Sony: No plan to release 80GB PS3 in Europe

Good news and bad news time. First, the good: it’s confirmed that the 80 GB PS3 does exist and will be available for sale on June 16, priced at KWR 518,000 (about US$558). The bad news: there are currently no plans to release the new version to European shores – this little tidbit of misery confirmed by a spokesman from the big Sony Computer Entertainment Europe itself.

Feeling left out? Don’t be. Although Korea WILL be getting the PS3s with the 80GB hard drive, it’s the only version that’s going to be released there – no 20GB or 60GB PlayStation 3 joy for them.

And if you still feel you’re missing out, the spokesperson personally reassured that despite the extra space, there’s nothing to distinguish the Korean PS3 from the European PS3. His statement, verbatim:

“The chassis of the 80GB Korean PlayStation 3 is identical to the chassis of the European version. The only exception is the larger hard drive.”

Well, maybe it’s not really bad news. 20 extra gigabytes (60 if you have the 20GB PlayStation 3) isn’t all that much to get high-strung about. Still, we’d like to hear what you think – you know the drill. Updates as we get them!

Good news and bad news time. First, the good: it’s confirmed that the 80 GB PS3 does exist and will be available for sale on June 16, priced at KWR 518,000 (about US$558). The bad news: there are currently no plans to release the new version to European shores – this little tidbit of misery confirmed by a spokesman from the big Sony Computer Entertainment Europe itself.

Feeling left out? Don’t be. Although Korea WILL be getting the PS3s with the 80GB hard drive, it’s the only version that’s going to be released there – no 20GB or 60GB PlayStation 3 joy for them.

And if you still feel you’re missing out, the spokesperson personally reassured that despite the extra space, there’s nothing to distinguish the Korean PS3 from the European PS3. His statement, verbatim:

“The chassis of the 80GB Korean PlayStation 3 is identical to the chassis of the European version. The only exception is the larger hard drive.”

Well, maybe it’s not really bad news. 20 extra gigabytes (60 if you have the 20GB PlayStation 3) isn’t all that much to get high-strung about. Still, we’d like to hear what you think – you know the drill. Updates as we get them!