US, May 15, 2009 - Rumors circulated the internet yesterday regarding a supposedly leaked set of photos of Sony's "PS3 Slim." Previous hardware choices on Sony's part, including the slimmer PS2 and the PSP-2000, would suggest that Sony would eventually create a slimmer version of its powerhouse hardware, but would it be so soon after the system's launch?

Today, we received word that a trustworthy US GameStop employee discussed the matter with a Sony merchandizing representative. When the leaked photos were brought up in private conversation, the merchandizing representative was immediately surprised that the photos were "released already," but then hastily dismissed the subject when the rep realized that it was regarding a rumor. Could this reaction indicate that the PS3 Slim is more real than we originally thought?

We certainly take this information with a grain of salt, but it at least enhances the possibility that a PS3 Slim will arrive sometime in the future.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/983/983279p1.html

Pretty funny if true

This leak is worse than the Zephyr/Elite back in 07.

slip of the tongue lol

I thought the outright denial by Sony was confirmation enough for me.

i hope this versio will be cheaper than the actual

@Vetteman

I thought so too

but then I thought if SONY would have said "yes a slim is coming"

what would happen to PS3 sales?

There will be a PS3 slim, but I just dont think it will be announced this E3

They would be murdering their sales if they annouced that

the ball of ice is getting bigger and bigger

I don't think there is any question anymore. We will see a $299 slim PS3 at E3.

Also: Never believe Sony. If they were going to make the announcement today, and it got leaked early, they would say they don't comment on rumors or speculation. If it is a day before, they say, We have no plans at this time for said rumor. That is what they have to do. No company can just say, yep, you caught us, we will be releaseing said product in 9 months with a significantly lower price tag, please keep paying more with that in mind.