Sony to unveil new gaming system -- 3 Slim

[Vision]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multim...ally_Announces_PlayStation_3_Slim_at_299.html

Sony Officially Announces 3 Slim at $299.

by Anton Shilov

Sony Computer Entertainment on Tuesday at Gamescom trade-show in Cologne, Germany, unveiled the new PlayStation 3 Slim version that will eventually succeed the current flavour of the console and will also be sold at lower price-points: $299, €299 or ¥29 999 all around the world. The move will allow Sony to sell more game consoles.

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim will feature 120GB hard disk drive as well as will utilize 34% less power compared to the currently available. It is unclear whether the reduction of power consumption is a result of different components inside the PS3 slim or optimization of the current technology. The device retains slot-loading Blu-ray disc optical drive, wireless networking, Bluetooth and other key-technologies found in the original console.

According to claims of Sony Computer Entertainment, the slimmer version of the PlayStation 3 is 32% smaller compared to the original PS3, therefore, it may be more suitable for those, who did not like the relatively large size of the first-generation PlayStation 3.

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim will be available in September. In the meantime, Sony will continue to sell its PS3 80GB at discounted price-points of $299, €299 or ¥29 999.

At press time almost no exact details were available concerning the PlayStation 3 Slim. In particular, it is not certain whether the device features different chips inside and whether any capabilities have been sacrificed to make the video game system smaller.

 

[Anthony Ng]

You left out the most important word in the thread title: PLAYSTATION (or at least PS).

Anyway, it has been rumoured since more than a year ago. I ALMOST bought a PS3 2 months ago, but thanks to the ongoing rumour which has been getting "truer", I decided to hold back. Now, I've got to finish that handful of PS2 games that are still lying around (out of a total of 70) BEFORE my wife "approves" the new purchase. LOL!

 

[tonyfloyd]

nice reg yesterday Mike!

 

[Vision]

Thanks Tony

 

[Anthony Ng]

So it's all about regging news-inspired domains (like 3+slim), and NOT video gaming? Oh, man ...

 

[tristanperry]

On a gaming note, this is an interesting development.

I think that Sony messed up with the original PS3 big time, hence this back-peddling.

They were at one stage going to price it at around £400 in the UK (before dropping it a bit), and even at £400 they were due to make a loss of £50-£100 per console sale.

This is compared to the Wii which, priced at £180 here in the UK, was making a £35 profit per console sale

Will be interesting to see how this plays out, but I think that Sony have dropped the ball so far on the PS 3 ('slim' or not). The only advantage is the blu-ray ability, but dedicated blu-ray players are coming down in price all the time now.

 

[Vision]

So it's all about regging news-inspired domains (like 3+slim), and NOT video gaming? Oh, man ...

So it's all about regging crap-inspired domains like ( Domains + Conqueror), and NOT Conqueror? Oh, man....

http://www.dnforum.com/f283/domqueror-com-domquistador-com-thread-291108.html#post1429243

wmloz, your smugness and hypocrisy makes me puke --

Very trademarkable name!

Domains + Conqueror = Domqueror!

Domains + Conquistador = Domquistador!

 

[Anthony Ng]

On a gaming note, this is an interesting development.

I think that Sony messed up with the original PS3 big time, hence this back-peddling.

They were at one stage going to price it at around £400 in the UK (before dropping it a bit), and even at £400 they were due to make a loss of £50-£100 per console sale.

This is compared to the Wii which, priced at £180 here in the UK, was making a £35 profit per console sale

Will be interesting to see how this plays out, but I think that Sony have dropped the ball so far on the PS 3 ('slim' or not). The only advantage is the blu-ray ability, but dedicated blu-ray players are coming down in price all the time now.

Let's help out Vision by talking more about PS3 here.

I guess they (Sony) have overestimated their clientele (all those faithful PS and PS2 users) and their power of purchase and/or underestimated the new (younger) and amateur gamers. And with the downturn of the economy, their only option is to put forward a more affordable console which is able to compete with Wii, the end-of-the-road xbox360, or even their own last-generation PS2. (PS2 actually beats PS3 in the latest console sales numbers.)

 

[tristanperry]

Let's help out Vision by talking more about PS3 here.

I guess they (Sony) have overestimated their clientele (all those faithful PS and PS2 users) and their power of purchase and/or underestimated the new (younger) and amateur gamers. And with the downturn of the economy, their only option is to put forward a more affordable console which is able to compete with Wii, the end-of-the-road xbox360, or even their own last-generation PS2. (PS2 actually beats PS3 in the latest console sales numbers.)

Sounds good

And I completely agree with that - I think that Sony were overly ambitious (or were poor planners, depending how you look at things) and this has caused quite a few issues, hence this new console (which probably won't have much of an effect IMO)

 

[acronym007]

It happens to everyone. Big companies forget how they got where they are. PS1-2 were awesome start of the art products. XBOX360 went online and wireless & WII went with their core group & motion technology. Where does that leave PS3? Only a Blu-Ray player, big deal, not reason enough to buy one over the others. Adults and teens love online play, kids and all ages love WII technology. I have to admit XBOX Live is run very well and you can play fluidly. Sony will now play catch up until then can offer a competitive advantage online. Slim, no slim, all these thrills are not going to win over the next gen gaming crowd.