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Today at Sony’s E3 press conference, they announced some pretty cool stuff. First off, they announced a $400 80GB PS3 will be released. The “Core Pack” will feature an 80GB PS3 with “the same functionality of the 40 GB… with twice the storage.” Unfortunately for me, I was an idiot and picked up a 40GB yesterday for $400. In case any of you care, my PSN name is Yuenanimous.

At the press conference, Sony also announced God of War III. Unfortunately that is about all that was said.

Sony also stated that they have partnered up with several movie studios to bring PS3 users video rentals. The best part is, the service will be available tonight. It will cost $15 to purchase a movie, $6 to rent an HD one, and $4 to rent a standard movie. The rented movies can be transferred to a PSP with a USB cable.

Lastly, Sony announced their Greatest Hits line for the PS3. The games included are: Resistance: Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Warhawk, Call of Duty 3, Fight Night and Need For Speed: Carbon. These will only cost you $30. Not a bad deal. I intend on picking up Warhawk as soon as the prices drop. Too bad there was no mention as to when that is happening.

Today Ubisoft released some details on the upcoming Prince of Persia game. Developed by the original team who made Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the new game will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Featuring new cel-shaded graphics, the game will focus more on “one-on-one sword fighting duels, with a very dynamic camera. It’s described as being more Soul Calibur than God of War.”

The story will follow a Zoroastrian myth, dealing with a war between good and evil. In the myth there is a “war between good and evil gods (and twins) Ohrmazd and Ahriman. Ohrmazd wins and imprisons his brother in a box hidden in an oasis. But Ahriman is freed by an unwitting thief centuries later, and remakes the world in his image, corrupting all living beings. It falls to the thief to undo his actions and return colour to the world, and in so doing he turns from robber into the titular Prince.”

All in all, it sounds pretty cool. I was never really a fan of the previous games, but if this one turns out they way Ubisoft says it will, I’m down to pick it up.

Read: New Prince of Persia previewed.