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Rumor: 80Gig PS3 to come back bigger and better

Ars tecnica has reported that Sony dose intend to phase out the 80gig Playstation 3 unit. But Sony also wishes to keep to its dual SKU strategy. Once the 80gig unit has disappeared from circulation it will be replaced by a SKU with a higher capacity hard dive in the range of 120-160gigs and will come bundled with the new dual shock 3 and retail for the same price as the current 80gig unit.

Sony is, in fact, phasing out the 80GB PS3. Sony is going to stay with the two-SKU approach though, and the prices look to stay the same...
The Spiderman 3 pack-in will disappear as well once the 80GB unit is gone. In order to maintain a similar value proposition to the 80GB/Spiderman 3 bundle, I expect to see a storage increase to 120 or 160GB at the same price point, plus the new Dual-Shock 3 controller

While this remains only a rumor at the moment. Ars tecnica has been correct with their rumor reports multiple times in the past.