The long rumoured PS3 Slim has appeared on Amazon.de.
The swiftly discovered early listing on Amazon’s German site lacks a price or release date, but looks to be genuine enough.
Additionally, Sony has been confirmed as having stopped shipping the “old” 80GB model in Japan and elsewhere, taken as a sign that a new line-up will be incoming shortly, with the Slim presumably taking centre stage.
The incredible secrecy and dubiousness of the rumours surrounding this release have made past revelations difficult to believe, but it appears this tips the balance in favour of the device existing.
Just why Sony continues to refuse to acknowledge it so close to its supposed release is perhaps the real mystery now…
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i bought it
Eat ur heart out, Bill Gates!
True enough. XBOX 360 is cool, yeah, but when i saw that Ayane article, i turn my compass to PS3.
Didn't you said that "PC is all i need for now", Storm Wing? Or you're a hypocrite...
Lol, so much hate for Storm Wing.
I don't hate him, though if he were to be brutally killed I'd only find it hilarious.
stormfag is a fag
LOL... Kinda ironic, bashing up each others like some brat...
Anyways, as De Facto says, Storm Wing says he only have a PC. So maybe he wants to buy a PS3 or something??
PC don't have Ayane-sama! end of question!
LOL, storm wing just want to show his interest in some console stuff...it's not that he wants to buy a console or something
looks liek you're hated in sankacom, jendral hentai. lol
PS3 slim. whether it's slim or not, i put my interest in PS3 from the start, so the real problem are:
- how much the difference in price between the original and slim version
-what is it that slim version lack of? maybe HDD? (it doesnt look like it's a crucial part of PS3 anyway...) as long as it has USB port, and we do have external HDD, it shouldnt be a problem (maybe)
hdd is not a crucial part of the ps3? lol, you idiot.
lol srsly, HDD not crucial? lulz.
its probably nearly the same as chubby PS3. The rate of compile and tech. advance is truly stunning and i wouldnt be surprised if 'slim' PS3 could do all the same things as the older one.
But if this one has backwards compatibility like the first PS3s and it works well, i will have myself two PS3s.
Wait! I've got it! How about owning both! I know that's crazy talk, but I'm perfectly happy owning a ps3 and both a North American and Japanese 360. Now I can basically play everything I want. I'll skip the wii waggling faggotry.
@Nugra: Back to your corner, Nugrahadi. Now.
j/k
lies
Well, as long as it doesn't have that silly Spiderman film font on the front.
Probably gonna be like the PS2 slim. Jacked up price and 3x the problems
That's why I will stay with my Fat PS3 like I did with the PS2. Slimming it down might cause more heat problems, so I will stay with my surprisingly cool even when on for 4 hours straight PS3.
Actually, I had 2 fat PS2s and both got fucked up after less than 1 year of use. The I bought the slim one and never had any problems.
Heh, same here.
I would have liked a SLim PS2, but there wasn't any real reason for me to get one.
A friend buy a third hand 2 years used fat-ps2 and it's still running and rocking!...
but the Slim version only had problems with the AC cable and cooling... that were resolved later... but now sony make it at china... so the material quality it's low... but not so bad...
I hope that this Ps3 Slim could drop the price until at least 250$.... sure it lose the card reader and somes usb ports... even various Gb of HDD... I swear that will be no more than 30-40gb
...
lol, either way I see no problem with my bulky ps3. it may be big but if u got the room, why buy another, y'know?
It's on Amazon and they haven't announced it?
This is really fishy...
Because there's no such thing.
Why is it that Amazon has to release
it first?
isn't that supposed to be a hoax?? i mean announcing it before the Sony did is kinda...
Exactly. There for this is
just complete b.s. And why does
the PS3 logo look so damn cheap?
@Noob Saibot
Its the same font used for the PSone and PStwo Slim.
ringwald: That is NOT the same font. Look
carefully again.
yea its not the P in the PS3 is wrong not the same
Amazon had pre-orders on Duke NUkem Forever as well...
Here's hoping it's BC
I'm still skeptical. Isn't the PS3's behemoth size mostly a fault of Sony not knowing how to make it any smaller with the specs they were going for?
mostly the heatsink/fan combo and the use of a big bd drive. Samsung and other companies have made slim laptop-size bd drives so they're probably going to use that if the Ps3 slim ever comes to fruition. Read somewhere else that Sony patented a method to emulate the PS2 so it's probably possible through firmware updates to add BC back in.
oh, im sure when the PS3 first released they may of not known how to compile and downsize their stuff but im sure by now that is most probable that they have done it.
Finally.
This is what I had been waiting for, now Ill be able to play the final version of those games.
can't wait.
Seems like its finally time to consider buying a PS3.
wow it's finally time to "consider" buying? It's people like you that keep whining about the price and when it gets low enough you still need to "consider"
Just earlier I read a comment by someone from elsewhere that said $299 was still too much for a PS3 if Sony dropped the price to that. That person should've just claim fanboy-love to whichever system it is and be honest they won't ever buy Sony.
Well excuse me for wanting to pay less for something I don't necessarily need.
Don't mind him he's just upset that more people didn't flock to his poor console.
Well if you do get one I assure you not everyone is like him on PSN, but feel free to add me if you want to play a game of BlazBlue, MvC2, or whatever else if you do get one. My PSN ID is the same as my user name here, but not much into shooters aside from choice exceptions.
Yo ifinitenine I'll add you I play blazblue & STIV.
Sony fanb0i fag detected.
People have different ideas about how much things are worth to them. Unless you pay that guy $299 to get a PS3 and he still needs to consider, you have no right to complain.
Lulz last year when I bought my X360 I thought 3 months before buying whether to buy a X360 or a PS3 and not to mention I thought of if even buying one is worth the money that it costs in my country xD so if there are people like you who think of 300 as of nothing there are some who'd like to spend their money a bit more thoughtful... lulz what am I doing getting angry over a troll or maybe that's me being idiotic xD
As usual, fag anonimous is fag.
Why does sony has the worst security of their products? First the PSP Go revealed earlier and now this? Better change security Sony.
Seems like the German Amazon releasing info before it should be publicly available just like Gamefly leaked the PS3 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope.
http://www.gamefly.com/game/ps3/Star-Ocean-The-Last-Hope/139940/
Yay!
I wonder about heat problemas XD!!!
Heat problems are usually a concern when a console is made smaller, but that means there is less to cool. Should check the internet for heat tests when it is officially released.
LOL
And the winner of The Biggest Looser 2009 goes to..
Wow. Someone sure is butthurt long. I've been seeing you continuously bashing Storm since the asphyxiation article. Live and let go dude.
Or just grow up slightly.
anyway,, why storm wing??
Fortunately for me, i'm not a gay. Thank you.
Just to pull some facts:
Release dates:
PS - December, 1994
PSone - July, 2000
PS2 - March, 2000
PS2 Slim - November, 2004
PS3 - November, 2006
PS3 Slim - some time in 2009?
Usually Sony roll out a "slim" version near the end of product cycle in an attempt to "cash-in" before revealing the next generation console. But we haven't heard anything about PS4 yet. And it has only been 3 years since PS3 came out, not exactly warrant a revamp. Either this is a fluke, or Sony is really desperate to sell their PS3s.
The $400 price point is pretty hard to push when the competition is around half the price, but with the lowered production costs of this doubled with a price drop would pull some good numbers for Sony and anyone who was on the fence from price alone.
I am just not sure if the reduced production cost will be transferred to the consumers. When PS2 Slim came out, it had the same MSRP as PS2 from before. Basically, Sony pocketed the difference. Considering Sony lost some serious cash on PS3(although they did win the format war with their shit media), the logical thing for them to do is to simply increase the markup. I guess we will have to see what they do.
With production costs down %70 I think it would be a little stupid to not drop the price at all. They wouldn't make a dramatic drop to gain back some of the steam lost from the initial price of $600 at a loss, but some form of discounted rate should be expected for at least for the fat generation of PS3s.
With production costs down %70 - sauce is sony lol
PS3 is nice and all, but it is still getting it's ass whooped in game unit sales by its competitors and they haven't produced sufficient games to push the PS3 even close to its limits.
Also, if the overhead cost to produce a game is three times higher as a PS3 game vs. a PS2 (or other system), PS3 is going to get burned still...
oh yeah? just wait for FFVersus13 and Uncharted 2,then we'll see if your statements still hold..
well, good for those who already own a PS3, but those who doesnt, it will be a massive waste just to buy a pair of games
Ahh, post-nostro revives! Where where you when all those people dropped that chuck of change to buy a console for ONE game called Halo?
You should of been There to lay your wisdom on all those fools who foolishly spent all that money on buying a console for that ONE game! But it's good to see you repenting now with lambasting those who'll Masssively waste dinaros on a system for TWO games...
>Sarc<
thats why i would prefer to buy a kickass computer with the money that would cost to buy the 3 consoles, choose the parts wisely and you'll be able to play even the 3 consoles games, no matter how powerful a console is, the PC will still be best choice, maybe not the cheapest, but the best and durable
Dude the overhead costs to produce a PS2 game is already one third of anything on the market. Why do you think there is always a PS2 version of many Wii shovelware?
Dude if you look at sales sony is actually kicking MS a$$ in 32 months sony has sold 24.6 million units compared to MS selling 30.2 million units in 44 months. So lets get out our calculators and do the math 24.6/32= .768 million/month 30.2/44= .68 million/month. The PS3 has sold faster than the 360 per month since it was released so even with its higher price tag it is still beating the 360. The only reason the 360 is ahead is because of the fact that it released a year early when the only competition was the PS2. Also when you take into account the vastly superior exclusive line up that the PS3 has combined with a more than likely price drop you can only assume that the PS3's rate of sale will increase dramatically. If you don't believe me check the math and look at the line-up all the 350 has is another piece of shit halo.
Oh and just to add a little more proof here are some numbers made by a research group:
http://www.totalvideogames.com/PlayStation-3/news/PS3-Sales-To-Overtake-Xbox-360-In-2011-14421.html
and considering they are using actual numbers it should be about right considering there isn't a system seller that MS has in the hopper to increase sales by that much to make this invalid.
First of all, number of units sold != revenue generated. Sony sold PS3 at a loss of $200 per unit during launch, when PS3 was MSRP at $600. Xbox360 on the other hand doesn't have expensive components like a Blu-Ray drive. So they can sell cheap and still make a profit, not to mention Xbox Live memberships. Sure Sony wins the units sold/month race. But MS probably made more money off Xbox360 than Sony did with PS3.
Again, price point is an important consideration for consumers to endorse the product, before taking into account the lineups. We will see how Sony higher-ups work this one out.
this site is full of sony fanboys who dont understand anything about economy or finance. this is just like another 2ch gaming hardware board.
btw where is sony's 120fps 1080p 2screen Grand Turisumo it promised to us?
"~sony’s 120fps 1080p 2screen Grand Turisumo~"
Seeing that the Human eye can't tell the difference past 60 Frames per Second, why the fuck would a company attempt to make a game going twice that?
Also. LINK to the article that pasted that please?
Duh, stereoscopic vision, Which I'm surprised Nvidia hasn't cashed in on in the PS3.
Sony include Africa in Europe, include asia region in japan for calculating of sales. they dont use actual sales figure but use unit shipped. again sauce is sony.
IMO, it comes down to MS vs Sony, I bought a Wii and I regret deeply having done so, the wii almost doesn't have any really good games of the genres I like, namely, (J)RPGs, 2d fighters and FPS.
I recently bought a PS3 on the opinion that it's more capable graphically, has a blueray unit and its online network is free.
With a simple 5:1 sound system and a 32" screen -Damn the recession and my screaming wallet !52" for the win!- to show all the glory of any movie like 'The Dark Knight', 'Dark City', 'Serenity', 'Taken' and 'BladeRunner', I bought the PS3 to place that huge ass cherry on top.
'Uncharted~' with its DTS surround sound and cool as fuck graphics sent me into otaku heaven. I love DTS and it was amazing when I first heard it used in a PS2 game called SSX. I'm not much for snow boarding games but to hear a npc fall by me from behind left and past me got me totally hooked!
How do you get 7.1 sound? Is that only possible through HDMI?
While 5.1 is through optical, correct?
Problem is its either/or, so if your TV speakers suck and don't reroute sound you have no choice but use optical, I think.
doesnt matter how much Sony tries, the PS3 wont stop being an epic fail, as i said in the first post PS3 Slim it is just like the new age Dreamcast, no wonder why its on the last place in sales
What's so bad about being a new age Dreamcast? Look at how much people revere that thing today.
whats so bad? simple, the DC was the most powerful console of its age, and even with that it failed terribly, the same thing is happening to the PS3
Ferrari must be a failure because they don't sell as many cars as Hyundai.
I'm pretty sure this is just some Chinese knock-off. It looks too stupid to be a legit Sony product
Oh and once again, lol @ console war kiddos
360 SUCK LAH CAN THROW TO DUSTBIN.
Remember Xbox360 had to extend the warranty to 3 years because the lawsuit said they had to pay $3 billion dollars for the RRoD through warranty. Both company lost a lot of money.
I laugh at anyone who believes this bullshit.
I've seen enough of this thing all over (factory, Philippines, this clean press shot) and it's won my faith at this point. Besides, Sony always releases these slim versions.
Although upon more scrutinous inspection, I can definitely say the above shot is fake as hell.
But the PSthree is still happening for sure.
Nobody said the shot is real or had anything to do with the story...
Wow.
Just wow.
Perhaps the latest in Sony's PR failure, this story will proove to be interesting to follow.
Regarding Artefact's mystery, I think Sony may hide the news about this version of PS3 to not affect the sales of current models.
Actually I plan to time my purchase of the Fat PS3 80gb just when the slim PS3 is announced (August 18 or so), so I can avail of the discounts or new bundles as they try to get rid of old stock.
The circa-2008 80 and 160gb Fatsy's have been pretty reliable and don't have overheating / YLOD nor blu-ray lens / BDL problems.
So when's the 360 Valhalla Slim Version coming?
Most likely when the new version of the 360 with the built-in Natale hardware(completely hands-free system,unlike Nintendo's and Sony's solutions), which translates to early next year sometime.
So I just point my fingers at the screen and go Pew Pew to play all MS games. awesome
Anything with a USB could possible use the natale, so get over yourselve, I know for sure its usable with the PC not sure about other consoles, would be interesting.
Nice maybe I'll finally go get myself a PS3 now. I always feel like it was necessary to wait 1-2 years after a release of a new console to insure stability for that system's hardware and software. I also hated how the first gen PS3 was so dang big. I can't see to see how slim this new PS3 is compared to the first gen.
They will probably announce the Slim on the Gamescon in Germany in a few days.
how would the slimmer PS3 get's colder with that kind of heat dissipation?
I had no idea they were making a slim version until earlier today...
If smaller means less useless clutter...also meaning new pricedrop?
I refuse to buy a non-Slim Sony cosole.
about time. so long george foreman grille. you made the best sandwiches but i don't love you anymore.
>>Just why Sony continues to refuse to acknowledge it so close to its supposed release is perhaps the real mystery now…
Sony got bought by Kadokawa and they're expecting all the rabid PS3ists to promote the new console by themselves. They'll start selling it first on backwater sales sites and in mom-and-pop electronics stores, mixed in with shipments of original (but slightly enhanced) versions of the console.
One month after release, they will commision Konami to release a new version of MGS as the only new game compatible with the new console. This game will have no ending. They will follow each month with a new version of MGS, each only marginally different from the one the month before, each with no ending (they all start over at the beginning after two weeks of game time). there will be some signs of unrest from disgruntled Konami employees, but through it all, Sony never will even acknowledge the new console's existence. ^_^
All joking aside, obvious fake is obvious. Like we're going to see the first solid information about a major console release on a European sales site. Europe is and always has been the armpit of the world when it comes to speed of console releases. Only upside is they usually get the consoles once the manfacturer has figured out most of the kinks.
Now with 20% less features!
to be honest, i could post a listing for something i dont actually have... as long as i have a jpeg file, a working bank account and a keyboard to describe it, amazon will try and sell it for me.
so until someone actually has this, i won't believe it still.
..What kind of features does it have???
Except from being slim...
I´d love to see this baby in my desk but recalling now how was ps2 release with that overheating problem just like x360 idk rly...
oh well, to hell...next stop: ps3 store!!!
WANT.
I wonder what they removed this time to make it the slim. After what I've heard about what they removed to drop the price on the original.
The HDD could be removed and replaced with an SSD, this would reduce the size, but push up the cost by loads. Incidentally, it doesn't look that impressive to me. If they reduced the width however, well that would be a different case all together.