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PS3 slim announcement!

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It will be available for 299 euros, 299 dollars and 29,980 yen
smaller, lighter, all the same features your current PS3 has
available in the first week of September		2009-08-18 18:36:00

Author:
Adam9001
Posts: 744

YAY! All pS3s for 299!

(PS, i think it's called 'Slim', not 'Slime'! little mistake in the title there.)		2009-08-18 18:39:00

Author:
MarkoWolfy
Posts: 445

I find it rather stupid that they release the slim for 299? and drop the price of the other PS3's to 300?.
that's 1? more, SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE POINT OF THE SLIM IS THEN.		2009-08-18 18:40:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

It'll be like a laptop looking.

http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/slim-ps3-rumor.jpg

This could have been PS4.. :		2009-08-18 18:52:00

Author:
Unknown User

lol? that's not the slim.
this is, and it's confirmed:
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/224/6215296_blog017.jpg		2009-08-18 19:08:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

Mmm.... Slime....

Tasteh! Although a little expensive for just a gourmet treat...		2009-08-18 19:09:00

Author:
hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

It'll be like a laptop looking.

http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/slim-ps3-rumor.jpg

This could have been PS4.. :

Thats a speculative render
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5971/ps3slimn.jpg
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/08/18/kaz/ thats the slim		2009-08-18 19:11:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

moar clear pic:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/ps3-slim-big-1.jpg		2009-08-18 19:11:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

Very nice even though I like the original PS3 better.2009-08-18 19:14:00

Author:
Mod5.0
Posts: 1576

Gosh it looks like a Nintendo Game cube, but squished into a pancake.2009-08-18 19:17:00

Author:
Unknown User

I look forward to seeing this disassembled in the launch week.2009-08-18 19:28:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

What is this slime? Does it ooze from my PS3? Is it a problem? Do I need special cleaning products? Or is it a new accessory that I can use to enhance my gaming experience?

These are the questions that need answering people!!!

2009-08-18 19:49:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I find it really cool, and the price is right for global domination.
Cool point is even EyePet + PlaystationEye for ? 49,99		2009-08-18 20:05:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

What is this slime? Does it ooze from my PS3? Is it a problem? Do I need special cleaning products? Or is it a new accessory that I can use to enhance my gaming experience?

These are the questions that need answering people!!!



har, har.

Yeah, he should really change that. Can't wait for Firmware 3.00 on September 1st!!		2009-08-18 20:09:00

Author:
MarkoWolfy
Posts: 445

It'll be like a laptop looking.

http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/slim-ps3-rumor.jpg

This could have been PS4.. :
Looks like a wii but hit by a steal frame o.O

Very nice even though I like the original PS3 better.
Wtf dude? How, the fat ******* of a console!

Gosh it looks like a Nintendo Game cube, but squished into a pancake.
LMAO!!!

What is this slime? Does it ooze from my PS3? Is it a problem? Do I need special cleaning products? Or is it a new accessory that I can use to enhance my gaming experience?

These are the questions that need answering people!!!



Yes, you put it into the new slot and it ooz's from your TV.		2009-08-18 20:11:00

Author:
Adam9001
Posts: 744

Nobody has mentioned that it has a 120 GB hard drive.2009-08-18 20:16:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

It doesn't support Linux OS, and from the pics I've seen I can't locate the hatch for the hard drive?
Is it possible that it is not possible to swap it?
I put a 250 GB in my PS3 40GB, and have only 100 GB left...so I think it would be a problem		2009-08-18 20:35:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72386

The PS3 is now officially 300 dollars for 80 gig. Yes. Half of what it used to be. Rejoice, foos :kz:		2009-08-18 20:40:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

There's no built in wifi for the slim, check the body

The harddrive is internal also		2009-08-18 20:44:00

Author:
Aurongel
Posts: 221

Grrahhh!!! Why do I always buy consoles at their SHIP-OFF PRICES?!?!

I think it's safe to say that Sony hasn't dropped out of the console wars yet... nor will it be in last anymore.		2009-08-18 20:55:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72386

The PS3 is now officially 300 dollars for 80 gig. Yes. Half of what it used to be. Rejoice, foos :kz:

I got my 80 gig for ?300 with 2 free games, that includes LBP, and a never opened sonic unleashed since i got my PS3 xD		2009-08-18 21:11:00

Author:
Adam9001
Posts: 744

So the ps3 and slim are going to be the same price? :/

Seriously what's the point, you have a choice of a big fat ps3 or a tiny one that has much more memory. They might as well just stop selling the fat ps3s completly.		2009-08-18 21:27:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

They might as well just stop selling the fat ps3s completly.

They stoped sending out fat ps3's a while ago the retail supply has dried up in some places already.		2009-08-18 21:32:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

@Dexiro: Well, you've got to realise that the slim will be unable to play ps2 games and is also unable to support Linux, so you've got your choices. Would you rather have a console specificly for PS3 things, or a console that is able to do more.

Of course, that's personal opinion, but still; it's what the customer wants.		2009-08-18 21:36:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

...nobody's mentioned supposed lack of USB?2009-08-18 21:37:00

Author:
crazymario
Posts: 657

I think he's suggesting you should change the name of the thread in your initial post to "slim" not "slime".2009-08-18 21:38:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

...nobody's mentioned supposed lack of USB?
what? I got 4 USB slots and hardly use them all, maybe one to charge my controller, that's all.

EDIT; there are two slots actually.		2009-08-18 21:45:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

I really hated this design at first, but upon closer inspection, it looks really retro. Kinda reminds me of those old Atari Consoles, has a very "classic" look to it. Although I'd never trade my full backwards compatible 60 gb with 4 usb slots and card readers for it



what? I got 4 USB slots and hardly use them all, maybe one to charge my controller, that's all.

For the external Hard-drive, for the flash stick, for the generic USB controllers friends bring along to play multiplayer, for the charging, for the PSP, and for a usb camera, just in case 		2009-08-18 21:45:00

Author:
noddle111
Posts: 174

Picture time!

http://www.playstationpure.be/ftp/Kristof/ps3slim02

http://www.playstationpure.be/ftp/Kristof/ps3slim01

http://www.playstationpure.be/ftp/Kristof/ps3slim04

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/ps3-slim-comparison-1.jpg		2009-08-18 21:48:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

well there are two usb slots on that picture...

Maybe they are just for show....		2009-08-18 21:50:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I swear, those images were leaked several months before Sony officially announced it. But I do love the modern-contemporary look it conseals (will go perfect with the modern society I live in ).2009-08-18 21:51:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

There's no built in wifi for the slim, check the body


The wifi light is still next to the hdd access light.		2009-08-18 21:51:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

^^ I swear, those images were leaked several months before Sony officially announced it.

Yeah, Sony are VERY VERY bad at keeping secrets.		2009-08-18 21:52:00

Author:
noddle111
Posts: 174

well there are two usb slots on that picture...

Maybe they are just for show....

I just need 2 USB slots.

1 for control [uneeded i charge on comp]
1 for USB keyboard.

Thats really it xD


I dont care about card readers, i didn't get one in the first place.

I might sell my PS3 for the slimer if i can get it for more then ?250 xD.
Oh and if i can get my data, from my PS3 fat to a PS3 slimer.		2009-08-18 21:54:00

Author:
Adam9001
Posts: 744

A very drastic change in design, I must say. I wonder if they've employed a new team of designers or something. See: PSP 3000 vs PSP-Go, now PS3 Fat vs PS3 Slim. Even the logo has changed drastically!2009-08-18 21:56:00

Author:
noddle111
Posts: 174

It's real?

:O		2009-08-19 01:01:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

I'm absolutely perplexed at how they fit the PSU into that thing. Even with reduced power needs, the PSU should still be larger than that. The PSU almost solely accounts for the PS3 Phat's large size, and anyone who has seen the power cable of a 360 knows what I'm talking about.2009-08-19 01:17:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

I think he's suggesting you should change the name of the thread in your initial post to "slim" not "slime".

I've gone and edited the thread title so that it is now spelt correctly. For those that missed it, the original spelling of the thread was "PS3 Slime announcement".


I'm absolutely perplexed at how they fit the PSU into that thing. Even with reduced power needs, the PSU should still be larger than that. The PSU almost solely accounts for the PS3 Phat's large size, and anyone who has seen the power cable of a 360 knows what I'm talking about.

You forget that this is Sony. I remember reading once that the president of Sony was not happy with the size of a product, either the walkman or a camcorder. The engineers swore they had made the item as small as physically possible, where by the president then took a bucket of water, threw the product into the bucket, and pointed at the huge amount of air coming out. "You see!" he said, "It can still be smaller! You aren't trying hard enough!"

That's not an exact quote, but I'm sure some eager beaver would get an official source to that. With Sony being Sony, I'm not surprised at all that they have reduced the PS3 as much as they have.

Still though, this makes the "Elite" upgrade to the XBox 360 a bit... well, cosmetic. 		2009-08-19 09:19:00

Author:
Elbee23
Posts: 1280

I have a slim on order and want to make sure I get everything transferred correctly. I have no songs, photos or videos. Mainly LBP, purchased LBP content, a couple PS Store purchased games and then the saved game data for each game.

If I understand this correctly I should be able to just use the save data utility and copy each of the games saved data over. I hope the saved data for LPB includes my game progress. The rest I can just download from the download history of my account since the new slim is going to be set up under the same account.

Is this all correct?		2009-08-20 14:19:00

Author:
rz22g
Posts: 340

the slim is not shiny


so it is inferior		2009-08-20 14:51:00

Author:
Pityflame
Posts: 14


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