A few days back we heard that Best Buy is dropping the 80GB PS3 model in their stores. That kicked off all kinds of wild speculation, and an analyst even chimed in, but now some new rumors point to two new models of PS3 in the works.
Ars Technica's highly accurate mole is on the case again, and he says that we can expect news SKUs with a sizable storage size increase in the future.
"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 Ars Technica.
"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 DualShock 3 controller."
Silly! If this is true, Sony must be going after the Most SKUs Ever for One Console award. If the price does stay the same, I guess we can't complain too much.
What do you think? Can we rely on AT's mole again? Do we really need bigger hard disks in our PS3s? Are you tired of waiting for the DualShock 3?
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10:21 AM on 01.28.2008
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Dual Shock 3 in the new SKU.
We'll see, Sony. We'll see.
I've gotta get my PS3 replaced soon, but I've got a first-gen 60GB and I just know Sony's support reps will tell me I don't really need backwards compatibility anymore.
<grumblegrumblegrumble>
At least, that's what I'm going to do.
WTF? I've had one since November last year.
Who the hell didn't guess that there is going to be a new sku for a PS3 with DS3. That's just common sense. Interestingly enough this isn't a new thing. The psone got a new sku for the dualshock. Commonsense will tell you this will happen this time around too.
And give us the Duel Shock 3.
I'm curious as to BC or no BC though.
As B-Radicate stated, there are larger, more economical HDD's out there.
I should've gotten a 20 GB when they were on super sale.
quick round up for ya
in one year and half
one core and one pro model (by the way our costumers dont need hdmi or larger storage)
wait for it
the elite with an hdmi port its costumers dont need
but wait..
now we add hdmi to all our models.. we just feel like giving you stuff cause you dont need it..
but wait no more core its now the arcade model
and our best idea yet.. a haloless halo console
brilliant....
______
of course there will be more skus on both camps.. and its only important because its being reported, its nothing new in any business...
40gb is lowest model.. still bigger hd than the core/arcade or the pro 360... thre really shouldnt be a need for larger drives since you can upgrade yourself, (i plan to put in a 320gb of 400gb) but there are common users who are less savy who need it done for them so it makes sense.
(if gamestop and other stores were smart they would open up a tech shop and perform had drive upgrades with full content transfers for costumers, they could even over charge)
Simply put, because the average consumer is dumb... many of them won't think about getting a harddrive on their own. They will see the "no harddrive" on the box and say "err... but i want a hardrive" and thus will not even think about the fact that they can put in their own harddrive and that it would actually cost less too... this kind of stuff is most common with Parents who buy consoles for their kids but don't know a thing about them; and they make up a healthy portion of the "average consumer" (if not, that's atleast what MS and Sony probably think)
It's only after they buy the console and that the hardrive starts running out of space that they realize "hey this harddrive is too small... oh hey! i can actually replace this thing... oh hey, large internal harddrives are not that costly"... ya...
in theory.
Arcade, Core, Pro, Elite.....enough said. Shut your mouths and be happy that the PS3 aint $600 anymore. They may have had different SKUs, but at any given time, there was only 2 different ones on store shelves. 360 on the other hand, has ALL of them. And you know, other than BC the difference between the low end and the high end models aren't different. Whereas with the 360 packaged, the cheaper you go, the more gimped you get. So nobody should try and pull that "Multiple SKU = consumer confusion" bash on the PS3, cause the 360 is doing it M$ is confusing people a lot more than Sony is
As for the Dualshock, I didn't really notice that much (during Uncharted) that the rumble was missing. I guess it would be nice, but I do love how long the battery lasts and how feather-light the controller is.
I could be wrong but this fact may be Sony's trump card.
I don't think the average consumer (read: 99% even) gives a flying fancy as to what the specific SKU is on the item they're purchasing; they look at price and the words on the box.
Those were the days.
This thread is now a thread about banjo kazooie 3. I can't wait for that game
I intend, and have always intended to get a PS3, and my plan was to wait until at least March of this year, probably April though. But with the price drops and the larger HDD's I think I'm going to be getting quite the deal!