Sony Drops 20GB PS3

Sony is discontinuing sales and support of the 20GB model of the PlayStation 3. Sony executives have cited the overwhelming popularity of the 60GB model in favor of it as their main reason. The two separate models that have been offered since the launch were intended to meet the diverse needs of their PlayStation fan base. However, the majority of consumers were obviously more than willing to spend about 20% more in exchange for triple the disk space.

It came down to spending only about $100 more for an item that already costs about $500 anyway. Most PS3 buyers probably aren't looking to save money as much as to buy the best possible system. So the tendency toward purchasing more rather than less storage, whether it be in digital cameras, mp3 players, PC's, etc. is what came into play. Other than the disk size, built-in WiFi and a few more storage media slots were about the only other difference between the two models.

Microsoft seems to be staying a step ahead of Sony. The expected release of their new Xbox 360 Elite model is around the end of April 2007, and it will feature a massive 120GB hard drive.

It seems that , as far as memory and storage space goes these days, the old saying "Less is more" is getting more and more obsolete.