PS3 Super Slim exists, and here it is! Update2: Comparison PS3 vs PS3 Slim vs PS3 Super Slim

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Sirius87 said:

crissindahouse said:

€dit: i just looked, 320gb ps3 is 214 euro atm on german amazon. a 16gb model could maybe go for 99 euro then.

A 320GB HDD costs like 45€ (probably more like 30-40€ for Sony as only costumer prices really rose after the Thailand floods), while 16GB of NAND-flash plus NAND-controller cost 10-15€.

So Sony can save around 20-30€ by moving to flash and you expect the console to be more than 100€ cheaper?

LOL?

You forget that this will most likely be using the smallest cell chip size available, the current model using the medium sized die right now. I forget actual size numbers, but I know it hasn't been used yet. This will shrink the internal components, the motherboard and such, allowing to save space and the cost of materials. The smaller case is also cheaper since it uses less materials and a change to redesign it gives them a go at cheaper production, essentially they can time it for the best deals. The new die and the smaller parts consumer less power, allowing for a reduction of the size of the internal power, reducing the cost of materials. The elimination of a auto feed disk tray for this "slider" is most likely a cost and space saving technique.

The new production cost for the PS3 is most likely very reduced from the current model. If this 16bg PS3 exist, I highly anticipate a $150 price tag, with the others at $200/$250 respectively. This will allow for Sony to make profit on the consoles, as well as bolster strong sales of the device and encourage sales of big 1st party software they are releasing in its launch window. I suppose they could price it $200/$250/$300 since it would still provide a $50 cheaper version that is currently available, but since it lacks on HDD space it isn't so much a price cut as it would be a model you just didn't have to buy the HDD with, though the $250 and $300 models are getting a nice HDD size increase at no extra cost to potential buyers. If Sony anticipates good sales even at that pricing structure, I guess they could launch at $200/$250/$300 and have the flexibility to drop it down to $150/$200/$250 later and boost sales even higher. In fact that is what they will most likely do, they wouldn't want to show all their cards right away and they need the profits. This PS3 slim release serves as a sort of price drop and next year they will be able to drop the price again.

However you slice it, this is great news for everyone.