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Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the immediate availability of an 80 GB edition of its PlayStation 3 gaming console in North America, priced at $599 in the United States and at $659 in Canada. In addition to the console itself—and bundled Sixaxis controller—buyers also get a copy of the online-capable off-road racing game MotorStorm.

“The 80 GB PS3 offers expanded options in the PS3 family of products for those who want to enjoy more downloadable content,” said Peter Dille, SCEA’s senior VP of marketing, in a release. “The new model will provide ample storage space to meet the appetites of those who wish to download content today, and for many more years to come.”

Midway Games and video game developer Turbine Inc. today announced a special edition of their upcoming massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. This special edition of the game will price at around $60 and should be available April 24 at the same time the standard edition is released.

When Sony launched the PlayStation 3 gaming console in the United States in November, the company went to market with two editions: one with a 20 GB hard drive and a $499 price tag, and another with a 60 GB hard drive, wireless capabilities, and a $599 price. Although Sony says it hasn’t discontinued the 20 GB edition, the company says users and retailers have always preferred the 60 GB edition—so much so that Sony only offered the 60 GB edition in Europe when the console launched there last month.

Just a day after Microsoft officially announced its Xbox 360 Elite with a 120 GB hard drive and HDMI output, a required FCC filing hasrevealed that Sony is planning a new version of its PlayStation 3 gaming console with an 80 GB drive.

Currently, the PlayStation 3 is available in two configurations: a $499 edition with a 20 GB hard drive and wired controllers, and a $599 edition with a 60 GB hard drive and Bluetooth wireless capability. Although there is no official word from Sony on its plans for the 80 GB edition, the company has previously stated that retailers strongly prefer the 60 GB edition of the console—leading to low availability of the 20 GB edition, and prompting some potential customers balking at the console’s high price tags to wonder if Sony is trying to upsell as many buyers as possible. If Sony were to replace an offering in the existing PlayStation lineup, it seems logical to assume it would drop the 20 GB edition and add the 80 GB edition at the top of the line; otherwise, Sony might offer the 80 GB edition as a third, top-of-the-line configuration. No availability dates or pricing information is available for the 80 GB edition of the PlayStation 3.