PS3 To Go On A Diet

Not a price diet though, which is what you might have been hoping for. No, the big black box is actually going to undergo a slimming process that sees it shed some pounds and become a little bit more efficient in the process.

Heat sink maker Furukawa Electric has developed a “third generation” unit for the PS3 that is smaller, lighter, and cheaper. These advances have lead to slight changes in the architecture of new PS3’s, which will use separate heat sinks to cool the Cell processor, and the graphics chips. Combined, these two heat sinks will still weigh in 30% lighter than the previous, clunky single unit.

Let’s all keep our fingers crossed that by cutting manufacturing and assembly costs that some of the addition financial wiggle room will trickle down to consumers and we’ll see price cuts for PS3 hardware. This downsizing trend has sparked rumours that the PS3 might follow in the path of the PS2, with a skinny mini version of the console being release at some point in the future.

And hey, following the PS2 pattern, after than we need a pink PS3! It’s only fair.

Via | Next-Gen.biz

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