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Forums - Sony - PS3 Slim to be further stripped

The 60GB PS3 model was a very valuable piece of hardware.  It had everything, from wi-fi, backwards compatibility, flash card readers, SACD support, to even a built in Foreman grill(OK, not really that last one).  Of course, it came at a premium - a $600 premium.  As a result, in their on going quest to lower the price of the console, Sony started docking features one by one from the system.  And it seems that the PS3 Slim, currently unannounced, will be continuing in this motion, removing even more non-gaming essentials from the platform.

According to an internet poster, Super_Secret, the PS3 Slim will be missing non-gaming features found in the current iterations of the PS3.  The support for other opperating systems will be one such featured stripped from the console, as well as other hardware changes, including the on/off switch in the back of the console.  While usually a message board poster would not be the greatest of sources, last week, Super_Secret did say that firmware 2.80 would be released on Wednesday, which reports from earlier today do confirm.  Still, consider this one a rumor for now.

Source: http://www.ps3center.net/news/3278/ps3-slim-to-be-further-stripped-of-nongaming-aspects/

Tell me what you guys think. This good or bad? Do you even know what an OS is?

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That's probably fake.

Why would Sony remove support for an alternate OS? It doesn't cost them anything, and removing it won't save them any money either.



We'll miss you George.

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My friends call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce

Should remove the wireless internet adapter, and make it a item to buy... like MS have done.



                            

Besides, aren't firmware updates usually released on Tuesdays?



We'll miss you George.

PSN:Puzzleface

XBL:XpuzzlefaceX

My friends call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce

The only thing I get out of that, is they are planning on removing the ability to install Linux on the PS3, which frankly isn't a big deal to 99% of the userbase.



Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.



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Duplicate

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=77844



Yes things ARE built into the PS3 to support an Alternate OS, otherwise you could have Windows Vista on the Wii.



^^not a dup, his thread barely shows any information.



dsister44 said:
Duplicate

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=77844

Thank you. lol

How is this a dup, even the sources are different, do you people even read the articles?