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Written by CB Team
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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
 Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA for short) has announced the availability of a new 80GB PS3 at online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the US and Canada. The system, available immediately for a suggested retailer price of $599US/$659 CND, comes with the off-road racing game MotorStorm packed in the box.
Featuring an expanded hard disk drive , the new 80GB PS3 is designed to appeal to the online gaming and entertainment enthusiast, providing ample storage space to download more games and other entertainment content from PLAYSTATION Network.
The 80GB model joins the existing 60GB PS3 that has been available at retail since launch last November. The 60GB PS3 is currently enjoying a surge in sales following a price reduction in the US and Canada on July 9 of $100 to $499/$549 CND.
Since that date, unit sales at the company’s top five retailers have jumped 113% when compared to the average sales of four weeks prior to the price drop. SCEA will continue to sell the 60GB in the US and Canada at the new, reduced price until current inventory is depleted, which is predicted to be this fall based on current consumer demand.
Both the 80GB and 60GB PS3 models come standard with Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.), built-in hard disk drive, 1080p high-definition output, Wi-Fi connectivity, SIXAXIS wireless controller and Blu-ray Disc player.
No news about EU price or release dates at this point though, so will have to wait and see what the score is down the line.
On a positive note for UK users it looks like Sony has released a new firmware update for the PS3, taking its revision up to 1.90.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 August 2007 )
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