I know this should go into the Sony board, but it's basically dead over there.

ME86 · October 18, 2007, 10:23:26 AM

New 40GB Model to be Available in North America on November 2nd for $399;
Effective Immediately, 80GB PS3 to be Priced at $499

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced plans to introduce a new
40GB model of its PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system.
Beginning November 2nd, to further enhance the HD entertainment experience,
the new 40GB PS3 model will come bundled with the blockbuster movie
Spider-Man(TM) 3 Blu-ray Disc(TM) (BD) from Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment, and will be available in North America for a suggested
retail price of $399 (USD/CND). The company also announced that effective
immediately, the current 80GB PS3 model will be available in North America
for $499 (USD/CND), $100 below the original launch price.
"We're pleased to offer the consumer a lower price point without
sacrificing the core technology components that make PS3 the most advanced
high-definition entertainment system available. Every PS3 comes with a
Blu-ray drive, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, Cell Broadband
Engine and a built-in hard-drive," said Jack Tretton, President and CEO,
SCEA. "This holiday season we'll be able to offer attractive retail pricing
with a broad portfolio of outstanding games including Ratchet & Clank(R)
Future: Tools of Destruction(TM), THE EYE OF JUDGMENT(TM), Uncharted:
Drake's Fortune(TM), Heavenly Sword(TM), Call of Duty(R) 4: Modern Warfare,
Assassin's Creed(TM), Haze(TM) and RockBand(TM)."
The new 40GB PS3 will no longer play PlayStation(R)2 titles, reflecting
the availability of a more extensive line-up of PS3 specific titles.
Consumers looking for backwards compatibility can take advantage of the
limited PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility of the 80GB PS3.
PLAYSTATION(R)3 40GB Specification

Product name PLAYSTATION(R)3
CPU Cell Broadband Engine(TM) (Cell/B.E.)
GPU RSX(TM)
Sound Dolby 5.1ch, DTS 5.1ch , LPCM 7.1ch, AAC,
others *1 *2
Memory 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
HDD 2.5" Serial ATA 40GB
I/O USB 2.0 x2
Communication Ethernet X1 (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
IEEE 802.11 b/g Included
Bluetooth 2.0 Included
(EDR)
Wireless controller (Bluetooth) Included
AV Output Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
HDMI OUT x1 *3
AV MULTI OUT x1
DIGITAL OUT x1
(OPTICAL)
BD/DVD/CD Maximum Read Speed BD 2x (BD-ROM)
Drive DVD 8x (DVD-ROM)
(Read Only) CD 24x (CD-ROM)
Dimensions Approximately 12.75in(W) x 3.86in (H) x
10.8in (D)
Weight Approximately 11 lbs

*1 A device compatible with Linear PCM 7.1 Ch. is required to output 7.1
Ch. audio, supported by Dolby TrueHD or a similar format, from the HDMI
OUT connector.
*2 This system does not support output from the DTS-HD 7.1 Ch. DTS-HD 7.1
Ch. audio is output from a 5.1 or lower channel.
*3 "Deep Color" and "x.v.Color (xvYCC)" defined by HDMI ver1.3a are
supported.
About Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the
entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation(R) and PS one(R) game console,
the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the PSP(R)
(PlayStation(R)Portable) system, the ground-breaking PLAYSTATION(R)3
(PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and network services
the PLAYSTATION(R)Network and PLAYSTATION(R)Store.
Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and
develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one game
console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION 3 and
the PSP system for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif.,
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all
North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
Visit us on the Web at http://www.us.playstation.com
"PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION", "PSP", "PS one" and the "PS" Family logo
are registered trademarks and "PS3" and "SIXAXIS" are trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc.
Spider-Man 3, the movie(C) 2006 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. All
rights reserved.
Spider-Man Character (R) & (C) 2006 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights
reserved.

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This does effect me much since I'm going to be importing a Ceramic White PlayStation 3 from Japan for $399 hopefully next month. But, I hope you people are happy. :)

Hiei · October 18, 2007, 10:34:44 AM

Isn't this the poopty one that isn't even backward compatible?

WiiGuy · October 18, 2007, 10:39:05 AM

Thanks for the info

:D*Yells with joy*

HeroOfTimeO0 · October 18, 2007, 10:41:58 AM

Watch this get moved to the Sony board.

OCD1 · October 18, 2007, 10:44:17 AM

It's pretty dead here too. :(

ME86 · October 18, 2007, 11:09:09 AM

Quote from: Hiei on October 18, 2007, 10:34:44 AM
Isn't this the poopty one that isn't even backward compatible?

For the time being, yes. I'm pretty sure Sony is working on Software based backwards compatibility for it at this time, but they're just covering it up with a lie... Much like they did with the SIXAXIS.

The Academy Is... · October 18, 2007, 01:49:00 PM

Quote from: ME86 on October 18, 2007, 11:09:09 AM
Quote from: Hiei on October 18, 2007, 10:34:44 AM
Isn't this the poopty one that isn't even backward compatible?

For the time being, yes. I'm pretty sure Sony is working on Software based backwards compatibility for it at this time, but they're just covering it up with a lie... Much like they did with the SIXAXIS.

They said that they are using the money to invest in games for the PS3 so I don't think they will, but what color will it be? I am guessing black b/c NA always gets screwed in colors...

ME86 · October 18, 2007, 03:41:50 PM

Quote from: The Academy Is... on October 18, 2007, 01:49:00 PM
Quote from: ME86 on October 18, 2007, 11:09:09 AM
Quote from: Hiei on October 18, 2007, 10:34:44 AM
Isn't this the poopty one that isn't even backward compatible?

For the time being, yes. I'm pretty sure Sony is working on Software based backwards compatibility for it at this time, but they're just covering it up with a lie... Much like they did with the SIXAXIS.

They said that they are using the money to invest in games for the PS3 so I don't think they will, but what color will it be? I am guessing black b/c NA always gets screwed in colors...

Of course, Sony Computer Entertainment America always find some way to screw us over on colours....