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PlayStation 3 to Cost $829, $999

Sony has released the final pricing details for the PlayStation 3. The unit will come in two flavours: one with a 60 GB hard drive for $999 and one with a smaller 20 GB hard drive for $829.

The pricing is steeper than many initially hoped for, especially considering that the Xbox 360 currently sells in America for US$299 (AU$389) and US$399 (AU$519) with 20 GB hard drive. There's still no word on the price for Nintendo's Wii, but US$249 (AU$324) is the current E3 rumour.

As for a final, concrete release date, Sony is committing to a November 17th launch date in the US and a November 11th launch date in Japan. Sony have previously promised that Australia would get the Playstation 3 at the same time as the USA, so until we hear otherwise it looks like November 17th will also be our PS3 launch date.

Sony also pledged to have 2 million PS3's available during the launch window, but that supply will be for the global market meaning that shortages are extremely likely. Sony plans to ship 4 million PS3s worldwide by the end of 2006, and 6 million by March 2007.

This PS3 pricing announcement capped an otherwise humdrum E3 media briefing; the only other surprise was the announcement that the PS3's controller would include gyroscopic sensors that will enable it to respond to movement, much like Nintendo's Wii.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

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