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Rumor: Leaked MS email confirms 60GB SKU, more
Well as E3 approaches, it looks Microsoft just can't keep a lid on their announcements. The lowered price on the 20GB unit has been rumored for a while now, and the idea has even been bandied about that its purpose was to clear the shelves to make room for a 60GB unit. While this of course is ...
Rumor: 20GB Xbox 360 is out, 60GB is in
TrustedReviews is pretty confident about their latest "world exclusive" – they say the Xbox 360's 20GB hard drive is going the way of the Core system (read: dying), and in its place we'll have a 60GB Pro system. While the site is sure their info is on the money, they're not sure about when ...
Rumor: New 360 SKU on the way?
To go with our "New Xbox Live" rumor, here's another rumor about a supposedly new product out of the Microsoft camp. Amazon.com is reporting that many of the current 360 SKU's are "Discontinued by the manufacturer," and this is hitting right at a time when there's swirling talk about how there are ...
Arcade 360 to see lower price in Japan
Struggling as they are in Japan, Microsoft has pulled another move in a desperate attempt to gain (or perhaps simply lose no more) ground. The Premium 360 there had previously been priced at 34,800 yen, and on March the 6th Microsoft will launch the Arcade to the tune 27,800 yen, which is (one ...
Sony insider talks PS3 SKU strategy
GameDaily BIZ tapped one of its "very reliable" Sony sources to find out what's going on with the never-ending roller coaster of PS3 SKUs and strategy. According to the source the executive teams and product strategists are meeting this week in Japan and "there are a lot of different strategies ...
No plans for 120GB PS3 in UK, says Sony
With rumors predicting the imminent disappearance of the PlayStation 3's 80GB model and its subsequent substitution by a new SKU in America, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has chimed in and told GamesIndustry.biz that it currently has no plans to introduce a 120GB PS3 to the UK. Whereas the ...
Smaller Blu-ray laser could reduce PS3 production costs
It really does seem like we can't throw a stick without hitting a new PS3 SKU or news of a price drop -- a recent advancement in Blu-ray technology could signal the creation of yet another PS3 model or lowered price for the system some time in the near future, should Sony decide to incorporate it ...
Joystiq Holidaze: explaining the Xbox 360 SKUs
We'd love to say picking up Xbox 360 is as easy as going to the store and grabbing the first box with the console's name on it. For better and worse, this generation of consoles gives consumers many choices at the (potential) expense of causing confusion at the store. So it's with this in mind ...
New PS2 coming to Japan: same price, same size
Sony has announced a new model of the Playstation 2 for release in Japan, which features an internal power supply and weighs less than the current slim-line model. Despite these changes, the unit will not receive a drastic cosmetic makeover, and will sell at the same price as the current PS2 ...
Today in Joystiq: October 25, 2007
Kudos to Wired's Chris Kohler for making this Venn Diagram, which sums up the four available PlayStation 3 models in the US (sorry Europeans, your 60 GB unit doesn't have full backwards compatibility). Check out the highlights for today: Joystiquery Off the Grid: Out of country (part two) Reminder: ...
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