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Target breaks US 40GB PS3 street date?

  • Posted October 16th, 2007 at 09:32 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 19 Comments

US retailer Target is listing the much-rumoured 40GB PlayStation 3 on its inventory database, pointing towards a release date for the new model at the end of October.

According to reports from Engadget, the 40GB PS3 is listed down for release on October 28, putting it slightly ahead of its rumoured unveiling on November 2. As predicted, the machine is expected to sell for USD 399.99.

The 40GB SKU was released in European territories last Wednesday. It does, however, exclude a number of features present in other models, featuring only two USB ports, and dismissing PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility and multi-memory card slots.

Stay tuned for more developments here at PSU as they break.

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  1. wiscfan23

    • 4:38am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    Perhaps Sony should just announce this thing already?!? 

  2. richkaos

    • 4:43am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    theya gooin like hot cakes over here in the UK

  3. tom ass

    • 4:53am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    just in time for the ps3 november lineup of: COD4 , Assasins creed , Rock band , Army of Two , SD vs Raw 2008 , Simpsons , Haze , TC4 , Uncharted DF , Kane and Lynch. some okay games no? of course delays are possible ( AC? )

  4. Mecha_Daddy

    • 4:55am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    We'll probably see a couple more retailer's ads leaking this soon.  I wonder if companies like Sony & Microsoft allow this on purpose to ramp up the hype?

  5. sorrow880

    • 4:59am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    They'll wait another week or so because if they announce it now, nobody will buy a ps3 until the price drop.  They want to clear out 60GB inventory yet.

    Anyhow, I know 2 people that I know are getting a 40GB...not on release day, but before Christmas.  Hopefully it does launch Oct. 28...the sooner the better.

  6. cowboy_fu

    • 5:03am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    This is perfect for the holiday season!

  7. Tha_Last_Romeo

    • 7:19am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    Sony is getting ready to rock this holiday season... Sony will win, Wii can not get up to demands, and XBox is near the end of its life, PSHome will rock and i bet they will have bundles with Blu-Ray and Games, Blu-Ray remote and controllers, and who knows what else.

  8. wolfhawk

    • 7:28am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    Sony is going to own this holiday season, my friend and I went through the release schedule week by week, and we will see a major game release every week starting the 3rd week of October until the week before christmas!!!!! Now this price cut, OMFG!!!!

  9. DeadOnArrival06

    • 7:39am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    Hopefully this will help the PS3 gain momentum in the US where the 360 is most prominent. IF sony can take back the US territory, then MS is doomed.

  10. Wieldsith

    • 9:07am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    November is sounding like our month for sure.

  11. tom ass

    • 9:15am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    according to best buy.com killzone 2 is coming out dec 31st. this year. they better not be f'''king with me.

  12. Aratacus

    • 9:56am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    hey guys, all of us early adopters think this model is a little low on the feature side.... but in a year from now are we going to care about PS2 games?.....manhunt is my last PS2 game...and thats pushing it..... having more people on games never hurt!....

  13. GR333DY

    • 10:17am EDT - October 16th, 2007

    i only have one problem with sony, their online sucks...well for now atleast and when it does work its slow

  14. Uncool

    • 12:17pm EDT - October 16th, 2007

    I already know a couple stored will be breaking the date though I seriously doubt they will do this. The didn't do it near my area when the PS3 first launched.

  15. ps3fan16

    • 1:22pm EDT - October 16th, 2007

    this could be big and the ps3 i will get

  16. DnA19

    • 1:44pm EDT - October 16th, 2007

    an extra controller and game would have been nice. if not, then a free HDMI cable would be fine.

  17. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 8:22pm EDT - October 16th, 2007

    This would be the DUMBEST move on Sony's part to release a NEW CHEAPER SKU before completing their planned phase out of the 60gb model.Just drop the 60gb to $349.And the 80gb bundle to $424.99

  18. InfernoReaper

    • 8:59pm EDT - October 16th, 2007

    I'm expecting a new gen of Xboxs soon.  These crap-boxes don't seem up to snuff this gen.

  19. gingo

    • 7:03am EDT - October 20th, 2007

    psn id: gingo... whats the big secret just release the 40gig in us already everyone knows they will

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