40GB unit to sell for £299 [ca. 3300 kroner] with no PS2 backwards compatibility
Sony has dropped the price of the 60GB PlayStation 3 to GBP 349 and introduced an "entry level" 40GB model to retail at GBP 299.
The repositioned prices will come into effect on October 10, with the new 60GB "value pack" including two first-party games for the GBP 349 [ca. 3850 kr.] asking price, along with a single controller.
It takes the place of the current Sony GBP 425 bundle, which included the console, two first-party games and an extra Sixaxis controller.
At the lower price point is the new 40GB model which only features two USB ports rather than four, and loses the multi-memory card slot and backwards compatibility with the PlayStation 2 back catalogue.
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