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The latest bit of pro-Xbox 360 Elite model propaganda is that Sony’s working on an Elite-alike PS3 with an 80GB hard drive, supported by a document submitted to the FCC. Oh noes! Sony’s going to make the hard drive bigger!

If you read the fine print — you can see the PDF at the Kotaku link below — you might be able to guess the primary reason why Sony has submitted this document to change the PS3 models it’s manufacturing. Here’s a hint: Bluetooth. Sony’s been dragged into a patent lawsuit from the University Of Washington with many, many other companies that happened to use Bluetooth chips from a company that allegedly didn’t license the patent it should have.

Go ahead and call Sony names for picking that chipset. Just remember to also call all of the following companies the same names: Apple, Dell, Nokia, Samsung, Panasonic, Logitech, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, and Plantronics. They all used the chips that didn’t license the patent. Allegedly.

And as for the 20GB not being on that document? Have you seen any around lately? Me neither. Consumers are choosing the 60GB model, as are retailers. Wouldn’t Sony simply discontinue the 20GB model?

And if anyone gets jealous of the extra 20GB in the 80GB model they can go buy a 500 GB drive for $129 and put it in themselves without a hitch and settle the matter.

Links:
The Kotaku article with PDF.
Engadget’s detail on the widening Bluetooth lawsuit.
The 500GB SATA drive at Dealnews.
Image source: Bluetooth.com.