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    Edited By BradNicholson

    If you've ever said to yourself, "Man, I'd really like a white PS3 slim with a bigger hard drive," check yourself: Sony is poised to release a white PS3 slim with a bigger hard drive, at least in Japan. 

    The white PS3 slims will ship in two flavors: 350GB for the rabid downloader in all of us, and 160GB for the sensible game installer. These models will also be available in standard black, replacing the 120GB and 250GB currently lining store shelves (via Kotaku). 


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    Both color types with the different-sized HDDs will hit, in Japan, in late July. The 320GB model will retail for around $400 USD, while the 160GB will launch at about $340 USD.

    == TEASER ==Whether we'll see these new white consoles and classic consoles in Europe or the US is still up in the air. 

    European writers who've pinged Sony about the possibility of receiving these consoles have been getting boilerplate, non-committal responses in return. "We will consider every possibility based on the market demands," a rep tells VideoGamer, "but have nothing to announce at this point in time." 


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    I am currently considering dropping a new PS3 slim in my entertainment center, and will continue evaluating all possible color choices, until a point in time at which I'll decide whether or not to purchase a new PS3 slim. At that point I will announce to you if my decision has been made, but I have nothing to reveal at this point in time.
     
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    #1  Edited By BradNicholson

    If you've ever said to yourself, "Man, I'd really like a white PS3 slim with a bigger hard drive," check yourself: Sony is poised to release a white PS3 slim with a bigger hard drive, at least in Japan. 

    The white PS3 slims will ship in two flavors: 350GB for the rabid downloader in all of us, and 160GB for the sensible game installer. These models will also be available in standard black, replacing the 120GB and 250GB currently lining store shelves (via Kotaku). 


    No Caption Provided
     
    Both color types with the different-sized HDDs will hit, in Japan, in late July. The 320GB model will retail for around $400 USD, while the 160GB will launch at about $340 USD.

    == TEASER ==Whether we'll see these new white consoles and classic consoles in Europe or the US is still up in the air. 

    European writers who've pinged Sony about the possibility of receiving these consoles have been getting boilerplate, non-committal responses in return. "We will consider every possibility based on the market demands," a rep tells VideoGamer, "but have nothing to announce at this point in time." 


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    I am currently considering dropping a new PS3 slim in my entertainment center, and will continue evaluating all possible color choices, until a point in time at which I'll decide whether or not to purchase a new PS3 slim. At that point I will announce to you if my decision has been made, but I have nothing to reveal at this point in time.
     
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    #2  Edited By ColinRyan

    Cool

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    #3  Edited By Venatio

    Wow

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    #4  Edited By ZombiePie

    Big in Japan?

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    #5  Edited By emkeighcameron

    Lookin' more like a Wii every day

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    #6  Edited By Sil3n7

    Soulja boy ain't impressed.

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    #7  Edited By Xeiphyer

    Not horrible looking, but I prefer the black ones still. This white PS3 just reminds me of those awful PS3 ads when it just launched, with the white room.... ugh.

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    #8  Edited By AlmostSwedish
    @emkeighcameron said:
    " Lookin' more like a Wii every day "
    Let's hope for white Move controllers!
     
    Also, this Brad contributes more to the site than the other, lesser Brad
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    #9  Edited By weegieanawrench

    It's only a $60 dollar difference for an extra 160 gigs, why would anyone not buy the $400 model?

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    #10  Edited By papercut

    You know, I bet there is a very slim market (haha pun) who bought the black wii and 360 slim to have everything match, and now they are really really angry.

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    #11  Edited By CoolDrMoney

    They need to sell the white Dual Shock in the US so I can get it at a reasonable price

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    #12  Edited By rottendevice

    Looks sexy.  I'd much rather have this sitting on a shelf then the black one.

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    #13  Edited By Scooper

    Looks good.

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    #14  Edited By The_Patriarch

    Oh the irony.
     
    Looks alright though.

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    #15  Edited By TwoLines
    @AlmostSwedish said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " Lookin' more like a Wii every day "
    Let's hope for white Move controllers!  Also, this Brad contributes more to the site than the other, lesser Brad "
    BOO!
     
    Back on topic though, this looks like an old Xbox, and Xbox looks like the old PS3.
    Yeaaaah...
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    #16  Edited By Cybexx

    Kind of weird to see an all white PS3 with physical buttons after the new all black 360s with touch buttons. I have a White Dualshock 3, I imported it a good while before Dualshock 3 made it to North America. 
     
    Though I really don't care about any Slim PS3, unless they suddenly have hardware support for PS2 games again. Just have to hope my 60gb never dies, on my 3rd 360 and 2nd Wii so the PS3 is the only one to stand the test of time and I use my PS3 tons so fingers crossed.

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    #17  Edited By Korne

    I don't like it. It's too big to be that white.

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    #18  Edited By hpv

    I want a red one.  I've yet to own a red console and I'm always looking for new colors.

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    #19  Edited By Demyx

    Okay, won't be getting another PS3 unless my current one breaks. And if it does, I might just focus on PC.

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    #20  Edited By wrecks

    Black is White, Up is Down.. Madness!

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    #21  Edited By TheHT

    lol nice ending. i couldn't get this. makes me want white chocolate REAL bad.

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    #22  Edited By Vinny_Says

    Mr Nicholson, this is my second reply to your writing, once again I saw this in the forums a while ago (see my comment on COD MMO). My query is towards the size of the Hard drive, you state a 350gb, 160gb and 320gb version. Could you please clarify which two versions will be available?
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    #23  Edited By Shibbxyz

    Why is there a picture of just white ? oh wait there is a ps3 there Oo

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    #24  Edited By CrossTheAtlantic
    @ZombiePie said:
    " Big in Japan? "
    You win.
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    #25  Edited By Gav47

    WHITE POWER!!

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    #26  Edited By grimi

    So PS3 goes from black and shiny with capacitive buttons to dull and with buttons and 360 does 
    the opposite.

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    #27  Edited By Who_Dat

    Is it safe to say that white is the new black according to Sony and that black is the new white according to Microsoft ... wait I'm confused.

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    #28  Edited By Dany

    320GB or 350gb, both are written in the article.

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    #29  Edited By Gav47
    @Dany: Its 320gb, there is no such thing as a 350gb 2.5" hard drive. Probably just a typo
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    #30  Edited By Karmann

    I've never liked white appliances, looks like it should be in a kitchen :-S,  I'll have mine in Black thank you very much.

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    #31  Edited By bucky

    I almost bought the old school white PS3 back in the day. Sort of glad I didn't. 

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    #32  Edited By KinjiroSSD

    Looks sexy as hell. I need a second ps3 right?

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    #33  Edited By Ryax
    @AlmostSwedish said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " Lookin' more like a Wii every day "
    Let's hope for white Move controllers!  Also, this Brad contributes more to the site than the other, lesser Brad "
    the fuck you say about shoemaker? 
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    #34  Edited By TheCheese33
    @blacklabeldomm: If you want him to give you information, why don't you stop being an asshole toward him.? Just because some forum picks up on the information first doesn't mean it's horrible if a news website reports the same thing. Want to know how most news sources get their stories? Through other sources, like forums, tips, and the like. They hire people to discover that news, and report it so the one who haven't heard of it are informed. 
     
    You want to criticize him for doing his job? Next time, think before you post.    
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    #35  Edited By meteora

    The PS3 Slim now supports white camouflage.

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    #36  Edited By b33

    is that a square? 
     oh it's a ps3

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    #37  Edited By sjupp
    @Ryax said:
    " @AlmostSwedish said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " Lookin' more like a Wii every day "
    Let's hope for white Move controllers!  Also, this Brad contributes more to the site than the other, lesser Brad "
    the fuck you say about shoemaker?  "
    *Dumbfounded*
    THE BRAD SHOEMAKER IS THE ONLY BRAD.
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    #38  Edited By Ryax
    @Sjupp said:
    " @Ryax said:
    " @AlmostSwedish said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " Lookin' more like a Wii every day "
    Let's hope for white Move controllers!  Also, this Brad contributes more to the site than the other, lesser Brad "
    the fuck you say about shoemaker?  "
    *Dumbfounded*
    THE BRAD SHOEMAKER IS THE ONLY BRAD. "
    thats what im sayin
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    #39  Edited By Inzzy

    Ok, I'm renaming this console to PS TRiii

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    CAN'T... SEE... ANYTHING... ALL... WHITE...

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    #41  Edited By demontium

    no bc?

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    #42  Edited By MisterMouse

    Man the white ps3 looks nice!

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    #43  Edited By toowalrus

    Is the PS3 Slim not able to have it's hard-drive easily swapped out like with the fat model?

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    #44  Edited By canucks23

    If these come out in NA i'd totally buy one.

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    #45  Edited By JeansJoe

    Well maybe I'm the first one to bring this up:


    It's not an apple. It's not a Wii. It looks like a toilet seat.

    White doesn't make everything cooler and smoother.

    Won't buy it, don't want it. 250Gb slim (black - the color of real consoles) is exactly in my needs.


    p.s.: give me some green and we'll talk about it.

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    #46  Edited By JohnnyMaverik

    Stick in a 500 and then we'll be talking, but I'm still getting a PS3 this September and it's still guna be a fatty, and I'll stick in the 500 myself.

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    #47  Edited By Hilbert

    No thanks. I'll guess its true what they say: Once you go black...
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    #48  Edited By geirr
    @Inzzy said:
    " Ok, I'm renaming this console to PS TRiii "
    Right on!
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    #49  Edited By DayOneAdvantage

    " I am currently considering dropping a new PS3 slim in my entertainment center, and will continue evaluating all possible color choices, until a point in time at which I'll decide whether or not to purchase a new PS3 slim. At that point I will announce to you if my decision has been made, but I have nothing to reveal at this point in time."
     
    The suspense is killing me...
     

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    #50  Edited By zkillz

    someone posted in the kotaku comments that they translated something about software BC in the new slims.no idea on the validity of this, just thought I'd throw it out there.

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