Sony finally revealed its plans for the PlayStation 3, which launches Nov. 17 in both the U.S. and Europe just six days after its debut in Japan. There will be two different versions - similar to Microsoft's Xbox 360 - but they'll both include a hard drive and boast heftier pricetags. The high-end PS3 with a 60GB hard drive will run you $600. The slightly cheaper $500 model only has a 20GB drive - same as the 360 - and lacks Wi-Fi, memory card support or HDMI for true hi-def Blu-Ray video output. Sony is also stealing a page from Nintendo's Wii playbook by including a motion-sensitive wireless game controller that otherwise looks to be a ringer for the PS2 DualShock controller - only without the rumble...
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