New PS3 160GB
A new PS3? If you’ve just bought the brand spanking new PS3 80GB and you’re in a bad mood anyway…..don’t read anymore into this!
Sony have announced that they are to release a 160GB model of the PS3 in October 2008! – Only 2 months after the release of the 80GB model! Also, I very much doubt from what I’ve read that the new 160GB version will have PS2 backwards compatibility or any of the features of the 60GB model.
The news was broke at this year’s Games Convention in Leipzig. I couldn’t see yet whether they were going to release the 160GB model at a higher price, or put the price of the 80GB model down.
Either way, if you’re thinking of buying a PS3, I’d perhaps wait for the 31st October release of the PS3 160GB for a price around £350…or you can do a PS3 hard disk upgrade!
UPDATE: Sony have now announced another! The new PS3 Slim (smaller, lighter and uses less power) is available from 1st September 2009!
Ender
Source – UK Playstation
Related Pages:
- New PS3 80GB
- Cheap Playstation 3 (PS3)?
- How To Upgrade PS3 Hard Disk
- New PS3 Slim 250GB Bundles
- 3D Gaming On Playstation 3 In June 2010? (PS3)
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Comments: 332
10:42 pm 26th August, 2008
I’m really starting to wonder whether Sony actually has any clue what they are doing with their consoles anymore – where are they leaving their customers by constantly changing their product line-up so often?
I’d be pretty annoyed if I’d just got an 80GB only to find that I could have got twice as much storage space for a few pounds more.
Comments: 1
10:57 pm 26th August, 2008
Woah!!! A 160GB PS3? That sounds crazy awesome. I wonder when that will come out. I’m still excited over the 80GB one, but the 160GB seems even better.
If you don’t care about the hard drive size and just want a PS3, there’s a contest going on where you can win one. Design a t-shirt for 6 Hour Power and if your design get’s chosen, you win a PS3 and Rise of the Argonauts (pretty nice deal, I’d say).
If you want to know more about the contest, check out the website: http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/Stacker2?tab=overview
I hope I didn’t overstep my boundaries by contacting you on here. I work for 6 Hour Power, so If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Let me know if you enter the contest so I can look at your designs you’ve made and vote for you. Good Luck and I look forward to seeing your designs.
Elle Davis
Elle6hrpower@gmail.com
Comments: 1
11:26 pm 27th August, 2008
i bought a 60gb ps3 a couple of days after it was released and have been completely satisfied with it, i know that i won’t use anymore than the 60gb memory and even if i did, it’s easily possible to buy either an external hard drive or a 2.5″ sata 2 internal hard drive upto 320gb. there’s always other options
Comments: 7
2:48 am 10th October, 2008
Can anyone tell me how you are going to use that much disk space? There’s no point getting a PS3 with that much space. If you cared enough you could just buy a terabyte harddisk and plop it in your PS3!
John
Comments: 174
2:21 pm 18th October, 2008
Fair points guys, I recently saw how easy it actually replace the existing hard disk or add on another, if this is your concern I’m sure you could do it yourself.
In terms of using all that space, I wonder if Sony are going to be offering more online and download services, perhaps including TV/movie downloads?
Comments: 4
10:49 pm 21st November, 2008
Not so sure about the 160GB ps3, if you have just brought an 80GB model you might be a little disappointed but you certainly will not be rushing out to buy a new one.
I love the PS3, i’m a big fan but my 80GB version is just fine for me.
Comments: 1
7:04 am 5th December, 2008
Yep, the PS3 160GB cannot play PS2 games. It’s written on the box.
Comments: 1
4:40 am 16th December, 2008
I got the 60 GB ps3 When it first came out. I too thought that would be enough space but i started streaming from my computer and copied it it filled up fast. I bought a 320 GB hdd from ebay for about 50 quid, sorted! I dont think theres any problem with sony giving the customer more options but it isnt much of an improvment is it?
Comments: 1
11:56 pm 18th March, 2009
Just brought a 160gb ps3. It’s really good!
Comments: 1
7:14 pm 19th March, 2009
PS3 60 GB is also great because u can play ps2 games and it cheap and also it has 4 usb ports instead of 2 for a cheaper price
IF U WANT MORE MEMORY THEN BUY A USB HARD DRIVE
500GB IS £50 IN ARGOS
ALL THAT FOR A FRACTION OF A COST OF A 160GB PS3
PROBLEM SOLVED!
Comments: 1
4:47 pm 23rd June, 2009
I don’t really mind if they do. I just bought the new 80gb (LBP bundle) and it has more than enough space for me. I only have 6 (7 soon when mw2 comes out) games so how much memory do i eally need? i don’t put movies or music on it and i only have a few nice pics. What i would be annoyed about if they release a ps4 soon or another ps3 model with backwards capability