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08/18/09

PS3 Slim Unboxing, The Video!

By Brian Ashcraft (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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You know the difference between pictures and moving pictures? It's the moving part. We've already posted PS3 Slim unboxing pics. Here's the unboxing vid. Enjoy!

Tabulator: PS3 Slim and Phat sized up

by JC Fletcher { 2 hours ago }

With the announcement of yet another SKU for the PlayStation 3, it's time to revisit the Tabulator, our quick-reference guide to the system's continuing, incremental feature loss (and its rapidly falling price!). This handy chart allows you to easily compare the Slim to its heftier predecessors, both those still on the market (for now) and those who have already bid tearful goodbyes to shelves.

Looking at the differences in specs in this way, we can see that less has changed in the transition to Slim than between some variants of the original system. Which is impressive enough for us to try to overlook the loss of our beloved Ethernet cable.

	120GB (PS3 Slim)	160GB	80GB	80GB	60GB	40GB	20GB
Hardware
Model #	CECH-2000	CECHP01	CECHK01	CECHE01	CECHA01	CECHG01	CECHB01
Price	$299.99	$399.99*	$299.99*	$499.99*	$499.99*	$399.99*	$499.99*
Release date	Sep. 2009	Nov. 2008	Aug. 2008	Aug. 2007	Nov. 2006	Oct. 2007	Nov. 2006
Chrome trim	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
USB 2.0 slots	2	2	2	4	4	2	4
802.11 b/g	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Flash card reader	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Weight	3.5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg
Dimensions (mm, approx.)	290 × 65 × 290	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274
Power consumption	250W	280W	280W	380W	380W	380W	380W
Bundled
Ethernet cable	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video cables	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite
Controller	DualShock 3	DualShock 3	DualShock 3	Sixaxis	Sixaxis	Sixaxis	Sixaxis
Software	None	Uncharted; PAIN	None	MotorStorm	None	Spider-Man (Blu-ray)	None
Software Compatibility
PS2	No	No	No	Software**	Yes (NTSC), Software** (PAL)	No	Yes
PS One	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other operating systems	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes:
*This model is discontinued. The price on the chart represents the listed price before Sony axed it.
**Software compatibility will play back some PS2 games, but not all

PS3 Slim: Mockup vs. reality

by JC Fletcher

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Now that we've seen real pictures of the actual PS3 Slim (can you believe its real? The answer is yes. Yes, you can.), we thought we would compare it to the other PS3 Slim we've seen so much of -- the mockup that we saw again and again in retail listings and fake circulars. Above, the real PS3 Slim and NeoGAF user cakefoo's final mockup image.

The fake is the one on the right. To put a fine point on it, cakefoo totally nailed it, to the point that we're wondering if he had the real thing on his desk as a reference. To put an even finer point on it, the logo is slightly bigger on the mockup, so it totally doesn't look anything like the real one.

It's also really close to the early box image we saw -- but we can probably attribute that less to a prescient/detail-oriented Photoshopper and more to this box image probably being real. In fact, this box image and the in-production shell image were probably among the references used by cakefoo.

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8/12/09

UK retailers report PS3 shipment cutoff

by JC Fletcher { 24 minutes ago }

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8/10/09

Who's Leaking PS3 Slim Info Now?

By Michael McWhertor (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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Allegedly, the French, as a purported screen shot from retailer Micromania's product database shows the oft-rumored PlayStation 3 "Slim" redesign. If this listing is the real deal—it's not reflected on Micromania's web site—it would confirm a long-standing rumor.

That shot, hosted by Total Manga and via NeoGAF's marathon thread of PS3 Slim speculation, could be easily faked. But the details are inline with recent chatter about the mythical console redesign's leaks. Micromania supposedly listed a September 1 arrival date and a €299 price point. That's cheaper than the current €399 model, which has been the target of retailer price drops over the past few weeks.

Of course, previous leaks are just as much confirmation as this rumored listing. There was the Amazon.de product listing for the "PS3 Konsole Slim," a listing which didn't last long before it was pulled.

There's been plenty of circumstantial evidence surrounding a console relaunch and revamp, with talk of Sony ramping up PlayStation 3 production in Taiwan and a July delivery date of the rumored console variation.

Of course, one of the more obvious signs that Sony was prepping something beyond the norm of its original PlayStation 3 design were early leaked pictures of a shell, one alleged to be the PS3 Slim.

With previous rumors of a PlayStation 3 price cut coming in the fall starting to come true at select retailers, it's starting to feel like we're on the cusp of some sort of official announcement. With Gamescom kicking off next week and Sony holding a press conference next Tuesday, we're expecting to hear something there.

Of course, we expect that to be prefaced with leaks from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe PR, a hastily written story from Japan's Nikkei newspaper and maybe even a leak on the PlayStation Network.

La PS3 Slim à 299 € le 1er Septembre ! [Total Manga]

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8/4/09

UK, August 4, 2009 - You might have thought you'd heard the last of the PS3 Slim stories – well tough luck, because the torrent of rumours is unlikely to cease until this year's GamesCom.

UK broadsheet The Telegraph is rumouring that the slim-line SKU is to be announced at the Cologne show later this month – and is as bold as to detail some of the console's specifics.

The PS3 Slim, according to the report, is to come in 40 GB and 80 GB flavours, with a price point starting at around 260 GBP (which translates as 440 USD at the current exchange rate – though with the unique exchange system employed by the videogame industry, expect it to come in well below that figure if The Telegraph's musings are true).

That would mean that the new system would undercut the existing PS3 model, which currently carries a 299.99 GBP price tag.

The Telegraph cites the ramping up of production of PlayStation components in the Far East as potential evidence for the new console. If you're sick of all the PS3 Slim rumours, you'd be well advised to stick your fingers in your ears and keep them there for the next two weeks.

80GB PS3 Discontinued in Japan: One Step Closer to the PS3 Slim?

By Danny Allen (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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A notice supposedly leaked from retailer 7-Eleven (which sells video games in Japan) requests that orders of all 80GB PS3s cease this Sunday, and all in-store displays of these models be taken down—"at the maker's request".

If true, this presents at least two possibilities: Either the 160GB PS3 is finally headed to Sony's home turf, or they've got something else cookin' (wishful thinking, perhaps).
[via Kotaku]

Sony Ramping Up PS3 Production For...Something

By Luke Plunkett (Edit, to draft, un-top, Slurp)

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According to Taiwan's DigiTimes, Sony have recently "placed significant orders for key Sony PS3 components" from local manufacturers, waaaaayInteresting. above the quantities they normally source.

They say it's enough parts to produce one million PS3 consoles in the third quarter of 2009, which is apparently twice as many as were manufactured last quarter.

DigiTimes' sources then specifically mention that alongside those "key components", shipments of time division synchronizers, also used by Sony in the PS3, are waaaayyy up as well.

What does this all mean? Well, either Sony are expecting a significant increase in demand for the currently not-that-in-demand PS3, or...well, they're building an all-new PS3.

I know which of those two scenarios I think is more likely.

Sony PS3 components demand growing significantly [DigiTimes (subscription required)]

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8/1/09 News:

German PS3 Slim Listing Now Has Picture [Update]

By Owen Good (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Things are getting more interesting with this PS3 Slim rumor. The German Amazon.com site featuring the listing now has a picture of it, and it looks a lot like rumored PS3 Slim sightings from before.

Again, same caveat applies. Retailer listings of unannounced products should always be considered suspect, no matter how much everyone's talking about them or sending them around.

Update: This is a f—-ing fan-made picture. Not uploaded by Amazon itself. Disregard pretty much everything I said above.

PlayStation 3 Konsole slim [Amazon.de, thanks Will P., s m, others]

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Funny.... these guys can come accross a Rare PS3 SLIM, but can not find a good quality camcorder?

Yeah let the ps3 slim have PS2 B/C.

You like using brackets, don't ya.
Anyway, roll on Gamescon ;)

the brackets dont makd sense..the thread technically says Offial: thread

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The ps3 slim should be bundled with a psn voucher for fat princess.

How about just a PSN card for $15.00

With Download games, let the people choose their bundle

German PS3 Slim Listing Now Has Picture [Update]

By Owen Good, 1:00 PM on Sat Aug 1 2009, 30,629 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Things are getting more interesting with this PS3 Slim rumor. The German Amazon.com site featuring the listing now has a picture of it, and it looks a lot like rumored PS3 Slim sightings from before.

Again, same caveat applies. Retailer listings of unannounced products should always be considered suspect, no matter how much everyone's talking about them or sending them around.

Update: This is a f—-ing fan-made picture. Not uploaded by Amazon itself. Disregard pretty much everything I said above.

PlayStation 3 Konsole slim [Amazon.de, thanks Will P., s m, others]

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Holy crap, lol.

I was wondering why the scroll bar was so small.