Sony still loves the 80GB PS3

So back during the GCD08, Sony’s Scott Steinberg told the media that the 80GB was on its way out. When all current inventories sold out, they would be all gone, hence a dried up supply during the Holiday Season. But it seems like the old Bond title, Never Say Never as the 80GB units have proved to be more popular then previously thought. Steinberg explains about the shift:

Reality is the price wasn’t that big of a deal and $499 sold a lot more than we thought, so the 80 GB got dry at retail not due to us artificially compressing it but the demand became greater than we thought. So you’ll see us replenish these in the marketplace. We’re still committed to our current strategy and there is much to do about nothing, I think is the way to think about it.

[GameDaily]