Arstechinca.com say that they have a mole that has been right about amny sony rumors. And a new one he brought to the website is that sony will be fading out the 80GB model to only replace it with a 120-160GB model that comes with Dual Shock 3. It seems like sony cannot stop making new SKU's.
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... what are you trying to accomplish with this story?"
"I'm just trying to get to the bottom of Sony's plans for their hardware so my readers can decide whether or not they should buy now, or hold off. But I'm only one man," I say.
"Now we're two," the mole whispers, and when I look around in surprise... my informant was already gone.
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I mean, I definitely saw this coming after they announced the cut of the 80gb SKU.
But now that Sony has released all these different models with different (or lack of) features, people are realizing that "hey, this isn't what we wanted. It's just getting worse!"
At the moment, all we've got here (in Australia) is the 40gb, so we haven't had much choice when it comes to buying PS3s. It's quite common to see people asking for the 60gb in game stores, then being told that it isn't being sold anymore.
Granted, the deal's not sweet for those that want to get rid of their PS2 but not the games themselves. The rest is a luxury I wish I had...hell I still have a 20 GB (bet ya bastards didn't even know anyone that had one, huh?) that has no Memory Stick slots, no Wifi, and a small hard drive (which i can fix).
Though I still gotta laugh at the people that are still waiting for the "perfect package" when they never grabbed the 60 GB while it was out.