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Slim PS3 ...good fake or...
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Psychotext said:
On the other hand I'd be expecting to hear about a 360 slim any time now..and Sony may not want to lag Microsoft on that by a year, just because their launch lagged by a year. PS3 could look quite big and bulky for a year next to Wii and a slimmed down 360 if they did wait.
Redesigns also offer a chance for renewing interest or momentum in a platform (along, say, with a price cut), and I don't think such renewed momemtum can come too early for Sony.
MrPing1000 said:
It's overdue. The ps3 brand has been tarnished for a long time already. I just hope they can pull of a propper rebranding DS light style. "This is living" should be the first to go.
But I doubt we see it retail before the christmas season, even if a joint PSP4000 / PS3L "relaunch" could do wonders.
Bad scenario time:
What if Sony convinced itself it didn't need to move on price this year because of a new model?
Or if they limited a cut to maybe $50 because of it?
I'd rather hope they wouldn't do that, but you never know :lol A redesign plus price cut plus big firmware update by year's end would be a very nice way to breathe some fresh air into the platform, alongside those yummy games of course. So if this is on the cards, let's hope they don't fudge it up by skirting the price issue..again..
What if Sony convinced itself it didn't need to move on price this year because of a new model?
Or if they limited a cut to maybe $50 because of it?
I'd rather hope they wouldn't do that, but you never know :lol A redesign plus price cut plus big firmware update by year's end would be a very nice way to breathe some fresh air into the platform, alongside those yummy games of course. So if this is on the cards, let's hope they don't fudge it up by skirting the price issue..again..
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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BELIEVE!
I still think it'd be a little early to announce a slim model... although it wouldn't be necessarily a bad thing.
Because I don't
I still think it'd be a little early to announce a slim model... although it wouldn't be necessarily a bad thing.
DenogginizerOS
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Very intriguing. With a flat top, the redesigned PS3 would allow for a PS2 to sit easily on top of it. Then, if Sony could come up with a way to allow the PS2 to interact with the PS3 so that graphics are upscaled, the BC option would be simplified and more appealing aesthetically.
lowrider007
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neojubei said:
And?
Would be a good excuse to fix alot of the faults in the current sku's if you ask me.
They could do one shrink now and another in 2011. The materials and logistics overhead for such a huge machine must cost them tons of money I'm sure they'd rather have in the bank. So if they can shrink now, they should do it.typo said:BELIEVE!
Because I don't
I still think it'd be a little early to announce a slim model... although it wouldn't be necessarily a bad thing.
Especially if it brings back support for PS2 games.
This needs to be revealed at E3 if it's true. Why wouldn't it be revealed? E3 is in June; they could reveal it for September release. Same thing with the PSP Go!, right? That isn't releasing till later this year.
That redesign should have considerable cost savings. Hopefully a $299 price point isn't out of the question now.
If they can get software PS2 emulation in there, well, damn, that would be quite a repositioning of the PS3.
Sony seems to be doing a good job of taking their current existing hardware and injecting new life into them. PSP and PS3 should have a pretty good year.
Looks fairly legit to me.
That redesign should have considerable cost savings. Hopefully a $299 price point isn't out of the question now.
If they can get software PS2 emulation in there, well, damn, that would be quite a repositioning of the PS3.
Sony seems to be doing a good job of taking their current existing hardware and injecting new life into them. PSP and PS3 should have a pretty good year.
Looks fairly legit to me.
neojubei said:
Everything about the 360 design process was about giving them the flexibility to do things with it that they couldn't do with Xbox. And I think that undoubtedly includes slimming it down at some point..which may be some point very soon.
DenogginizerOS said:
It doesn't look flat though..there's still a curve to it. Although it looks to be a much shallower curve.
Fafalada said:Don't forget return of PS2 BC in some fashion
Now we're really in la-la land
I don't see the relation at all between the slimming of the ps3 and the reinstatement of ps2 BC. I'd have figured if anything it'd make it less likely, since it leaves less room for adding things back in
I doubt software BC (or at least, 'full' software bc) is gonna happen.gofreak said:Now we're really in la-la land
I don't see the relation at all between the slimming of the ps3 and the reinstatement of ps2 BC. I'd have figured if anything it'd make it less likely, since it leaves less room for adding things back in
Final death of the PS2 (happening this year based on sales trends) = software BC reintroduced into the PS3.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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bcn-ron said:
This I want 4000%. I don't know how long my 60GB will last.
sixteen-bit
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I'd buy a slim PS3
DenogginizerOS
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gofreak said:
Yeah, I missed that earlier. Although, perhaps a docking station could sit on top of it. With the matte finish, concerns for scratching are reduced.
Man, I like this look. It reminds me of a MacBook Air.
pseudocaesar
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All we need this E3 is for this to be confirmed and GT 5 to hit and there's Sony's 30% HW increase done.
Psychotext
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Did you just create a trend out of one data point? I think you did.iceatcs said:
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Turk said:
ffs, I'm so tired of this, $199, are you fucking kidding me seriously ?, you think Sony are going to sell the PS3 with built-in wireless, blu-ray etc for the price of two wi-fi adapters on the 360, it just isn't going to happen, well not for a looooong time at least.
DenogginizerOS
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Where is the bay for the SATA drive?
Panajev2001a
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Fafalada said:Oh ye of little faith
Let's say it is going to be just as good as PSOne software releases in the West and smile, right?
And by smile I mean frown and cry...
Scottlarock
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sell the PS3 without bluray, without wifi . release a 300gb PS3 that can only download games and put all games on marketplace? :lollowrider007 said:
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ffs, I'm so tired of this, $199, are you fucking kidding me seriously ?, you think MS are going to sell the 360 with built-in HD graphics, HDMI, DVD, etc for $50 cheaper then the Wii?, it just isn't going to happen, well not for a looooong time at least.
j/k
DenogginizerOS said:
None of the pics show that side of the PS3 (or should I say PSThree?). If it indeed is there. It's possible that could be one of the tradeoffs..(i.e the hdd could be non-upgradeable, at least without opening it up, if the arrangement of the innards vs the shell didn't allow them to expose the bay to the user. Could explain why they stick a bigger HDD in there too, though I guess 120s are the same price for them now as 80s or 40s.).
There's no reason per se, but opportune circumstances maybe. Say, you always wanted to integrate some extra circuits onto a chip you make but didn't really make it in time for production. Now what if you're doing a process shrink on said chip, what better time could there possibly be to fix that shit up?Fafalada said:
pseudocaesar
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Karma said:
.... .... ...... ..... yes.
DenogginizerOS
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That sounds very Apple-ish. The clean, thin designs of the Apple products are definitely seen in this redesign (something I like). In the area of durability, the engineers at Sony have always impressed me and certainly are closer to Apple in that regard than MS. With a smart ad campaign emphasizing the redesigns aesthetics along with its multifunctionality, it could certainly make people think of the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch/MacBook Air commercials and appeal to those same consumers.gofreak said:
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