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Could Increased PS3 Sales Be Causing a Shortage?

Sony has to be excited about its game console sales outlook for the present year. Followed by its victory in the HD format war, the PlayStation 3 seems to be enjoying the momentum it had lacked so far and that its competitors, namely Microsoft and Nintendo, had shared at different points in time during 2006 and 2007.

But the good news could stop there if Sony falls short of supply. This week Techspot tried to gather information from retail and online outlets and they all seemed to be out of stock of 80GB models (the only model in production carrying backwards compatibility), although the cheaper 40GB models were still available from a number of establishments.

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SUP3R6618d ago

Where has this guy been?
They pulled the 80G months ago.

Danja6618d ago

MGS4 will come bundled with an 80GB....so Sony didn't discontinue the 80GB...just the Motorstorm 80GB bundle.

The Killer6618d ago

every body knows that the 80GB will be discontinued sooner or later, i think they wanna replace it with more HDD with same price!

barom6618d ago

It could very well be that Sony saved a bunch of the 80gb intentionally for the MGS4 bundle. And honestly Sony kinda said the 80gb bundle (w/ motorstorm) was only going to be available for a limited of time when they announced it (they did call it limited edition too)

sonarus6618d ago

apparently taking out backwards compatibility really saved them money. In other words they lose less money off the 40GB than they do off the 80GB. Considering the way the 40GB has taken off, i doubt they will bring it back till the 80GB is cheaper to make. I also expect them to bring it back with a price cut.

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eagle216618d ago

The Motorstorm 80GB pack was pulled. June will be HUGE with the MGS4 80GB pack. Man it's gonna be HUGE!

SUP3R6618d ago

I apologize for not elaborating, but I meant they pulled it months ago in preparation for the new bundle.

eagle216618d ago

So many people want the 80GB and the Dualshock 3 (and a little game called MGS4) and it's the perfect bundle!

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sumfood4u6618d ago

PS3 comes in a bundle w/ MGS4 an grey looking PS3! so the 80GB isnt really gone just in reserve with one hella of a Game!

Mr_Kuwabara6618d ago

More like, in a coma and lost a lot of his brain cells.

TruthBTold6618d ago

Every one who has been reading about Sony's PS3 knows that the 80gb Motorstorm bundle has been discontinued in order to make way for the MGS4 bundle sooo.... no shortages, just new bundle which will be released in a little less than 3 months. Where do these people get the b@lls to write articles they know absolutly nothing about? Lame.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot11d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle10d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7710d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer19d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde17d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy17d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12517d ago (Edited 17d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7719d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga19d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199218d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga18d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman18d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger18d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box19d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion18d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7219d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7518d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit18d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14919d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7719d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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