makingmusic476 on 19 August 2009
I don't know if you guys remember or not, but back in June a poster on N4G called "Super_Secret" leaked a bunch of info on the Slim. We discussed it on this very forum, via this thread. Well, he said a number of things, like it'd still have 2 USB ports, still have wi-fi, would be approximately 50% smaller, would still have an internal PSU, etc. We assumed he was spouting BS, because he also claimed that the "Install OtherOS" feature would be removed. The general consensus was that this was highly unlikely, given the fact that it is a software only feature, and would save Sony nothing by removing it. Well, almost all his statements ended up being correct, including the removal of the OtherOS feature.
An article on BLPGaming recaps this pretty well:
Many of us saw the PS3 Slim coming, but we had no idea what features were in it. All the news around the web were just rumors, but one person "Super_Secret" from N4G.com knew more than all of us. Now if he was guessing, I don't think he would get 25% of them right. So could "Super_Secret" actually be working for Sony.
And here is the full list of his guesses:
It still has Blu-ray [TRUE]
It still has wireless [TRUE]
It still has Bluetooth [TRUE]
It still has Gigabit Ethernet [TRUE]
"OtherOS" support has been removed [TRUE]
You still get 2 USB ports [TRUE]
Hard drive sizes will be bigger, it will come in 120Gb and 250Gb flavours [TRUE]
It's still replaceable [HDD] and will actually be slightly easier as it has been relocated to the front of the console [TRUE]
It will NOT have any "new" features, such as backwards compatibility [PS2] or enhanced peripheral support [TRUE]
It's just a PS3, but slightly smaller and cheaper [TRUE]
11. The power supply is still internal, but a different power cable will be used [TRUE]
Rear ports are still the same: 1x HDMI, 1x Sony AV port, 1x Optical, 1x Ethernet, and of course a power port [TRUE]
It's as cheap as can possibly be, so expect it to launch with a smaller price tag than what you're paying now in your respective territories [TRUE]
Internally, several daughter boards have been removed, but all functionality is still there [UNCONFIRMED]
A Cheaper Blu-ray drive is being used [TRUE]
It wont be any slower, but expect to see similar issues that another competitor had a while ago [UNCONFIRMED]
Touch-sensitive buttons on the front for power/eject are gone in favour of cheaper push buttons [TRUE]
18. It has a slightly different startup screen. Only slightly [TRUE]
19. It's about 50% smaller than current PS3s.[TRUE]
20. It wont be called the "PS3 Slim". The PS1 "slim" and the PS2 "slim" were never officially called the "slim", either.[UNCONFIRMED]
21. In short: It's a smaller PS3, but that's it. No new features, no special hardware, just smaller and cheaper.[TRUE]
22. And it wont have sex with you.[SAD FACE]
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Now some are labeled as [UNCONFIRMED], but they are only like that because its not confirmed by sony.
Retailers might have already confirmed it though.
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HIS "LEAKED" INFO ABOUT
CROSS-GAME VOICE CHAT:
"Cross-game [voice] chat is in the works as part of Firmware 3.0. It wont be out during the summer, but assuming all goes well, it will be out well before the holidays. Current timeframe places it around September, but it's still very much a WIP(Work In Progress). If there are any major delays, that will slip and if there are very few delays at all, it might even arrive earlier, but don't bank on it as it is a lot more complicated than you might imagine. At this point, it's working quite well in the labs and supports several players at once.It's targeted to work with all past and future games that support ingame XMB, much like text chat.I'm not a betting man, but I wouldn't be surprised if the "slim" shipped with this firmware installed (that doesn't mean the slim will come first, remember)."
Its up to you to decide if you believe the guy or not.
Assuming this guy was a legitimate insider, and his information is by and large correct, that means that they currently have cross game voice chat working to a degree, and it was originally intended to launch alongside the Slim (much like I originally expected). Apparently it has suffered a delay, however. Hopefully we'll see it in the coming weeks.
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