Comments on: Source: “PS3 Slim is 100% real”

By: The_Deleted

The_Deleted — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:45:59 +0000

I reckon this’ll be bare bones. The absolute minimal specs and only game / BR playback. If they were going to go full BC I reckon they’d re-issue a new 80GB model. Feels too early in it’s life-cycle for a smaller machine to do all a fatty does. They just want to get the PS3 in peoples homes to boost sales and interest. They’ll be a catch.

By: Prof Power Glove

Prof Power Glove — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:45:35 +0000

Yeah, i’d say this new model looked approximately 77% shit in those rancid scanned images that did the rounds.

It better be lots better then that. It better be a bit cheaper and I hope Ico 2 is out this year. Then for me, a PS3 just might make sense.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:21:42 +0000

SSD wouldn’t save them any space, unless they have some sort of bespoke thing that doesn’t come in laptop HDD sizes.

…which would cost them even more money.

By: freedoms_stain

freedoms_stain — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:49:32 +0000

I wonder if they’ve gone with a solid state drive to save space – that could mean a smaller hard drive capacity cus those things be expensive.

By: Quiiick

Quiiick — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:04:07 +0000

@ Johnny Cullen
Agreed! PS3-slim will probably see the light of day @ GameCon cause Europe is the most price-sensitive region.
And I doubt that the old PS3 will officially get any cheaper by then.

The PS3-slim will have a €299.99 price-point from the start and will eventually be lowered to €249.99 at christmas and to €199.99 sometime in 2010.

By: MasterChiefFenix

MasterChiefFenix — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:03:35 +0000

this is cool and all but I wonder if there wil ever be fullly, functional BC on a ps3. by that I mean, every single PS/PS2 game and they all look and run like they should.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:57:05 +0000

Moving to an external power supply would help tremendously.

By: freedoms_stain

freedoms_stain — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:56:00 +0000

I wonder if they’re having to drop anything from the specs to get it slimmer.

By: DoucheVader

DoucheVader — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:46:22 +0000

Why don’t you link ArsTechnica?

By: Bleak Harvest

Bleak Harvest — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:04:17 +0000

Hopefully it will have a nicer look in person. That Chinese one is HIDEOUS.

By: tenthousandgothsonacid

tenthousandgothsonacid — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:56:58 +0000

@Blerk I’d take that bet but I agree with you entirely.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:56:02 +0000

Hmmm. This’ll hurt sales for the next few months, but I’m sure a price drop and the new “slim” will most likely make up for it.

By: Patrick Garratt

Patrick Garratt — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:55:36 +0000

JonFE – I’m almost certain it’ll be announced next week and I’m 1,000% percent positive it’s real.

By: JonFE

JonFE — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:53:45 +0000

Pat, the ArsTechnica article mentions the new PSP as well. Could your source comment on that too?

By: Johnny Cullen

Johnny Cullen — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:40:15 +0000

Slimline PS3 at GameCon.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:30:53 +0000

So, announcement and PS3 fatty price cut in September/October, Slimline in October/November at the original fatty price, Slimline price cut for Easter 2010. Ish.

/slaps a pound coin onto the table

By: Razor

Razor — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:29:04 +0000

They should just bite the bullet and announce it at E3.

There can’t be *that* many PS3 systems just lying on the shelves.

Er, oh hang on…

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:28:38 +0000

There was simply too much information out there for it to be fake.

By: Quiiick

Quiiick — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:28:12 +0000

I never doubted that these leaked pics from china were real.

By: Hunam

Hunam — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:25:34 +0000

The patphone is ringing off the hook today!