Ah, the PS3 Slim. Rumor magnet. First we heard that one existed, and then we saw what was said to be images of the device. Following that, Destructoid recieved a janky e-mailed cease and dessist letter that we laughed at. Things calmed down for a bit, but now we hear that Sony has awarded two Taiwanese firms manufacturing contracts, and that units are slated to be delivered by July.
According to the rumor, Taiwanese companies Foxconn and Pegatron have signed agreements to make the flattened-out console. Both of these companies have manufactured the original PS3, mind you. This falls in line with the other rumors of a August price cut. Joystiq says that these units are slated to start shipping in July "to cope with expected summer vacation demands."
I think we've heard enough about the system to believe that it's real. I don't doubt it. Now I'm curious about the pricing and features. I'd bet that backwards compatibility has been left out. But what else has?
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8:40 AM on 07.01.2009
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...although it sure saved my ass when I had to pull pics from a memstick pro
I got mine last month, fuck it I'd rather have fun with it NOW. Or at least I'm going keep telling myself that.
If it's all true it look like Sony's planning big right now. Bout frackin time.
Oh Takeshi you ignorant fool. It's the innernets.
if they can put Wi-Fi on a 100g phone they can put it in a console.
also cheap ps3 please.
price cut is real
both will be holiday season push announcements
hey, i used my card readers all the time for moving my mp4 files from my pc to the ps3. sure i could do it over my network but i figure i better use those card readers :P
i may consider one for my bedroom, however i still love my hulking 60gb, bc beast (w/500gb hdd upgrade). should be an intereseting holiday season for us gamers
my roomate already owns the 360 of our place, which has kept me from seriously considering it. however, we were thinking about going splits on a nice shiny OLED for our lair, and i'd love to watch some super crisp blu-rays on it...