With the recent discontinuation of the 80GB PS3 Bundle featuring the hit game Motorstorm, many were left wondering what Sony's plans were as no new higher-end PS3 SKU was announced at that time that retained any backward compatibility with PS2 games.
At their Destination PlayStation event today, Sony revealed their plans for a revamped bundle set to hit store shelves later this spring.
The new bundle, which will retail for $499, includes:
- 80GB PS3 (with the same backwards compatibility with PS2 games the previous 80GB model had)
- DualShock 3 controller
- Metal Gear Solid 4 game
Obviously, the new bundle won't launch until Metal Gear Solid 4 does, but it should make for a great value for the many gamers who were waiting for AAA game titles such as MGS4 before spending the money on a PS3 system.
The new DualShock 3 controller that is included with the new system bundle will also be available separately starting April 15 at an MSRP of $54.99. The DualShock 3, as its name implies, brings back the vibration feature made popular in earlier PlayStation consoles.
The reason for discontinuing the existing 80GB model so long before the launch of the new bundle wasn't revealed, but it seems likely that the new model will use the 65nm Cell processor currently found in the 40GB PS3 model. The 65nm Cell processor uses considerably less power and runs cooler than the 90nm Cell processor found in earlier PS3 models. If fabrication of the 90nm Cell processors has ceased, then it makes sense that the system using it would need to be discontinued -- or at least refitted with the newer processor.
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