PLAYSTATION 3 CECHH00 Series: Press Release

Thanks to the corporate site for Sony of Japan. We have a press release for the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 model series CECHH00. We also have some tech specs, view those below:

Product Name		PLAYSTATION®3
Product Code		CECHH00（Black） CECHH00 CW（Ceramic White）
CPU		Cell Broadband Engine™
GPU		RSX™
Audio output		Dolby Digital 5.1ch, DTS 5.1ch, LPCM 7.1ch, AAC, others *1 *2
Memory		256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Hard disk	2.5” Serial ATA	40GB*3
Inputs/outputs *4	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)	2
Networking		Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) ×1
		IEEE 802.11 b/g
		Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller		Wireless controller (Bluetooth)
AV output	Resolution	1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i
	HDMI OUT connector *5	1
	AV MULTI OUT connector	1
	Digital out (optical) connector	1
BD/DVD/CD drive (read only)	Maximum read rate	BD x2 (BD-ROM) DVD x8 (DVD-ROM) CD x24 (CD-ROM)
Power		AC 120V, 60Hz
Power consumption		Approx280W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part)		Approx. 325×98×274 mm (12.8 x 3.86 x 10.79 in) (width x height x length)
Mass		Approx. 4.4kg (9.7 lb)

And here is the press release:

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) responsible for business operations in Japan, today announced that it would launch a new PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) model in Japan on November 11th at a recommended retail price of 39,980 yen (including tax). The new PS3 is equipped with a 40GB hard disk drive (HDD) and comes in two color variations of “Clear Black” and newly introduced “Ceramic White” to meet a variety of users’ lifestyle and preferences. Along with the introduction of the new model, the company also announced that effective October 17th, 20GB HDD and 60GB HDD models currently available in the market will have a recommended retail price of 44,980 yen and 54,980 yen (including tax) respectively.

Moreover, DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller which was revealed at Tokyo Game Show, will become available in the Japanese market on November 11th in two colors of “Black” and “Ceramic White” at a recommended retail price of 5,500 yen including tax.

While holding the state-of-the-art technologies which define PS3 as an advanced platform to enjoy next generation interactive entertainment contents on Blu-ray Disc as well as via broadband network at home, new PS3 comes in the market at a highly attractive price. Reflecting both the increased efforts to improve software development environment and the availability of a more extensive line-up of PS3 specific titles, the new PS3 will no longer play PlayStation®2 titles.

On the software front, more than 40 disc based software titles for PS3 as well as more than 30 of downloadable new PS3 games and demos via PLAYSTATION®Store in Japan have been released to date in the Japanese market since the system’s launch in November 2006 and more innovative and exciting new titles are expected to be released toward the holiday season, which include “Dynasty Warriors 6” (KOEI Co., Ltd.), “WORLD SOCCER Winning Eleven 2008” (Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.), and “TIME CRISIS 4 with GUNCON3” (NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.) as well as key upcoming first-party titles such as “GRAN TURISMO ５ Prologue”, “Ratchet and Clank FUTURE:Tools of Destruction” and “Heavenly Sword”.

Additionally, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment(Japan)Inc., SCEJ will give a complimentary copy of the original Blu-ray Disc movie, “Spider-Man™ 3”, to 200,000 purchasers of the 20GB HDD and 60GB HDD models that are currently available in the market from October 17th as well as new PS3 from November 11th as part of its marketing campaign.

SCEJ will continue to further expand the PS3 platform and create a new world of computer entertainment with innovative and exciting new titles and an enhanced line-up of PS3 systems.

[Thanks Kaddas!]