New PS3 Models Have More Storage Space, No Price Drop for Older Models

by David Sanchez on September 20, 2012 @ 1:53 pm

Sony has rolled out the pricing for its new PlayStation 3 model revision, which apparently doesn’t have any specific nickname (aww, man). As reported on Engadget, gamers have access to two different units. The first is the 250GB PlayStation 3, which is priced at $270. The second is a 500GB model that will run you $300. Right off the bat, I would tell you to go with the whopping 500GB PlayStation 3, as that one’s only $30 more expensive for twice the amount of internal storage.

The weird thing about this whole pricing business, however, is that Sony doesn’t have plans of lowering the cost of its older PlayStation 3 models. The 160GB unit will still sport a $250 price tag, while the 320GB model will continue to be priced at $300. The fact that these prices are pretty much identical to the newer models that have more storage space is a bit odd. The only real reason for not purchasing a newer model would be because you absolutely hate the design, which makes sense because it’s certainly ugly (right?), but that isn’t exactly a cost conscious decision.

As for the 12GB Flash drive version that was previously rumored and then confirmed, that model will not be coming to North America, revealed Sony’s John Koller. According to the marketing VP, this iteration of the new PlayStation 3 will still be released in Europe, though. The reason we’re not getting it here is due to consumers’ love for digital downloads. Makes sense. I don’t imagine too many folks would get excited for a Flash memory-based PlayStation 3.

Oh, and as for the name, Sony should have totally dubbed it the PSthree. Just sayin’.

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Comments
x3sphere says:

It's a bit weird they are raising the price of the base model going into the holidays. Unless a price drop is planned during the next few months of course.

By the time Christmas rolls around, stock of the old models will be gone... which means the cheapest PS3 model you'll be able to get is $270. A Wii U will be only $30 more. I dunno, not a smart move by Sony if you ask me. Assuming Nintendo has enough stock to meet demand I can see a lot of people going for the Wii U simply because it's newer.
September 20, 2012, 9:01 pm
hush404 says:

When you said "more memory" I assumed RAM... and this isn't the case. I dunno why people put such weight on hdd space.. they're sooo easy to upgrade cheaply. My 750gb set me back like $100 over a year ago.

September 20, 2012, 9:43 pm
Trigun says:

Yeah, you can get a 1TB external USB drive for 100$.

This honestly seems more like an attempt to try and get people to buy a PS3 over a Wii U. Sony:"The consume will be liek," "Why buy a Wii U for 300$ when I can get a PS3 with Uncharted 3? Derp herpy derp herp."

This revision should've had more USB ports, 2 is not enough. It'd be nice to see a card reader again too.

*sigh* if only my MGS4 80GB PS3 hadn't YLOD'd or had shitty USB ports that all but one died off years before it YLOD'd.

Are we even getting a White model here?

It's ridiculous that Sony thinks we are all monocrhomatic morons who only like black..

I would've loved to get some of the colors that were available in places like Asia and Japan.
September 20, 2012, 11:29 pm
NooMoahk says:

Until Sony releases a revision with full backwards compatibility, all new revisions are bullshit. Every other ps3 is inferior to the original 60gb for that reason.

September 21, 2012, 1:52 am
Trigun says:

I agree. But it won't happen. They won't even give us access to their Software Emulator. They'd rather we pay for the games we already own again and sit around waiting for the title we actually WANT to play to come out on the store. A developer has commented before that all they do is send Sony a disc image and that's pretty much it.

September 21, 2012, 4:42 am
Abe Froeman says:

I'm happy my original 60 GB is still alive and kicking for that very reason.

September 21, 2012, 11:19 am
twelve says:

My original 60GB died 2 years ago. Repaired YLOD on it 4 times before it completely gave up and refused to turn on anymore. PS2 still works nicely and doesn't look too horrible on an HDTV if using component cables.

September 21, 2012, 11:32 am
Trigun says:

I'm guessing you reflowed instead of re-balling it?

I haven't had the money, but once I do. I'm getting my 80GB PS3 reballed.
September 22, 2012, 6:55 am
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