Yeah they might package something extra, maybe even an extra controller (we wish). I think it's a good idea that Sony has a lesser sku but from the signals they have sent, they will not follow that model for long. I recall them only planning on one in the first place but changing late in the game. I'm guessing that two skus will last until the first price cut.
80GB PS3 SKU coming soon?
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Yeah they might package something extra, maybe even an extra controller (we wish). I think it's a good idea that Sony has a lesser sku but from the signals they have sent, they will not follow that model for long. I recall them only planning on one in the first place but changing late in the game. I'm guessing that two skus will last until the first price cut.
I think that was just a FUD comment about Microsoft having two SKUs with/without HD after E3 2005.
I think it's very possible Sony will have one expensive fully featured SKU that actually gives some revenue and one stripped down subsidized SKU which will help push the volumes they so badly need.
Could definitely work so we'll see. Out of curiousity, how do you think they will differentiate the two skus?
side note: Probably doesn't mean a thing, but the Sony website only sells 60GB skus.
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Not much point speculating, but the cheap one may possibly be similar to "current" the 20GB with the cheapest possible HD solution, whatever it may be (minimum 20 GB).
I don't rule out the possibility that there will be 3 SKUs available at the same time where the current 60 GB sku will be placed in the middle pricewise, until it´s been sold out.
Em... I was thinking... whatever their plans are, why don't they send in a bunch of models for FCC to test (Why only 80Gb ? Why not 100Gb, 120Gb, ..., 250Gb). How much does it cost ?
That way SCE doesn't have to reveal their plans, and can argue that they are doing this to test on behalf of users who swap their hard disks. Otherwise, we will see more rumors/leaks like this in the future.
That way SCE doesn't have to reveal their plans, and can argue that they are doing this to test on behalf of users who swap their hard disks. Otherwise, we will see more rumors/leaks like this in the future.
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This would be a deal breaker for early adopters.
For HDD upgrade, if the rumors is true I guess it's a way for sony to keep the price hight and not to bleed to much money.
Not that it's 80GB, but:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=apxJ8MoSy6No&refer=japan
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=apxJ8MoSy6No&refer=japan
I guess that makes sense, they'll provide the euro version (I know it's a misnomer but I mean the EE(less) revision), eventually with a bigger hd as the only sku. That's it. We can go to sleep now
Whoops! I guess the choice of one sku only applies to North America.
http://www.dailytech.com/20GB+PlayStation+3+Lives+On+in+Japan/article6908.htm
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http://ruliweb.empas.com/data/rulinews/read.htm?num=15439
Apparently PS3 launches in Korea on June 16, 2007 with 80GB HDD for 518,000 won ($555.97).
Apparently PS3 launches in Korea on June 16, 2007 with 80GB HDD for 518,000 won ($555.97).
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The official release (Japanese)
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/070521.pdf
It has the same chassi as the European model.
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/070521.pdf
It has the same chassi as the European model.
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Since it's based on the EU model, it already has several cost savings over the US/JP 60GB model. A couple chips got a die shrink, and the PS2 EE+XDR was removed completely.
Also there is probably very little difference as far as manufacturing costs between 60 and 80GB - same number of platers and moving parts, just a higher density field the disc, maybe a slightly more expensive head.
And who knows what other changes they made. Maybe the 65nm Cell is going to be in this one. I would not be surprised if this Korean SKU is actually the least expensive SKU yet in terms of BOM. To the consumer it is $50 cheaper than the US version, and has a bigger HD anyway.
Maybe they knew that in Korea a lot of these system are going to be bought up by Internet cafe's and gaming lounges. So they wanted to put in a larger HD to be more accommodating of multiple users.
It is interesting that the price point is almost exactly $550. Because I have been suspecting that if they did drop the price, they would do it by $50. I expect the $600 SKU will become $550 this year. And then just maybe, the 20GB SKU will make a return toward the end of the year with an even more affordable price point for the holiday buyers.
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I think they get the 80GB drive cheaper than the 60GB, i wouldn´t be surprised if it would cost the manufactor more to keep a line running with 60GB drives when the demand for 80GB is higher.
As they have 2 million units in the inventory I expect the introduction after summer, maybe with a price cut.
Coincidence. The price point is what you get from current Jpn Price + Korea import tax.inefficient said:
You're forgetting that Jpn PS3 has been selling for ~500$ for 6 months now. HK had it even cheaper then that.
Not arguing about the price drop happening in general - but I don't think you can extrapolate it from this.
It'll be a nice replacement for all the broken 360s in those places (only half kidding, I've seen more then a fair share of malfunctioning units in public now).
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