Sony has announced that it’ll be launching the "Satin Silver" model of the PS3 in Japan — thereby boosting its sales to seven consoles, instead of the previous five sold this year.
The Satin Silver PS3 will go on sale on March 6th for 39,800 yen, or £190, or ten thousand dollars, because, quote, "Sony has to make a profit somehow."
The 40GB model offers no extra features of functionality — in other words, this isn’t the mystic, new PS3 that’s been rumored to arrive sometime soon. The change is purely cosmeting.
Sony is also offering a DualShock 3 controller in matching Satin Silver but isn’t bundling it with the console. Why, you ask? We really don’t know.
The new release follows the Ceramic White PS3 in Japan last year — which will soon launch in the States as well. Which makes us wonder, quietly, at night, why Japan gets everything cool and we get it a year later.
