40GB PS3 confirmed for North America (Updated)
- Posted October 18th, 2007 at 10:13 EDT by
- 40 Comments
Jack Tretton, President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has now confirmed that the new 40GB PlayStation 3 will make it's way to the U.S., releasing on November 2 for a retail price of USD 400.
If that wasn't good enough, Tretton also confirmed that the 80GB version will be getting a hundred price cut, dropping it from USD 600 – 500.
For the new 40GB PS3, Sony has removed its ability to play PS2 games, which for some people was a selling point.
"We're choosing to focus on the PlayStation 2 consumer with the PlayStation 2, which remains incredibly relevant, and focus on the PlayStation 3 consumer with the new 40-gigabyte model and the great software coming out," Tretton said.
"Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it's far from the number-one priority."
With this recent announcement we can only hope that the U.S market responds to the new SKU and price drop like the U.K., driving sales up 178%.
No word on Spiderman 3 being bundled with the 40GB PS3 or if the 40GB will be the white ceramic version seen in Japan and Korea, but stay tuned as PSU will keep you updated.
Update:
We have been notified that the 80GB price cut is effective immediately.
Additionally, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, the 40GB PS3 will come bundled with the Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc as previously rumoured.
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MatrixSixaxis
- 11:48pm EDT - October 17th, 2007
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Uno. Well, hip-hop hoo-ray for the US! The white model we'll probably be released soon after the 40gb (maybe before xmas or after new years?!?). I do hope there will be a world-wide distribution of the white model, so that it can match consumers White PSP's. And also, I do hope the rest of the world gets the 80gb model as well (not that I need it).
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Stef Nighthawk
- 12:01am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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So the US 80GB will be a better value then the EU 60GB :-|
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 12:33am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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Cool,now watch the sales go WAYYYY UP!!!!
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darkswordsman
- 1:55am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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Great! so the top of the line console version is $500 and the secondary is $400...this is good. I think sales will indeed rocket.
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jds667911
- 2:24am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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I really think having a PS3 without backwards compatibility is rediculous. I know the 80GB is expensive, but if you break the cost down, pound for pound the 40GB PS3 is more expensive than any other PS3 out to date. Only 2 USB ports, no media card slots, 40 GB (which s no big deal, because for an extra $93 you can have yourself a 160GB PS3) and dont forget the lack of years and years worth of PS2 games to play. Done get me wrong, I hope they sell like hotcakes, but to say its cheaper is a little out there to me.
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The Cleaner
- 4:08am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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The adjustment to the 80GB model is a step in the right direction for them. They really should follow suit elsewhere.
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Staticneuron
- 5:12am EDT - October 18th, 2007
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Very good move. Sorta saw it comming but price cuts can never be a bad thing.
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