SONY announces 80 GB PS3, $399
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July 15th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) made a series of announcements at the E3 Media & Business Summit.
- Starting in September 2008, the newly announced PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) 80GB model will become the mainstay of the company’s hardware line-up. We were already quite suspicious over the great deals on the 40GB models at several retailers and were expecting a refresh in their product line. The 80GB model will retail for $399. The announcement follows on the heels of the recent upgrades to the XBOX 360 games console from Microsoft.
- SCEA announced the Ratchet and Clank® Size Matters PSP Entertainment Pack. Launching in October 2008 for $199.99 MSRP, the bundle will include a limited-edition “Silver” PSP system with the highly acclaimed game, Ratchet and Clank® Size Matters; a movie on UMD® (Universal Media Disc); a PLAYSTATION®Network voucher to download the innovative puzzle game, echochrome™ from PLAYSTATION®Store: and a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ for storing music, videos, photos and more.
- A new family entertainment bundle for the PlayStation®2 system. The limited-edition LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame PlayStation®2 Pack will retail for $149.99.
- More than 130 new titles for PlayStation®2 system this year, totaling 10,000 PlayStation®2 titles by end of the year!
- A new video delivery service on PLAYSTATION®Store for PS3 and PSP systems in the United States. The new video service, available today, allows U.S. consumers to download full-length TV shows and movies to both their PS3 and PSP through the PlayStation Store for rental or purchase. Microsoft also announced a similar service and through a partnership with Netflix for streaming movies to the XBOX - coming this fall.
The PLAYSTATION3 console is a complete entertainment system comprising of a Blu-ray™ player, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, Cell Broadband Engine™ and a built-in 80GB hard-disk drive. More than 140 exclusive and third-party titles are available for the entertainment enthusiasts.
SOURCE: Sony
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