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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. This is great... by donglekey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because when people consider a PS3, they think to themselves, hmm, I just don't feel like they've packed enough shit in there already.

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  4. Point by ObiWanStevobi · · Score: 4, Informative

    Xbox offers game demos at ~1 Gig each. They have an impressive & growing library of TV shows, Game & Movie Previews, and movies you can download as well. Much of it is offered in high def. High def video takes up some major disk space. I had 20 gigs filled on the Xbox very quickly. Since I don't have any hi def cable or disk drive, I'd like to download certain things just to check it out. However, I can't because I'd have to delete a bunch of stuff I don't want to.

    The PS3 allows you to add any media you want to it. You can rip DVDs on the computer and put them right on the drive. (Xbox isn't as easy) Fills up pretty fast.

    Also, the hard drive isn't exactly a very expensive part of the machine, no need to skimp on that, especially since a larger drive encourages users to download premium content.

  5. Re:so is this the FIFTH version of the PS3? by Kuukai · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Regardless, nice try at trying to spin this future minor drive upgrade as some 'bewildering and frustrating explosion of PS3 models'. Especially since it's extremely common anyway. The PS2 had a huge number of revisions and most people never noticed until it shrank. If you're gonna criticize them, criticize them for not having more versions, such as a harddrive-less one. That said, hardware-wise I think there are officially four versions now excluding region crap. CECHA (the original 20GB hardware), CECHB (the original 60GB hardware), CECHC (the emu one), and now CECHE. If CECHD exists, anyone know what the hell it is?
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