PS3 Super Slim coming next week, starting at $269

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  halve that shit eddie! maybe time for the upgrade. can you buy one without a disk and chuck in whatever ... : radula
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    without a disk: no. upgrading is pretty straightforward, however. : TimeDoctor
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      can I drop my old 320Gig from PS3Fat into new ps3-super-slim? : radula
      • I think that does work. : Ebu
      • I don't think so. I believe the hard drive is encrypted by the console that it is in. : TimeDoctor
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  So, it's basically ONLY smaller and doesn't do anything better or newer? Pointless. : mrnails
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    smaller, generally means smaller components that generate less heat and use less electric, not pointless ... : o.flaherty
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      While that is true they could have at least upgraded the bluetooth AND it's built in WiFi... no? : mrnails
      • You're dreaming. The point of these redesigns is only to make the product cheaper. They shrink the CPU ... : mrbign
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        Cant do that without risking compatibility with prior ps3 peripherals. Changing capabilities in console ... : vitek r
        • Says they system that can no longer play Linux or better yet PS2 games.. : / : mrnails
  • Your post is pointless. : jimvolk
• A new Final Fantasy release can only be imminent. I'm ok with that. : FurryMoistAvenger
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  Eh, $270 seems awfully pricey for a system that far into its lifespan. : Conan
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    I'm surprised this model actually raises the price. I thought we'd see a $199 PS3 by now. : AndrewYoon
    • $199 would have seemed reasonable. This wouldn't seem like a good deal to me if I didn't have one and was... : Conan
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  this is their FOURTH design for this console and it still looks terrible : MikkleThePickle
  • What? It looks better than most of the 360s. : Ebu
  • Most of Sony's products are fugly imo. : alphablu
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    Fourth? Original, slim and this one. Which is the fourth one? : razlebol
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      Fat, cheap fat without emotion engine, slim, superfine slim maybe? Not sure that counts though. : vitek r
      • Cheap fat was still the same case. : razlebol
    • there was indeed another model, released in Japan only : MikkleThePickle
• I might have actually considered buying this at $199 just to have a BD player and netflix/sunday ticket m... : boarder2
• Looks like a Bose from the 90s : dodob
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  no mention of the 16Gig? : radula
  • 12Gb? http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/game/ps3/ps3-playstation-3-super-slim-12gb-console-bundle/673746 : radula
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  damn, i'd pick one up if it was $199 but not at that price. guess i'll wait, maybe we'll see a holiday pr... : qwpeoriu
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    Same here, definitely on the fence, though I barely use my 360 so it may not be worth it. : acidnynex
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      personally i think the games are far better on the ps3, defo worth the price of admission, even if i do p... : o.flaherty
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        Would you be meaning the first party games, or games in general. For the first one I could understand ... : MacemanInTW
        • There are a couple. Burnout Paradise and Final Fantasy XIII are the ones that come to mind. I agree wit... : Peanut Fox
• Uh oh, it doesn't come with a Move controller.... Garnett and the WC crew are going to tear this to piece... : RidleySaria
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  Why? : shwortdogg
  • indeed, why? : Milleh
  • They don't redesign the system for people to upgrade.. they redesign the system so that it's cheaper for ... : Proven28
  • because they will continue to sell for years after the new generation of consoles are released and Sony c... : grendel
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  So for $30 more dollars I can get a new hotness console? I mean I know this comes with a game and already... : Tawler
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    I think its a smart move. The price is dumb, but dumb people will buy it. And it will come along side the... : f4lln
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      I think it's independent of consumers. This is a manufacturing thing. It's cheaper to produce the Supe... : RevRaven
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        I think 2015 is way too late for the new systems, sony & Ms are both under a lot of pressure from the res... : disembodied potato
        • Yeah, if they announce 2015 release dates Nintendo will look like a fucking genious. : one random winner
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      I think the price is to get people to go buy the current model right now and thus deplete stock. I'm sure... : ghost in my shell
      • Totally agree. : mrbign
• oh! You've lost weight! : burningpantsman
• i'm not surprised by sony redesigning their console, they did it a few times with the ps2 and it was real... : Mr.SEX
• I really dig the new look of it. : atom519
• I've stacked up some gift certificates that I'm probably going to use to buy a PS3. Will watch to see how... : SilverSnake
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  And Sony just have a HUGE gift to Nintendo. Re-releasing a half-decade console with the cheapest package ... : geedeck
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    i thought the wii-u was $299 and $349 : qwpeoriu
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      Doh, you're right. I'm not. Okay, Sony has given a nice gift. Gift has been downgraded from huge to ... : geedeck
      • Like someone said above, the current price is to shift existing PS3 stock, in a month or two the new vers... : disembodied potato
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    But by now people relise that for a combination of a blu-ray play(top of the range BTW) and a console thi : Vincenoir
    • One too many beers at lunch excuse the shite english. : Vincenoir
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      i still keep forgetting to sign up for Plus : RikiTiki2
      • I jumped on it when Space Marine was free. Now I need to ugrade my hard drive since my 80GB drive can't e... : PointlesS76
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      I keep my fatty alive for the backwards compatibility : Volatus32x
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        Yeah here's the thing about that. I just got one of those a couple months ago off craigslist. I was pretty stoked about the backwards compatibility.
        
        Turns out that even when you play a PS or PS2 game in 480i on an SDTV, they lag like crazy. Gradius is unplayable, as I'm sure older wipeouts and fighting games are too. Totally unacceptable.
        
        Because of that, I will eventually get one of these new slim guys and sell my BC model. No hurry though, the BC model will retain it's value ($200-250) and these super slims will eventually drop in price.

        Sep 19, 2012 9:57am PDT
        Yeah here's the thing about that. I just got one of those a couple months ago off craigslist. I was prett... : EnhancedInterrogator
      • I wanted a fatty for BC but I don't think I've ever played a PS2 game, other than the first 20 minutes of... : MagicWishMonkey
  • $299 for WiiUlite and $349 WiiU. : deathofrats
• if it was 199, maybe. i'd just pick up a vita at that price i think. psn is the biggest draw for sonys st... : xxiv
• So it's slimmer, uglier, and not cheaper? I'll keep my BC 60GB PS3 thanks! : node
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  Comparison photo http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/07/14/VBKp5.jpg : glio1337
  • Yeah, that's a great deal smaller than the PC/space heater with spider man lettering I have under my desk... : EnhancedInterrogator
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  Designer: Cylinder, scale on y axis, pfew that's enough for today. : Snipergen
  • next day: let's drag this rake through the top of the plastic molding. Viola! : deathofrats
  • Yeah simplicity is stupid. : ventro
• 599 US Dollars? : moogle
• Do you guys think Sony and Microsoft both have preliminary models of their next gen systems ready to go, ... : EnhancedInterrogator
• heh nice, still running the original fat bastard, no real reason to spend $270 on the new on tho : tunis5000
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  I have a 1st generation ps3, and it is insanely loud. I can barely stand it for more than an hour, the da... : kingmofo
  • My original PS3 was never that loud, my new slim version is silent, although from time to time the drive ... : JohnathanDoe
  • that's odd, my fat ps3 is remarkably quieter compared to the fat 360 : X-GOUKI
• Looks cool but too expensive, would be cool if MS came out with a much smaller 360, maybe without a drive... : JohnathanDoe
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  Still ugly. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • yeah. It clashes with my whole attire. : RuffasBluetain
• Hell, this is cheaper than a new iPod Touch. : Jobos