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PS3 Price Drops Tomorrow, Slim Redesign Coming Soon

Gamescom press conference reveals all on Sony's new model.


The scene from Cologne. 
The scene from Cologne. 
Well, it looks like the retailers listing a Slim PS3 were right. Sony has announced that redesigned, 33-percent-smaller PlayStation 3 hardware will be available worldwide by September 1. It will come with a 120GB hard drive and will run for $299 in the US. That'll translate to 299 Euros and 29,980 yen in other regions.

Prices on the existing PlayStation 3 hardware will drop tomorrow.

Other announcements revealed by Sony in Germany this morning include a digital comics reader for the PSP (with Marvel Comics supporting the service), and smaller downloadable games for the PSPgo launch called "PSP minis." For a blow-by-blow look at what happened when, check out Joystiq's live blog. 
 

 
 
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" $299 in the US. That'll translate to 299 Euros and 29,980 yen in other regions." 
 
Yeah ... if you are a fucking retard...
 
Should be like 180-190 with correct conversion.

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I'm considering about getting a used ps3 for 150 now...hm, then i'll have all the next gen consoles and pc!...except for wii.

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hmmm still don't know if i want one.

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Edited By megalowho

Bravo Sony, that'll do nicely. No backwards compatibility is disappointing, but not that surprising.
 
I'll pick one up for sure, glad I waited. Initially I was thinking it'd be an instant buy, but it may be worth putting that $300+ towards holiday games on consoles I already own. The PS3 Slim will be there on the other side. But who knows.. I've made worse impulse buys before..

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@killdave said:
" Its the same price as before. I don't expect this to sell anymore than its already doing now "
No its $100 cheaper...
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Why doesn't it look glossy and clean like the other PS3 model? 
 
It looks like they used a PS2 finish on it.

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Its actually 211 euros.  Plus the shipping cost, 230 euros Tops.
I actually kinda like that it isn't all shiny now. My PS3 has too much dust and fingerprints.

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PS3 is already £299 here so they can't rip us off with their "just make it 299 everywhere"  routine. 
 
Betting it will be £250.

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Whats in the slim?
How much of a drop for the current ps3?
Why do fools fall in love?
 
These are the questions I want answered

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So how can they justify a $250 PSP Go. That's just ludicrous right? RIGHT?

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i should of got this fuck.

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Hmm, is there any disadvantage to the PS3 slim?

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Atleast they dropped the god damn Spiderman font, yay!

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@KaosAngel: You master the art of sarcasm. As always Angel, i am amazed.
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it's cheap and i bought a 80 gig for more than that.

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@Vorbis said:
" PS3 is already £299 here so they can't rip us off with their "just make it 299 everywhere"  routine.   Betting it will be £250. "
Its £269 here with 2 games and a DVD
 
www.play.com
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@yurazizgraz said:
"So how can they justify a $250 PSP Go. That's just ludicrous right? RIGHT? "

Exactly, these motherfuckers think that 250 for a cheaper to make PSP is justified, and not just that, but a smart move? 
This thing also looks like a cheap piece of crap, of course Sony has never been know to be real good with Aesthetics. 
So how much will the PS3s out there right now drop to?  Will they sell the 160gb for 400 bucks?  The 80 for 299?
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looks kind of shitty, but hey it's about time. $250 for a PSPgo seems even worse now.

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Edited By kagekage

i bought my 60gb for $600.
now there comes a version with double the memory and a third of the price.
oh sony, why must you taunt us so?

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I hope it looks better in person.
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I'm still waiting for actual games to come out for the PS3 so that I can actually use the damn thing.
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"
. It will come with a 120GB hard drive and will run for $299 in the US.  "
 
I hate you Sony. I hate you.

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the new one is kinda ugly, but because it's smaller I guess that makes it better

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Edited By Godlovesugly

JUST NOTICED THIS!
If you go to the EU PSN Store and download the new EyePet trailer they have a PS3 Slim image at the end, clear as day.

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@Stokes said:
" I'm still waiting for actual games to come out for the PS3 so that I can actually use the damn thing. "
That comment no longer works. Sorry. Nice try though.
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package this with Uncharted 2 = win!

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There is a good chance now that I will be buying a PS3 next year.

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Still no backwards compatibility? Not interested.

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@Stokes: 0/10 troll harder.
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@kagekage: Uh... it's only half the price, ONLY.
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But can it play PS2 games? Hmmmm?

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@Stokes said:
"I'm still waiting for actual games to come out for the PS3 so that I can actually use the damn thing. "

BURN THE TROLL!!
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Finally! 
 
Looking forward to seeing the holiday figures in light of this.

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It looks nice.

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Gonna check to see how low they are going to go on the PS3 Fat now that this has been announced.... Might finally take the plunge here..

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this is awesome
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I´m waiting for shots from a few more angles because everything I´ve seen about it so far looks absolutely ugly.

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how much is that in pounds (£).
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About freaking time they lost that retarded spiderman font. Finally i can buy the stupid system, jesus

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@Agent47CSim2: £249.
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everyone stop bitchin about backwards compatibility play your ps2  or buy an older version on ebay its that simple

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@Stokes said:
" I'm still waiting for actual games to come out for the PS3 so that I can actually use the damn thing. "
That's cute.
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@skippyscissors said:
" But can it play PS2 games? Hmmmm? "
Yup, that's what I want to know.  My ps2 is taking up room, and I want a backwards compatible ps3 so I can ditch it. I doubt it will be though.
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@JDoobs said:
" Still no backwards compatibility? Not interested. "
I don't understand that attitude at all. If you want to play PS2 games, get a PS2.
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Wow, $299 for a PS3 slim? That ain't bad. I might be able to get one now.

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@get2sammyb: Thanks.
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I think it looks kind of neat...in like a really weird way.  In a way where people come over and ask "what is that strange black box under your TV?".  I guess that implies I'd buy one though. :P
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@Lowbrow said:
" Gonna check to see how low they are going to go on the PS3 Fat now that this has been announced.... Might finally take the plunge here.. "
I wonder if they're gonna discontinue the phat entierly. Looking at what's been going on in Japanese retailers lately, it seems like they're at least getting rid of the 80gb model.
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Some people just can't get over their fanboyisms...*rolls eyes*
 
this looks nice though, probably will look into it more in the coming weeks.

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I'm totally getting this! I'm super impressed with Sony on making this announcement.