Breaking: Sony Confirms Reduced Fat PS3
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Sony has officially announced today that, “yes, the rumors were true” it will be producing a 32% smaller PlayStation 3 and will be selling it for a much friendlier price of $299. The announcement came from Germany at the GamesCon event this afternoon where Sony, with a number of new reveals, was the most anticipated vendor.
The slim PS3 will not only be 32% smaller, it includes all of the features of the original model as well as a nice upgrade to a 120Gb HDD (from the 80Gb). The new gadget is smaller in every way to better fit in your entertainment center and consumes 34% less energy! To top off this great deal, Sony has dropped the price of the original PS3 by $100 as well. So you can get an old model for $299 or you can wait until the slim PS3 hits shelves sometime in September and pay the same $299 for a better package. Here is a comparison of the old and new PS3s:
And here is a sweet spec-sheet, courtesy of Engadget.com:
- Product name: PlayStation 3
- Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
- CPU: Cell Broadband Engine™
- GPU: RSX
- Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
- Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
- Hard disk: 120GB 2.5″ Serial ATA
- USB 2.0 ports: 2
- Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
- Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
- AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
- Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
- BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
- Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
- Power consumption: Approx. 250W
- External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
- Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
- Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1
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