PS3 60GB version sold-out in the US
Sony recently stated that the last shipments of the 60GB version of the PS3 have shipped to retailers
“We no longer have any inventory in SCEA warehouses. All inventory has been purchased and shipped to retailers.”, stated SCEA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Dave Karraker. This sales boom followed shortly after Sony’s announced price drop of 100 US dollars for the 60GB model just before this year’s E3. Moreover, after just one month of the announcement, the PS3 has outsold the Xbox360 by 2000 units in Canada in July for the first time, spiking from 98.000 units to 159.000 units.
How much of this could be considered good news? First of all, it is rumored that this is the only version that will have the Emotion Engine 2 hardware backward compatibility support. Second of all, Sony will promote its flagship version of the PS3, the one with 80 GB storage capacity that’s priced at 599 US Dollars. So, if you’re living in the US and want to get a 499 $ PS3 with full hardware backward compatibility for PS1 and PS2 games, visit your local retailer and maybe you will get one while stocks last.