PS3 80GB

[drunkaholic707]

is there any stores that have it or is it only online? and if not in any stores what online places have it for $500

 

[drunkaholic707]

any news on ps3 is there gonna be a price drop ?

 

[ESSJ_408]

my cousin works for bestbuy and he said next month theres going to be a price drop on the 80gb its going for 399

 

[RAVAGE]

good shit, wut kinda discount does your cuzN' get from there?

 

[drunkaholic707]

^^^^i heard best buy gives shitty employee discounts i'm gonna wait til next month to get my ps3 now to swoop on the $400 80gb here is the link to the story
http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/481

 

[B-San]

Is it backward compatable?

 

[drunkaholic707]

yeah the 40gb isn't

 

[StupidFace]

price drop in sept oct IIRC


400 for the 80gb (think it includes MGS4)

 

[WT SAVAGE]

im going to cop a PS3 when good games come out for it. if not i will come up on one, just like PS2.

 

[drunkaholic707]

YEEEEEEE ITS SUPPOSE TO COME OUT SEPTEMBER 1ST AND IF YOU ORDER IT BEFORE 8/28/08 ITS NO PAYMENT OR INTEREST FOR 18 MONTHS

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665513567

 

[mrtonguetwista]

Went to Target today and they had 5 MGS 80GB bundles in the case.

 

[WT SAVAGE]

i read in the new game informer that the new 80GB PS3 IS NOT backwards compatible

 

[mrtonguetwista]

i read in the new game informer that the new 80GB PS3 IS NOT backwards compatible

correct. Talking about that on the ps forum too.

 

[drunkaholic707]

Went to Target today and they had 5 MGS 80GB bundles in the case.

can't find any here in besides online and yeah no backwards compatible but don't really care cause i dont play ps1 or 2 and i still have my ps2

 

[mrtonguetwista]

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on Friday.

"It's not going to happen. If you're coming for that you'll be disappointed," Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Nick Caplin said.

In the 12 months ending March 31, Sony sold 9.24 million units, below its initial estimates of 11 million sales.

But in an interview with Reuters on July 16, the company's video game chief said the firm was on track for the current year's target of 10 million sales.

Cuts to the Playstation 3's original high price have helped boost its fortunes in Sony's three-way battle with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in the global video game industry.

Sony ruled the video game industry for about a decade from the mid-1990s with its original PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

In the current console cycle, Sony has found itself in an unfamiliar position, trailing Nintendo's Wii and competing neck and neck with Microsoft's Xbox 360 for second place in monthly sales in the United States.

The Leipzig games fair runs from August 20-22.

 

[hella_numb]

the new 80gb's (non mgs4 bundle) are the same as the 40gb's with a new hard drive. so its identical to the 40gb (2 usb slots, no backwards compatiable, no SD card slots, etc.)

 

[drunkaholic707]

^^^^ yeah dont really care about the backwards compatible