Despite being told by official sources earlier this week that rumꦿors of the 80GB PS3 being discontinued in Europe were "speculation," said rumors are gaining momentum as more info emerges.

A source inside major US retailer GameStop has informed us that supplies of the 80GB PS3's are no longer being replenish🐎ed, and the only units left are previously delivered units yet 🍌to be sold.

According to the informant, Sony wi🎃ll be introducin🐠g a 160GB SKU in replacement, although no price or release date details were given.

The reliability of said information is yet to be confirmed, but it is also reported that a conference call held at GameStop discussed the discontinuation of the 80GB SKU, with a 120GB PS3 on the way, to be bundled with ൩a rumble-enabled DualShock 3 controller.

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Jan 31, 2008