Target scan shows 40 GB PS3 coming Oct. 28 for $399
by Justin McElroy 
{ Oct 16th 2007 at 11:58AM }
It's all information that we expected though: 40 GBs, $400, late October. Now, if only Sony would announce it so the leakiest system in history can come ashore.
[Via Engadget]
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irshliquor @ Oct 16th 2007 12:02PM
BASTARDS!
the_game_master @ Oct 16th 2007 12:04PM
This is Sony's last hope. If these 40GB PS3s don't appease their shrinking fanbase then this company may go the way of Sega as it relates to video game hardware production.
Jerk Face @ Oct 16th 2007 12:29PM
Yeah, but the no PS2 support is really, really gay.
At least I think so.
It's not the most important thing in the world, but it is a nice perk.. and to lose that just to get a cheaper system seems like a raw deal.
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:33PM
yeah, if they added the $20 chip back in and just raised the price of the unit by 20 bucks, it'd be a great deal. Of course, then noone would by the 80gb ps3
Mak @ Oct 16th 2007 3:20PM
Listen to yourself for a moment. Playstation fanbase is not shrinking at all. Less than a year in in US/Japan, and 6 months in everywhere else, it's sold 6 million units. The great games are now starting to arrive en-masse, and the price has dropped to an affordable level for the next wave on non-hardcore Playstation users.
Everything is very rosey in Playstation land, PSP sales are up considerably (they were good anyway, just not as good as the DS). THE PS3 is RELIABLE, and the game studios that have spend the time to learn it's capabilities are getting payback.
Lemmiwinks @ Oct 16th 2007 1:42PM
Really Jerk Face? The lack of PS2 support is a man and has sex with other men? ; )
Jeez, and here I thought the Folsom Street Fair was raunchy. All this while, male b/c issues have been homosexually fornicating in retail channels right under our noses.
EihBeir @ Oct 16th 2007 4:40PM
"Leakiest"
"Come Ashore"
Is there a "Sinking Ship" metaphor to be found anywhere?
Cyro @ Oct 16th 2007 12:05PM
I bet all those fanboys that bought the system at $600 bucks must feel pretty good about this. Congrats your Blu-Ray player is now for sale at $400.
ruibing @ Oct 16th 2007 12:36PM
I don't know, I bought it at $500 right after the last price drop and I don't feel any grip against further price drops. Most people I know who bought the PS3 put a lot of thought into it before making the purchase, I did anyways...
Tesley @ Oct 16th 2007 6:13PM
To tell you the truth i really didn't care paying 599.99 for the system! I don't have to worry about BC or whatever the crap they wanna do with the cheaper SKU and i'm pretty sure whoever camped-out to buy the first batch of PS3 knew what they were getting themselves into. No regret whatsoever
KevinM @ Oct 16th 2007 11:23PM
well, it's not really a blu-ray player. They removed the HDMI, and if I'm not mistaken, that brings it down to DVD quality.
hvnlysoldr @ Oct 17th 2007 11:55PM
at 399 US DOLLARS I'd consider it over 599 US DOLLARS. But the blasted BC eats at me. So many KH and FF games will be rendered useless.
zhine @ Oct 16th 2007 12:06PM
It'll be nice to hear PS3 vs. 360 arguments not always degenerate to the cost argument for once. Sure, 360 owners will keep on hating, but whatever. I'll be perfectly content owning both...
Cellien @ Oct 16th 2007 12:06PM
Still a high price for an extremely slim (and mostly critically mediocre) game library. Good they are bringing the price down, but bring on some good games... and please something new AND GOOD besides MGS4 and Final Fantasy. Killzone looks interesting, but the first was a stinker so not so much of a system seller in my eyes.
DBX00 @ Oct 16th 2007 12:11PM
Ratchet and Clank and Eye of Judgment next week, Uncharted and Haze next month...the system already has the multiplatform titles and the exclusives have already started rolling.
Cellien @ Oct 16th 2007 12:20PM
While the games do hold some interest I have never been a Ratchet and Clank fan (not really sure why.. just has never seemed that appealing.) Eye of Judgment is obviously for table top game fans (opposite of video gamers!), and Haze looks interesting but is totally unproven thus far. Easily the most appealing game for the console this year is Uncharted. However, for the longest time, I thought Uncharted and the Lost game were the same. :\
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:22PM
some people play videogames and table top card games, just check penny arcade today for their take on it
I don't though
and isn't haze going on 360 too?
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:29PM
not anymore. Haze is a ps3-exclusive.
DBX00 @ Oct 16th 2007 12:32PM
When you say you want something new that usually comes with something that has yet be proven. Anyway, the Sony library is improving and isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Anyway, the console has games for a diverse audience which is why I like the platform. I can only tolerate one shooter at a time and so having a mix of games is appealing to me and I'm very excited about the next few months for all the systems. I've got enough to keep me occupied until 2008 when the heavy hitters come along.
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:34PM
hmm, i wonder how much sony paid for it to be exclusive.
oh well. guess i won't play it then
Mike @ Oct 16th 2007 12:30PM
YAY no BC. There goes PS3's only advantage
xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Oct 16th 2007 12:10PM
WOOHOO!!!! A Bluray Player at only $499.00 thats a steal!!!!
Bad Mojo @ Oct 16th 2007 12:11PM
Any word/idea on what they'll do with the remaining 60GBs?
Price cut? Bundle?
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:30PM
After the 60gb is finished, they won't be bringing it back.
So it will be $399 for a 40gb and $599 for an 80gb.
xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Oct 16th 2007 12:11PM
WOOHOO!!!! A Bluray Player at only $399.00 thats a steal!!!!
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:12PM
yeah, too bad i don't want a blueray player
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:12PM
No BC and No Games make Homer something something...
Hirsbrunner @ Oct 16th 2007 1:27PM
Go crazy?
Lemmiwinks @ Oct 16th 2007 1:44PM
DON'T MIND IF I DO!
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Oct 16th 2007 2:14PM
Don't mind if I do!
Eric @ Oct 16th 2007 12:13PM
looks like the 360 needs another price drop, might be a good time to sell my second system.
jsn @ Oct 16th 2007 12:33PM
While I wouldn't complain about a price drop, Microsoft doesn't need to drop their price when they have such a great list of games to help sell their system. As is the 360 is the best value in high end gaming.
deaftly @ Oct 16th 2007 12:13PM
i'll buy this just to watch transformers on blu-ray.... oh wait
xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Oct 16th 2007 12:14PM
Yeah me too!! huh?? LOL!!
Boss Tempo @ Oct 16th 2007 1:17PM
Haha - good one. Can't wait to watch it on HD tonight. All my Sony Fanboy friends are invited too (provided they bring popcorn)!
HD-DVD FTW!
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:14PM
so, is the lack of B/C prominently marked on the box?
CaptainAmericaX @ Oct 16th 2007 12:19PM
It better be
But knowing sony you know it probably won't. Either way though informed people like us will let those that are less informed in on sony's dark secret.
This sku is a joke in so many ways...
And I'm confused about the price. Is it 399 pounds or dollars?
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:26PM
it's both
so it'd be very cost effective if you live in the UK to pay US dollars to import one, if you don't get hosed on shipping (and if the system isnt region locked)
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:27PM
yeah, that pound-euro-USdollar-candoller conversion makes me wonder if sony is losing more money in the US on each ps3, or if they make a ton more per ps3 in europe, or what
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:31PM
It won't. It probably will be listed somewhere on the back in tiny tiny font that it won't have B/C.
Blast Processing Megadrive @ Oct 16th 2007 1:18PM
@blooh:
The PS3 is not region locked for PS3 games or Blu-ray movies. However, it IS region locked for legacy games and DVDs.
MasterInsan0 @ Oct 16th 2007 3:23PM
It's unlikely that the system will outright say "Is not backwards compatible with Playstation 2 games," but rather simply not list that as a feature in the table-o-features or whatever on the back of the box.
Unless, of course, they're going to try and sell backwards compatibility as a feature on the higher-end PS3, in which case they'd have a table comparing the different SKUs on the back of them, and the little checkmark wouldn't be there for BC on the 40gb.
0ldb0y @ Oct 16th 2007 12:16PM
And so you take the cost savings, purchase a PS2 and some duct tape...
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:18PM
ps2's are still over $100 (brand new). if you're willing to get a 40gb ps3 and a ps2, just wait for the 60gb's to sell out and the 80gb to drop to $500
I'm waiting for a b/c ps3 at $400, and 5 ps3 exclusives that I'd buy. I'll be waiting a few years
Mike @ Oct 16th 2007 12:21PM
$399 + no exclusive game that I want = No PS3
samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:22PM
Maybe they're going to try and pull a Sega Saturn and announce it the day it's available.
...that worked out well for Sega.
Eric Monse @ Oct 16th 2007 12:42PM
The streak continues! Count me out...
DBX00 @ Oct 16th 2007 12:35PM
I guess you guys missed the news that sales are up 178% in the UK since the launch of the new SKU. Seems like people are speaking with their pockets and they don't really care about BC.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/16/ps3-sales-surge-178-percent-in-the-uk/
blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 12:39PM
well english ppl are dumb. what do you expect
CaptainAmericaX @ Oct 16th 2007 12:41PM
Yeah and just like before the VERY NEXT week sales will have decreased dramatically once the sony faithful have gotten their cheap ps3's with bc.
Just like the psp went back to being last place against the DS after enjoying its week of being #1 thanks in part to FF.
Bottom line is that of course you expect to see a bump in sales. But how long will it last? Probably not long at all.
And when your sales are so low to begin with its not hard to see a more than 100% increase...christ a 30% in Wii sales would probably kill that 178% crap...