions removed.

Although the US and Japan has seen PlayStation 3 price cuts this year, the console currently retails in the UK for GBP 425, complete with an extra controller and two first-party games.

To think that they'd sell a PS3 with no USB or backwards compatibility is ridiculous. 1, the PS3 requires USB to sync the controllers. And 2, backwards compatibility would be through software.