80GB PlayStation 3 to launch in Europe

Will be £299, on sale in August

80GB PlayStation 3 to launch in Europe. Gaming, Gaming hardware, PS3, Sony 0

17 July 2008 9:35 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Although we've yet to see an official release, SCEE boss David Reeves has announced that the new 80GB PlayStation 3, just confirmed for the US, will also launch in Europe.

The new console will be available from 27 August, although the video download service that Sony confirmed at the E3 gaming event will not see European availability.

Reeves said: "PS3 80GB - we will introduce this in the PAL markets on August 27, it will be a simultaneous release. It will come in at EUR 399, GBP 299, and we will be doing promotional bundles from the middle of September to the end of December at various prices ... the 80GB replaces the 40GB".

The 80GB version offers a bigger hard drive that Europe has seen before, but will lose backwards compatibility.

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  • Why in the bloody hell didn't they put PlayTV inside it if they're going to give it a PVR sized HDD? Digital TV compliance would have been the one upshot of their entire presence at E3 this year.

    They might aswell have not even turned up because in my view their worthwhile announcements were so few and far between.     Posted by L.Rawlins, UK
  • l rawlins you need to take a chill pill pal! Posted by sam cooper, uk
  • its too late to launch the 80gb as many ps3 buyers now have the 60gb or the 40gb. Also L.Rawlins is corrects they should put playtv in the 80gb beings as the hard-drive is big enough lastly they should launch the satin silver nad white ps3 as having it imported from asia can be risky for UK residents Posted by jordan, uk

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