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Rumor: Wal-Mart memo says 40GB PS3 to be replaced in August

A Wal-Mart spreadsheet allegedly listing products that the company is having difficulty stocking states that the 40GB PS3 "will be replaced with [a] new model in early August."

Silogon5788d ago

Isn't surprising, maybe with it comes a smaller price tag. Would be nice to new adopters and contemplatives alike.

sonarus5788d ago

Hmmm. This is not the first time i am hearing this. Probably a cheaper model that comes with new parts

Real gamer 4 life5788d ago (Edited 5788d ago )

That is exactly what i am thinking. But i bet we will find out some time next week.

SixTwoTwo5788d ago

It could just be a Dual Shock 3 SKU.

Skip_Bayless5788d ago

SixTwoTwo is probably correct. As far as I can see the 40GB has what it takes to be a perfect low end model. It also already has the 65nm chips. It's the 80gb that might need to be changing cause that's the 90nm still.

Yoma5788d ago

They were going to make 65nm GPU I heard from somewhere? That will decrease the price.

Dark vader5788d ago

It just might be the different version of the ps3 that sony might break even with. I remember back then sony stating that they plan to break even with the ps3 by august. Maybe they wil throw a different color in too.

MazzingerZ5788d ago (Edited 5788d ago )

yes bigger HD...c'mon guys don't forget that SONY is making official the movie download service (for you in the US) during E3 so a bigger HD is needed, that's all, no slim no a whole new model, probably a 80 gigger + DS3

The Mikester5788d ago (Edited 5788d ago )

I think there just going to add the Dualshock3 controller, hopefully a slim version and bigger HD.

thesummerofgeorge5788d ago

Maybe bigger HDD to go with the new PSN movie store?

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Real gamer 4 life5788d ago

What do you guys think? perhaps a cheaper sku?

chaosatom5788d ago

yeah, with one that has dual shock 3, and honestly 40 gb is not a lot of space. I always need more. BC would also be welcome.

niall775788d ago (Edited 5788d ago )

a 40GB ps3 with BC at a slightly lower price (350) would be a good move

then again.. it could just be a newer chip set and its bundled with the DS3 (they did say there where planning to sell out of sixaxis by the end of summer)

Armyless5788d ago

This is already a rumor, and something many industry veterans expect. (Yes I know Sony is still selling mountains of PS2's)

himdeel5787d ago

...offer some way to trade in the old 40 gigs PS3 rigs for the newer model. If not I hope they offer firmware to play PS2 on all PS3 models.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

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Vader821d 15h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 15h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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