PlayStation 3 Slim
Rumours have been bouncing around for months of a Playstation 3 slim, and similar rumours about a PS3 price cut. Deservedly some might say, since the PS3 still towers above other consoles on a cost scale.
They have now announced at GamesCom, in Germany, that the PS3 will be released in the first week of September, and will cost 299 Euros, 299 US Dollars, and 29980 JPY. No British price yet, much to my disappointment, but a couple of trips to XE make me want it to be converted form either USD or JPY, since then it will cost £185 over here. Likelihood is that it will be converted form the Euro version, making it £250. Not impressed with the final conversion, and odds are that it is going to cost that, as why would Sony be nice… I understand the problems with the financial climate, but do wonder how they can feasibly release it as such wildly different price points?
All the same, the slim version will have Blu Ray, 120GB hard drive and will still come packaged with a Dual Shock 3 controller. If we are lucky, the price might be reasonable, and they might chuck a game in too!
Update: The UK price will be £250. Typical eh.
I am pleased with the new PS3 Slim I’m not going to list a whole bunch of facts already given just what I like better about the Slim. First I like how qiuet the hardware runs no more annoying loud fan noise after a few hours of gaming. Its a cool sounding hum. Some people think the 120g hard drive is not enough but for me its just right. As an owner of an original 60gig PS3, 60g was not enough I don’t think I need any more than 120g. I like that they now come with the DualShock 3 controller, thats a plus. I really like what Sony has done to improve the hardwareand lowering the price. I would recommend to those that are interested in buying one to go ahead and get it before the “playstaion4″ and “Xbox420″ start to become rumors.