BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Sony Corp is considering the launch of a new version of PlayStation 3 (PS3) with larger hard disk drive capacity, a spokesman of the company said Tuesday.

"For users who vigorously store (games and other entertainment content) in the PS3, 20-giga is probably going to be too small, and even 60-giga may not be big enough eventually," said Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka.

Sony currently offers the basic version of the PS3 with a 20-gigabyte hard disk drive and an advanced model with a 60-gigabyte drive in North America and Japan.

Fukuoka said potential changes to the PS3 are not limited to its hard disk drive capacity.

"We are not likely to change its core components and functions such as the Cell, RSX, Blu-ray drive and network capability. But outside that realm, addition and deletion is quite possible," he said.

Last month, Microsoft launched Xbox 360 Elite with 120-gigabyte. For the moment, Sony is lagging behind its competitors, Microsoft and Nintendo in terms of sales.

(Agencies)