Mpilk901 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yesterday, an anonymous Best Buy employee leaked a store scan that showed the retailer was planning to discontinue the 80GB PS3 model. It was "going closeout," and as of January 28 - which is next week - the model would no longer be available in their stores.Sony has yet to comment on the matter, but ShackNews is reporting that SCEA will make an announcement over at the official PlayStation blog "soon." At this point, we're assuming Sony is only going to confirm what we already know- that they're halting distribution of the 80GB PS3 for good. They've already done it with the two previous models (60GB, 20GB), and they said at the time of the 40GB unveiling that it would eventually become the lone model available to consumers. However, they have also said they will "continue to evaluate consumer demand and market trends," and may introduce more PlayStation 3 models in the future based on that feedback. So while that official reply isn't up at the PS blog just yet, we'd strongly suggest picking up an 80GB PS3 while you still have the chance. It probably won't be around for much longer; Best Buy is likely only the first retailer to drop the thing. Could the only PS3 model left be the 40GB soon? Opinions. Link to article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Damn Sony cunts...... I think the 40 GB shoudn't have even been released, just 60 GB one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) This is weird, I thought they stopped shipping the 40GB model. EDIT: My 700 post was at the same time of Mardy Bum's 700 post. Edited January 27, 2008 by IVAN ALEXANDROV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_91 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 ^ Lol what a coincidence, your both from Portugal and both joined June last year. Anyway having a lone PS3 is not that bad, it will mean less confusion to consumers. The 360 has so many versions people will get confused. I think the 80GB was doing too well thats why plus the 40GB is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 The 40 GB sucks, you can't play PS1 and PS2 games on it, they should keep selling the 60 GB and the 80 GB. Just because it's cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MishoM Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 There are many rumors going around that since Time Warner (WB) went Blu-ray exclusive, part of the deal was for Sony to release a $299.99 PlayStation 3. And since production costs went down HEAVILY, and since Sony made a newer, thinner Blu-ray Disc laser-reader thing, I can see it happening. Apparently the announcement would be coming very soon (next week). I heard this over at one of the many HD movie fansites, and I wouldn't doubt it. The guys over at these sites have a lot of insider sources and have predicted business moves by Toshiba, Sony, and a bunch of other movie studios before. Still though, take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwood Butcher Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Why wasn't this posted in the PS3 topic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I remember a quote a while back from Phil Harrison, saying something like 'having numerous PS3 models on the market only serves to confuse the customers', and then a few short months after that, there were 4 different PS3 models on the market - 20GB, 40GB, 60GB and 80GB. He's a cretin, and I despise him. It's a bad move by Sony this, they should have stuck to the 60GB as it was beginning to pick up the pace, sales wise, and then they bin it soon after the price was lowered. I'm quite angry at them for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I myself own a 60 GB PS3, and it owns! That was a bad move by Sony. I bet they're only doing it so they wouldn't have to waste money on production of the 20, 60 and 80 GB PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 ^ Lol what a coincidence, your both from Portugal and both joined June last year.Anyway having a lone PS3 is not that bad, it will mean less confusion to consumers. The 360 has so many versions people will get confused. I think the 80GB was doing too well thats why plus the 40GB is cheaper. And, you know, they're related... They're cousins, dude. But yeah, not quite sure why this is... it can't cost that much more to produce an 80... can it? Meh, they'll only lose sales if they do... and that's something they can't really afford... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I wanted to get an 80 GB soon and sell my 60 GB but now they've stopped making it. They shouldn't have stopped making the 60 GB, that's like the premium version of the Xbox 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Buy a laptop HD, stick it in your PS3 and boom, you've got a 750 gig PS3. Have fun. Will void warranty, won't be held responsible for ownage to anything, not even your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Never thought of that... I'll try that once I get some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 ^ I... was joking.. you probably shouldn't, unless you're uber confident it's going to work... A mod shop in Japan did just that, sold it for like a thousand dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The person who bought it must've been stupid and rich. He does realize that it something goes wrong, then it voids the warranty. Haha to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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