Andre Yoskowitz
7 Aug 2007 15:20
Sony has begun shipping their PlayStaion 3 80GB model, returning the company's lineup to two models.
The new unit will have 20GB of extra storage, and comes bundled with a copy of Motorstorm. There are no added features to the new model, but there is one notable removal. The "emotion engine", the hardware engine used for added backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games has been removed to save costs on the system.
The 60GB model continues to sell at its lowered $499 USD price tag, but analysts are awaiting an announcement that will show that the model is either canceled or will have the emotion engine removed as well.
The 80GB model will begin selling this week for $599 USD.
Source:
Electronista