I may have to look into this.

 

Hmmm....from the research I've done now, the 80gb is being phased out (which I knew) and being replaced with a 120-160gb at the same price point, w the DualShock 3 controller. No date tho.

 

I'd wait for the dual shock controllers to come out if your in the market for one. You'd have to think that Sony wants to unleash all sorts of goodies now that the format war is over.
So if they are phasing out the 80gb, are they going to upgrade the 40gb to a larger size?(I'm guessing they might upgrade it to 60gb??

 

I have no drive to play Cock Band so 2 USB ports are fine for me. You can also fetch a USB expander for like $1 at a swap show or something like that.

BB has phased the 80gb out if I recall correctly.

 

are the new chips in the ps3s yet?

 

new chips?

edit: I know the Cell went from 90 to 65nm with the 40gb console ... bringing power rating down from 200 to 130-something.

Are you talking about the 45nms?

 

No, it does not.

Sony has the tutorial on their site on how to do it and even include a card in the box to show you how to do it. Takes about 3 minutes to swap them out.

 

Nah, it's a pain in the ass. I was thinking about doing it myself but after reading the instructions it turned me off.

Also, i'd get the most space i can out of my PS3 if i could. It's been recently reported that Devil May Cry 4 and Lost Planet both require 5GB of space on your Hard Drive. If you bought those 2 games that's 10GB gone right there. We dont even know how many other games are going to require that in the future.

Also, it's been reported too that BB and other retailers are pulling the 80GB version off the shelf in lieu of another one that hasn't been reported yet.

 

80gb are almost non-existent from my searches now. Only a week ago they were everywhere Worst case, i'll wait for the new one.

 

jaap