Sony PlayStation 3 Getting 250 GB Hard Drive on November 3

October 16, 2009 By Geoff Duncan

After cutting the price on the 120 GB PlayStation 3 to better compete with the Xbox 360 and the Wii, Sony is launching a 250 GB PS3 on November 3 for $349.99.

Back in August, Sony took the wraps off a new PS3 Slim, a sleeker version of its gaming console with a slimmed-down price designed to better compete with the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii game consoles for the upcoming holiday season. But now Sony is again looking to appeal to the high end of the digital entertainment marketplace, announcing the at a 250 GB version of the PlayStation 3 console will go on sale in the United States on November 3 for $349.99. The 250 GB console uses the same form factor as the PS3 Slim, just packs more storage for folks who plan to spend a lot of quality time (and bandwidth) downloading movies, games, images, and other content from the PlayStation Network.

Like previous PlayStation 3 consoles, the new unit packs a Blu-ray drive, and comes with built-in Wi-Fi, HDMI output, two USB ports, and a wireless Dualshock controller.

The new high-end PS3 comes as a new spate of PS3 titles hits the shelves for the end-of-year holiday buying season, traditionally the most lucrative for the gaming industry. Among PS3 exclusives will be Uncharted 2 and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time,.

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DudicaL at 9:24pm 20th October 2009 I must say tho, the slims are sexy beasts too.
DudicaL at 9:22pm 20th October 2009 btw I upgraded mine from 60GB to 500GB over a year ago for $120. Yes good deal. Plus I got a launch PS3500GB. Reflowed with higher grade solder (custom chip soldering) AKA: The Beast
1. TechFreak at 12:26am 21st October 2009 Did you have to pay someone to put in the 500GB drive? Or did you do it yourself? Was it hard to do you think? I would be interested in upgrading the drive in my PS3 (I had bought the original 60gb version).Also, have you had heat issues due to the larger drive? I assume the heat is determined by the drive speed, not the size.
DudicaL at 9:18pm 20th October 2009 Ya, whatever. I payed $800 for my PS360GB and waited in line for 20 hours to get mine. For 349 you get your slim PS3, LOL.
Ian Bell at 6:22pm 17th October 2009 Not sure I understand the reasoning here. $349 seems about $50 higher than it should be. $299 seems to be the sweet point.Question: Are all new PS3's the Slim model? What happened to the shiny black one? I think that looks a lot better. Also, for $349, I would like that card reader back.