80GB PS3 May be Sold in Other Markets

We all know just how well the PS3 is doing in the marketplace, and how Sony is doing nothing to improve it. According to this AP report, the company may be taking steps to improve the situation by offering the recently released 80GB PS3 in the US and other markets.

To be available only in Korea starting June 16, the 80GB PS3 does not feature anything extra other than the upgrade HD size. No decision has yet been made to release it in other markets, though it is likely to be released if the situation becomes even direr. “We make such decisions depending on the needs of the market, and every country is different,” said Satoshi Fukuoka, spokesman for SCEI.

The report also mentions that the company is not expecting to make any profit from its games division until the fiscal year ending March 2009.

That’s a long time Sony. Can you manage bleeding money like that?