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Sony May Be Planning 80GB PS3

Posted by Zonk on from the convenient-leak dept.

narramissic writes "Included in a filing made by Sony to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month regarding a change to the PlayStation 3's Bluetooth module is notification of a new PS3 game console with a higher-capacity hard-disk drive. From the cover letter: 'The model CECHE01 to be added by the difference of the capacity of hard disk.' It then says the new model will have an 80G-byte drive. Of course, Sony is downplaying these rumours, saying that 'Application to the FCC has been made with various possibilities in mind, however, it does not lead to a new product announcement at this time.'

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  1. Price War by HappySqurriel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously ...

    After Microsoft announced an increase in the price of the price of the XBox 360, Sony decided to get into a price war with Microsoft so they're releasing a $679 Super-Duper PS3. Nintendo, obviously being the odd ball out of the three, refuses to get into this type of a price war.

    1. Re:Price War by GrayCalx · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hehehe you nailed it.

      inside Sony HQ

      Exec 1 : "Microsoft released a more expensive console. It costs only $20 less than our low-end system!!!"
      Exec 2 : "$20? Unacceptable... add a larger hard drive tack on another $100 to the price! We'll show them who's console costs more. ... Smug bastards."

  2. PS3 wasn't expensive enough! by techstar25 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Wii is selling like hotcakes due to it's lower price.
    Analysts are saying that the PS3 needs a price drop.
    So how do Sony and MS respond to this? By releasing a MORE EXPENSIVE VERSION of their existing consoles.

  3. Re:They are making it cheaper by king-manic · · Score: 2, Funny

    When any one company corners the market they tend to do things like draconian licencing schemes, bloatware, price fixing, etc... one company in control is ever a good idea. Ideally I'd liek to see a 2 way tie for first with Sony/Nintendo and the 360 a distant third. Because we know Ninty is evil when dominant, we know Ms is evil all the time, and Sony is like your drunk uncle with tourettes, not so much evil as beligerent and puzzingly self defeating.

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    "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."