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Read on for details of the new PlayStation®3 40GB, bringing you next generation entertainment at a lower price.
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) announced details of its exciting new PlayStation®3 40GB model that will launch throughout Australia on 11th October 2007 at the highly attractive price of $699.95RRP.
Providing an incredibly appealing entry point to the world of High Definition gaming and entertainment for the holiday season, the new PlayStation®3 brings the next generation of interactive home entertainment to homes across Australia.
Along with an ever expanding line-up of PlayStation®3 titles (a total of 65 titles tracking across all genres by Christmas), the new PlayStation®3 is equipped with a 40GB HDD and includes all the features central to the High Definition entertainment experience; true next generation gameplay, stunning High Definition Blu-ray Disc™ movies, SIXAXIS™ wireless controller, Wi-Fi and HDMI connectivity, all powered by the Cell Broadband Engine™, the digital heart of PlayStation®3.
As with the 60GB PlayStation®3, the new PlayStation®3 features upgradeable firmware allowing new features and functionality to be added to the system as time progresses. A recent firmware update, for example, enabled PlayStation®3 to upscale DVD's played on the system to full 1080P High Definition.
The introduction of the new PlayStation®3 has been determined following user feedback from thousands of existing PlayStation®3 owners as well as research into future potential PlayStation®3 owners. The new model features two USB 2.0 ports rather than four and no longer includes the multi memory card port.
The new model is no longer backwards compatible with PlayStation®2 titles, reflecting both the reduced emphasis placed on this feature amongst later purchasers of PlayStation®3, as well as the availability of a more extensive line-up of PlayStation®3 specific titles.
"The introduction of the new PlayStation®3 has been the result of extensive research into the entertainment needs and preferences of the next generation of PlayStation®3 owners," said Michael Ephraim, Managing Director SCE Aust. and New Zealand. "It has allowed us to deliver an extremely advanced, yet incredibly affordable High Definition gaming and entertainment system, configured to the needs of the next generation of PlayStation®3 owners. PlayStation®3 has always been the device of choice for the discerning gamer and entertainment seeker, the new PlayStation®3 along with our extensive list of new and exclusive game franchises makes it, more than ever, the perfect High Definition entertainment system."
| Publish date: | 05/10/07 |
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| Category: | News |
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