UPDATE: SCEA claims there are no plans to bring the silver PS3 to the states.  :(

    We all love the ability to choose the color of our gaming consoles upon purchase.  But it has always seemed that Japan enjoys it just a little bit more than everyone else.  Remember when the DS Lite released in Japan with 3 colors and all we got was plain old white?  *sigh*  Anyway, details arrived today that Sony has plans to release a 40gb silver PS3, and bundle, on March 6th in Japan. 

The bundle will be sold with a silver PS3, Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan (Yakuza 2) and a dragon sticker that may be used to make your trapper keeper look extra cool.  The silver PS3 will be available seperately as well.  The bundle will be priced at 47,040¥ ($440 USD) while the silver PS3 alone will be 39,980¥ ($375 USD). 

Sony continued announcements with the revealing of their new line of budget titles.  These titles will carry the Japanese "best of" logo, feature smaller box-art and will have the budget friendly price of 3,800¥ ($35) and will be released in Japan March 196th.  Here's the first wave of budget games:

Folklore

Resistance: Fall of Man

Ninja Gaiden Sigma

Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight

Ridge Racer 7

    Unfortunately, there are no details for US releases at the moment, but I can only assume that we'll at least get the budget titles.  I haven't been able picked up a PS3 for myself yet, but Sony keeps giving me reasons to wait.  

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4