An 80GB version of the PS3 is set to be launched on June 16. However, you're not likely to find one of these PS3s on the shelves anytime soon where you live*. This 80GB PS3 is only set to be released in Korea, and Sony denies any plans to ship it to elsewhere.
Other than the increased hard drive capacity this PS3 is identical to the version that has been released in other PAL TV territories. Unfortunately for Koreans, this results in the lack of the Emotion Engine chip, preventing full PS2 and PSOne compatibility.
Although, it is already possible for an owner to simply swap out the hard drive that is already in their PS3 with a new one. The PS3 is compatible with any stand 2.5 inch hard drive, which means that you could grab a 500 or 800gig hard drive from anywhere that sells them, and pop them into your PS3, blowing all other consoles out of the water.
* unless you happen to live in Korea ;) |
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