New, Roomy PlayStation 3 Models Confirmed For North America


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The leaked and now confirmed new versions of the PlayStation 3 coming to other markets are also coming to North America this fall.

The next PS3 slim will by 160GB and sell for $299.99.

A 320GB PS3 bundled with the September-launching PlayStation Move controller and a copy of Move game Sports Champions will be out for $399.99.

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A 320GB version went on sale in Japan in late July. The console was white. Pictures of the bundle slated for the U.S., however, show a black 320GB console. We're checking with Sony to see if the 320GB will come out in white in North America.

The current highest-end PS3 in North America is the $350 250GB one. The smaller version is $300, 120GB.

To compare the new fall PS3 models to the currently available ones, check out Kotaku's PlayStation buyer's guide. That guide will be updated in the near future to reflect the new fall-slated hardware models revealed by Sony today.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5615088/new-roomy-playstation-3-models-confirmed-for-north-america

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A 320GB PS3 bundled with the September-launching PlayStation Move controller and a copy of Move game Sports Champions will be out for $399.99.

this seems like a good deal

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I don't understand the point of constantly increasing the hard drive capacity in small increments in order to keep the price the same. If Microsoft and Sony were smart, they'd be trying to cut the cost of what they have when they get closer to economies of scale and drive sales.

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I don't understand the point of constantly increasing the hard drive capacity in small increments in order to keep the price the same. If Microsoft and Sony were smart, they'd be trying to cut the cost of what they have when they get closer to economies of scale and drive sales.

Agreed. I'd much rather pay $199 or $249 for a console with a smaller hard drive.

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I don't understand the point of constantly increasing the hard drive capacity in small increments in order to keep the price the same. If Microsoft and Sony were smart, they'd be trying to cut the cost of what they have when they get closer to economies of scale and drive sales.

It's a GB war between the two. I expect Microsoft to be the next one to increase and then Sony again.

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It's a GB war between the two. I expect Microsoft to be the next one to increase and then Sony again.

Doubt it tbh, no idea why sony keep releasing bigger drive spaces since they actually allow you to replace them with bigger drives i think its because the bigger drives are getting cheaper to include :) very much doubt its down to a GB war because sony would have already won that aspect of it

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Agreed. I'd much rather pay $199 or $249 for a console with a smaller hard drive.

thats an interesting concept. Technically sony could sell a drive-less console for much cheaper to try and compete with the arcade model(if that is even around anymore, sorry don't follow xbox much). But since you can use any standard drive upgrading would be easier to do in the long run.

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im also put a 500GIG in mine as well..

Can you redownload all of your DLC/games if you replace the drive? (little off topic, but I've never tried and mine is getting full)

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I don't understand the point of constantly increasing the hard drive capacity in small increments in order to keep the price the same. If Microsoft and Sony were smart, they'd be trying to cut the cost of what they have when they get closer to economies of scale and drive sales.

It is probably down to being cheaper for them to increase the size of the hard drive and keep the same price and seem like your getting more for your money, that lower the price and lose money on a console sold.

thats an interesting concept. Technically sony could sell a drive-less console for much cheaper to try and compete with the arcade model(if that is even around anymore, sorry don't follow xbox much). But since you can use any standard drive upgrading would be easier to do in the long run.

Not going to happen, a bunch of games use the harddrive, and I'm pretty sure the PS3 system software is built around using the hard drive too.

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It is probably down to being cheaper for them to increase the size of the hard drive and keep the same price and seem like your getting more for your money, that lower the price and lose money on a console sold.

Not going to happen, a bunch of games use the harddrive, and I'm pretty sure the PS3 system software is built around using the hard drive too.

ah good point. I forget that some games load onto the drive the second you put them in. Plus I'm sure they bundle PS Home with every new PS3 as well, so it wouldn't work. O'well.

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I don't understand the point of constantly increasing the hard drive capacity in small increments in order to keep the price the same. If Microsoft and Sony were smart, they'd be trying to cut the cost of what they have when they get closer to economies of scale and drive sales.

Consumers are still paying the higher price, why change ? They won't lessen the profit margin if they don't have to. Hold onto to it as long as possible. Surprised it has lasted this long. Bigger numbers on the box are obviously enough in consumers eyes.

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How much does the playstation network cost to play games or watch tv shows/movies?

Do they come with an HDMI cable?

I think only the biggest models come with a HDMI cable at the moment, I think there was a news item on them being shipped with them, but you can get a perfectly normal and good HDMI cable for a few dollars that works exactly the same as the over priced ones.

The Playstation Network is free to play games on-line, and by watch tv shows/movies I assume you mean the video store, if so then I haven't a clue what US prices are.

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thats an interesting concept. Technically sony could sell a drive-less console for much cheaper to try and compete with the arcade model(if that is even around anymore, sorry don't follow xbox much).

Actually, they can't because ALL models of the PS3 have included a hard drive, and game developers were encouraged to take advantage of it. If they suddenly released a model without a drive, many games simply wouldn't work. Microsoft got away with it because they have always had a 360 model without a drive, so developers were forced to NOT assume that one was available, so they don't rely on it.

Can you redownload all of your DLC/games if you replace the drive? (little off topic, but I've never tried and mine is getting full)

Yes, you can always re-download purchased content so long as you log in with the same PSN ID.

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I think only the biggest models come with a HDMI cable at the moment, I think there was a news item on them being shipped with them, but you can get a perfectly normal and good HDMI cable for a few dollars that works exactly the same as the over priced ones.

The Playstation Network is free to play games on-line, and by watch tv shows/movies I assume you mean the video store, if so then I haven't a clue what US prices are.

Sweet. So it's FREE to play online multiplayer? I thought you had to pay.

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Sweet. So it's FREE to play online multiplayer? I thought you had to pay.

Correct. playing online, video chats with friends, and almost anything else the 360 offers is free on the ps3. You still have to pay for the DLC that is normally charged for, unless you get the playstation PLUS subscription. That is not a subscription for access to online, but is more of a rewards club. With PLUS, every month you get free DLC and goodies, along with game trials ( though 60 minutes to test out a game is lame when it is taking me longer than that to download the damn 7gig + game. They could at least let you have unlimited access to the game for that month while they are trying to get you to purchase it... but that is my only gripe. Everything else on PLUS has already paid for my membership, and I've only had it for 1 day. Love Critter Crunch lol. )

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For us Brits:

The 320GB model PS3, which will replace the existing 250GB model, will be available in an exclusive PlayStation?Move bundle at ?284.88 (RRP). He also confirmed that from October, a 160GB model PS3 will phase out the current 120GB model at the same price of ?249.99 (RRP).

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Consumers are still paying the higher price, why change ? They won't lessen the profit margin if they don't have to. Hold onto to it as long as possible. Surprised it has lasted this long. Bigger numbers on the box are obviously enough in consumers eyes.

Sales for gaming consoles has been weak so far this year. You can only continue selling a product at a high price for so long before it becomes unsuccessful, which is why there are price drops for consoles at certain points every generation. If you ran a company and said, "alright, I'm going to sell this product for $1,000 because there are people willing to pay that" you could be losing an extremely large amount of customers who would be far more willing to buy a product for, say, $800 and increase your overall profit by a large amount.

I don't know how much profit Sony and Microsoft make on the consoles sold, but it's becoming less likely we're going to see any price cuts anytime soon if they keep increasing the storage capacity for these consoles. Why? Because whenever they start making some money, they increase the capacity to make themselves more competitive in the marketplace. But now consumers will come to expect a larger hard drive (160GB or 250GB or whatever is perceived as the "standard"), so if they cut the prices they'll likely have to keep the same hard drive size in at least one version of the console, which is hard when they keep increasing it.

So my point is this: why don't they keep the hard drive size the same, and when the cost for parts (including the hard drives) comes down, why don't they wait it out, then cut the price of the console? It makes more sense than continually increasing the size of the hard drive to keep your price the same.

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I always figured these smaller incremental hard drive upgrades were likely due to the suppliers more so than Sony actually wanting to upgrade it, though I could be wrong. I figure it wouldn't be beneficial to produce the same 60GB hard drive that they launched with when for the supplier it may be more expensive to create a smaller capacity like that and is easier just to offer them a 160GB (or whatever size) for a similar price as the old one.

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I put a 250Gb in my PS3 (because that was all I could afford at the time, but still plenty of space left so is all good!)

Can you redownload all of your DLC/games if you replace the drive? (little off topic, but I've never tried and mine is getting full)

You certainly can. The PS3 has a Backup/Restore utility, so you can backup your current HDD to an external one and then put your new drive in and restore the backup to it. However, if you'd rather not/can't do that you can just transfer all your save games* to a USB stick (if you got one) and transfer them to new HDD using that and redownload your DLC/Games etc off PSN.

* Please note some save games are copy protected and unfortunately you'll not be able to transfer them across using the USB stick (but I'm fairly sure they are transfered using the Backup/Restore Utility though).

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