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Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September

engadget.com — "Hardly a surprise, but Sony got on stage today at GamesCom and confirmed what we've all knew deep down in our hearts: the new, slimmer PS3 is really real."

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  • jrclone, on 08/18/2009, -23/+603Finally time to purchase a PS3.
  • chazuk, on 08/18/2009, -18/+479Good ***** Sony.
  • krammaii, on 08/18/2009, -11/+294RIP George Foreman Grill PS3.
  • eraevion, on 08/18/2009, -20/+266That thing looks pretty cute!

    But still, treating $1 like €1 is pretty ***** insane.
  • firestryfe, on 08/18/2009, -10/+208It's about time
  • mywhitenoise, on 08/18/2009, -16/+211120GB PS3 for $300, seriously good deal. Hopefully it makes even less fan noise.
  • chaosatom, on 08/18/2009, -6/+179Anyone who has been holding out, now is the time to buy.



  • chaosatom, on 08/18/2009, -18/+173Ummm.
    MGS4
    Little Big Planet
    Uncharted
    Infamous
    valkyrie chronicles
    Infamous
    Killzone 2
    Resistance 1 and 2
    Heavenly Sword
    Ratchet

    wipeout HD
    Pixeljunk games on PSN (quite amazing)
    Super Stardust HD

    Upcoming:
    God of War
    Uncharted 2
    GT5
    Heavy Rain
    MAG

    So none of the games interest you or are u trolling?

    Xbox costs the same. But with the PS3, you get wifi, a reliable system, free online and a blu-ray drive.
  • tacojohn, on 08/18/2009, -20/+16310 reasons to buy this–

    1. Uncharted 2
    2. God of War III
    3. Heavy Rain
    4. Final Fantasy XIII Verses
    5. Gran Turismo 5
    6. The Last Guardian
    7. Metal Gear Solid 4
    8. Little Big Planet
    9. Resistance 1 + 2
    10. Killzone 2


    11. Fat Princess
    12. Wipeout HD Fury
    13. Super Stardust HD
  • PDA131, on 08/18/2009, -13/+141I miss the shininess of the original PS3
  • mywhitenoise, on 08/18/2009, -29/+155yeah, that Bose looking hourglass piece of ***** that has over a 50% failure rate is the better choice.

    PS3 has built in wi-fi...not some $100 add-on. It has built in blu-ray, not some dead format that was also an expensive add on. It uses standard laptop drives for easy upgrades. You can also share your DLC on up to 4 other PS3s. Buying a PS3 now is a no brainer.
  • Twenty5, on 08/18/2009, -3/+122Official Pics here (from Sony):

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/sets/ ...
  • Flashtone, on 08/18/2009, -5/+117nice i just sold my PS3 for 325bucks.
  • Sniper, on 08/18/2009, -4/+106Who's going to buy a used 360?
  • inactive, on 08/18/2009, -5/+95You can always mock Apple. It's easy, and fun!
  • Twenty5, on 08/18/2009, -9/+96Finally! Cant wait.... Im finally getting a PS3.

    PS. ok, is that the real pic of the PS3 Slim? Looks kinda.... ehm.... weird (maybe Im just used to the old one's glossy look). I will just wait for more pics.

    Pics here:
    http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009 ...
    http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/ ...
  • irriadin, on 08/18/2009, -3/+82You forgot Valkyria Chronicles
  • KotoOni, on 08/18/2009, -44/+120Time to sell the 360.
  • Cheesepuffly, on 08/18/2009, -6/+82You forgot inFamous
  • Sniper, on 08/18/2009, -8/+81OtherOS has also been removed.
  • guruboyguru, on 08/18/2009, -29/+101Why do people still bitch about backwards compatibility? I mean, to everyone with a PS3 that DOES have BC...do you use it?
  • tymez, on 08/18/2009, -6/+78praise the gaming gods...!!
  • CoD4, on 08/18/2009, -1/+69C'mon now, you guys can come to the u.s. and spend your vacation like kings for a few hundred euros
  • joshdale, on 08/18/2009, -3/+69now with original "ps2-like" lettering
  • Mike17102, on 08/18/2009, -4/+69Will be interesting to see if MS counters with their own drop, or if Nintendo even takes time out of swimming in their piles of money to notice.
  • chrono, on 08/18/2009, -16/+78Good. Finally a reason to buy one.
  • Cheesepuffly, on 08/18/2009, -1/+60HOW ***** CHEAP DO YOU WANT THIS THING?

  • king_aaronj, on 08/18/2009, -1/+59Well if you've got one already, why not. It's not like they changed how it plays games.
  • pcpimpster, on 08/18/2009, -2/+57Profit!
  • FlareHeart, on 08/18/2009, -1/+52Sony has released a slim version of all of their consoles, why would the PS3 be any different? I never had any doubts that one would come out eventually. Yay Sony! You finally got around to it!

    I already have a PS3 but this is great news for the people that have been waiting on getting one. The new slim version is a great deal.
  • CoD4, on 08/18/2009, -6/+5454%*

    XD
  • Stangs55, on 08/18/2009, -24/+71PLEASE tell me they finally included an IR receiver so that I can use universal remotes.

    PLEASE!!!!
  • royalwcheese, on 08/18/2009, -12/+59No more Spider-man lettering? Yes!
  • KMartSheriff, on 08/18/2009, -2/+48Everything about this is awesome. My only question: is the hard drive still swappable?
  • Jawbone54, on 08/18/2009, -4/+48Long-time PS3 lover here.

    Blu-ray player, rechargeable controllers (no $20 recharge kit nonsense) out of the box, 120 GB hard drive (or your own laptop drive, if you choose), wireless (again, without $100 add-on), free PSN account, and exclusives like LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, Infamous, and more...

    Go buy one, people.
  • turf12, on 08/18/2009, -7/+50worst kept secret since the iphone.
  • bills534, on 08/18/2009, -0/+43The original PS3 is huge. So the aesthetics come into play when the damn thing wont fit next to your tv. Now you can get one for a cheaper price, reduced power consumption and more manageable size.
  • Mike17102, on 08/18/2009, -7/+49Why are people burying him? Thats a very valid complaint.

    I am finally considering getting one mostly to use as a BluRay player, and I sure as ***** want to use my expensive universal remote on it.
  • airwalkery2k, on 08/18/2009, -2/+42Maybe you guys should have thought about that before you created a strong currency.
  • WhereAmI, on 08/18/2009, -1/+40After Spiderman 3, I do not blame him.
  • Awwzm, on 08/18/2009, -5/+44I hope you can still swap out the hard drive
  • eraevion, on 08/18/2009, -1/+401EUR = 1.41USD
  • CoD4, on 08/18/2009, -1/+39That's what she said
  • Invader001, on 08/18/2009, -2/+40Ratchet and Clank series?
  • mablung, on 08/18/2009, -2/+39What's it like living in 2007?
  • Zamfir, on 08/18/2009, -6/+43I don't... I did a little back in 2006, but not much anymore - too many new games to play, not enough time.
  • Morac, on 08/18/2009, -2/+39What fan noise?

    My 80 GB PS3 is virtually silent, unless the room gets very hot and the fan kicks into overdrive. That rarely happens though.
  • larrimer7, on 08/18/2009, -13/+48Meh, I think I'll stick with my regular PS3
  • jeremy111, on 08/18/2009, -8/+43Then you're an idiot.
  • jimmymcduck, on 08/18/2009, -3/+38i did once, then i put my ps2 slim right next to the ps3 on the shelf. not sure why, i guess i just didnt want the ps2 to be lonely or feel like it was forgotten. i think people will still bitch about it because its the only thing left to troll about.
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