i don't even understand how people would even consider this to be plausible. there is a particular reason as to why the current ps3 is the size that it is and i don't see a redesign of the system anytime soon until they are able to consider the cost. this is just a hoax or in this case BS.

we will never see a redesign not maybe until another 2 years or more [i'm thinking 5 years]. to reduce the size of the gpu and cell processors into a size that is heat sufficient will be a long time.

Looks like BS to me.

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Originally Posted by pochaccoheaven i don't even understand how people would even consider this to be plausible. there is a particular reason as to why the current ps3 is the size that it is and i don't see a redesign of the system anytime soon until they are able to consider the cost. this is just a hoax or in this case BS. we will never see a redesign not maybe until another 2 years or more [i'm thinking 5 years]. to reduce the size of the gpu and cell processors into a size that is heat sufficient will be a long time.

Why would Sony wait that long when PS3 is doing terrible? They need to inject some new batteries to the damn thing. Im pretty sure they'll announce the price drop at E3 and annouce the new model around Fall to be released Holiday 09.

Dont get me wrong. I thought the same thing. Why release the Slim so soon? Well they need to this time and they have been working on the 45nm chips for some time so its plausible that a Slim model is hitting soon.(Fall 09)

Originally Posted by darknight88 Why would Sony wait that long when PS3 is doing terrible? They need to inject some new batteries to the damn thing. Im pretty sure they'll announce the price drop at E3 and annouce the new model around Fall to be released Holiday 09. Dont get me wrong. I thought the same thing. Why release the Slim so soon? Well they need to this time and they have been working on the 45nm chips for some time so its plausible that a Slim model is hitting soon.(Fall 09)

price drop and a new model. it's a stupid idea because you're losing money in reducing the price and reducing money by spending more on new designs. it needs to be one or the other or none. if it was both ways then it simply means sony retardation. they can however attract sales by doing what they did in japan, release new colors and designs [like a special edition ps3 with yakuza 3 designs or a resident evil 5 them ...].

Originally Posted by pochaccoheaven price drop and a new model. it's a stupid idea because you're losing money in reducing the price and reducing money by spending more on new designs. it needs to be one or the other or none. if it was both ways then it simply means sony retardation. they can however attract sales by doing what they did in japan, release new colors and designs [like a special edition ps3 with yakuza 3 designs or a resident evil 5 them ...].

you are right, in a slumping economy the PS3 at $400 will sale well by releasing new colors, compared to its competition which is selling for Half. Yup because thats what the consumers in a bad economy want expensive electronics with varied color sets.

April's NPDs clearly show that consumers will not be shelling 400 bucks easily for a console.

April's NPDs clearly show that consumers will not be shelling 400 bucks easily for a console.

This is why I think this isn't the slim. I think it's the super gimped, nothing but a BD drive, HDD and a wired connection version of the PS3. The tard pack did great for MS. I'm thinking Sony might be trying the same thing instead of just dropping the price all across the board.

Originally Posted by el_cheezer This is why I think this isn't the slim. I think it's the super gimped, nothing but a BD drive, HDD and a wired connection version of the PS3. The tard pack did great for MS. I'm thinking Sony might be trying the same thing instead of just dropping the price all across the board.

The hardware revisions that they have done on the PS3 itself has shown, however, that they've been able to 'gimp' (as you put it) the system without largely changing much. The R&D necessary to develop a new console design is far greater than if they simply continued to strip things out of the current model design.

Given your description of a "gimped" design, however, what is significant that all PS3 models offer that would be lost, aside from wireless?

http://gear.ign.com/articles/983/983284p1.html

I understand that they are not a newspaper but how does garbage like this get greenlit?

Originally Posted by Frogurt.man http://gear.ign.com/articles/983/983284p1.html I understand that they are not a newspaper but how does garbage like this get greenlit?

Getting your hands on a Game Informer 3 days before the public, gives one god-like knowledge above any and all customers .
Not to mention the area behind the counter gives all employees a +5 to their know-it-all attribute .

Ugh, bad reporting.

Here's the big thing though, we all know the initial design of the PS3 was flawed, it's main flaw was cost.

A new PS3 sku is very much plausible, assuming its purpose was cost savings. It could use a completely new bluray drive, a cheaper storage, and have less ports to cost money. A slimmer form would also cut down on materials costs. Also, while the costs to retool would be high, this new design might also employ features that cut down on the costs of manufacturing itself (not just materials, but time and tooling costs).

Yes, it unlikely that this is true, however, it's still pretty plausible that Sony would take this drastic measure of creating a new model, especially when something "new" and less expensive is pretty much what they need right now.

Personally, I don't think this is real, it's probably just a hoax. However, we all can be pretty certain that somewhere Sony is working on another SKU with a different form factor and cheaper production costs.

i heard they were making a slim ps3. But like someone else said, it just looks like an over sized psp battery =/ .

I think that the pics are real. The main thing is the box, but also, there's another pic that's not shown in this set [see additional bottom plate here - http://kotaku.com/5253475/are-these-...-the-ps3-slim] where it shows the bottom plate of the newly designed PS3. Bascially on that bottom plate the design is the same as the original PS2 where you can insert the plastic screw covers

examples - http://www.exploitstation.com/articl...pair_img_0.jpg
http://www.thepriors.idps.co.uk/clea.../ps2cover1.JPG


Because the design of the bottom plate is so similar to what we've seen from previous Sony products I think that could be considered as a factor in determining these pics as real. But that's the info that made me come to a conclusion that the pics are real...

I guess at this point all we can do is guess (or use the force to search our feelings..)

Originally Posted by el_cheezer This is why I think this isn't the slim. I think it's the super gimped, nothing but a BD drive, HDD and a wired connection version of the PS3. The tard pack did great for MS. I'm thinking Sony might be trying the same thing instead of just dropping the price all across the board.

lol why do you have to call it the "tard" pack... lol. If you're right, I hope that it sales for 249 - 300, but I don't think so, because they're giving away a 120gb hdd w/ the system. Although, that would be one heck of a 300 dollar system - [the extra space would be good for those array of PSN titles that are coming] ALso, sometimes, having the "tard" pack will push people to buy the higher version.. people may go in looking at the tard pack and may see more value in the next pack, even if its a hundred dollars more.

An example of this would be Walmarts price / product strategy - Walmart has their tard pack (aka Sams Club) version of everything... people see that version and then decide to buy another product that's a bit better; and when they do that's when walmart would slightly over charge the customer (which is why they had to get rid of the "always the lowest prices" slogan).

If this was real, wouldn't they at least advertise it as being the "new ps3"? Nowhere on the box does it mention "new ps3" or "ps3 slim" (unless the box was just a prototype). At least with the case of the ps2 slim's boxing, they showed a side picture and called it a slim ps2. I really don't know though. From what I've heard, ps3s are made in factories with pink work areas, and the pics do seem to have just that. Personally, I don't like the look (if that is really the look of the finished product). It looks flimsy, something a chinese knock off would look like.

Now that I look at the image of the bottom cover there's no way this is real because the mold injection birthmark spot is way too close to the PS3 logo .
If there was a screw location near the birthmark for a sticker to cover up I'd reconsider my stance on this .

That mold mark could easily be put on the inside of the finished part .

Well, this mock up of the PS3 looks OK. I mean this image IS fake of course but still...

Originally Posted by optimusprime8062 Well, this mock up of the PS3 looks OK. I mean this image IS fake of course but still...

I hate that pic .
It's just the top of a normal PS3 with a photoshopped bottom .
Very little effort went into it .

Originally Posted by Richlough Now that I look at the image of the bottom cover there's no way this is real because the mold injection birthmark spot is way too close to the PS3 logo . If there was a screw location near the birthmark for a sticker to cover up I'd reconsider my stance on this . That mold mark could easily be put on the inside of the finished part .

Good point Richlough, another thing that bothers me is why is the PS3 logo on the bottom of the unit as well? I guess we will just have to wait until E3 to find out what the real deal will be. If this is real, and is a much cooler running, lower energy cost effective,plus if this one would not be a dust magnet like the current models, then I might be really interested in buying it.

This ps3 slim is a fake. Look at the box they spelled it as PlayStation 3 instead of PLAYSTATION 3. Doesn't Sony officially spell it as PLAYSTATION 3 ?

@ soriku

It's because with the current PS3 models they use the Spider-Man font and that only uses capital letters.