PS3 Price Officially Dropped with $299 Slim

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  I find it somewhat sad that your first next gen console will be a second generation PS3...you have missed... : VictoriouSecret
  • I played quite alot of PS2 titles, however all on my friends consoles. : The_Turbinator

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• Most likely they see it as a potential security hole with no redeeming features so that's why they're get... : Wikidd
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  I'm bummed! Just last week I was looking into MAME on a PS3, so I could easily play classic arcade games ... : Bold
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    If you want to install Linux, get a PS3 Fat NOW for $299, before they're sold out. From an interview o : carbontree
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      That won't help. As I noted in the post you replied to, the new 3.00 firmware for ALL PS3s will disable t : Bold
      • I've never seen a game for PS3 demand you have the newest firmware or bundle it on the disc. : redfive

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• You are assuming that Microsoft isn't going to also reduce their price. They were probably just waiting ... : LemonJoose

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  They will probably cheaper once the slim is released. : razlebol
  • Right now they're trying to sell them to suckers that have no idea the slim model is coming out in 2 week... : Prozium
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  This is exactly what I thought as well. I had to have a friend come over and read the article after me t... : shwortdogg
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    not if you want to put a HDD bigger than 120gigs in it. : Old_Fart
    • You can upgrade the slim's hard drive. There is a panel on the front cover. : irrerno
• Their sales will tank in the near term as everyone waits for the new 120 GB model to become available. : LemonJoose

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  because the markets are not a 1:1 thing? : Bingo
  • well according to our big corporation overlords, it is 1:1 - 1 USD = 1 EUR hurray for one-way globali... : yuried
• Socialism. : walker270
• america is in the shitter : sanewave
• Euroshaft tax : Mad Brahmin Disease
• because you guys will pay it. : edgewise

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  supposedly you can not install other OS's on the Slim either... : i poop from there
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    firmware 3.00 update removes it for all ps3 : quadalupeupe
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      ah i did not see the 3.00 notes. thx for this. : i poop from there
      • I read that it is just the Slim that will be lacking the "Other OS" support and that the new firmware doe... : Mahalie
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  Can't upgrade the HDD drive? Any official announcements? It looks like the front lower right panel woul... : cetra00
  • This is my guess. : ieGod
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    No not yet but other than the screen you talk about http://ps3.ign.com/dor/articles/1015007/gc-2009-ps... : valcan_s
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      See where all of the Blu-ray, HDMI, etc branding is? That looks like a removable panel to me. And t... : cetra00
      • I hope your right, than that is one sexy box, and there is really is nothing you can complain about. I... : valcan_s
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    You can upgrade the hard drive. Engadget even shows the side with the panel off and it has a white pull t... : Physick1
    • http://www.engadget.com/photos/playstation-3-slim-unboxing-and-hands-on/2216913/ : binaryc
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  full 360 screens you say? : baron calamity
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    360 degrees, screens are from all angles : TrustAvidity
    • i know, just being a dick. it did jump out sat me though. : baron calamity
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  The front panel under the bluray drive looks removable, i'm sure its there. : Funran
  • This^^^ I seriously doubt they'd take out that feature, it being one of the trump cards over the 360's... : carbontree
• Yes, you can update HDD. Unboxing video on ign confirms it, they didn't think you could either but sony ... : BioSector
• lemme finish that thought for you.... - can not upgrade HDD... doesn't look like it , well i didnt rea... : syn0r

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• ditto. : uncola1979

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  And the guy with the 360 has games that are 100% crossplatform (Most of which play better on PC) What'... : GigiLeCheshire
  • They play better on a PC you spend 4 times as much on yes. To be honest most of his games are sports game... : spdon
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  Uncharted and LBP are it. There are some titles coming up soon but who know what will pan out? : baron calamity
  • Resistance 1 and 2. And I'll second Uncharted, I enjoyed that game a heck of a lot more than I expected... : gokwyjibo
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    Metal Gear Solid, Killzone ? Come on, those are 2 others right there. God of War 3, Sudo 51's new game, a... : Funran
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      Personally I think people who like MGS should be put in concentration camps and gassed so their idiocy ca... : spdon
      • It's like you're trolling by trying not to troll. That comment was pretty retarded. : ieGod
• Not really there a few gems, I play most PC, 360, than PS3 but I really don't think software is a point a... : valcan_s
• Heavy rain looks pretty sweet to me. : mxcl
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  It just depends on the games you want. I play the hell out of my PS3 as it's my most played console. I'... : melkore
  • Tried Fat Princess or Shatter yet? Both quite fun. : carbontree
• But yes no one can deny the 360 does a "300" on any system when it comes to software it simply slaughters... : valcan_s
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  I enjoyed Valkyria Chronicles so much that I feel that alone was worth the price of the system. MGS4 jus... : cetra00
  • Same here. inFamous, LBP, Uncharted, Killzone 2 and some fantastic PSN titles all just sweeten the deal ;... : carbontree
  • Valkyria Chronicles was pretty much the reason I decided to pick one up (my little brothers kept telling ... : ZTac
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  The only games I've enjoyed so far are Resistance 2 in co-op mode, and Ratchet and Clank Future (all arou... : michaelkvance
  • Pick up Playon from Media Mall and you can do the netflix thing on your PS3, thus freeing up that gold su... : Topsiderover
• Uh yea all the cross platform games, Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, Socom, Resistance 2, Ratchet & Clank, ... : phinn
• To properly answer your question Uncharted, LBP, Resistance 2, Killzone 2, inFamous, Katamari Forever ... : GigiLeCheshire
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  There's not a single game that makes the PS3 better than 360, since the 360 is better in the first place.... : DinK
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    Wut? lol. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that. I personally see more games on the ps3 that ... : Visceral Monkey
    • Near-future releases or over the life of the console? There's a lot more to consider in a console purc... : DinK
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  Wipeout HD, EOT : hotel96
  • This man knows what time it is. : ieGod
  • Hell yeah. Gonna buy a PS3 just for this (and Street Fighter 4). : code-e255
• I'd like one for LBP and the uncharted games but you have to admit that Sony really screwed up with the P... : geneshifter
• inFamous is really good, as is Uncharted and LBP. The PSN games are all great too, such as PixelJunk Mon... : Begawkiness
• PC as others have said has a lot of the 360 games and their better on PC. So a PS3 and PC is a pretty awe... : samduhman
• I think it's just a matter of what type of game you like. To me the PS3 has more exclusives that interest... : gibolas1234
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  There really isn't a killer App. Uncharted is superb, but can be beaten quickly. Metal Gear Solid is love... : bozer
  • Oh and I meant to say, Xbox Live is Microsoft's killer app. Motion control is the WIi's killer app. And S... : bozer

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  Where did you buy it? Most places have a 30 day return policy. : mobab
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    Or you could sell for 300 right now, take your loss and get the slim.... : at0micgarden
    • Yeah. I sold my original PSP when the PSP Slim was announced and it still got many bids on eBay. : code-e255
• Heheh. I caved and ordered a PS3 from Amazon recently, because my 360 (media hub and basically only sour... : Johnny Law

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  They've had bitstream audio decoding for a while now. : carbontree
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    Sorry, the PS3 isn't capable of sending lossless so your receiver can decode it. The chip in the PS3 is i... : 3dchipset
    • I guess I hadn't looked into your question closely enough, sorry. Sounds like as an audiophile your more ... : carbontree
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  The PS3 can already bitstream decoded LPCM. There is absolutely no different in quality between a LPCM s... : cetra00
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    But then your reciever doesn't say true HD, it's an outrage!! : DogDharma
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      rofl I know, my receiver doesn't even support TrueHD, but it does support uncompressed LCPM stream so it ... : kodt
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        If your receiver doesn't support TrueHD, then why did you even post a response? Some people want to use ... : 3dchipset
        • There are no DACs involved in decoding and the decoding algorithm used in the PS3 and your 5 million doll... : cetra00
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    The whole point is to allow me to use my receiver to decode the channels. It's not a hard feature to impl... : 3dchipset
    • might not be hard, but space is space, sony doesnt care about your situation because LPCM is as good jus... : Chandler55

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• excellent find, thx! : LordHellMaX
• Wow that first pic really shows how much smaller the Slim is. Sony really is an amazing hardware company... : phinn
• Hmmm... either they really shrank the internal power supply or that power connector hints at an external ... : SinistarX

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• GoW 3 is over 6 months away. : abrasion

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  Hardware? Not a chance. : noxv1
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    why naught? : sanewave
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      The hardware BC is basically a good chunk of the PS2's internals wedged into the PS3 enclosure. Less room... : Rehevkor
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        emulation? :( : sanewave
        • The "emulation" equipped PS3s still had some hardware too. : DinK
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        My understanding is that the hardware BC was just the EE chip and it was removed because it cost them alm... : Wikidd
        • Your understanding is wrong then. Hardware BC had the EE and GS chips from the PS2. The "software" sol... : Prozium
• Yes! The slim ps3 will run 100% of all ps3 software. :P : baron calamity
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  I think we'll eventually see the return of PS2 BC via software emulation. They are seeing a great amount... : cetra00
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    I'm not 100% on this, but that's not emulation. I think what you're talking about is them taking a PS1 ga... : darksied
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      Well the PS1 games aren't exactly emulated. The actual PS1 hardware is in the PS3, like in the PS2, and ... : cetra00
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        no, PS1 emulation is 100% software now. With the slim revision PS2s sony removed the PS1 hardware that wa... : Prozium
        • I thought the all-in-one chip still had the actual PS1 circuity embedded in it. I could be wrong on that... : cetra00
  • The question is if they start doing PS2 games on PSN like that, will you also be able to use the emulator... : DinK
• Yeah I got to tell you, and it's no surprise they obviously don't understand this, I would not buy a PS3 ... : G346
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  Didn't sony just patent the Emotion Engine emulation on the PS3? I see this coming as a firmware update ... : Topsiderover
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    the last batch of "software" BC PS3 units had the emotion engine fully emulated so this is nothing new. : Prozium
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      Yeah, but there was still some sort of hardware used, this new patent is purely for the Cell CPU I think. : Topsiderover
      • That still leaves the issue of the GPU (the GS chip). Until sony emulates the GS there will be no PS2 BC ... : Prozium

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  really 3 or 4 games? I can count more than that on both my hands that are games coming out just in the ne... : Funran
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    You must be new here. ANY PS3 related news is trolled so hard here it's best not to read the comments. : J33ves
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      def not new.......i fall for it everytime. This place used to be PC gamer heaven, now its a ps3 slam fes... : Funran
      • lol so true. : gibolas1234
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  Yeah, I'd pick it up right now if bc was in it, but there isn't, I'm pretty sure many other people would ... : dancingpolkabear
  • they said same thing when price would drop to $299 if they throw in backwards compatibility via softw... : quadalupeupe

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• they can still be had for about $430 used. : Topsiderover

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  I'm pretty sure the 80GB doesn't have these features (except the hdd swapping)... methinks you're talking... : Bingo
  • And OS installation is going away with the 3.0 firmware on all PS3s : Bingo
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    The first 80gig PS3 had BC for PS2 games (emulated). I have one. =) : DscytheX
    • Yeah, but currently and since quite a few months, the only 80GB you can get are the same as the crippled ... : Bingo
  • Depends on the model. CECHExx versions (which I have) do come with card readers and SACD support. Models ... : ieGod
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  After the MGS4 pack came out they took 2 USB slots from all PS3's sold and removed BC entirely. : melkore
  • basic rule of thumb for BC is: 4 USB ports = has PS2 BC 2 USB ports = No PS2 BC : Prozium

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• don't buy until they do : LordHellMaX
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  As I recall your price target was $299 until you amended it to include $299 w/ BC. Still planning to wai... : theflux
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    It's the right price, but I am still pissed about BC. I have a 360, Xbox, Dreamcast and mt IPTV box on my... : Fred Garvin
    • get rid of the xbox and Dreamcast and enter the nexxxxxtGEN!!! : edgewise
• prices are updated at futureshop : Chandler55
• Lies. Best Buy updated their prices. http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS1011432... : ieGod

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• I believe they have halted production of the previous models and stores have not been able to order stock... : cetra00

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• really? i like how it looks : sanewave
• Yeah it looks sharp : Funran
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  It's not fucking glossy anymore, I count that as a huge improvement. : Rehevkor
  • That's not to say it looks better though, it's like the plastic on cheap car dashboards. : node
  • I like my glossy PS3 :( : LordHellMaX
• I hated the last one, this one is perfect except for the retention of the top curve : hillemania
• It looks much better imo with that Matte finish. : razlebol
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  Subjective opinions are subjective. : carbontree
  • overused meme is overused : jad3d
• No shit, this looks like Atari Jaguar-era console design, just very plain and unappealing. : Xevo
• I think it looks great, I miss the brushed aluminum front in the original but oh well, it's $299 now that... : phinn
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  Why on earth is the shell still convex? : pyide
  • Also, how wrong I was recently when I said there wouldn't be a slim anytime soon. Owned! : pyide
  • So people won't stack other devices on top of it. : carbontree
• Indeed :( I was hoping the mock ups would end up as glossy. : abrasion

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  i think the curve is to prevent morons from stacking shit on it. its probably *the* major heat dissipati... : grendel
  • I have mine standing vertically and it's actually the base that gets hottest. The airflow is, obviously, ... : Wikidd
• ZING! : Funran

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• Have they fixed and or replaced the god awful wifi? damn good question. : abrasion

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• Yes indeed, looks very cheap and nasty : abrasion

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• It'll stop working as soon as this one hits shelves. : Entity
• but the slim has been a well known rumor for months, why would you do that :D ? : Funran
• Were you buried under a rock the last month or so? : Prozium
• try to sell it, you might find a stupid little kid who has no idea what's coming : hanged_man
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  Dude the PS3 Slim rumors have been pretty much fact for months : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • yeah, the only question was "when will they release it?" : Prozium

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  Totally agree. I'm not the biggest PS3 fan, or xbox to be honest, but I get sick of people saying that it... : darksied
  • As surely as the sun rises fanboys will deny the opposing console's pros to their dying, retarded breath.... : jtthe2nd
• Yup. In fact, they raised the price in Europe this year fucking joke, but hey, they can get away with it ... : node

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• We get absolutely fucking ripped on console prices. : spdon
• I would move to the US but US immigration is a bitch. So I'm snubbing them and keeping my high prices. : mxcl
• It's £300 really - just being sold below rrp - I expect that £250 to be discounted somewhat also. : ihya