In September, those who’ve been waiting to take the PlayStation 3 plunge might want to ante up. The PS3 Slim was announced today, a thinner, more compact version of the PS3 (which has been criticized in the past for its behemoth size). The PS3 Slim will have all of the same functions as the original PS3 — including the integrated Blu-ray player — and will retail for just $299. The PS3 Slim is reportedly 33% smaller than the original.

Also announced today was an immediate price drop for the original PS3 to just $299 — yep, the same price as the …read more

Engadget, CNet and Kotaku are all abuzz right now over the rumored PS3 Slim that might, maybe, possibly be available in July.
July, folks.
While I have strong love feelings for my PS3, Darwin is a bit of a brick and while I don’t see myself tossing him [or selling him] anytime soon, a slimmer version would be a nice thing to dream [and lust] about.
Here’s the original PS3 Slim link-have fun with the Google translation. It’s an interesting [and by that I mean confusing] read.
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Last week, Engadget posted some pictures of what many people have come to believe is the new sleeker, revamped PlayStation 3 (and who could blame Sony for trying?).
The thing is that there really isn’t any proof (yet) that this is the real deal.  Something about the writing on the box feels very off (but creating this box had to take a lot of effort) and I’m not sure I can believe that Sony would dish out the kind of cash required for this kind of facelift with the economy (and their own financial woes) in the state that it’s in.
The …read more