Well, well, well… it appears the so-called rumors were indeed true after all. Today SCEA senior director David Karraker confirmed that starting Monday, the current 60 GB model of the PS3 will drop to $499. Though we already we knew this, its nice to hear an official confirmation.

Anyways, better yet is the confirmation of the new PS3 SKU. Karraker says that starting August, an 80 GB model of the PS3 will be available, bundled with a retail copy of the online racing title MotorStorm.

Hard to say if Sony has made a good or bad move here. Public perception is everything, and maintaining a $600 price tag for the “best” model isn’t exactly a smart idea. Yes, Microsoft did a similar thing with the Elite. But is the Elite $600? No.

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