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Slim PS3 'evidence' looks pretty bloody fake photo

A Chinese blog has caused a stir by posting photographs that apparently prove the existence of a slim PS3. This "evidence" comes a day after Sony emphatically denied any and all rumors that such a PS3 was in the works, proving that nobody ever listens to a thing these game companies say anymore.

There are certainly plenty of photos, but until Sony itself makes the announcement (that will probably come sooner or later), we'll run this with due skepticism. We all know that Sony is about really, really shiny consoles, and this PS3 slim doesn't look shiny at all.  Also, that logo doesn't look right either. 

Still, who are we to judge? It's not like China has a history of making knock-offs or anything, right?


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Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 05/14/2009 08:44
That looks like a door from a Power Wheels car.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar
ChaosTeaCup at 05/14/2009 08:45
Looks fucking awful - that surely is a fake!?

Actually, it really reminds me of a black plastic clip folder thing that I was given to keep my documents in when I signed up to Lloyds bank about 15 years ago.
xerdo's Avatar
xerdo at 05/14/2009 08:45
So is it a pirate famiclone then?

If it is so, I want one.
Tomasz's Avatar
Tomasz at 05/14/2009 08:46
That looks like a speed bump.
Jon2309's Avatar
Jon2309 at 05/14/2009 08:50
George Foreman would not be impressed.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar
ChaosTeaCup at 05/14/2009 08:54
It REALLY looks like one of those annoting doors that cover the hubs and the DVD drive on those horrible black DELL towers.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar
ChaosTeaCup at 05/14/2009 08:55
God. Nothing annots me more than when I mix up my Ts and Ys. So flippin' annoting.
Black Nexus's Avatar
Black Nexus at 05/14/2009 09:04
Uuum no, that's a cheap knockoff if I ever saw one.
metroid fetus's Avatar
metroid fetus at 05/14/2009 09:07
I can duct tape my Slim PS2 to it and I will have the perfect console...
JustLikeBuck's Avatar
JustLikeBuck at 05/14/2009 09:09
If that's just the top of the PS3... it doesn't look any slimmer than the current model :|
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 05/14/2009 09:10
That thing is just hideous. I can see Sony eventually slimming the console down, but I sure hope they don't make it ass ugly in the process. Also, they would never bail on the Spiderman/Playstation font. They've built a brand around it, it would be silly to change it now.
FatherChesz's Avatar
FatherChesz at 05/14/2009 09:11
Must be the home companion console to that HD PSP wannabe that was on here a few days back. Now in 2160p! WAVE OF THE FUTURE!
SilverDragon1979's Avatar
SilverDragon1979 at 05/14/2009 09:11
Oh come on Jim. If you are going to post this story at least post all the pictures, including the ones of the box art. You chose one of the worst pictures to show. I'm not saying this story is true or anything, but if you are going to go live with it, at least post more pictures to give people a better idea of what the leaked pictures are really showing.
Kraid's Avatar
Kraid at 05/14/2009 09:14
As fake as it looks , I wouldn't been suprise if it turns out to be true...it's Sony.
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 05/14/2009 09:15
Yeah, as if Sony is going to change the logo/font.
J03yyz's Avatar
J03yyz at 05/14/2009 09:15
yeah Jim, why wouldn't you just post all the pictures. we all know you hate the PS3 and hey, i'm with you... but choosing the worst picture of the bunch is pretty shady.
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 05/14/2009 09:17
Oh I get it. It's probably done by the same company as that PSP ripoff.
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SilverDragon1979 at 05/14/2009 09:21
@Takeshi: While I admit this is probably very fake, I don't think it would be a shock to see Sony change the PS3 logo. They have a track record with the playstation of calling the original system the "Playstation x" while calling the slimed down version the "PSx". I don't think it's that far fetched of an idea to see a logo/font change.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 05/14/2009 09:26
I chose the picture I thought was the most fake. Also, it's not considered good form to just rip every photo from someone else's blog, which is why there's no gallery.
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 05/14/2009 09:26
Italics
cannedpasta's Avatar
cannedpasta at 05/14/2009 09:29
The box helps it look a little more real, but I am holding judgment until E3
aerofan11's Avatar
aerofan11 at 05/14/2009 09:31
That's looks faker than fake. Sony should try to make it look sexy, like the PS2 slim.
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Trev at 05/14/2009 09:35
Assuming it's real: I'm not sure I like it. It looks like they slimmed it a lot vertically, but not so much on the other two axes. I'll probably pretend I don't want it for a while and have some backwards compatibility moment where after two years of not playing PS2 games I suddenly care, but then I'll get over it because I like buying fancy electronics.
JerinsFury's Avatar
JerinsFury at 05/14/2009 09:36
Yeah, I honestly can not see why people think this is real. It looks like absolute garbage, even for a fake.
Emrah's Avatar
Emrah at 05/14/2009 09:38
Now who gains from these rumors :P
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Mushman at 05/14/2009 09:45
It is a fake, Sony only now has managed make some sort of profit on the PS3.

Not only that, it looks very,very cheap and ugly to look at. There wil be a slim PS3, no doubt about that, but I seriously doubt it will be shown this year, this year has been well for sony in terms of hardware sales. With their game division bleeding money until recently, and the fact they have, it seems, a great line up of games this year, the last thing they need is a revision of thier console.

I know most Sony execs are terrible at thier jobs, but a few are great at what they do, or the game division would simply not survive for this long.
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MaximusPaynicus at 05/14/2009 09:47
@ J03yyz

Find a single image of that plastic piece of shit that actually looks good. This actually reminds me of those cheap Chinese knock-off systems like the "Vii".
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KaliKot at 05/14/2009 10:07
I'd like to point out last year's PSP 3000 design leak from some similar Chinese source. I wouldn't discount this easily since the pictures from that leak also looked like cheap crap but it turned out to be real
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tttt30 at 05/14/2009 10:11
I like the size but the plastic looks a bit cheap. the box is more convinving than anything. the one pic attached here is not very believable. I am not so sure this is definitely a fake.

by the way, this is a Japanese Blog that has pictures from a factory(presumably in China) that have Chinese writing on them.
DGX Goggles's Avatar
DGX Goggles at 05/14/2009 10:35
Blog is actually Japanese, bro. I'd say its a 60/40 chance, seems Sony is always emphasizing on minimizing their stuff lately.
Ray Tarded's Avatar
Ray Tarded at 05/14/2009 10:52
Too hard to tell. It could easily just be a mockup unit they're using. I'm sure they have different designs made up. What... you people just think they render a picture on a pc and that's how they make their final decision?
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 05/14/2009 10:57
@Silverdragon

You mean PS1 and PSone? Yeah, that's right. But wouldn't this be called the PSthree then?

At first I thought you were talking about the PSX. The real PSX that is and not the PS1. Confusing shit altogether.

ChaosTeaCup's Avatar
ChaosTeaCup at 05/14/2009 11:05
Is a consensus forming that this may be real afterall?

Because, sorry, but that is one butt-ugly piece of kit. The PS3 is ugly enough as it is (except for that one publicity shot side/front angle, where it looks nice), but that is just sick, man.
HiddenAHB's Avatar
HiddenAHB at 05/14/2009 11:36
Pff...

Here in Brasil we have Playstation's ripoff everywhere.
PS: A little bonus right from Brasil
Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar
Sgt Cheesecake at 05/14/2009 11:50
It looks like the PSP battery cover.
wanderingpixel's Avatar
wanderingpixel at 05/14/2009 12:25
It looks like the bastard child of a PS2 slim and an Xbox.
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brainderailment at 05/14/2009 12:37
Looks like someone's car fender.
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pedrovay2003 at 05/14/2009 13:10
Even if that is real, it's pretty damn ugly. I'd actually take the thick PS3 over that one.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 05/14/2009 13:20
Is the PS3 too xbox huge for you guys to handle?
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 05/14/2009 14:58
@hidden AHB
Silly , I've already saw GTA Goku Supersayajin 3 , GTA Super Sonic and GTA Tropa de Elite (google it , it's a great brazilian movie)
ThEgg's Avatar
ThEgg at 05/14/2009 15:59
That's definitely a Japanese blog, not Chinese.
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japan at 05/14/2009 17:05
ewww
HiddenAHB's Avatar
HiddenAHB at 05/14/2009 21:47
@Naim Master

You really enjoyed Tropa de Elite? Great, now i can rub in my friend face, i'm brasilian(i know it's with "z" in english but whatever) and i bet with my friends that americans would like it.
Plus, here in Bras(z)il 94% of the market is pirate, so you often find these mod's for games.
lewness's Avatar
lewness at 08/30/2009 20:33
This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.

Whee, I finally used that line, notwithstanding coherence.
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