Found 224 days, 4 hours, 29 minutes, and 41 seconds ago on
eurogamer.net
arstechnica.com
Sony announces new hardware in their PlayStation 3 line: a 40GB model with no memory card slots, only two USB ports, and no backwards compatibility of any kind. The new model launches in Europe on October 10. ...
Found 224 days, 23 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
ps3blog.net
Sony announces new 40GB PS3 to launch at €399
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 18 minutes, and 51 seconds ago
gamersreports.com
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Found 222 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes, and 48 seconds ago
techspot.com
Confirming numerous rumors surrounding a cheaper baseline PlayStation 3 SKU, Sony has announced it will start selling a 40GB version of its PlayStation 3 gaming console in Europe beginning October 19 for 399.
Found 224 days, 1 minute, and 28 seconds ago
mbf.blogs.com
Sony has announced new hardware changes in their PlayStation 3 line: a 40GB model with no memory card slots, only two USB ports, and no backwards compatibility of any kind. The new model launches in Europe on October 10. After that, Sony plans to introduce a additional SKU that features no hard drive, controllers, ports or blu-ray player of any kind for only $150. Kez Hirai said that the additional model would make a wonderful doorstop . Talking to German magazine "GameFaces", Hirai stated:"The new PS3 will be able to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely.
Found 224 days, 22 minutes, and 22 seconds ago
ps3scene.com
From biz.gamedaily.com :
Found 224 days, 1 minute, and 24 seconds ago
nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com
A 40GB model of the PlayStation3 will be released across Europe on the 10th of October for €399, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed, ahead of an SCEA announcement.
Found 224 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes, and 18 seconds ago
ps3fanboy.com
Filed under: News It's official. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has just announced a new 40GB PS3 which will launch in Europe for the price of €399. It will be available starting October 10th. ...
Found 224 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
gamesindustry.biz
Sony has dropped the price of the 60GB PlayStation 3 to £349 and introduced an "entry level" 40GB model to retail at £299.
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes, and 44 seconds ago
dubiousquality.blogspot.com
Full article here .
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
digitalbattle.com
GamesIndsutry.biz brings news that Sony will be cutting the price on the PlayStation 3 console in the UK, and issimultaneously introducing a 40 GB version. The new price for the 60 GB version is £349, down from the previous £425, and it will still include two games and one extra controller. The new 40 GB model will only feature 2 USB ports, no memory card slots, and no backwards capability, but it will cost only £299. The price effective October 10. Compared to the 40 GB , the 60 GB now seems like a great deal:
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes ago
bigblog.com
Sony offers cut price PlayStation
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 27 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
switchgaming.blogspot.com
Via: BBC NEWS Technology
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 27 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
dcemu.co.uk
Posted By: Shrygue via Games Industry
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
ps3news.com
Sony unveils ( Press Release ) two new cut-price bundles to spearhead Christmas push in UK:
Found 224 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes, and 8 seconds ago
progamenews.com
Sony UK boss Ray Maguire has explained to Eurogamer the rationale behind the stripped-down nature of the 400-euro PlayStation 3 : Sony needs money. We here at Game|Life have installed special metal bars near our computer chair, like they have in the handicapped toilets, so we can hold on to them to keep our balance for when Sony spins things, and we were gripping them with a sort of white-knuckled tightness when we loaded up this article. So we were surprised to find that Reeves actually just gives it to us straight up:
Found 224 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes, and 58 seconds ago
nintendowiifanboy.com
Probably not. Even though the PS3 is cheaper and the Xbox 360 dropped its price a little while ago, the odds of the Wii dropping its price are pretty slim. Still, that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from churning out its usual volume of "you know what."
Found 224 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
gadgetell.com
SCEE, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has just released some information about the scheduled release of the 40GB PS3 which will be on sale in Europe on October 10th! Some additional info regarding the PS3 is that the 60GB Starter Pack price will drop to 499 Euros and will be on sale "while supplies last." If you're interested in the 60GB PS3, then you better hurry up and get it. Regarding the new 40GB model, it is set to include two 2.0 USB ports rather than four, doesn't sport multi memory card port and more importantly it can't play PS2 games.
Found 224 days, 1 hour, and 27 seconds ago
stupidevilbastard.com
Sony just can't seem to make people happy with the PS3. They formally announced the much-rumored 40GB version of the PS3 -- currently available only in Europe though it'll probably hit the states before too long -- that'll be the cheapest model yet and every gaming site I've read is calling it the worst version of the PS3 so far.
Found 223 days, 12 hours, 11 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
blog.wired.com
Sony UK boss Ray Maguire has explained to Eurogamer the rationale behind the stripped-down nature of the 400-euro PlayStation 3 : Sony needs money. We here at Game|Life have installed special metal bars near our computer chair, like they have in the handicapped toilets, so we can hold on to them to keep our balance for when Sony spins things, and we were gripping them with a sort of white-knuckled tightness when we loaded up this article. So we were surprised to find that Reeves actually just gives it to us straight up:
Found 223 days, 23 hours, 17 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
exophase.com
In an effort to justify the loss of backwards compatibility with PS2 games, Sony UK head honcho Ray Maguire has said that the money previously invested in BC is better spent on game development and to further decrease the hardware price point. As we come to our first Christmas with the PlayStation 3 there's going to be about 65 games in the marketplace, so we feel now that there's sufficient choice in the marketplace and that we're still better off using that money that we'd put into backwards compatibility in either investing in new games or using that money to help support bringing the price down so that people can get into the franchise.
Found 223 days, 19 hours, 33 minutes, and 55 seconds ago
dustygamer.mcmuumio.net
only support PS1 games, not PS2. I find this confusing and strange. It was only last year they said that backwards compatibility is a a natural, core part of the PlayStation experience. Sony's take is that they want to spend the money elsewhere and that they feel their extensive library of 65 PS3 games is enough to satisfy the market. Sure, the PS2 is still available, so it's not a huge deal, but the way the PS3 is a very complete package, hardware-wise, just took a hit. And once again, it's Europe getting the shaft.
Found 222 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes, and 46 seconds ago
scee.presscentre.com
Providing an incredibly appealing entry point to the world of High Definition gaming and entertainment for the holiday season, the new PS3 brings the next generation of interactive home entertainment to homes all across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia. As with the 60GB PS3, the new PS3 features ...
Found 224 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes, and 28 seconds ago
fridayforward.com
Sony has introduced a new cut-price and cut-featured PS3
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 38 minutes, and 51 seconds ago
news.bbc.co.uk
Sony is to launch a cut-price PlayStation 3 (PS3) with a smaller hard drive and no backwards compatibility.
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 27 minutes, and 53 seconds ago
ps3gamegeek.com
Now that Sony has finally come clean and announced its new 40GB PlayStation 3 , it's got some "splaining to do." The biggest issue on most gamer's minds is why Sony decided to cut the backwards compatibility feature that linked the PS3 with the PlayStation consoles that came before it. SCEE managing director Ray Maguire said Sony will use the money it dedicated towards backwards compatibility to invest in new games or to perhaps lower prices so more gamers can afford to buy a PS3. "It was a big decision, and we know it is a very emotive subject as lots of people think that backwards compatibility is high on the agenda and yet few really use it," he said.
Found 224 days, 8 hours, 17 minutes, and 30 seconds ago
blogofbug.com
As you know I have a Wii and a 360, and I guess I always assumed that when our PS2 gave out, it would be replaced by a PS3. Well Sony have decided not, with the only reasonably priced console (the new 40g version) having ANY KIND of backwards compatibility removed . I don't care what the reasons are, our kids still play PS1 games every now and then on our PS2, and I'm damned if I will add to our PS2 collection knowing that when the console dies, so do the games. Add to that their control freak attitude to DRM with Blu-Ray causing issues … to be blunt… they can shove it up their….
Found 224 days, 21 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
uk.playstation.com
Read on for details of the new PLAYSTATION 3 40GB, bringing you next generation entertainment at a lower price. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced details of its new PLAYSTATION 3 40GB model that will be launched throughout Europe on October 10th 2007 at a price of €399 (£299). ...
Found 224 days, 7 minutes, and 44 seconds ago
ps3-pros.com
From uk.playstation.com :
Found 224 days, 6 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
biz.gamedaily.com
SCEE said this reflects "both the reduced emphasis placed on this feature amongst later purchasers of PS3, as well as the availability of a more extensive line-up of PS3 specific titles (a total of 65 titles across all genres by Christmas). GameDaily BIZ also contacted SCEE spokesman Nick Sharples who ...
Found 224 days, 1 minute, and 53 seconds ago
gaming.bligblog.com
In separate interviews today both Sony UK boss Ray Maguire and Sony Europe spokesman Nick Sharples spoke about how the 40GB PS3 lacking backwards compatibility is fine. How is it fine? Maguire tells Eurogamer that by this Christmas the PS3 will have a whopping 65 games and so they feel "there's sufficient choice in the marketplace and that we're still better off using that money that we'd put into backwards compatibility in either investing in new games or using that money to help support bringing the price down.
Found 223 days, 19 hours, 56 minutes, and 41 seconds ago
