NO WIRELESS CONTROLLER SUPPORT WITH $499 PLAYSTATION 3?
Games Radar has an article on the missing features in the lower end Playstation 3 that adds another item to the list of reasons not to purchase the "bare bones" PS3 - if it's true.

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"But perhaps more disappointing is that wireless bluetooth controllers won't be supported; instead, gamers will have to make do with retro-style wired-up versions of the increasingly controversial PS3 pad." - Games Radar
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Now I'm not sure where Games Radar got that information, as the article doesn't specify, but according to the spec sheet Sony released for both models of the Playstation 3, which is the one that revealed the missing items, both units will have Bluetooth compatibility, and both will support wireless controllers. Now the Games Radar article states that they got this information via Sony this morning, so it may well be true. Another item in reference to the lower-end Playstation 3 was also confirmed by Games Radar, in the case through a Sony representative on the floor at E3;

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"A Sony representative on the show floor at E3 also emphasized that gamers won't be able to upgrade the memory of the 20GB version; if that's the PS3 incarnation you opt for, you're permanently stuck with a 20GB memory limit." - Games Radar
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That would make sense, as everything Sony has said about the Playstation 3 so far indicates that the hard drive will be internal, so swapping it out would most certainly void your warranty. Check out the Games Radar article here and the Sony Playstation 3 PDF spec-sheet here. We'll have more on this story as it evolves.

My take on this right now? I don't think Sony is that stupid. I'd be willing to believe they're going to package the lower end model with a wired controller, but I seriously doubt that they'd shoot themselves in the foot like this.

UPDATE 1: I just surfed on over to Sony's E3 site and checked out the spec sheet for the Playstation 3 there. Same thing - it shows Bluetooth and wireless controller support for both models. Click here to see the chart I'm talking about.