New Playstation 3 SKU is confirmed

Posted by TalkPlayStation.com

on Apr.01, 2008 at 8:25 am

There is a new PS3 SKY on the way and leaked information about the new machine is available. The FCC has let slip information regarding the new SKU, AK8CBEH1101 which is the new PS3 model. This could reduce the price of other models such as the 40 gig or 80 gig.

A post on the PS3Forums has information on the features updates/downgrades included in the new model:-

The FCC filing tells us that the new SKU has at least:

1 x HDMI Port
1 x AV Port
1 x LAN Port
2 x USB Ports
Bluetooth Ver. 2.0+EDR
WLAN 802.11b/g

Differences compared to previous SKUs:

It draws less current; Now only rated 3A down from the previous 3.2A

Bluetooth is the same version as before, however the Antenna gain is increased on Antenna1 from 0.21dBi (max) in the original 60Gb, up to 3.83dBi (max) in the new SKU. Antenna2 also sees an increase, from 4.13dBi (max) up to 4,92 dBi (max).

WLAN is still 802.11b/g, however there is a difference in Antenna gain too. ANT0 is now 0.69dBi from 0.10dBi previously, and ANT1 is now -0.26dBi from 0.91dBi.

Also included with the new model is the rumble enabled Dual Shock 3, not the Sixaxis.

Take a look at this site for more information.

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