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[Antony]

According to BetaNews, Sony has released the 80GB model of PlayStation 3, and it is priced at US$ 599 (same as previous 60GB model). Meanwhile, the 60GB model will be discontinued and the price for 60GB model is dropped to US$499 (while supplies remain.)

A good time to buy PlayStation 3 (60GB)?

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[Mandrake]

If you're in the US, sure. What's annoying is that this price cut is only until Sony is out of stock of the 60GB model, then you're out of luck.

It's worth noting the 60GB PS3 US model has the hardware to run virtually all of the original Playstation and PS2 games. The newer 80GB model doesn't, to save costs. It's all done via software emulation; like the Xbox 360. As a result, the number of PS2 games the 80GB PS3 can support is much lower than the 60GB version.

The price, here in Australia, is still quite outrageous at $1000. When the Nintendo Wii is selling for $400 and the XBox 360 is selling for $500 or $600 (depending on the model), I don't see how they can hope to sell many of these.

Even after buying an Xbox 360 Premium, four games, the play and charge kit, and the VGA cable for the 360, I'm still well under the $1000 it would cost for the PS3 alone.

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