Just in, Sony announced that they will be dropping the price of their 80 Gig PlayStation 3 bundle...sort of. As any true Sony PS3 geek knows all too well *sigh*, Sony's disruptive entry into the next-generation market has resulted in a wide variety of different consoles, most of which have been sent to that big arcade in the sky. It looks like the standard 40-gig model may be joining the roster as Sony is aiming to consolidate their recent success and help navigate their future.
The newly minted 80 Gig PlayStation 3 model isn't a retread of the current model, which includes both memory card usage, and good backwards-compatability with PS2 + PS1 gaming. The newly announced 80 Gig model will instead utilize the reduced-cost innards of the standard 40 Gig model, which most likely means zero backwards compatability with PS2, and some PS1. Goodbye memory card slots as well. The good news? Reduced price! The new set is aiming for a $399 price-point, which at this point is the best possible situation for anyone hoping to see an actual price-drop from Sony anytime soon.
More details as they float in!
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