How come stores aren't selling 20 GB PS3 no more?

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#1 kouthao777
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I just wanna know do stores like Best Buy, Gamestop, Circuit City, etc. are still selling PS3 with 20 GB?  Because I wanna save more money just by getting the 20 GB one.

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#2 DAGAMEKILLER360
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there is no such thing as a 40gb ps3 only 20gigs and 60gigs.
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#3 jhch49
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because there's no 40 gb PS3, there are only 40 gb Wii's, and there's a 10gb xbox 360
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#4 The_Rick_14
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There never was a 40 gig. There was a 20 and a 60.
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#5 techargon
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um there never was a 40g, i think you are talking about the 20g, and sony isnt making that many of them if they even are still making them
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#6 rbrown3
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because there's no 40 gb PS3, there are only 40 gb Wii's, and there's a 10gb xbox 360jhch49
ummm...what? The Wii is only 512mb, and the 360 is 20 gigs, the 120gb 360 is coming out soon, where did you get your information from? If you find the person who told you that, smack them
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#7 bdhoff
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[QUOTE="jhch49"]because there's no 40 gb PS3, there are only 40 gb Wii's, and there's a 10gb xbox 360rbrown3

ummm...what? The Wii is only 512mb, and the 360 is 20 gigs, the 120gb 360 is coming out soon, where did you get your information from? If you find the person who told you that, smack them

I think he was joking there, sparky...
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#8 kouthao777
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My bad ppl.  I got it messed up.  Well, thanks for the replys.
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#9 crck
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Because Sony loses an additional $50 for each 20 gig they sell.  They have pretty much cut off supply to retailers.  I think they either did this by raising the wholesaleprice on the 20 gig or lower the wholesale price on the 60 gig.  Either way they made it unprofitable for Retailers to even bother carrying it anymore.
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#10 Everon22
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Because Sony loses an additional $50 for each 20 gig they sell. They have pretty much cut off supply to retailers. I think they either did this by raising the wholesaleprice on the 20 gig or lower the wholesale price on the 60 gig. Either way they made it unprofitable for Retailers to even bother carrying it anymore.crck
Bleh, its annoying that sony cut off supplies has decidedly cut supply 4 months down the line. I was trudging around looking for a 20g myself, couldn't find one because no store has a desire to stock them -- dunno the reason why, but I figure sony has done something to annoy stores. If they knew that they were losing a ton of money on consoles so they decide to remove the emotion engine and then cut off supplies they shouldn't have bothered in the first place. I feel like they should of done their own thing and just released a single console version. Instead they felt they needed to compete with the 360 on a pricing war and shot theirself in the foot.
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#11 doogle13
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Sony stop selling 20GB PS3 because they were losing more money on it.  Only dumb people buy the 60GB, because the 20GB same thing except for the 40GB more of HDD and WiFi. 
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#12 FrenziedRaldo24
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Because people prefer the 60GB, the way owners are looking at it is if youre going to spend over half a grand for one you may as well go all-out. I know people who bought the 20GB and then sold it for the premium.
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#13 BoD_GOA_French
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Sony stop selling 20GB PS3 because they were losing more money on it. Only dumb people buy the 60GB, because the 20GB same thing except for the 40GB more of HDD and WiFi. doogle13
Can't forget about the Memory card slots and the chrome trim. :)
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#14 Gen-Gawl
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My bad ppl.  I got it messed up.  Well, thanks for the replys.kouthao777

Sony has discontinued the 20gig model.

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[QUOTE="crck"]Because Sony loses an additional $50 for each 20 gig they sell. They have pretty much cut off supply to retailers. I think they either did this by raising the wholesaleprice on the 20 gig or lower the wholesale price on the 60 gig. Either way they made it unprofitable for Retailers to even bother carrying it anymore.Everon22
Bleh, its annoying that sony cut off supplies has decidedly cut supply 4 months down the line. I was trudging around looking for a 20g myself, couldn't find one because no store has a desire to stock them -- dunno the reason why, but I figure sony has done something to annoy stores. If they knew that they were losing a ton of money on consoles so they decide to remove the emotion engine and then cut off supplies they shouldn't have bothered in the first place. I feel like they should of done their own thing and just released a single console version. Instead they felt they needed to compete with the 360 on a pricing war and shot theirself in the foot.

wow....one person makes a speculation statement and now it's true? There is no proof that Sony has cut supplies. Retailers just don't want the 20GB. EB Games manager stated that everybody seems to want the 60GB PS3 so theres no real reason to have both. Is this Sony's fault? No. It's the consumer choosing.
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[QUOTE="kouthao777"]My bad ppl. I got it messed up. Well, thanks for the replys.brianpoetzel

Sony has discontinued the 20gig model.

proof?
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#17 lyndonAPI
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Those of you that are saying Sony discontinued it are wrong- they never did. Stores are seeing more interest in the 60 GB model and they are deciding not to carry the 20 GB. Get your facts straight.

They are getting harder to find ( Sony made more 60 GB than 20 Gb in the first place) but with some digging around you should be able to find one. Iff all else fails there should be some available on eBay. 

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#18 dboy482
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trust me when i say this U DONT WANT THE 20 GIG MODEL    eventually, i hope u realize this
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#19 -DirtySanchez-
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they no longer sell the 20 gig because people prefer the 60 gig
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#20 GARRYTH
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trust me when i say this U DONT WANT THE 20 GIG MODEL    eventually, i hope u realize thisdboy482
and why not. i have one. i already had a internet wire behind my tv so no need the wifi. those memory slots are useless because i don't even own a device that has one xcept for a camora but have usb cable that is the same thing as the controller one so no need. if i want a bigger hd i will by a bigger one like 120g. 500
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#21 maxwelmer
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because spaze sony wants you to waste your money on $600 dollar console half claimed graphic !

 

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#22 ddldave
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because since the elite is too close to the price of the 20gb ps3. and most 360 fanboys are like 12. they know that the 360 fanboys will try to get their hands on a ps3 instead of elite because they want the blu-ray player and 8 cell core processor and all the great games. and sony can't afford to have little kids on their system so they stopped making 20 gb so the 360 fanboys will stay fanboys.
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#23 Javy03
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I just wanna know do stores like Best Buy, Gamestop, Circuit City, etc. are still selling PS3 with 20 GB?  Because I wanna save more money just by getting the 20 GB one.

kouthao777
Stores dont sell 20gb consoles because Europe doesnt have them, and because the in NA and Japan customers and stores requested the 60gb over the 20gb console. I have a 20gb and am totally happy with it but I have noticed that the average person just wants the best of the best and doesnt really care if they need all the extra bells and whistles.
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#24 Password1233456
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because it sucks
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#25 navigata
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Its not that they ARENT selling them at all, but its just that they are selling at a very low quantity...there is a demand for more space and extra features, and if 100 bucks gets you that, then why not get the 60 gig..
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#26 LoboSolo
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there is no such thing as a 40gb ps3 only 20gigs and 60gigs.DAGAMEKILLER360

Where did the 40 GB come form? The original poster just said he wanted the 20GB to save money.

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#27 Bleach_is_basic
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Not even Sony's own online store stocks the 20gig model anymore. That's a pretty good indication of how Sony feels about the 20gig model. http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=tvvideo_hav_ps3&Dept=tvvideohttp://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27984
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#28 bdhoff
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[QUOTE="DAGAMEKILLER360"]there is no such thing as a 40gb ps3 only 20gigs and 60gigs.LoboSolo

Where did the 40 GB come form? The original poster just said he wanted the 20GB to save money.

The original poster edited his post.
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#29 dboy482
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i just think the 60gb is better because ya nvr no wen ya myt need the memory card ports. And it looks better lol i live in the uk so i had no choice in the matter but i would have bought the 60 gig anyway.
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#30 Gen-Gawl
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[QUOTE="brianpoetzel"]

[QUOTE="kouthao777"]My bad ppl. I got it messed up. Well, thanks for the replys.eclipsed4utoo

Sony has discontinued the 20gig model.

proof?

Well, they say it's not official but no one is selling it anymore and even sony's online store doesn't carry it. If they are still making it then why aren't they selling it?

 

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_ParametricSearch-Start

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#31 slyydevil
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It's all but a done deal for the 20 gig...here's some clarification...
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#32 Tetsumori
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Sony stop selling 20GB PS3 because they were losing more money on it. Only dumb people buy the 60GB, because the 20GB same thing except for the 40GB more of HDD and WiFi. doogle13
Uh good Sir, I bought the 60GB because of the Wi-Fi so I could have less ethernet cables laying around the house. Plus I don't mind adding $100 to my purchase because I did the same with the 360 buying the Wi-FI adapter for it.