Dredged from the Far East of the blogosphere and spreading rapidly, these photos are said to be of a new, smaller version of the PS3. They’re plentiful and clear, but could they be real? UPDATED
Sony has a history of miniaturising their game systems after a while, as in the cases of the PS2 Slim and PS one, but at this stage in the PS3′s life a slim version would be a surprise.
More to the point, there are issue with how this spotted hardware fits within Sony convention. Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft notes that the console has essentially renamed—Sony has always branded it with the full PlayStation 3 moniker—and that midstream logo changes are uncharacteristic of the company. The glaringly inferior finish is what stands out the most, as some of these shitty plastic components look like they came right out of a PS3 knockoff mill. (Hint!).
But as Ashcraft said, the box is elaborate and very professional-looking, and we did get our first glimpse of the PSP-3000 in a similar way. Click through to Kotaku for more pics.
UPDATE: Sony has issued a flat denial, telling CVG “We currently don’t have any plans for a redesigned PS3.” [Gamecolumn (JP) via Kotaku]
Dr_Stef
May 15, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Do I see 120 GB?
I still think it looks like a placemat.
Or a giant rsi-wrist mat.
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May 15, 2009 at 9:54 AM
if it is real they need to sack their marketing department. if it is smaller and, more to the point thinner, they would have a different image on the box. one that actually shows how thin it is. a top down shot just doesn’t show this. that box is just ugly.
don’t forget Sony are where they are purely through marketing expertise, their products a usually no better than others, not unlike Apple. It is all in the marketing, creating a desire for their products.
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