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I'm going to be spending 10 months in Japan as an exchange student starting in October, so buying a new console would be a bit dumb right now. ^^

I've been looking into the prospect of getting one of the HD consoles when I get back, and the much nicer looking and practical shaped slim has definitely been a strong argument for the PS3, but not enough to settle it. The ability to play PS2 games would make it a certain purchase for me, but sadly Sony still doesn't want my money. =P

In addition tot hat, I'm slightly worried if the slim PS3 has her bulkier sister's excellent reliability. The original PS3 is quite a piece of work, but we all know how much money that cost Sony, so they might be cutting some corners with the new model. Hopefully I'm worried for nothing, but the quality should be clear by the time I have to decide which to buy.