Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | 19:27 BST
Sony’s GC Press Event: PS3 Slim announced!
During today’s Sony GamesCom presser, Kaz Hirai announced the PS3 Slim.
“Today is the day we introduce the PS3 Slim, available in stores from the first week of September,” he said.
It’s 32% smaller, 36% lighter, and sports 34% less power consumption. Inside, there’s a 120gb hard drive.
There’s more on the liveblog.
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Posted in: GAMESCom 2009, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: GAMESCom 2009, ps3 slim, Sony
24 comments
#1
Blerk
18/08/09, 6:40 pm
SHOCK!
#2
onyxbox
18/08/09, 6:42 pm
So what’s that going to be in £ ?
#3
Blerk
18/08/09, 6:49 pm
299 euros is about £250 at the minute.
#4
Cort
18/08/09, 6:50 pm
Looks like it will be a 249 tag in Sterling to me, though in real terms it *should* be about 225.
#5
Cort
18/08/09, 6:59 pm
Actually it is £249 in real terms, sorry Blerk.
#6
reask
18/08/09, 7:01 pm
No picture of it
#7
Dannybuoy
18/08/09, 7:02 pm
FINALLY WE CAN ALL GET ON WITH OUR LIVES!
#8
Cort
18/08/09, 7:04 pm
Reask, you’ve already seen it. The “fan made” picture was no such thing; it really is that ugly all-black thing with the new crappy looking “PS3″ logo.
#9
reask
18/08/09, 7:04 pm
Heres pics.
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=83109
Looks OK.
#10
Cort
18/08/09, 7:07 pm
Horrible. I hope my 60GB never dies because I don’t want that thing sitting right under my £1,500 Bravia.
#11
Psychotext
18/08/09, 7:08 pm
Charcoal.
#12
reask
18/08/09, 7:09 pm
I think it looks OK.
How will MS respond I wonder.
#13
No_PUDding
18/08/09, 7:09 pm
That is pretty epically nasty, as far as designs go. But it’s a cost cutter, not a architectural piece of design, like my black monolith.
#14
Cort
18/08/09, 7:09 pm
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=4847
#15
Cort
18/08/09, 7:11 pm
It’s dull (literally), the logo looks like a cheap Chinese knock-off and the buttons look like an afterthought.
#16
Blerk
18/08/09, 7:13 pm
It looks cheap, but stylistically I think it’s fine. I wish it was flat, though.
#17
No_PUDding
18/08/09, 7:15 pm
I agree Blerk… I want to put stuff on top of it, so it’s less noticeable xD
#18
Cort
18/08/09, 7:18 pm
Yes, flat would have been good. Perhaps like the first black version of Sony’s LocationFree base station (now that was beautiful Sony design).
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/05/sony-announces-locationfree-lf-b10-lf-b20-and-lf-box1/
Eh?
#19
Cort
18/08/09, 7:20 pm
^^ THAT is what the PS3 slim should be. Albeit a bit, er, slimmer.
#20
Spiral
18/08/09, 8:12 pm
Oh that is very not pretty. Hmm. Can the little ‘un sit vertically without support?
#21
Psychotext
18/08/09, 8:13 pm
No, it comes with a stand.
#22
joseangelhe
18/08/09, 9:17 pm
I actually like the non-glossy finish.
I hate wiping greasy fingerprints from my 60gb.
Also, the price cut seems to come at a great time now that my PS3 is acting weird… thinking it might die soon.
#23
Gekidami
18/08/09, 9:23 pm
Greasy fingerprints? Maybe you should just wash you’re hands from time to time :p
#24
Psychotext
19/08/09, 12:16 am
There’s some Q&A over at Arstechnica on this.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/sony-answers-our-questions-about-the-new-playstation-3.ars
Also some bad news for those who held out some hope of BC coming back…
“It’s not coming back, so let me put that on the table,” Koller says with an air of finality. But it’s all people ever talk about!
“It’s not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing,” he claimed. “We’ve got such a substantial lineup of titles on the PS3; most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They’ve buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies.”
“That won’t be returning,” he repeats.