Italy to get 40GB PS3 on Oct 10, Gamestore mag reports

by Jason Dobson { Oct 3rd 2007 at 12:27PM }

While expectations continue to build regarding Sony's probable, yet still unconfirmed 40GB PlayStation 3, Italy's Gamestore magazine has stoked the fires of speculation by reporting that Italian gamers will be able to purchase the 40GB model on October 10 for the lower (in relation to PS3's current European retail value) and more consumer-friendly price of €399 ($564).

Additionally, the report also makes mention of a €499 ($705) 'starter pack' SKU, which according to the mag will include two unspecified games and an extra controller. This latest news comes on the back of a string of rumors that simply refuses to die. If accurate, how much longer can Sony pretend to keep a lid on this?

Tags: 40GB, ps3, sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:33PM

"We don't want to confuse people with multiple SKUs"

20Gb

40Gb

60Gb

80Gb

As always... Sony and his bullshits.

Mr. P @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:37PM

Derr... What's a GB?

Mr. P @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:38PM

Derr... What's a GB?

fwacce @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:40PM

We don't want to confuse people with Fernando's multiple names.

Troll

Flamer

Pretender

Idiot

As always... Fernando and his bullshits.

lessbiasedthanmost @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:41PM

Goodness, with that many SKUs you'd think they'd be confusing people. Wait a second, 3/4 of those aren't on the market yet/anymore. You and everyone who posts that lose.

Seriously why not just bring up the classic flamebait like, "There's no gamez" or "The next gen starts when they say so" or even "It's a movie playzor !!!11!!1one!

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:42PM

fwacce

In this case, Im not trolling or lying... Im quoting Sony. Whats wrong with that? Im just putting the evidence.

RoboChamp @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:56PM

Sans the card reader, USB ports and WiFi, all of the above stated SKUs all have the same standard hardware capabilities. Meaning no matter which you buy, it will have a Hard Drive out of the box, meaning everyone gets the essentials. SKUs should not be sold with missing key components, something MS has proven very recently.

FrankTheCrank @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:01PM

It's GB not Gb.

GB is a Gigabyte. Gb is a Gigabit.

One Gigabit is one billion bits. One Gigabyte is one million bytes. There are 8 bits in a byte.

Nintendo is the only company with only one SKU. MS and Sony are fahking SKU crazy. Each one has had at least 4 different SKU's in the past year.

Enough already.

jsn @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:07PM

robochamp: Wifi WAS a key feature for Sony zealots not too long ago. At launch wifi being included in the BS3 was a big bullet point for Sony and its fans when comparing it to the 360. I guess that all changes when you're a distant (and growing) third in the now-gen console race.

Ska Oreo @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:00PM

WHAT??? SONY IS A HE????

ThornedVenom @ Oct 4th 2007 1:48AM

To this point, when a person buys a Sony product related to videogames, they buy it for what it does, not for what PR says.

Spitkicker @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:35PM

SONY sucks...at marketing. See what I did there? Flame away.

Ibere @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:58PM

Dear Joystiq,
There's a banner in the top of your site sayif I'm visitor number 999,999 or something and that I will receive a gift, could you please send me an Xbox360 and a Wii for me, please?

Thanks,
Ibere

PS: If the prize is a PS3, don't even bother sending it.

rdj75 @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:00PM

LOL

vinny @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:10PM

id take a ps3 for free.... just to trade it in for some games for my 360 and wii

DemiurgicSoul @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:00PM

Fernando didn't say anything that the Sony fanboys don't throw in Microsofts face. How many times have you seen a Sony fanboy trash MS for having multiple sku's? It works both ways. Both companies really screwed up this gen by having multiple sku's, in my opinion.

Spitkicker @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:10PM

I concur..

millenomi @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:14PM

Note that the starter pack SKUs is already in shops and has been for quite some time (60g, Motorsport, Resistanve and two Sixaxis).

Spitkicker @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:15PM

@Frankthecrank

Yeah but the wii is a lame system with a gimmicky controller. There, now we are all equally insulted.

FrankTheCrank @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:19PM

hehehehe..dude..you said it, not me.

Nintendo fanboys please direct flaming arrows at Spitkicker...thank you.

Ska Oreo @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:02PM

Oh yeah well...

Your face is a gimmicky controller!!!

Swifty @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:32PM

Is there any indication that this SKU will be sold in the US? I'm hearing a lot of noise from Europe, Australia, and Canada about this SKU, especially about price, but barely anything from the US.

slackerdan @ Oct 3rd 2007 2:59PM

I am so tired of these kinds of threads :

1. Lame ass mediocre news item
2. Same twelve people with same twelve comments
3. Break down into fan boy rants and barbs
4. Loss of IQ points and communication skills
5. Rinse and repeat

If I wasn't at work and getting paid to waste my time reading this crap, I would be so pissed.

Dale @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:10PM

You get paid to read Joystiq? Where do I apply?

There is something wrong with every one of the three current generation systems (yes, the Wii is part of the current generation - it was released in the same time frame and its sales impact the sales of the other two).

Just pick the one that has the games you want and be done with it.

For the record, I picked the Wii and Xbox 360, and I wish I hadn't bothered with the former some days.

Spitkicker @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:16PM

@slackerdan

That's funny...I get paid to sit on my ass and read/flame these sites as well! We have so much in common..can we be friends?

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:45PM

Kotaku is reporting that a Bestbuy add indicates that this PS3 is incompatable with PS2 software.

So, in other words, another bonehead move by sony.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:39PM

Kotaku is full of gay,failure and AIDS but I wouldn't be surprised if it was true.

Is really that hard to implement a damn PS2 emulator inside the Ps3 hard drive?

Ska Oreo @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:03PM

Wait, Kotaku has aids? I didn't know it had aids. That's so sad.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:35PM

Actually Microsoft has more SKUs but in the case of Sony is worst.

Let me explain

With Microsoft you have the following Sku’s.

Core:1 Memory stick and 1 game but is going out.

Arcade:1 Memory stick and 4(Or 5 I don’t remember) Arcade games

Premium: (Rocks your socks off): Hard drive and 2 games.

Halo LE: You get halo3, a headset but you lose 1 game. The rest stays the same as the premium.

Elite:120 GB, Wifi, HDMI etc etc

OK

Arcade replaces the core and this pack goes against the Wii, basically you get the price of Kameo in Arcade games.

Premium will change by the end of the year but just the games basically you trade PDZ for MUA and PGR3 for Forza 2 but the content stays the same.

Halo3 LE: Same as Premium except you get other crap in exchange of 1 game.

Elite: Basically the PS3 rival and the most expensive package of them all.

So you see in the case of MS the content changes but not the value.
Now let’s see Sony

20GB 499$ USD-You get a crippled 60GB model for 100$ less but don’t worry is gone

40GB hopefully less than 499$-Accroding to not so reliable sources a 60GB model with 20GB less but you get the rest and maybe 1 game (I hope) but for now is just a 60GB model with 20GB less.

60GB model 599$ USD Now 499$ (if you can found it)-The bigger package, wifi bigger drive etc. For 499$ is good.

80GB model 599$ USD: Better than 60GB and includes 1 game, it has in build Wifi and Ethernet capabilities.

In the case of Sony all early buyers especially the people who bought the 20GB models (lol @ them) were screwed since now late buyers will get a better value more games etc

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 3rd 2007 7:34PM

Couple problems with your assessment, WotS. Just doing some fact fixing more than anything.

Current Core stands at $280 right now but it only includes a wired controller and the Composite AV hook-ups. No games. Aracde will supposedly fix that AND include the memory unit. Something the current core does not. But right now, Arcade exists only as the 40GB does. Not announced formally.

Pro does not include any games either. Not right now anyway.

Halo LE does not include Halo 3.

Elite has no games included either except for a couple Live Arcade games preinstalled.

PS3 differences are largely overcomable in secondary markets. Seriously, you don't need to buy the Sony branded stuff.