Sony axes 20/60 GB PlayStation 3s in Japan

Farewell complete PS2 backwards compatibility. Sony is sending off the final shipment of 20GB and 60GB PlayStation 3 models in Japan at the end of this month. While Sony stopped producing 20GB and 60GB PlayStation 3s in North America many moons ago, Japan has consistently had the three SKUs. The last PS3 standing is the 40GB PlayStation 3 which does not play any PlayStation 2 games. Of course gamers in Japan can always go hunting in Akihabara for an older model, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see those prices rise as they become a rarer in the marketplace.