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Macomb : IL : USA | 3 months ago  
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Apparently, Sony was so set on keeping the new Playstation model a secret that they went so far as to create a fictional company and submit a false name. Whether this was all publicicity or not is up for speculation.

The new models will be available on September 1 with a price tag of $299. At least according toCNet.PC magazine doesn't have a price of date of release yet. What is agreed upon is that the hard drive will be upgraded to 120 Gigabytes with an upgraded model having a 250 Gigabyte hard drive announced for a later date.

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