New Sony Playstation 3 Slim

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The new Sony Playstation 3 Slim is no longer just a myth and is infact real. It was announced just a week and 1 Day from today. It will be $100 cheaper, have a 120 GB hard drive, be 33 percent smaller, and 36 percent lighter than the previous model. This is quite a nice decrease as the first version of the Playstation was a bit on the large side.

A reason for the apparent price drops is the decreased number of PS3's that were sold compared to the PS2. The PS2 has sold 51.8 million in Europe and 138.8 million globally. PSP sales continue to grow: 52.9 million globally. The PS3 has sold 10 million in Europe, and only 23.7 million globally. Nintendo Co have sold 52.6 million Wii consoles, although the Wii has costed $250. Microsoft have sold more than 31.4 million XBOX 360 consoles worlwide. The main XBOX 360 consoles costs $300 in the US.

The new Playstation will be sold at $299, a drop from $399. It will be sold at €299 from €399, although the price was kept the same at 39 980 yen in Japan.


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The price cut is due to the critical year-end shopping season, when game/console makers sell the largest amount of merchandise. Judging from previos models with the PS2 a price cut is a extremely effective way of receiving a boost in sales.

• Also, there will be a new patch for the PS3 slim.
• The memory card slot is gone.
• The touch buttons have been replaced by actual push in buttons.
• There are 2 USB slots in the front.
• If your Sony TV has the Bravia sync feature, with the update you can play with your TV remote.
• A new vertical stand.
• The Install other OS feature is gone. Theredore cannot install Linux or other OS on your PS3 slim

For more info check out: 

• http://gamescom.gamespot.com/story/6215296/sony-gamescom-press-briefing-live