Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | 22:14 BST
Rumour – PS3 Slim spotted in video
While you should keep the salt jar handy, you have to see this. A video’s been posted on YouTube of a thin console with “PS3″ stamped on the side. Watch it after the break.
The quality’s shocking (obviously), but the small clip shows a case, what could be ports, people turning the machine in front of the camera and a final shot of the logo. It looks exactly the same as the previously rumoured shots of PS3 Slim.
We know it’s coming. It is coming. Is this it?



30 comments
#1
G1GAHURTZ
12/07/09, 10:19 pm
So some guy’s selling this thing in some market stall eh…?
Riiiiiight.
#2
Quiiick
12/07/09, 10:20 pm
Here’s en even longer and better video of the new “PS3 slim”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca80AumMS0U
#3
Aimless
12/07/09, 10:36 pm
To answer your question, Pat: yes, it is.
I’m not an insider, everything simply points to this being the real deal.
#4
Anders
12/07/09, 10:46 pm
And the madness continues. Reveal on Tokyo Game Show or in Cologne then, surely?
@Quiiick: LMAO
#5
reask
12/07/09, 10:55 pm
Thats it war over Sony win.
#6
Chicken Chaser
12/07/09, 11:02 pm
Thats it! Its official! Sony just won the war to third place!
#7
Aimless
12/07/09, 11:03 pm
Do you have a sticky Shift key, reask? I can only assume that was meant to be a semi-colon.
#8
reask
12/07/09, 11:05 pm
@ Aimless
#9
No_PUDding
12/07/09, 11:39 pm
what the fuck what an ugly piece of shit who cares about grammar i am disgusted
#10
Cort
12/07/09, 11:46 pm
Rick Rolling. Yawn.
#11
Maniec
12/07/09, 11:57 pm
ahhh this video is a shit. the quality is so poor…
#12
Psychotext
13/07/09, 12:01 am
/slices edge off PS3
/removes touch sensitive buttons
/changes font
/spraypaints matt black
Tada!
#13
Maniec
13/07/09, 12:02 am
if this video is deleted on youtube, i think this video is not fake.
#14
lelik
13/07/09, 12:03 am
quiiick, do you tend to be the last one to realize a fad has died out or are you just always late to the party?
#15
Maniec
13/07/09, 12:07 am
#12 but will be cheap at least!
#16
Cort
13/07/09, 12:12 am
Why does everyone assume the PS3 Slim will be cheaper than the Fat? Perhaps it will cost the same and start making Sony a profit on every unit sold.
#17
Gamoc
13/07/09, 12:13 am
It’s clearly fake. Unless Sony are using some strange tactic that involves selling their expensive new slim console in dodgy markets, that is.
#18
Psychotext
13/07/09, 12:14 am
Wouldn’t be surprised if they go with the existing price (temporarily) and cut the price of the old models to clear the stock.
@Gamoc: It’s not unusual for things to have “fallen off the back of a boat” and ended up on sale in the Philippines. They’re not exactly talking about an official distributor there.
#19
Komond_Deckard
13/07/09, 2:01 am
At least it doesn’t look so horrible than in the leak pictures. It’s kinda weird that, if this is true, someone is enjoying PS3 slim in his house before the rest of the world even know it is or not real. It sounds to me like the son of this guy telling at school “the ps3slim is real, my daddy bought it the other day and I play it at home!” and no one believing him.
Poor child…
#20
McLovin85
13/07/09, 2:14 am
For it to become that much thinner, do u think Sony are going to sell the console with a ‘brick’ charger?
#21
Psychotext
13/07/09, 2:16 am
Supposedly not. All the rumours so far have it with an internal PSU.
#22
theevilaires
13/07/09, 2:29 am
thats real and im getting one asap
#23
theevilaires
13/07/09, 2:31 am
they have said in the past they could produce a fanless ps3. from what i saw that thing looked cool. im geting one for traveling can’t wait im so excited
#24
Psychotext
13/07/09, 2:31 am
Any particular reason? The original seems to be the one with better build materials… which I assume you have already. Or are you short of space in your mansion?
[Edit - How odd, you posted again to answer that question as I wrote it! That wont be fanless btw... that's simply not possible at 45nm.]
#25
theevilaires
13/07/09, 2:37 am
they should chrome out the ps3 logo though, oh well i’ll send it to http://www.colorwarepc.com/ if this slim ps3 can do everything the old ps3 can plus with the rumored emulation software sony is keeping a secret this is going to be the hot item this holiday season. of course they have to drop price too
#26
theevilaires
13/07/09, 2:45 am
i have two ps3s the original 20 and 60gb. it would be nice to have a slim ps3 i could travel with easily. i want to install one of these in my pimped out element i just bought.
the originals are a true engineering masterpiece of electronic craftsmanship.
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-99-playstation-3.aspx#
#27
OrphanageExplosion
13/07/09, 7:40 am
Engineering samples of Intel CPUs turn up anything up to a year before they are released to the public. I own several of them.
That said, the Philippines is piracy central and it’s most likely a cheap knock off.
If the site had any credibility whatsoever they would have bought it and actually tried it out. I mean, £250 for a titanic gaming exclusive? It’s a no brainer.
#28
Dannybuoy
13/07/09, 8:30 am
I really hope it is real.. just so everyone would just SHUT THE FCUK UP ABOUT IT
#29
Blerk
13/07/09, 8:57 am
It’s amazing how many people on the internet have crap scanners, rubbish video capture stuff and diabolical camera phones.
#30
G1GAHURTZ
13/07/09, 10:23 am
Yeah, I mean seriously…. Why wouldn’t you buy it??