PlayStation 3 Slim - revealed next week, cost €300

[Cthulhu]

According to an anonymous owner of a French gamestore, Sony will reveal a smaller and cheaper version of the PS3 at the Gamescom next week. Said PS3 Slim will cost €300,-, which, according to the same rumor, might be replacing the existing PS3 iteration. The PS3 Slim would, according to the information, come with an 80GB hard drive.

As an aside, Sony hasn't lowered the price of their console since its introduction since late 2006.

Early August, the PS3 Slim was mentioned on Germany's Amazon store, but was removed again a few hours later. Next to that, according to a memo of a Japanese retailer, the 80GB PS3 is no longer available. Also, a photo of what might be the box of the new PS3 Slim appeared some time ago, which displayed a design similar to the current PS3, only with a lower profile and square when looked at from the top. Said box lists the hard drive capacity at 120 GB however, contrary to the latest rumor.

 

[Max Payne]

old news is old.

 

[Cthulhu]

old Bacon is old and smelly.

 

[Max Payne]

Bacon? Where?

 

[Splintered]

Bacon? Where?

 

[Makoeyes987]

..That...somehow looks very creepy.

And wow. A slim PS3. Huh. Nice looking, but I definitely don't see the need to just buy a new PS3 for aesthetic reasons.

NEED TO RELEASE SOME MOTHERFUCKING BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY DAMNIT

 

[Carlos]

old Bacon is old and smelly.

im sorry but this made me actually laugh out loud

 

[Carlos]

zombie bacon!!!!!111oneoneUnoJuan

 

[Channy]

Maybe PSL3M will have backwards compatibility.

 

[ForceStealer]

Bacon? Where?

You know, I've actually been wondering. Does Dacon rhyme with bacon? For whatever reason I've always thought it as Day-con (as in otacon)...

And my PS3 has backwards compatibility

 

[Max Payne]

You know, I've actually been wondering. Does Dacon rhyme with bacon? For whatever reason I've always thought it as Day-con (as in otacon)..

People seem to think it does don't they?

 

[ForceStealer]

Well how do you say it?

 

[Max Payne]

That be not important.

 

[ForceStealer]

Well that's frustrating.

 

[Max Payne]

lol

 

[Super Mario]

I always thought it was Daycon, Day-cone, or Dah-con or Doh-can.

 

[Channy]

Day-konn.

edit: on topic, this jap site is supposed to say the new PSL3M will have backwards compatibility through updated firmwire...
http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090803_ps2_on_ps3/

Note the fancy diagrams which could only mean its true.

 

[Cthulhu]

Bacon. With a D.

And ooo, diagrams. But I've seen those before, don't think it's anything new really.

 

[Max Payne]

Bacon. With a D.

Wrong again o slimy one.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Day-konn.

edit: on topic, this jap site is supposed to say the new PSL3M will have backwards compatibility through updated firmwire...
http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090803_ps2_on_ps3/

Note the fancy diagrams which could only mean its true.

SonofaBITCH

SO WHAT TEH FUCK DOES THAT MEAN FOR US FOLKS WHO HAVE A FAT PS3? JESUS. ARE WE SOL?

 

[Max Payne]

Firmware is going to be the same.

If you can download a firmware updated on the new console then you should be able to do it on the old.

Sony isn't looking to alienate its consumers any more than they already have.

 

[firehahahahahaha]

Or it could be like how new PSP's can use Skype, but the original 1000's cannot.

 

[Max Payne]

That would completely split the console base, and piss off the close to a million owners of PS3s.

Sony is not that stupid. At least I hope so.

But it wouldn't make any sense either way, the slim is supposed to have all the same hardware(i;e it does all the same shit) and crap, if it can get BC from a firmware update so can older consoles.

 

[ForceStealer]

SO WHAT TEH FUCK DOES THAT MEAN FOR US FOLKS WHO HAVE A FAT PS3? JESUS. ARE WE SOL?

You could have just bought a BC fat PS3, since you obviously want it so badly.

 

[Makoeyes987]

You could have just bought a BC fat PS3, since you obviously want it so badly.

I went to every single game store and used game store in my city and surrounding area and they're out. So don't tell me I could just buy one smarty pants.

And I'm not spending close to 700 bucks for one online either.