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Sony Dismisses £299 PS3 Rumours

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told GamesIndustry.biz that recent chatter about an entry level 40 GB PlayStation 3 is just "rumour and speculation". Numerous websites and blogs have suggested that Sony is due to unveil a scaled-down console for around GBP 299 in the UK, with USB ports and backwards compatibility functions removed.

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cloud3606056d ago (Edited 6056d ago )

If they say its gonna happen no ones gonna buy it waiting for a price drop then they have to drop it.

IF they know its not gonna happen its the same. we dont really know...

But 78.27% its gonna happen. look i even know it to 2DP

gaffyh6056d ago

Yeah same way PSP Slim rumour was dismissed.

Elite-uk6056d ago (Edited 6056d ago )

If they get rid of USB ports, how they gonna charge their pads up....DOH!.

mighty_douche6056d ago

also what about all the other add ons....

EyE toy?
playTV?
etc etc

surely sony want the people to be able to buy these as well? USB ports are cheap as chips anyway, most likely if anything was gonna go it would be the Card Readers and Wi-fi.

Lord Anubis6055d ago

don't be silly. THey wouldn't eliminate all the USB ports simply reduce the number of them. Cut them in half.

sajj3166056d ago

There is a rumored 299 GBP model to be released in the near term. Would you buy the model today at its current price point? No, I don't think so either.

EZCheez6055d ago

Sony commenting on this as if were true would be a shot in the foot to the current sales of the PS3.

Kleptic6055d ago

one thing is for sure...if they are not cutting price in any way this fall...its not going to go over very well...sales are back to April/May figures, with september rumored to be the same...60 gigs are gone for the most part, and people are stuck with another $600 machine with nothing but sony dismissing rumors...

its very likely something is coming...its just when...its probably pretty obvious that the 80gig is going to drop to 499 soon...but the 40 gig may be an early 08 SKU or something...there is proof that Sony was going to different electronics "people" around the world with specs for it...and even when to that Malaysian company for manufacturing...something is definitely up, its just we don't know if its going to be this fall or not...

QuackPot6056d ago (Edited 6056d ago )

i keep repeating myself. There will only be special packages until Xmas - for petes sake, there's only 3 months left in the year.

Then we'll get a worldwide price drop for the holiday/new year break to increase the console ownership base for the major AAA games coming in 2008.

Obvious really.

Nodoze6056d ago

The PS3 really needs a shot in the arm, and this price drop would spur some sales. I really dont understand what the hell Sony is doing with the PS3. They had a perfect opportunity at the TGS to make some big announcements...but let it pass by. Dualshock 3 is not a major announcement (everyone already knew about it anyway). Where are the games?

Sony better do something fast as they are rapidly losing market and mind share in America.

Kleptic6055d ago (Edited 6055d ago )

yeah DS3...bfd...not a lot of people even cared about that...its seems that was a move for reviewers, and to shut up fanboys, then for the actual owners...I don't miss rumble at all...

I would have taken an official comment on if ingame xmb is right around the corner (in v2.0), or if that is still rumor, over the DS3 announcement any day of the week...

to Sony's credit though, their big "announcement" was the amount of games being playable or w/e...much more impressive than E3 in that regard...but yeah...sony's keynote failed miserably...

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

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jznrpg16h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv7216h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

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anast18h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood17h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK14h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

gold_drake13h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

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Chatting Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered with Suda51

CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned

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