40GB PS3 to be phased out.

[rabbitc]

Scan: 40 GB PS3 "will be replaced" this August - PlayStation 3 News - QJ.NET

As I suspected - looks like Sony will be introducing higher capacity skues.

Look for newer 60GB versions and high-capacity versions upwards of 200GB

[Pepper Jack]

i dunno why they dropped to the 40 anyway, they had much higher capacity versions but none of them seem to be for sale, when i was looking for a ps3 all i caould find anywhere was 40gb, i'd have been much happier with an 80gb version

[Darth Regnier]

The 40Gb is selling well. This new SKU will be nothing more than a Dualshock 3 Controller and MAYBE a free arcade game or the announcement of backwards compatibility for 40GB models, since it IS possible to emulate on the 40Gb, Sony just does not want to put time into it.

[friedkarma]

I don't care about storage because I can drop any laptop HDD in my PS3. I'd love to have PS2 backward compatablity and extra USB, and that's not offered with the low-end model.

I think there releasing a firmware update in october that allows backwards compatable (thats december for sony).

And like you say its silly easy to upgrade PS3 HDD to a large size.

[Glock 19]

From what I am hearing like others said adding new dual shock and heard new 40gb will be backwards compatiable. But only rumors so far.

[Pepper Jack]

Originally Posted by shane32Eire

I think there releasing a firmware update in october that allows backwards compatable (thats december for sony).

And like you say its silly easy to upgrade PS3 HDD to a large size.

yeah i'm looking forward to this, i hope it happens because i still have loads of my much loved ps2 games

[Boost King]

I think this generation has been the birth of the SKU's!

Seriously we have had that many SKU's on each system, its no longer funny.

Boost

[bevo1981]

so when is the PS3 gonna be phased out?

[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by bevo1981

so when is the PS3 gonna be phased out?

when blu ray looses to the camcorder memory. sooon.

[Ultramafia]

Originally Posted by Pepper Jack

yeah i'm looking forward to this, i hope it happens because i still have loads of my much loved ps2 games

me too. i've already started loading up on all the old games i loved to play. I really wish they would bring ps2 games downloadable to psn.

[rabbitc]

Originally Posted by Blasterpez

when blu ray looses to the camcorder memory. sooon.

Maybe not - 400gb bluray discs change the game a bit.

[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by Ultramafia

me too. i've already started loading up on all the old games i loved to play. I really wish they would bring ps2 games downloadable to psn.

I believe the 80gig is backwards compatable. that was one reason i wanted to get that one, was for the handful of ps2 games i still want to play, like dragon quest 8 and rogue galaxy and mercenaries (isnt' the new one due out soon?)

[Ultramafia]

Originally Posted by Blasterpez

I believe the 80gig is backwards compatable. that was one reason i wanted to get that one, was for the handful of ps2 games i still want to play, like dragon quest 8 and rogue galaxy and mercenaries (isnt' the new one due out soon?)

ya the new mercenaries is in early september i think.

[Pepper Jack]

ok this my make me sounds stupid, but what does SKU stand for? it's been mentioned so much in this thread and i'm assuming that it's different packages for different consoles but i don't know

[rabbitc]

SKU = Stock Keeping Unit

It's a standard term for one type of stock.
Example:

SKU# 3358 7231 Men's T-shirt Addidas Black wStripe XL
SKU# 3358 7241 Men's T-shirt Addidas Black wStripe XXL
SKU# 3358 6311 Men's T-shirt Addidas Gray Plain M

An individual code can usually identify the category, manufacturer, specific product and then the variation on that product. In the case of the first two, the products are identical apart from the size and so only the last two numbers change. In the third example, the category and manufacturer are the same but the product is different and so we see a greater change.

Each manufucturer has it's own SKU system which can also contain letters and dashes as it needs - point being that each number corresponds to a specific line of product. Retailers can then use their own SKU systems as well. Almost all products also conform the the Universal Product Coding system (UPC) which is the 10-12 digit barcode you see on pretty much anything that is boxed, bagged or tinned.

When a manufacturer says they are introducing a new SKU - there are basically saying they are introducing a new line of product.

I.E. - ithe existing 60 GB playstation sku for Europe is CECH C04 where CE is the PS3 class, CH refers to a playstation 3 itself, C refers to a 60 GB machine, 0 refers to 1st run and 4 refers to European region (this is subject to confirmation)

Therefore - if Sony decides to introduce a new SKU which would be a 60 GB with a 65nm processor and no card reader to achieve a better price point, the code might be: CECHC14 where everything is the same except that this would be the second run of a 60gb machine.

Alternatively - Sony introduces a new controller (no previous design) for the PS3 for Australia (region 2) - the code might be CEQRM02 where CE refers to Playstation class, QR refers to the new controller type, M might refer to the colour, 0 refers to 1st run and 2 identifies Australia as the region for sale.

Confused? Good.

[ElderScroller27]

PS 3 has too much emphasis on the Drive size...... why not focus some research on making more good games rather than evaluating what the perfect hard drive side is?

[bevo1981]

maybe Sony should start copying those Mac vs. PC commercials to make itself look better. it would be Sony vs. Microsoft or PS3 vs. 360.

[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by bevo1981

maybe Sony should start copying those Mac vs. PC commercials to make itself look better. it would be Sony vs. Microsoft or PS3 vs. 360.

those commercials make me so angry. hate them. it would be a big reason for me to never consider a mac. ever.