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Rumor Update: Sony Killing Off 80GB PS3?

matt buchanan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:30:23 EST

Yesterday, word was that Best Buy is days away from dropkicking the 80GB PS3 off its shelves. Today, the PS380 jumps from the "threatened" to the "endangered" list—Game Daily Biz says another major retailer confirms something is indeed "afoot" with 80GB supplies. And an analyst translates "afoot" to mean "impending doom." But, there's a kink in this kerfluffle.

The probably overpaid Janco Partners analyst thinks Sony is putting the plastic bag over the 80GB PS3's head "because it has failed to meet internal sales projections." Fair reasoning, except that the 80-gig model outsold the cheaper 40-gig version last quarter according to the NPD. Shocker, right? It surprised me, GDB and Sony, apparently.

So what exactly is going on with the PS3? Or Sony's head? [Game Daily Biz]

Sony Europe President: 60GB PS3 Getting the Axe in America [UPDATE: Not]

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:15:43 EDT

[UPDATE: Probably not true.]SCEE President David Reeves revealed in an interview that the 60GB PS3's long-overdue price cut is actually a fire sale, at least in America. When the last one is sold, it will be just that—the last one. It's entirely possible we could see a "clarification" of the statement, but Reeves was pretty unambiguous in his language.

So once the 60GB is gone, that will be the end of the 60GB then?
In America, yes.
Why not offer the 80GB model in Europe?
The difference between 60GB and 80GB is not really necessary. The difference in cost between a 60 and 80 is just Euro cents; it's nothing, because the cost of memory is so small.

Probably we could have gone for 80GB, but does it really make any difference? We just know that we get a better supply on the 60GB than we will on the 80GB. So we chose to continue with the 60GB until we find that we can get something better, maybe lower cost. It just didn't seem necessary to us.

So there's going to be a "better supply on the 60GB" in Europe, eh? Wonder where it's coming from. [GamesIndustry via Kotaku]

Update: Yes, it is being discontinued

Flying Toasters Spotted, Bounce Back from Extinction

Charlie White — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:56:03 EDT

Everybody thought they were extinct, but no. The once-revered Disjejunaridae Volaticus, known to the rest of us as Flying Toasters, have been spotted in the wild. Feared to be forever lost to dusty backup disks trapped next to that nasty little pamphlet in your daddy's bottom drawer, the classic screensaver has been revived and is no longer considered an extinct—or even endangered—species.

The best news is that this resurrected flying toaster screen saver, now known as ToasterClone, is now available for free downloading for Mac or PC in your choice of Classic and Modern styles. Get 'em while they're hot. Just don't let that IT geek catch you loading this on your PC at work, or you're the one who will be toast. – Charlie White

An Experiment23 lab test [UNEASYsilence] Thanks, Dan!