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Atom40 GB Ceramic White Playstation 3 heading to Japan
The cheaper 40GB Playstation 3 that nixes PS2 backwards compatibility and the memory card reader is coming to Japan on November 11 for 39,980 yen ($340). You could get it in the standard black finish or opt for the new Ceramic White paint job for the same price. On the same day the Dual Shock 3 will be released for the 5,500 yen ($47) in both colors, just in case you want to color coordinate.
Perhaps more important than the new PS3 model is Japan is getting a Playstation 3 price drop. Beginning on October 17th the 20GB model will drop down to 44,980 yen ($383) and the 60GB model will fall to 54,980 yen ($468). Hang on for a second. Notice how the Wi-Fi less 20GB model actually costs more than the 40GB model? That's the price of hardware emulation for you.
At this rate a similar announcement should be made in the USA very soon. Hopefully, Sony Computer Entertainment America is planning a price break on the remaining 60GB models and the 80GB starter pack too.
One Response to “40 GB Ceramic White Playstation 3 heading to Japan”
Gaming Map
October 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Man, Sony’s stripping the system to almost barebone in order to give these price breaks.
I’m more interested in the new rumble controller. Wonder if it would work for games that are alrdy released like Folklore since the game wasn’t programmed for it, maybe some update patches would give force feedback dragging the souls out? Many people say they don’t care for rumble, but it feels like something is missing since both Wii and 360 have it, I’m glad finally Sony worked out the legal thing..