Never one to be outdone by its European counterpart, Sony Computer Entertainment America just announced its very own 160GB PlayStation 3 bundle. Offering more than just €70 worth of downloadable game content, SCEA's bundle includes the recently unveiled 160GB PlayStation 3, Naughty Dog's excellent Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a PSN voucher for PAIN (expires March 30, 2009), and a DualShock 3 controller, for the price of $499.99.
Picking our way through the system's specs, it looks like the 160GB PS3 offers only 2 USB ports and no flash card readers, leading us to believe its functionally identical to the 40GB (now 80GB) low-end model. To put it another way: it appears the 160GB model will not have backwards compatibility for PS2 games. As for availability, the press release vaguely states "November." We'll try to get something definitive on the backwards compatibility situation.
Reader Comments (52)
Posted: Aug 20th 2008 3:19PM xeleion said
Now I'm trying to debate whether I should hold out for a PS3 with BC (either a newly released one or finding one used somewhere) or if I should just get one of this dumbed down new ones and keep my PS2 hooked up. :(
Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:44PM cesaria said
This looks like a good deal, but naturally, I'm confused out of my fucking mind. Sony, figure out what you want to sell your customers.
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