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Sony drops 60GB PS3 price and introduces 40GB model in UKDVDBack23 @ Oct 05, 2007 12:34 | 27 comments Sony has announced that they have dropped the price of the 60GB model PlayStation 3 in the UK, as well as introduced a base level 40GB model.
The new pricing and the new console will become available on October 10th with the larger capacity model dropping to GBP 349 and the smaller model retailing at GBP 299. The 60GB model will also come in a "value pack" that will include two first party games. The pack will replace the current bundle sold for GBP 425 but will not include an extra Sixaxis controller.
In making the 40GB model so cheap, Sony cut a few features. There is no multi-memory card slot, two less USB ports, and no backwards compatibility with PS2 games.
"As we approach our first PlayStation Christmas, it is satisfying to be able to offer UK consumers the choice of two PlayStation 3 packages both now representing remarkable value," commented Ray Maguire, MD of SCEUK.
"We have a brand new 40 GB machine that represents an excellent entry point into the world of high definition games and movies, and we have the fully featured 60GB machine being offered with two next-generation gaming experiences at a highly competitive price."
David Reeves, the president of Sony Europe noted as well, "The introduction of the new PS3 has been the result of extensive research into the entertainment needs and preferences of the next-generation PS3 owners."
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Comment by: 26r0cK (Oct 05, 2007 14:39) Well i think this is very good for those that soley want the PS3 just to play PS3 games and are new comers.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 05, 2007 15:15) if ffiv goes multi i won't even bother but by the time that is released the ps3 will drop down to £200 or even lower at the current rate of price cuts! |
Comment by: bowshky (Oct 05, 2007 16:52) Can sum1 explain please: im sure i read that backwards capability was software based? how does not installing software cut costs? |
Comment by: Mr_Pink (Oct 05, 2007 17:21) I agree the multi card slot is not necessary. That was part of the reason why I was content with the now defunct PS3 20. The only beef I had with that is that it wasn't wireless. But i bought the linksys game adapter and that was that. My girl bought be a 120 GB HDD so I was happy all around.
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Comment by: DjDanio (Oct 05, 2007 17:25) £299? that's a bargain. I'm not bothered about backwards compatibility, i have a ps2, in fact i have a two.
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Comment by: alecocr20 (Oct 05, 2007 19:29) Why no ps2 compatibility
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Comment by: xhardc0re (Oct 05, 2007 21:16) british £ being worth more than US $ means the price needs to drop a bit more. |
Comment by: hughjars (Oct 06, 2007 11:59) The underwhelmingly tepid reaction to this announcement speaks volumes.
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Comment by: NexGen76 (Oct 06, 2007 13:57) Originally posted by alecocr20:
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Comment by: DjDanio (Oct 06, 2007 14:13) Originally posted by hughjars: yeah, but an xbox360 elite is £299, so they cost the same, only a ps3 has blu ray.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 06, 2007 15:44) Originally posted by NexGen76 : does this mean that you will lose the ability to up-scale ps2 titles now? |
Comment by: hughjars (Oct 06, 2007 21:32) Originally posted by DjDanio: - I could care less about the XBox 360 elite.
Originally posted by DjDanio: - The point is it is significantly lower in spec than the original 60gb PS3 released 1 year ago.
Originally posted by DjDanio: - No.
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Comment by: BIGnewb (Oct 06, 2007 23:42) ok hughjars or w.e you call yourself.you have no life.you copy paste the same thing in every ps3 thread.i just saw the latest one and you wrote the same thing.and you always respond to everyone else's comments trying to make others look like jackasses and trying to make yourself look good.
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Comment by: DjDanio (Oct 07, 2007 06:56) How do you pronounce your name? is it huge arse?
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Comment by: hughjars (Oct 07, 2007 10:32) Originally posted by BIGnewb: - LMAO.
Originally posted by DjDanio: - Well there's something we can agree on.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 07, 2007 11:20) the 40gig is a complete backtrack by sony, and a slap in the face of phil harrison and his public relations bs, but a cheaper game machine is what ppl want. £350 ($700) imo is still too expensive when http://www.lik-sang.com/ were going to import ps3's to the uk for £300 at launch before sony destroyed the company so global price fixing could continue. the reason for the high price is because the ps3 is marketed as a next gen media player, not a game machine, so expensive means more in the eyes of the bs makers, but with the cut in b/c and there being very few games on the ps3 and certainly no aaa+ titles yet or this year because of the delays in coding ps3 titles, it is still an expensive "look what i got" keeping up with the Joneses toy with now even less "media hub" bs to drive sales.
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Comment by: BIGnewb (Oct 07, 2007 12:38) "How do you pronounce your name? is it huge arse?"
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Comment by: hughjars (Oct 07, 2007 13:46) Originally posted by BIGnewb: - How 'retarded' do you have to be to have missed the fact the joke is laid out by myself in the 1st place.
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Comment by: hughjars (Oct 07, 2007 14:10) Naturally not one of the supine fanclub give a seconds thought to the timing of this new model.
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Comment by: ChromeMud (Oct 07, 2007 17:11) The PS3 is a console that promises the world and fails to deliver.
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Comment by: borhan9 (Oct 17, 2007 06:01) Quote: They just lost my money due to this cut backs. I went the other day and looked at the difference between the quality of both the ps3 the xbox and the wii and i found that the Xbox 360 was the best in graphic quality not soo much in controller use however that would just take time to get used to. |
Comment by: rvinkebob (Oct 19, 2007 10:04) First off, I'm glad to see Sony had some sense in the price area. This drop was and is extremely needed. I'm not too fond of the 40GB cutbacks but it's enough for the casual gamer. I would want the 80GB only because it still plays PS2 games.
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Comment by: xhardc0re (Oct 23, 2007 16:24) Originally posted by rvinkebob:
Originally posted by rvinkebob:
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Comment by: rvinkebob (Oct 23, 2007 23:50) Well I'd hate Sony for them to make another price "screw up"... hint hint E3...
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Comment by: marcusita (Oct 26, 2007 11:57) Yeah i think the price drop is good BUT sony should have lowered the price of the 60gb to the 299 price instead of introducing the 40gb model.
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