PS3 slim and $100 price cut
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so its cheaper now, and takes up less space..
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/18/sony-announces-new-slimmer-ps3-coming-first-week-of-sept/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/18/sony-announces-new-slimmer-ps3-coming-first-week-of-sept/
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i LOVE the matte finish, finally no more gross fingerprints over my giant beast of a system.
much rather have bluetooth..
Main things I love:
-No Spiderman font
-Less chrome
-Looks less like a grill
I think I am finally going to buy one
honestly, those are all reasons why i prefer gigantor ps3
I hated that spiderman font too, and it's cool they're going for more of a PS2 era look, but damn.... DAAAAAAAAAMN
i'll stick with my 60 gig until this goes until 200 I guess, but it looks pretty awesome, and I'm glad theres a solution for people now that's a LITTLE cheaper.
... and three of the most successful consoles ever. Considering the "games are for 12 year old boys" mentality, that has traditionally dominated the mainstream, perhaps the "nondescript box" design is actually advisable.
But yeah time to get one! Woooo!
Yes yes you should totally get one and buy SF4 as well so we can play each other haha. Down with the Xbox!
anyway.. feels like the beginning of the end for the xbox.
Hmmmm....that's a really good point. The original NES was also boxy in nature, as was the Super NES. Even the original PS1 was a smaller, flat box design. Apparently, getting too creative in the external casing design for your console can be a very bad move. All of the more successful home consoles have always had flatter, boxy shapes.
The N64 was too rounded and lumpy. The Saturn was too thick and beveled. The PS2 and the PS2 slim were both fairly flat and boxy. The PS3 throws in excessive size, depth, and curves, and suddenly Sony is floundering. Coincidence? This new design for the slim brings the system back to the flat-and-chunky aesthetic. I just worry that the top of the system might still be too curved.
At the end of the day, this price cut combined with the new, smaller standard model places the PS3 very well going into the latter half of the year. It is finally in the same pricing tier as the 360, and is even quite close to the Wii. And frankly, the PS3's feature set makes the Wii's features look like a joke. Well worth an extra $50. Sony stands to gain considerable momentum this holiday season if Microsoft and Nintendo don't have a solid response.
This could also be influenced by the sudden dearth of holiday titles. Where most years see a glut of game selection in the holiday months, 2009 is shaping up to be pretty barren. With fewer software titles to choose from, many consumers might think more seriously about dropping coin on hardware instead.
edit: okay, saw more pics of it. it's smaller. pretty cool.
and thought wait a sec everyone is saying its gone down in price by $100 to $299 that equals £180 YAY!!!
but the articles here are saying its for sale at £250 NOOO!
Im not paying £70 for nothing, this is not worth celebrating for uk residents on a budget and its certainly no where near the wii £170 price point like it is in america so PS3 is still a big loser over this side of the pond.
In case you were wondering £70 does equal more than $100
I will be buying one of these... just like I did PS2 Slim and psOne slim
I learnt my lesson never buy a sony console first off.