Sony has just announced a new addition to the ever-changing Playstation 3 lineup: an 80GB model. The new 80GB Playstation 3 won't come bundled with any games, but it will come with the new, fancy DualShock 3 controller, which brings rumbling to the next-gen console. What isn't clear is how well it'll handle backwards compatibility — that is, playing Playstation 2 discs — as previous models haven't been too consistent in that regard.

It's due to hit in September for $399. Undoubtedly, it'll be unceremoniously yanked from the shelves for another minutely updated version not too many months later. Hey, Sony knows what they're doing, right? Let's just trust them on this one.

Via Gizmodo