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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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44 comments | showing # 1 to 44

Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:44
Topher Cantler
That looks like a door from a Power Wheels car.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:45
ChaosTeaCup
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:45
xerdo
So is it a pirate famiclone then?

If it is so, I want one.
Tomasz's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:46
Tomasz
That looks like a speed bump.
Jon2309's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:50
Jon2309
George Foreman would not be impressed.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:54
ChaosTeaCup
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 08:55
ChaosTeaCup
God. Nothing annots me more than when I mix up my Ts and Ys. So flippin' annoting.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:04
Black Nexus
Uuum no, that's a cheap knockoff if I ever saw one.
metroid fetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:07
metroid fetus
I can duct tape my Slim PS2 to it and I will have the perfect console...
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:09
JustLikeBuck
If that's just the top of the PS3... it doesn't look any slimmer than the current model :|
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:10
HarassmentPanda
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:11
FatherChesz
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:11
SilverDragon1979
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:14
Kraid
As fake as it looks , I wouldn't been suprise if it turns out to be true...it's Sony.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:15
Takeshi
Yeah, as if Sony is going to change the logo/font.
J03yyz's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:15
J03yyz
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:17
Takeshi
Oh I get it. It's probably done by the same company as that PSP ripoff.
SilverDragon1979's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:21
SilverDragon1979
@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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:26
Jim Sterling
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:26
blehman
Italics
cannedpasta's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:29
cannedpasta
The box helps it look a little more real, but I am holding judgment until E3
aerofan11's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:31
aerofan11
That's looks faker than fake. Sony should try to make it look sexy, like the PS2 slim.
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:35
Trev
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:36
JerinsFury
Yeah, I honestly can not see why people think this is real. It looks like absolute garbage, even for a fake.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:38
Emrah
Now who gains from these rumors :P
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:45
Mushman
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.
MaximusPaynicus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 09:47
MaximusPaynicus
@ 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".
KaliKot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 10:07
KaliKot
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
tttt30's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 10:11
tttt30
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 10:35
DGX Goggles
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 10:52
Ray Tarded
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 10:57
Takeshi
@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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 11:05
ChaosTeaCup
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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 11:36
HiddenAHB
Pff...

Here in Brasil we have Playstation's ripoff everywhere.
PS: A little bonus right from Brasil
Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 11:50
Sgt Cheesecake
It looks like the PSP battery cover.
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:25
wanderingpixel
It looks like the bastard child of a PS2 slim and an Xbox.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 12:37
brainderailment
Looks like someone's car fender.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:10
pedrovay2003
Even if that is real, it's pretty damn ugly. I'd actually take the thick PS3 over that one.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 13:20
Chronic Logic
Is the PS3 too xbox huge for you guys to handle?
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 14:58
Naim Master
@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 - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 15:59
ThEgg
That's definitely a Japanese blog, not Chinese.
japan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 17:05
japan
ewww
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/14/2009 21:47
HiddenAHB
@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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2009 20:33
lewness
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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