Slim PS3 Release
Many of us were pretty certain a Slim PS3 was on the way. The question was when. The answer to that was revealed at GamesCon in Cologne as the 1st of September 2009. Just two weeks after the announcement!
The next question was; what will it cost? In the US it will be $300 (£181), in Europe it will be 300 Euros (£258) and £250 in the UK. So as usual we are paying a lot more than in the US but at least more than 27% of us have passports… hopefully that’ll make you feel better. It’s also nice that the Slim PS3 will be slightly cheaper in the UK than in most of Europe, but we can’t just drive for a few hours to get to another country… hopefully that’ll make you feel worse.
And finally, how will the Slim PS3 differ from the original. You may be surprised to hear that it is actually slimmer than the Playstation 3. Overall it is around one third lighter, one third smaller and uses one third less power. That means it’ll save you money on the electricity bill too, and it’ll stop global warming. You also get a larger hard rive. Instead of 80GB, the Slim PS3 has a 120GB hard drive meaning more room for your game downloads or whatever you like to keep on there. On the cosmetic side, the console has a matte finish on top (if you’re lying the console flat) meaning no more finger marks. The shiny finish remains on the edges. The heat sensors to turn the console on and eject discs have been replaced with traditional buttons. People have probably complained that the heat sensors took half a second longer to respond but I think they looked much nicer and its one area of the redesign I disapprove of, but then I haven’t spent thousands of dollars researching how to improve the console design for the Slim PS3 so don’t take my word for it.
