less expensive and cant play PS or PS 2 games. No HDMI too ?

http://kotaku.com/gaming/skubar/retailers-...ixed-306294.php

More evidence of the all-but-confirmed "low cost model" 40GB version of the PLAYSTATION 3 has popped up in a variety of locations, with Best Buy stock listings showing the new hard disk drive equipped model packed with a copy of Spider-man 3, the movie, on Blu-ray. It's unclear how that's an incentive. The retailer lists the in-stock date as October 28th.

In addition to Best Buy's internal documentation, European retailer Play is now soliciting interest on its web site for the PS3 40GB model, aka the CECHG01. Play specifies the console as having only 2 USB ports and being incompatible with PlayStation 2 games.

No confirmation on price yet, but we're hearing talk of 449 Euro for the newest model and expect to learn more within the week.

Sony's $399 PS3 confirmed by Best Buy? [Engadget]
Sony Playstation 3 PS3 Console With 40GB HDD [Play via PS3Fanboy]

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This post has been edited by g5sim: Oct 3 2007, 07:07 AM

does this mean they have removed the EE-GS chip on the mobo?
but there still is possibility to emulate via software rite? via custom firmware... keke

cheaper ps3 is definitely good, at least for consumer ... but hopefully sony state clearly what are the differences to let consumer decide ...

now the latest reports is that Sony is planning to launch the New SKU on October 12. 8 more days to go for cheaper PS3

i hope its equipped with the 65 nm chipset and free of 3 roda impian

hahah pwned!

when will the new model gonna be released?
without HDMI is a bad thing? still can reach 1080p right?
very newb about hd stuffs

399 usd

the HDMI thingy not confirm yet, maybe got maybe not. People are speculating that the $399 will be without the HDMI output because making Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Pioneer will be very angry at Sony if HDMI is included. People will be drawn to get a dua function $399 PS3 instead of the one function only BD players at <$500.

anyhow - since Xbox component can support 1080p gaming content, PS3 should be able to do the same lah.

yeah, i read that rumors that they'll remove E.E chip and the ps2 gfx board. to cut cost.
what i dont get it, isnt backward compatibility is within the software itself?
how are they gonna implement that when newer firmware with patching ps2 games
be installed on these non-backward ps3?.

hopefully they'll release this soon, coz raya is not so far away
erk, spiderman 3 bd? i'd rather use it to clean my shyte.

US people like shyte - Spidey 3 is the highest gross movie for the whole of 2007