Sony, announcing the release of the PS3 80GB model in the near future

The other day at GIGAZINEThe PS3 of the 80 GB model will be released for North American market from SeptemberAlthough I told you the possibility that the release will be announced soon in Japan has come up.

Details are as follows.
PSCEE CONFIRMS NEW 80GB PLAYSTATION R3 FOR PAL TERRITORIES AT E3 2008 | PRESS RELEASES | Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

According to this release, Sony will launch a new PS3 in the European market including Russia from August 27, in advance of launching the new PS3 of the 80 GB model for the North American market in September.

And with the launch of the new PS 3 with increased HDD capacity and the start of video distribution service, it will make it possible to provide entertainment not only for gamers but also for a wide range of consumers.

Given that it will be released in August in Europe earlier than North America that was thought to be released as soon as possible, it is speculated that there will be announcements about release in the near future in Japan, Is not it announced until the schedule for starting the distribution service is decided?