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?

While I have little doubt that the larger hard drive-enabled PS3 is headed stateside, there's really no indication of when or for how much—though I certainly don't expect a price increase for said model. What I do know is that working at the American subsidiary of a Japanese company can sometimes suck. Michael McWhertor

Sony may sell 80-gig Playstation 3 in US [AP/Yahoo]