<![CDATA[Kotaku: 80gb]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: 80gb]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/80gb http://kotaku.com/tag/80gb <![CDATA[Amazon's Deal Of The Day Is 80GB PS3]]> Today's video game deal of the day on Amazon.com takes a substantial chunk of change off of the 80GB PlayStation 3, marking an excellent time to pick one up for those so inclined. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5140085&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Amazon - What's Your Favorite $199 PS3 Bundle?]]> Which 80GB PlayStation 3 bundle would you buy for $199-$229? Sadly the answer "Any of them" isn't an option here, as Amazon.com wants you to choose between three packages in their annual Amazon Customers Vote holiday spectacular. Here's how it works: vote for the PlayStation 3 package you would prefer to purchase. Voting ends on the 26th. On the 27th, a random selection of users who voted for the winning option will be given a chance to purchase the bundle at the listed price. So basically you have two chances to lose, and a chance in hell to win. Each bundle contains an 80 PS3, packaged with The Force Unleashed and a Firefly box set, LittleBigPlanet and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, or Far Cry 2 and a James Bond Blu-ray 6-pack, the last one a bit more expensive than the other two. Chances may be slim, but chances are chances! Amazon Customers Vote - Round 1: Go Blu [Amazon.com - Thanks Pedro] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5095829&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[$400 80 GB PS3 Announced]]> At Sony's E3 2008 press conference, Jack Tretton announced a 80 GB PS3 "Core Pack" that'll go for $400 — "the same functionality of the 40 GB... with twice the storage," he said. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5025521&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[80GB PS3 To Stick Around, At Least For A While]]> Finding some dusty old tapes marked "GDC08", GameDaily have posted an interview held during the conference with Sony's Scott Steinberg, who in case you're not aware, bleeds Sony. Steinberg eventually gets onto the PS3's somewhat-controversial SKU strategy, where he seems to suggest - while explaining why the 80GB model ran dry at Christmas - that the larger PS3 is here to stay:
Reality is the price wasn't that big of a deal and $499 sold a lot more than we thought, so the 80 GB got dry at retail not due to us artificially compressing it but the demand became greater than we thought. So you'll see us replenish these in the marketplace. We're still committed to our current strategy and there is much to do about nothing, I think is the way to think about it.
Good news for Americans, I guess, but if they're not phasing them out in the US (at least not yet) it just makes the lack of a BC-friendly PS3 in PAL territories all the more difficult to understand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375456&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ GameStop Signals The End of the PlayStation...]]> GameStop Signals The End of the PlayStation 3 80GB Model. A pair of little birdies from the retail front pass on word from GameStop corporate that stores shouldn't expect any further shipments on the higher end, PS2 backwards compatible SKU. We'd heard from Best Buy in the past that the 80GB model was on its way out—to be possibly replaced by a 120GB version—but it looks like stock is drying up everywhere. Will Sony have anything to announce in time with next week's GDC? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355674&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Upgrade Your PS3 Hard Drive]]> One of the neatest features of the Playstation 3, in my book, is that you can swap out the hard drive it comes with yourself using an off-the-shelf hard drive. Sure it may be pretty self-explanatory to some, but not everyone knows how to upgrade the hard drive on their Playstation 3. Fortunately, Seagate was kind enough to send me a little howto guide and kit. The guide walks you through the relatively painless process for upgrading your 40GB or 80GB hard drive to something roomier, like say a 160GB drive. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=326750&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PS3 80GB on Sale Now, 60GB Going, Going...]]> Sony Computer Entertainment of America reminds us that today's the day you should be able to walk into a store and pick up the new 80GB Playstation 3, complete with a copy of MotorStorm. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=286497&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony's David Reeves - 80GB PAL "Not Worth It"]]> If the US gets an 80GB PS3 starter pack, why can't our friends over the pond bask in the eternal glory of an 80GB bundle as well? According to SCE Europe Presdent David Reeves, this is why:
You know, the difference between 60 and the 80 gigabyte is very small. We just feel that going up 20 gigabyte is not worth it.
David felt his body surge with adrenaline. He was on a roll.
If you're going to double it, it's worth it. So maybe you'll see something a little bit later, but 60 and 80, really not much difference.
The sad thing? Reeves is totally right. But there's not a different between the 60GB and 120GB models either, since Sony has been kind enough to allow consumers to swap out their hard drives at will. Why are we losing sight of that important detail, and more importantly, why is Sony? Reeves: Release of 80GB Not Worth It [nextgeneration] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279268&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Now "Considering" 80 GB PS3 For US]]> Less than 48 hours after Sony Computer Entertainment America reps told Next-Gen that there were "no plans" to bring the 80 GB model of the PLAYSTATION 3 to the US, Satoshi Fukuoka, spokesman for parent company Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., tells the AP that the company is considering a North American release. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? More »
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