Why doesn't Sony just keep the $499 SKU, and sell like.. a 200GB HDD for something like $159.99 or so?

That would not only give them the whole "one SKU" they want, but it would also make up the $100 sales difference for people that would want a larger HDD. Why not make use of the easy-access HDD bay, and just cover that in their warantee if taken to a Sony affiliate or whatever?

I dunno really, but this whole Price drop, product drop stuff is silly. and either way, 60-80GB is NOT a significant enough difference for anything. They should still supply at least 160GB HDD, if not 200, for a moderate price compared to the current market.
0rin

why would sony sell an HDD when its interchangeable with any sata 2.5" laptop harddrive( ok most not all) that would make no sense to the reason they made it so you can choose.

SKU= Stock Keeping Unit, just monitors items sold

It better be fake I like the analog sticks where they are already.ttobba07

if that is real, you wont even notice the difference it would be just like the 360 controller and its almost better IMO having them set up ike tat with a little space between them

$60 for bluray version with headset. $30 to $40 for psn download.crck

Just when things are getting good for the PS3, they have to go & pull this crap. I mean, they just dropped the price of the 60 GB model to $500, got some more sales going, then they pull this crap about discontinuing it for the 80 GB model. What the hell? Why should people continue to pay much more money just for that system? Don't they realize that they couldn't get their 60 GB model selling at $600? They just want to throw it all away just for 20 more gigs of space & a game that you can get for much cheaper off of E-Bay for less. They should just focus on the 60 GB & can the 80 GB altogether.

Is it just me or is it that this company is being run by idiots?garland51

if you have 4 million 60gb ps3's ready for sale whats the quickest way to get rid of them, just what sony is doing now people are going to buy them up for the cheaper price since its only limited time plus, people will get them for holiday presents now so thats alot of potential to catch up to the other consoles quick espcially with all the knowon problems of the xbox is having right now. i already have a ps3 so i could really care less, i know they will be around and until you, me or any others that talk are in charge of their strategy which has seemed to not really totally fail them yet i say let it run