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    The PlayStation 3 (often abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console created and released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

    If the whole PS3 Slim deal is real, and you already own a PS3, would you replace it with a slim?

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    #2  Edited By Brake

    Nope, I love my monolith.

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    #3  Edited By RHCPfan24

    Definitely no. I see no reason in it.

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    #5  Edited By Radar

    Nah. We don't know if the slim has PS2 BC. Wouldn't be willing to give that up for a smaller console.

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    #7  Edited By Brake

    I just hope it isn't that ugly plastic-y thing that was shown in those chinese factory photos.

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    #9  Edited By Hairydutchman
    @RHCPfan24 said:
    " Definitely no. I see no reason in it. "
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    #10  Edited By shadows_kill

    i dont see a reason to do it at all so...... no.

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    #11  Edited By Quadrifoglio

    Fuck no.
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    #13  Edited By citizenkane

    Definitely not.  Why would I spend more money on buying a version of console that is no different than the one I already have, except a bit smaller, which works perfectly fine?

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    #14  Edited By hamlaser

    I just got a ps3 for free. So free and huge is better than costly and slim.

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    #15  Edited By gimmysumcowbel

    i would like to but it depends on how much it costs, how much i could trade my current PS3 in for, and if the slim had PS2 bc.
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    #16  Edited By raidingkvatch

    Not a chance, I only got mine a month and a half ago anyway, but I don't care to much about size - performance and capabilities are much more important

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    #17  Edited By shadows_kill
    @pornstorestiffi said:
    " 4% votes yes, but none of them told us why, quite sad. It´s not its something to be ashamed of. "
    unless it was someone without a ps3 and thought it was "would you buy a slim ps3" or something like that and selected "yes"
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    #18  Edited By Baillie

    I clicked yes, meaning to press no. :(

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    #20  Edited By Griddler

    Of course not.

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    #21  Edited By TheHBK

    if I had a few hundred bucks lying around then why not?  But of course I wouldn't thats just not smart.  They are not adding anything to the PS3 with this slim down and while I think it is good for business, Sony has been acting really stupid with the PS division.  Keeping prices high when at 300 bucks they could sell more systems and still make a profit.  That would drive Xbox and Wii prices down I believe, because how can you put an elite 360 at 400 when you have a PS3 blu ray player at $100 less?  But no, they want to save face and keep it high.  Same with the PSP.  This new PSP Go will cost less to make but they will charge more for it?  Are they retarded?  250?  Not today baby.  Not when I could get a PS3 for that much!
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    #22  Edited By AutomaticSnake

    Yes but in the future, not right now, unless my PS3 dies or something.

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    #23  Edited By Megalon

    I'd much rather spend my hard-earned cash on more games for my existing PS3.

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    #24  Edited By Zajtalan

    id probably get one just to have another ps3

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    #25  Edited By bekern

    We don't even know the difference between the two though... If we are talking about switching purely for aesthetics then hell no, that thing is ugly.

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    #26  Edited By WitchHunter_Z

    Nope, although I'm not in a position to replace a console even if I wanted to, I still wouldn't even if I had the cash.
     
    Besides, I'd need to know features first, it might lack the built Wi-Fi or the support for normal laptop HDDs. Plus, every time I look at mine I think of 2001, and that makes me happy.

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    #27  Edited By iamjohn

    Fuck no.  That 60 gig PS3 is one of the best console purchases I have ever made, if only because it makes all my PS2 games look way nicer on my Samsung than they ever looked when I played them on my PS2 slimline through component cables.

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    #28  Edited By CactusWolf

    Nah.
     
    I'll stick with my massive black box for the moment. 
    Works well enough.

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    #29  Edited By ysselzor

    i might buy one next year some time but i dont have a ps3 right now so i clicked no

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    #30  Edited By Fbomb

    No. Why would I replace existing hardware with the same hardware? It's not like going from a DS to DS Lite, since you are holding onto the actual hardware, and the screen was brighter. Unless there's something more than aesthetics, I can't see a reason to repurchase something that works just fine for me.

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    #31  Edited By gingertastic_10

    No. I like the big ass PS3. It has a nice style to it.

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    #32  Edited By MatthewMeadows

    It probably won't have PS2 BC like my PAL launch 60GB does so no. Even if it does, then still, no.

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    #33  Edited By ravensword

    No, because My PS3 has BC. Neener neener neener.
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    #34  Edited By Dawglet

    No, If I had enough money sitting around to buy a 2nd PS3 I would buy a 360 instead since I don't have one.

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    #35  Edited By trophyhunter

    if it was cheaper and better

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    #37  Edited By MJames70

    Got to agree with pretty much everyone else - why bother if it has no new features other than being a little bit smaller? Physical size of the console is certainly not one of my big issues with the system....
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    #38  Edited By CL60

    No

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    #39  Edited By RsistncE

    Hell no, I barely use my fatty as is.

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    #40  Edited By TobyD81

    Replace my PS2-compatable PS3 with a slim? No way!

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    #41  Edited By harrisonave

    ...why on Earth would anyone do that?

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    #42  Edited By bigx14

    Yes, only because i dont own the ps3 that play own (its the family blu ray player)

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    Maybe, I'm one of those people who want the newest sexiest thing, so theres a good chance. 
     
    **But I want a white asian Ps3 before I get the slim ps3**
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    #44  Edited By sjschmidt93

    Nope. Not unless it adds some crazy cool stuff (the PS2 slim was the exact thing but just smaller, if it's like that, NO), and it's really cheap. >$200 I'm talking.

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    #45  Edited By MeierTheRed
    @Bucketdeth said:
    " **But I want a white asian Ps3 before I get the slim ps3** "
    Yeah thats what i got, i imported mine from Hong Kong.
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    #46  Edited By guiseppe

    Heeeeeell no. Would be a waaste of money.

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    @pornstorestiffi said:
    " @Bucketdeth said:
    " **But I want a white asian Ps3 before I get the slim ps3** "
    Yeah thats what i got, i imported mine from Hong Kong. "
    Dude! How, Where, When, Price! 
     
    : )
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    #48  Edited By Manachild

    Fuck no

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    #49  Edited By Linkyshinks
    @Bucketdeth said:
    " Maybe, I'm one of those people who want the newest sexiest thing, so theres a good chance.  **But I want a white asian Ps3 before I get the slim ps3** "
    I want a white one also, the musical genius that is Soulja Boy has one, which makes it even cooler.
     
    Yea, probably, it's not like we know the feature set so it's hard to say. If it retains all of the media capability then most probably.
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    #50  Edited By sodiumCyclops

    At the moment my answer is no. Although if my PS3 fails for any reason or if the slim promises better performance then I would consider getting one. 
     
    If it is real and people find that later on their PS3 fails, they will be forced to get a slim anyway. Or get a phat one 2nd hand....

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