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As suggested in this story and stated in our original story from August 22nd - the 160Gb PS3 has now been confirmed as a Limited Edition unit.
SCEE headman, David Reeves, has told MCV, "The 160GB is a limited edition that we’re doing to see how it goes in all the territories.
“If you look at the reaction on MCV’s website, people are responding to the news by saying ‘I want a 500GB PS3’, but other people are saying ‘I haven’t filled up any of my hard drive’.”
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told SPOnG that the upcoming 160GB PlayStation 3 could be a limited-time offer.
A Sony rep told us, "The 160GB is a special edition PS3, which will be available for the peak season. Once the peak season is over, we will reassess the situation."
The wording is slightly different to that of a Sony Australia rep, who called the new model a "limited-edition SKU". Normally, "special edition" is fairly interchangeable with "limited edition", but while the Aussie rep's comments suggested the new SKU will definitely be available for a limited time, SCEE's comment leaves plenty of wiggle room to continue production.
You can find SPOnG's initial report on the 160GB PS3 here.
As suggested in this story and stated in our original story from August 22nd - the 160Gb PS3 has now been confirmed as a Limited Edition unit.
SCEE headman, David Reeves, has told MCV, "The 160GB is a limited edition that we’re doing to see how it goes in all the territories.
“If you look at the reaction on MCV’s website, people are responding to the news by saying ‘I want a 500GB PS3’, but other people are saying ‘I haven’t filled up any of my hard drive’.”
---- UPDATE ---- UPDATE ----- UPDATE -----[/b]
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told SPOnG that the upcoming 160GB PlayStation 3 could be a limited-time offer.
A Sony rep told us, "The 160GB is a special edition PS3, which will be available for the peak season. Once the peak season is over, we will reassess the situation."
The wording is slightly different to that of a Sony Australia rep, who called the new model a "limited-edition SKU". Normally, "special edition" is fairly interchangeable with "limited edition", but while the Aussie rep's comments suggested the new SKU will definitely be available for a limited time, SCEE's comment leaves plenty of wiggle room to continue production.
You can find SPOnG's initial report on the 160GB PS3 here.
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deleted 22 Aug 2008 23:17
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Tomatoe - Tomatoe
SuperSaiyan4 26 Aug 2008 11:09
2/16
Its not just about releasing one with an even bigger hard drive they need to also put back all that is missing and bring back the 60gb features.
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deleted 30 Aug 2008 15:57
3/16
SS4 seriously why is it bothering you so much?, go buy a PS3 and a PS2 and guess what its still cheaper than the 60GB Launch console!!! is that really that much of a problem?
PS why the ony HTSF1100 5.1 surround system when the pioneer was much more up your street?
PS why the ony HTSF1100 5.1 surround system when the pioneer was much more up your street?
SuperSaiyan4 30 Aug 2008 17:42
4/16
It bothers me cos I know when Microsoft decided to release the Elite and everyone was waving their arms about cos it had a HDMI socket and bigger hard drive.
What Sony is doing just something anyone could do themselves.
Oh and please dont give me the BS on buy a PS3 and PS2 seperatly because we all know for a FACT that if Sony did keep BC on all PS1 and PS2 games across all their versions of the PS3 and Microsoft could not give BC on the Xbox 360 all the Sony fanbabies would be laughing their asses off FACT!
But oh no instead Sony fanbabies answer is to go purchase a PS2 seperatly to play PS2 games...
What Sony is doing just something anyone could do themselves.
Oh and please dont give me the BS on buy a PS3 and PS2 seperatly because we all know for a FACT that if Sony did keep BC on all PS1 and PS2 games across all their versions of the PS3 and Microsoft could not give BC on the Xbox 360 all the Sony fanbabies would be laughing their asses off FACT!
But oh no instead Sony fanbabies answer is to go purchase a PS2 seperatly to play PS2 games...
deleted 30 Aug 2008 17:58
5/16
Excellent Idea sir with only two tiny problems
1. Im not a Sony Fanbaby
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2. Im not a Sony Fanbaby
1. Im not a Sony Fanbaby
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2. Im not a Sony Fanbaby
schnide 1 Sep 2008 09:45
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SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
But oh no instead Sony fanbabies answer is to go purchase a PS2 seperatly to play PS2 games...
Every time you say the word fanbabies, an Xbox 360 RROD's.
SuperSaiyan4 1 Sep 2008 11:11
7/16
Everytime an Xbox 360 rrods its replaced with a newer better model with no issues and also shows that the Xbox 360 is being used for gaming over the black box blu-ray player.
schnide 1 Sep 2008 12:01
8/16
Everytime an Xbox 360 dies of hardware failure at an unprecedented rate (much, much higher than the PS3) that proves it's used for gaming?
You are, what sociologists would scientifically refer to as, a complete t**t.
You are, what sociologists would scientifically refer to as, a complete t**t.
SuperSaiyan4 1 Sep 2008 12:39
9/16
When your second in the top 3 and have sold around 20million+ consoles and have the highest number of online gamers then sure things will go wrong.
Oh and RROD your like a year behind its a fact all new consoles and all the ones sent back after repair dont have this problem.
Also the PS3 has such a s**t line up of games and hardly any decent titles or exclusive its not gonna get much use is it other than a poo-ray player.
Overall the Xbox 360 IS the difinitive of this gen for best visuals and gaming. Look who has the top support from Japanese developers and even Valve prefer the 360. The PS3 is good for ports, poor ones and that and delays after delays after delays.
Where's your 'HOME' at, wheres your HOME AT?!
Oh and RROD your like a year behind its a fact all new consoles and all the ones sent back after repair dont have this problem.
Also the PS3 has such a s**t line up of games and hardly any decent titles or exclusive its not gonna get much use is it other than a poo-ray player.
Overall the Xbox 360 IS the difinitive of this gen for best visuals and gaming. Look who has the top support from Japanese developers and even Valve prefer the 360. The PS3 is good for ports, poor ones and that and delays after delays after delays.
Where's your 'HOME' at, wheres your HOME AT?!
SuperSaiyan4 1 Sep 2008 13:01
10/16
Oh and before anyone retaliates I just love see you all hit at me with your abuse its funny cos there is a life outside of the box!
tyrion 1 Sep 2008 13:22
11/16
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
What Sony is doing just something anyone could do themselves.
Whereas Microsoft with the 60GB version of the 360 is doing something that they have explicitly prevented anybody from doing themselves.
Taking standard hard drives, then wrapping them in an enclosure that determines the amount of disk space that can be used and charging several times the going rate is a good thing?
Face it the 80 and 160 GB PS3s and the 60GB 360 are just aimed at prolonging the existing price point instead of cutting prices. Both Microsoft and Sony are doing this, but only Microsoft is changing stupid amounts of money for add-on hard drives.
headcasephil 1 Sep 2008 13:32
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SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
When your second in the top 3 and have sold around 20million+ consoles and have the highest number of online gamers then sure things will go wrong.
Oh and RROD your like a year behind its a fact all new consoles and all the ones sent back after repair dont have this problem.
Oh and RROD your like a year behind its a fact all new consoles and all the ones sent back after repair dont have this problem.
the elite that i got that got the RROD and was replaced with a new one that stopped reading discs that was replaced with a console that got the RROD starge i tort you said that they do not get RROD were is your evidence that NEW 360 do not have problems were as iv had my ps3 from day one never had a single problem
schnide 1 Sep 2008 13:48
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SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
When your second in the top 3 and have sold around 20million+ consoles and have the highest number of online gamers then sure things will go wrong.
Things going wrong is not the same as having an unprecedented failure rate far higher than an accepted standard. So you are wrong.
Oh and RROD your like a year behind its a fact all new consoles and all the ones sent back after repair dont have this problem.
Repaired 360's still get a RROD, and I'm sure I've read about new ones getting them too. So you are wrong again.
Also the PS3 has such a s**t line up of games and hardly any decent titles or exclusive its not gonna get much use is it other than a poo-ray player.
Whether it's a s**t line-up is subjective. How do you know what people are using their PS3's for, SimpleSaiyan? Oh, you don't? So you're.. wrong!
Overall the Xbox 360 IS the difinitive of this gen for best visuals and gaming.
You're defining this gen just as it's getting going? You can't do that - wrong.
Look who has the top support from Japanese developers and even Valve prefer the 360. The PS3 is good for ports, poor ones and that and delays after delays after delays.
The top support being who? Microsoft have managed to get Final Fantasy but that isn't coming out in Japan, and the rest of them still aren't helping things much except for one JRPG that sold out a small stock of 360's. So you are wrong yet again!
Where's your 'HOME' at, wheres your HOME AT?!
It's massively delayed. Hey, at least you got that right.
But before you go slapping yourself on your pasty, pimply back, you didn't use the word 'fanbaby' in that post and you're still a complete f**ktard.
"You're an inspiration for birth control!"
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headcasephil 1 Sep 2008 13:55
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schnide
"You're an inspiration for birth control!"
.[/quote wrote:
"You're an inspiration for birth control!"
.[/quote wrote:
going to the post Ex-Nintendo VP Kaplan: Ban Sex for Lazy Parents
do you think that ss4 nanny was a console and tv
schnide 1 Sep 2008 14:23
15/16
phil cort wrote:
Do you think that ss4 nanny was a console and tv?
Alas, it is a far sadder tale.
SS4 was born unwanted inside a women's-only prison. He had unusually poor bladder control and so would often wet himself - but instead of being cleaned and changed, he was simply hung from a revolving ceiling fan.
He would then spin around three hundred and sixty degrees until he had dried.
And so, his mother having long forgotten his true name, he simply became known as.. 360 fanbaby.
.
schnide 1 Sep 2008 14:23
16/16
(And you really don't want to know the story of his red ring of death..)