Fri, Aug 22, 2008 | 06:19 BST
Sony announces 160Gb PS3
Sony has just announced a new 160Gb PlayStation 3 for PAL territories in the peak season.
The new machine will be released on October 31 and include 70 euros’ worth of PSN DLC.
Get all the details from the Sony press conference from our live blog.
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9 comments
#1
El_MUERkO
20/08/08, 4:28 pm
bet you the 160gig will be bundled with playtv
#2
Gamoc
20/08/08, 7:09 pm
Wow, that’s quite unexpected. I’ve been saying they were going to release a 160gb for ages and had almost lost hope…glad to see they did.
#3
ran93r
20/08/08, 7:12 pm
On the verge of grabbing a PS3, the 80gigger is pretty much out here in the next week, worth waiting until October or is the process for a homegrown drive upgrade pretty straight forward?
#4
Blerk
20/08/08, 7:16 pm
Oh, Sony. Everyone’s waiting for you to bring the price down, not put it up again.
#5
Xephon1970
20/08/08, 7:45 pm
Or simply do what I did and replace your 60Gb with a 320Gb HDD.
Nice of them to give people the option, plus the 160Gb will come pre-loaded with gaming stuffs.
#6
Killerbee
20/08/08, 9:48 pm
They had me doubting my commitment to buy an 80GB on Friday for a moment, but unless they stun everyone and announce the return of PS2 BC for this model, I’m pretty sure it’s not worth waiting another two months (I’ve already waited over a month to get the 80GB instead of the 40GB) for the privilege of spending an extra ~£50 on 80GB more storage and some DLC I probably don’t rely want in the first place.
I can only assume the capacity boost is so that they can promote PlayTV with a bit more conviction…
#7
Spiral
21/08/08, 9:29 am
Have they announced what the DLC will be? Was going to pick up an 80GB in the next month or so, but now I might hold off until they do. Although I really want MGS4.
#8
Blerk
21/08/08, 9:32 am
Not as far as I can see. However, the US version of the bundle has a copy of Uncharted and a voucher for a free download of Pain bundled in. So you can probably expect to get Pain, at least.
#9
Spiral
21/08/08, 11:29 am
Hmm. Not hugely interested in that. I think if it doesn’t include Echochrome and Tekken 5 I’m gonna end up getting the 80GB.