Say hello to my "little friend" (Brother) (PS3)

[Clowgon]

Who likes the title? :eusa_danc

Would 300 million Zimbabwe dollars even be enough? :badgrin:

For the video http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/s...s-slimmer-ps3/

Oh does anyone want to buy a Newish PS3 80GB off me? £200

Ok lets get to the point!

Hardly a surprise, but Sony got on stage today at GamesCom and confirmed what we've all known deep down in our hearts: the new, slimmer PS3 is really real. It'll be out in the first week of September (September 1 in North America and Europe, September 3 for Japan), and will retail for $300 (or 300 Euro, or 29,980 Yen). It's smaller and lighter, has a 120GB HDD, and packs "all the same features" of the regular PS3 while consuming 34 percent less power and taking up 32 percent less space. Existing PS3 SKUs have their prices dropped a hundie apiece tomorrow in anticipation, so be sure to grab a space heater while you've still got a shot -- though we're not sure why you'd pay $300 for an 80GB PS3 when you can wait a couple weeks and get 120GB in a cuter package. A couple pics of the unveil are after the break.

**** **** ****!!! I know i should of waited for a bit, i feel so ******* stupid now. :eusa_wall

Spec sheet:

• Product name: PlayStation 3
• Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
• CPU: Cell Broadband Engine™
• GPU: RSX
• Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
• Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
• Hard disk: 120GB 2.5" Serial ATA
• USB 2.0 ports: 2
• Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
• Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
• AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
• Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
• BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
• Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
• Power consumption: Approx. 250W
• External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
• Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
• Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1

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The new 3.0 firmware will be released concurrently with the PS3 slim, which should provide a breath of fresh air for existing machines. Other new features of the PS3 slim include BRAVIA Sync, which allows you to control the PS3 XMB over HDMI through your BRAVIA TV remote, and System Standby to shut off the PS3 when the BRAVIA TV is off. Sony also claims this new machine will run more quietly than existing PS3 systems, which is good news for people who like to watch movies or have conversations in the general vicinity of their game console. There's also a Vertical Stand, which will retail for $24. Not so awesome is Sony's removal of the Install Other OS feature... farewell, Linux. We hardly knew thee.

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Images from PlayStation.com Forums




Images courtesy of GameSpot

Oh does anyone want to buy a Newish PS3 80GB off me? £200

[Misawa]

It looks pretty nice, but quite different from the back.

[N!ck]

I think it's ugly and it has no option for installing Linux .

When I get a PS3 I'll be looking for the old model.

[J0SH]

I think it's ugly and it has no option for installing Linux .

When I get a PS3 I'll be looking for the old model.

Yeah, because you really need Linux on a games console. It looks pretty good.

[N!ck]

Yeah, because you really need Linux on a games console. It looks pretty good.

Yeah, it's useful to have and I would also do a bit of folding on it as well.

[J0SH]

The folding thing is included with the PS3? Or is it not with the newer models?

[GommeInc]

I prefer the current one - it looks nice and is hardly noisy anyway :/

Can the slim one have its hard-drive upgraded at all?

[N!ck]

The folding thing is included with the PS3? Or is it not with the newer models?

Yeah, ignore that bit - I thought you required Linux to fold on it but now I don't think you do.

[GordonBanks]

its ugly as hell, and why is this in this forum?

now the price is lower they'll sell more though.


Edited by Catzsy [Forum Super Moderator]: Please leave the moderating to the moderators. Thanks.

[Chippiewill]

Yeah, ignore that bit - I thought you required Linux to fold on it but now I don't think you do.

Linux sucks on the PS3 because of the 13 or so graphics/ processor cores the 'Other OS' bit gets access to all of 3 cores.