Taken from BBC website
Electronics giant Sony has announced a new, slimmer version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console.
The sleek machine is around a third lighter, a third slimmer and uses a third less power than the original, said Kaz Hirai of the firm.
Speaking at the Games Com conference in Cologne, Germany, he said the console would hit shops in early September.
It will also be cheaper than the original, costing £249.99 in the UK, around £50 cheaper than the original.
It will cost $299 in the US, 299 euros in Europe and 29980 yen in Japan.
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It's possible that they are just guessing based on currency rates or maybe they have already been informed by Sony (surely Sony must have told UK retailers and so it is very possible the BBC know)
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8207472.stm
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