Play Station 2 Model SCPH-70000.

Gadget Lounge wonders why Sony would redesign its current PS2 when everyone is more interested in their next generation game console, which is rumoured to be on the way late next year. We know they did it with the PSOne, but surely they'd want to focus all resources on the head to head battle between the XBoxNext and the PS3. The only reason we can think of is that it'll be later than next year, and their extending the shelf life of the current model.

You've gotta try and keep a product line Alive - that's what Sony is doing. My guess would be that they've also made it harder to mod this one. I'd also guess that the PS3 will be more expensive than current estimates,. and that Sony feel that there's a need to keep the lower end viable.