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    ps3 80GB PS3 phased out for 120GB-160GB PS3 with Dual Shock 3?

    Our inside source of all things video gaming has been right almost every time it comes out of the shadows to give us information, so I'm going to dispense with the back story. Wherever his or her information is coming from, it's usually solid. After I spoke to Sony about the possible discontinuation of the 80GB PS3 model, I lit the mole-signal.

    Working late into the night on Saturday, I heard a noise behind me. For both of our safety, I didn't turn around. "You've talked to Sony," the mole said in a gravelly whisper. "Tell me what they told you."

    I repeated the information we reported on Friday: Sony is sticking to a two-model approach at retail, but the company won't comment on whether or not the other model would be the 80GB system. The 40GB system seems safe. I asked the mole what information he had.

    "Sony is, in fact, phasing out the 80GB PS3. Sony is going to stay with the two-SKU approach though, and the prices look to stay the same," the mole told me. I heard sirens in the background, and the mole seemed nervous. "The Spiderman 3 pack-in will disappear as well once the 80GB unit is gone. In order to maintain a similar value proposition to the 80GB/Spiderman 3 bundle, I expect to see a storage increase to 120 or 160GB at the same price point, plus the new Dual-Shock 3 controller..."

    No word on when this is released if true. Theres also no information as to whether it will have backwards compatibility, card reader or how many USB ports it will have. If this new SKU'd PS3 is the same exact thing as the current 80GB and same price just only bigger harddrive and includes Dual Shock 3, early adopters will be screwed over by Sony,

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    I read about this earlier, I should have posted it! Anyway, one small error in the article, Spider-Man 3 came with the 40GB SKU, not the 80GB.

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    Yay! Not much more HD space, but a way to keep the price really high! Smart move! BTW most external hd's work with the ps3 anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geise69 View Post
    Yay! Not much more HD space, but a way to keep the price really high! Smart move! BTW most external hd's work with the ps3 anyways.
    Yeah, thats pretty much what Sony's gameplan seems to be for the time being, if this is true. But is it really that big of a deal? While I believe Sony should bring down the price of the console as much as they can to get it into more homes, but at the same time, many businesses have made money off of the "stupidity" of the consumers.

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    so let me get this straight, we're listening to a mole? 8)

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