Sony Announces 80GB PS3 for Japan and Will Come With Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III
Sony announced today that the 80GB PlayStation 3 SKU that was released in the United States and Europe is going to be made available in Japan starting on October 30, 2008. The console will sell for 39,980 yen which translates to about $401 in America and will come bundle with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III. The announcement comes just days after it was confirmed that the Xbox 360 beat the PS3 in sales for the month of September.
Since it was released two year’s ago in Japan, the PS3 has lagged behind the Wii from the movement it came out. We think the PS3 hasn’t lived up to the expectations in terms of sales isn’t just because of software, but really the price point. The system is just to much and they should just lower the price of their previous model instead of giving the option of a larger hard-drive.
Hard-Drive space shouldn’t be the concern and hopefully someday soon Sony will realize this before it’s to late.
Source: tgbus
