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Euro 80GB PS3 priced and dated

Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer.net following earlier reports that the 80GB PlayStation 3 will be launching in Europe shortly.

SCEE president David Reeves confirmed the console will go on sale at GBP 299 / EUR 399 on

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SilPho5755d ago

Makes sense, it's almost impossible to find a PS3 for sale at the moment. It's actually easier to find a Wii if you can believe that.

Shame there's no BC, but at least people can get the DualShock.

B-Rein5755d ago

yeh its high on demand in game.co.uk, a uk retailer a frind of mine tried to get 1, but he had some trouble.
I have 60 gig model but i upgaraded to (seagate) 160 gb for only £20 that $40 in american money unlike xbox 360 paying plippin £70 for 20 gb.

fermcr5755d ago

Are you from Europe? Where i live (Portugal) you can find a PS3 anywhere. Even in the supermarkets you find PS3 for sale (but it is expensive 399 Euro). What you cannot find is a Xbox360 Arcade nowhere (195 Euro, i am looking for one). When the PS3 price becomes 200-250 Euro... then i will buy one. Until then, no thanks.

SilPho5755d ago

Yeah, I'm in the UK. Amazon, Gameplay and Play are sold out online and the last Game store I went in to didn't have any either. I thought it was a bit strange.

It's not impossible to find them obviously, HMV have a few, but generally they're rarer than they have been.

kwicksandz5755d ago

I live in Australia and the ps3 is $749 for the 40gb no ds3 no bc mgs4 bundle. hope this 80gb model drops the price closer to $500

TheFreak5755d ago

Im from Norway and almost every store is sold out

Tomdc5755d ago

japan gets it cheaper than UK...

America gets it cheaper than UK...

The rest of Europe gets it cheaper than UK...

Us brits feelin the love once more!

I think we finally have our reason to switch to the euro...

EnglishPatriot5755d ago

"I think we finally have our reason to switch to the euro..."

The Euro can get fvcked.

AlienGorilla5755d ago

I'm from America. I went to a Wal-Mart the other day and they didn't have any PS3's so America is sold out too.

Man, CRAZY Demand,

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Arsenal4Ever5755d ago

So UK is still paying $600 for a PS3.

J/K

Anyways yeah for an extra 40GB free it's a good deal and it can be upgraded at any time.

I think Next-gen Sony will stick with a high-end model like the 60GB model.

Mr_Potato_5755d ago

Actually no, it's cheaper in UK than in the European continent...

300 pounds = 379 euros < 400 euros paid in the continent

Yes, your pound isn't worth much right now.

xtreampro5755d ago

where not spending 600, thats how much it came out for in the US, down here in the UK the 60GB PS3 came out for GBP.425, the 60GB then cut down to GBP.350 and during that cut the 40GB PS3 was released at a price of GBP.300, so the 40GB right now cost GBP.300, but now we get the 80GB PS3 in the UK for the same price as the 40GB, and thats GBP.300, pretty cool!.......but i have a question, will these new 80GB PS3's have BC?

Lumbo5755d ago

I am pretty sure that it will not have PS2 BC, PS1 BC is done via software emulation anyways

SilPho5755d ago

As far as I know, all PS3 models support PS1 backwards compatibility (hence why they are on the store) but only some models have PS2 support. The EU 60GB does, but neither the 40GB nor the upcoming 80GB do.

Sony may have stated officially that the 80GB doesn't, but I don't know for sure. I would expect it to be the same as the 40, but with the DS3

scoobysnacks5755d ago (Edited 5755d ago )

was thinking the same thing about BC, as a friend of mine wants to get a PS3 in the next few months. He wants the BC like my 60gb PS3 (now upgraded to 250gb for £60). Didn't the 80gb version have BC to begin with, and Sony only dropping the BC on the 40gb version? I'm not sure on that one.

To be honest, the BC seemed important to begin with, but i've rarely used that feature on my PS3 more than about half a dozen times, too many PS3 games to complete. And when places like Tesco occasionally do offers on slimline PS2's for like £50, why not just get a PS2 for your old games?

Bestgameever5755d ago

Heres to still hoping they bring a ps2 BC software update for the 40gb / new 80gb ps3's :P - Read somewhere once that sony were "looking into it"

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whoelse5755d ago

You see, this is stupid on Sony's part because anyone who knows about this now wont buy an PS3 until they can get a better deal.

agent8645755d ago (Edited 5755d ago )

for subsidizing that $399 US price ! It it were this cheap in Europe you'd pay 250 Euro / £199

... the US price doesn't include sales tax tho. Usually the quoted price in UK / Europe includes the VAT doesn't it?

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro42d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7242d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_42d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga42d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2341d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200042d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin42d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole42d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix42d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198942d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198942d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar346d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor346d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar346d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg345d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149345d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138346d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim346d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC346d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138346d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle346d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76346d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM345d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger345d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca346d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal346d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright346d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Top 20 Best PlayStation 3 Games (20-11)

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."

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shinoff2183717d ago

No ps3 is not retro. I dont even consider ps2 era retro. All imo.

shinoff2183717d ago

Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).

Quick google search

badz149717d ago

No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.