EB Games manager: We will stop selling PS3 20GB models

Is the 20GB model of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) going to be extinct in the future? We’re not too certain on what’s the real score on that, but judging from the rate that things are going, it is highly probable. In fact, just the other day, we learned that the online shop Sony Style US just pulled out the said models.

To add to that, we got a tip today from Kaizer_911, a manager for the retail chain EB Games, that his company is no longer purchasing new stocks of the PS3 20 GB model. According to Kaizer_911, the revelation was made through an e-mail from the company’s higher-ups and the reason given was that “the demand and interest in the 60GB model out weighs that of the 20GB model.”

Mote interestingly, Kaizer_911 went on and divulged that EB Games is currently devising a way to honor the PRP (warranties) sold on the console’s smaller model. Another e-mail was sent, accordingly, in relation to this and part of it reads,

If a customer is trying to claim the PRP on a 20GB PS3, and your store doesn’t have any, nor do any of your other local stores, you MUST email Store Operations of this issue and we will send you one from the warehouse within 2-3 days. This is currently how the PRP replacement plan is going, we are still looking into other ways to honor these PRP customers should the warehouse no longer have stock of the 20GB model.

A couple of weeks ago, it should be remembered that Best Buy admitted and confirmed that it is finally removing the 20GB model from its shelves. Uh, Mr. David Karraker, where are the 20GB models allocated for North America?

Meanwhile. in case we missed anything, Kaizer_911’s full message can be found at the Full Article

Is the 20GB model of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) going to be extinct in the future? We’re not too certain on what’s the real score on that, but judging from the rate that things are going, it is highly probable. In fact, just the other day, we learned that the online shop Sony Style US just pulled out the said models.

To add to that, we got a tip today from Kaizer_911, a manager for the retail chain EB Games, that his company is no longer purchasing new stocks of the PS3 20 GB model. According to Kaizer_911, the revelation was made through an e-mail from the company’s higher-ups and the reason given was that “the demand and interest in the 60GB model out weighs that of the 20GB model.”

Mote interestingly, Kaizer_911 went on and divulged that EB Games is currently devising a way to honor the PRP (warranties) sold on the console’s smaller model. Another e-mail was sent, accordingly, in relation to this and part of it reads,

If a customer is trying to claim the PRP on a 20GB PS3, and your store doesn’t have any, nor do any of your other local stores, you MUST email Store Operations of this issue and we will send you one from the warehouse within 2-3 days. This is currently how the PRP replacement plan is going, we are still looking into other ways to honor these PRP customers should the warehouse no longer have stock of the 20GB model.

A couple of weeks ago, it should be remembered that Best Buy admitted and confirmed that it is finally removing the 20GB model from its shelves. Uh, Mr. David Karraker, where are the 20GB models allocated for North America?

Meanwhile. in case we missed anything, here’s Kaizer_911’s full message:

I’m a manager at EB Games and the company sent out an email last week in regards to no longer purchasing the 20GB PS3 from Sony. The email also went on to say that the reason for doing such is because the demand and interest in the 60GB model out weighs that of the 20GB model. Also the company is scambling to come up with a method of honoring PRP (warranties) sold on the 20GB models. Currently its not a very pretty one at that…

In an emal sent just a few days it go it reads… If a customer is trying to claim the PRP on a 20GB PS3, and your store doesn’t have any, nor do any of your other local stores, you MUST email Store Operations of this issue and we will send you one from the warehouse within 2-3 days. This is currently how the PRP replacement plan is going, we are still looking into other ways to honor these PRP customers should the warehouse no longer have stock of the 20GB model. If you have any further question please email Store Operations. I’m currently on vacation at the moment, but once I get back I will email store operations and see what they say about possibly “upgrading” to the 60GB and/or what happens if the warehouse doesn’t have any 20GB to send me for the customer claiming a PRP.