PLAYSTATION 3 SLIM ANNOUNCED
Sony seem to be absolutely terrible at keeping a lid on their hardware. After the leak of the PSPgo before E309 which was announced to nobodies surprise. For a while now pictures and rumours of a newer slimmed and most importantly cheaper version of the PlayStation 3 and lo and behold, August 18 – GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, Sony announed the new PlayStation 3 Slim for a price point of $299 or £249.
The PlayStation 3 Slim will arrive in September and according to Sony is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and consumes 34% power making it overall around 1/3rd smaller but will retain all the features of the current models of PlayStation 3 except with the ‘install other OS’ feature removed. In preparation for the release Sony are also releasing a new firmware (3.0) which adds new features such as bringing the Video Store to Europe, a new ‘what’s new’ feature, a slight redesign of the XMB and a change in the way trophies are displayed.
If you still do not own a PlayStation 3 the slim does appear to be a very attractive package and for the new lower price it makes it much more competitive with the Xbox 360. It should also be noted that Sony will be packing in a 120GB HDD with the slim, which of course is an increase from the current minimum of 80GB.
