Thu, Jul 05, 2012 | 11:59 BST
Super Slim – FCC filing points to 4000 Series PS3
According to this FCC filing, Sony is working on a 4000 Series PlayStation 3.
The document could relate to a slimmer PS3, rumoured by Eurogamer to be announced at gamescom next month.
The current PS3 is the 3000 Series. The model mentioned in the filing is the CECH-4001x.
An included image appears to show the new console compared to the current model. It’s a great deal smaller, seemingly.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, gamescom 2012
Tags: 4000 series, fcc
11 comments
#1
Aimless
05/07/12, 10:54 am
Rumour has it that it’ll feature a manual load disc drive and possibly a new type of storage.
Interesting that the bottom looks closer to the original PS3. No doubt this design will have an external power supply, though.
#2
Psychotext
05/07/12, 11:16 am
Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. I was never particularly impressed with the first PS3 slim (it’s surprisingly large).
#3
osric90
05/07/12, 11:42 am
What does The Secret World has to do with this? Is this some kind of advertising or just a mistake?
#4
Patrick Garratt
05/07/12, 11:43 am
@3 – Eh? That’s an advert.
#5
Night Hunter
05/07/12, 11:57 am
@4: I think he means the FCC link that leads to the Seret World article
#6
Patrick Garratt
05/07/12, 11:59 am
Oh, balls. Sorry, yeah. That’s me being an idiot.
#7
Patrick Garratt
05/07/12, 12:00 pm
Fixed now.
#8
Christopher Jack
05/07/12, 12:05 pm
Too many leaks from the likes of FFC & rating boards.
#9
TheBlackHole
05/07/12, 12:33 pm
@8 Stuff has to get rated. The disclosure of that information is a legal requirement.
#10
Dragon246
05/07/12, 5:06 pm
@9,
Disclosure is a requirement but not a public one.Its leaks like these that take the fizz out of events like e3 and gamescom.
#11
ejams
05/07/12, 10:38 pm
I hope it gets an overall appearance change. I wasn’t that impressed by the slims and am much more content (and proud) of my big ol’ fatty