Hello there PS3 Slim
Yesterday, Sony officially revealed the much rumoured PS3 slim. The PS3 slim is 32% smaller, 36% lighter, has 34% less power consumption, and will be available in stores from the first week of September for $299 dollars, €299 euros £249 UK pounds, and ¥29,980 yen.
Here’s the official Specs:
Product Code: CECH-2000 (Charcoal Black)
CPU: Cell Broadband Engine
GPU: RSX
Audio output: 7.1CH LPCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Hard Drive: 120GB Serial ATA
Inputs / outputs:
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0): 2
Network: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 1, IEEE 802.11 b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller: Wireless controller (Bluetooth)
AV output HDMI OUT Connection: 1
AV output AV MULTI OUT connector: 1
AV output Digital out (optical) Connection: 1
BD / DVD / CD drive (read only) Maximum read rate: BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
Power Consumption: Approx 250W
Dimensions: approx 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
Weight: approx 3.2kg
Also, ALL versions of the old PS3 systems on sale will have 100 dollar price cuts! This is big news especially for people like me who have yet to buy a playstation 3.
As for the PS3 slim, I don’t think that the design is better since the shiny chrome finish of the old PS3 is gone. However, all of the other changes like the system being smaller, lighter, consuming less power, having a 120-gig hard drive, and the price ($ 299) are all very, very good moves by Sony.
Finally, Here’s a blowout of pictures of the new PS3 Slim!
What I really like about the slim is that it still has the same functionality as the old PS3 (except the install os) for a lower price. I respect the 360 for Live, cross chat, and a good XMB, but think of the long term benefits with the PS3 slim. The slim consumes less power than the 360 thus cutting costs from your electric bill. Also, the slim has a big fan inside which helps prevent the system from burning. This is a problem for the 360: the lack of a good cooling system. Had Microsoft cut the price AND redesign the cooling system of its system, I would be giving a lot of thought on which console to purchase. However, Microsoft just cut the price and that’s it.
Also, the PS3 will be getting a lot of high quality exclusives. Its lineup is much more diverse than the 360. Yes, 360 will have Fable III, Alan Wake, Halo ODST, and Forza 3, but the PS3 will have Demon’s Souls, White Knight Chronicles, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, EyePet, Gran Turismo 5, God of War III, Heavy Rain, MAG, ModNation Racers, Quantum Theory, and Afrika. Later on in 2010, it will get The Last Guardian, Agent, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and Last Rebellion.
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