I bought the 80g model that came with motorstorm AND a sony BD remote for 100$ more that the 40g will cost so it's not a big deal for me. 200$ wouldn't be worth the difference though, so I'm almost sad for the people who bought it at the maximum price point... But it's really great, in fact, because now a LOT more people will be able to enjoy the PS3, and that could mean more exclusives and that would mean even more PS3 gamers,etc, and then, more people online

the 80gb still has backwards compatibility but the 40gb dosent and the 20gb is dead and the 60gb is dying? wtf sony. I have all three next gen platforms and a ds and a psp and a gba so i'm covered on all fronts. but i hope the ps3 dosent flop. I think the way they are doing buisness is retarded. they need to add achievements. make the xmb accessible in game for custom soundtracks, hurry up with rumble and make 2 or more profiles accessible at once. I hate the fact that if i jump in when my roommate is playing warhawk i cant rank up.

by no backwards comnpatibility do they mean not even software,or do they mean no ps2 chips like every other ps3? thats quite confusing cause i dont see a point in NOT software emulating something at least.

well thats the thing. There is NO reason they shouldnt at least software emulate it. at the very most all it would cheapen is nand costs,which wouldnt be all that much,probably 30 bucks at most,and 30 bucks isnt worth losing backwards compatibility.

Instead of 40 GB PS3s to be released on US this November, the title should be 40 GB PS3s to be released in US this November.