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[lowrider007]

You are probably correct, but I saw speculation regarding the 360 prices and SKU changes about a month ago. I'm pretty sure the Elite price is comming down to coincide with the new PS3.

Agreed, it will come down, but just not to the 'Pro' price point (yet), I'm guessing £199.

 

[noah111]

http://i32.tinypic.com/34fjyhu.jpg[IMG]

Thats on the front page of kmart.com[/QUOTE]
It sure is, damn.. surprised its been up this long, surely Sony (or Sears/Kmart officials) would have done something if it was an 'accident' like Amazon's "Slim Konsole", right?

[QUOTE=Loudninja]If true?[/QUOTE]
I meant if it actually comes to fruition..

 

[demosthenes]

For all current PS3 owners:

Do you think 120 GB is enough hard drive space or would it be better to just upgrade to something bigger from the get go? How easy or even possible is it to transfer data from an old PS3 drive to a new one when upgrading size?

I upgraded to 250GB and I'm only @ 55GB currently (9 months of us after upgrade).

 

[SmokyDave]

For all current PS3 owners:

Do you think 120 GB is enough hard drive space or would it be better to just upgrade to something bigger from the get go? How easy or even possible is it to transfer data from an old PS3 drive to a new one when upgrading size?

With the prices of HDD's at the moment, unless you're strapped for cash, go for a 320, possibly a 500. You might as well do the job properly.

As long as you're only changing HDD's you can back up on the old one and restore on the new one seamlessly. It'll even save your download queue.

 

[spwolf]

You are probably correct, but I saw speculation regarding the 360 prices and SKU changes about a month ago. I'm pretty sure the Elite price is comming down to coincide with the new PS3.

you know since they are rising the price of Arcade in UK, i would think it is safe to say that Elite price is going to stay the same, and that will be your "price drop" in the UK... get it?

 

[iceatcs]

Wow $299. Will see.
I can tell it will upsetting some.


3 hours to go. Looking for 3 hours movie.

 

[Purist]

Sony PS3 Slim K-Mart Pre-Sell Link Live

http://bit.ly/hjeCm

 

[-x.Red.x-]

Will there be a live stream?

yes
http://www.justin.tv/chillaxtv

 

[deepbrown]

Wow $299. Will see.
I can tell it will upsetting some.


3 hours to go. Looking for 3 hours movie.

LOTR

 

[Crisis]

For everyone asking what time the event starts/Sony's conference/etc

This thread by Kinan is extremely well done. It has times links to blogs and livestreams and many other things. Please click it and post in this thread.

 

[twinturbo2]

Transferring stuff is easy, but you'll lose certain save files that are encrypted.

Like what? Is there a list of games whose save files are encrypted?

Nobody knows yet. Hopefully it does, but odds are that it won't.

If it does I'll likely sell my 60GB unit and upgrade to the Slim, assuming the redesign looks nice. If not, then I'm fine with my current model.

Yeah, I'm still a little irked that Sony made a big deal about playing PS2 games on your PS3, then dropped the compatibility like a hot potato to save, like, $25 or something per console made.

 

[demosthenes]

Wow $299. Will see.
I can tell it will upsetting some.


3 hours to go. Looking for 3 hours movie.

Watchmen extended.

 

[Philanthropist]

All I want to know is how the gimped this version.

They're gimping the size, the weight and the price.

 

[spwolf]

Yes. As long as you don't plan on storing all your videos on it. But that's not a good idea anyway when you can get PS3 media server streaming and transcoding on your PC.

this... 120 GB is plenty... spend your money on pc media server

 

[dallow_bg]

$299? (holy crap)
Out next week? (holy crap)

 

[MoeB]

yes
http://www.justin.tv/chillaxtv

thanks BRA.

 

[GQman2121]

Champions League football and a system relaunch. What a day.

 

[Dragon]

Like what? Is there a list of games whose save files are encrypted?

A google search netted: http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=141077 as the best list that I've seen in the five seconds I looked.

Yeah, I'm still a little irked that Sony made a big deal about playing PS2 games on your PS3, then dropped the compatibility like a hot potato to save, like, $25 or something per console made.

Think about how much that 25 dollars is when you're talking about millions of consoles.

 

[chubigans]

I'll be honest: I didn't expect the Slim to be announced today, only pricecuts.

Whoa.

 

[dchavez]

Sony PS3 Slim K-Mart Pre-Sell Link Live

http://bit.ly/hjeCm

Several pages old.

 

[jmdajr]

There's no real information besides the Kmart page. But I'd go on record and say less gimped than that sentence you just posted.



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hah! we'll just see aboput that

 

[HUELEN10]

:lol Slowtaku has yet to post anything! :lol

 

[AgentOtaku]

... so, will the PS3 Slim have PS2 compatibility or not? Just wondering, because my 80GB model with partial PS2 compatibility is doing just fine, but still...

Yeah I have a 80gb too for PS2 BC also, but man is that thing LOUD AS FUCK in comparision to my Grey PS3 =/

 

[Crisis]

:lol Slowtaku has yet to post anything! :lol

Do you know how long it takes to read through all this stuff on NeoGAF? Give them a few minutes.

 

[permutated]

Wow $299. Will see.
I can tell it will upsetting some.


3 hours to go. Looking for 3 hours movie.

The fuck? Why would that upset someone? It's a great price.

 

[Nonoriri]

LULZ! Slowtaku has yet to post anything! :lol

 

[cakefoo]

Can we upload user photos to Kmart?

....

 

[Katana_Strikes]

120GB will be a breath of fresh air for me. Granted I still have about 20GB left on my Launch 60GB but there's times when I've been under 10 and have deleted a fair bit off. Having 120 gives me no worries for probably the rest of this gen.

 

[chubigans]

The fuck? Why would that upset someone? It's a great price.

I think he meant upsetting a few of those kind of people.

Can we upload user photos to Kmart?

....

:lol

 

[Loudninja]

Can we upload user photos to Kmart?

....

Dont do it man! :lol

 

[DMeisterJ]

:lol Slowtaku has yet to post anything! :lol

This is still a rumor.

They must user their journalistic integrity. The name of the site is on the like don't ya know?

 

[Nonoriri]

Can we upload user photos to Kmart?

....

:lol :lol

 

[Kagari]

I'll be honest: I didn't expect the Slim to be announced today, only pricecuts.

Whoa.

Believe~

 

[noah111]

Can we upload user photos to Kmart?

....

:lol

How many euros/pounds are we expecting this thing to come in at (based on Sony's past pricing methods)?

 

[offshore]

Champions League football and a system relaunch. What a day.

This!

 

[demosthenes]

:lol Slowtaku has yet to post anything! :lol

But they did post about how some guy got an autograph from a JP idol. :lol :lol :lol

 

[twinturbo2]

Think about how much that 25 dollars is when you're talking about millions of consoles.

I don't think it's bothering Nintendo to put GameCube compatibility, controller ports, and memory card slots in every Wii. I can pay extra to play PS2 games on a PS3.

OTOH, maybe Sony's working on software BC... then again, that didn't work too well for MS...

 

[gofreak]

:lol

How many euros/pounds are we expecting this thing to come in at (based on Sony's past pricing methods)?

299 euros..

UK pounds is a bit tougher to say since everyone's shifting around their uk pricing a lot with the currency fluctuations.

 

[D4Danger]

299 euros..

UK pounds is a bit tougher to say since everyone's shifting around their uk pricing a lot with the currency fluctuations.

translation: bend over

 

[cyberheater]

Here's hoping the UK don't get the price shaft.

 

[Tideas]

299 euros..

UK pounds is a bit tougher to say since everyone's shifting around their uk pricing a lot with the currency fluctuations.

remember folks, Sony is a Japanese company, so you gotta do comparison of pound and yen, not pound and dollars.

 

[twinturbo2]

Considering how the PS3 Slim and the PSP Go are/were the worst kept secrets in gaming, perhaps Sony took the "can't keep a secret to save their lives" torch from MS and ran with it... :lol

 

[Snowden]

Here's hoping the UK don't get the price shaft.

I wouldn't worry. I doubt this slim model even exists.

 

[demosthenes]

Here's hoping the UK don't get the price shaft.

Tell your currency to stop being so strong:lol

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

If the slim is revealed i will be surprised that Sony themselves have been able to keep it "secret" or at least not 100% confirmed till a few hours beforehand.

 

[Dragon]

I don't think it's bothering Nintendo to put GameCube compatibility, controller ports, and memory card slots in every Wii. I can pay extra to play PS2 games on a PS3.

Why are you comparing the Wii to the PS3? That has nothing to do with what we're talking about. The two situations are not even remotely close.

 

[cyberheater]

I wouldn't worry. I doubt this slim model even exists.

But the price drop might be. Fingers crossed.

 

[demosthenes]

But the price drop might be. Fingers crossed.

He was being sarcastic.

 

[noah111]

299 euros..

UK pounds is a bit tougher to say since everyone's shifting around their uk pricing a lot with the currency fluctuations.

I thought so, pounds was basically what I was wondering about, sorry to the guys in UK, probably will get screwed..

Conference is in only a few hours, wonder if we will be seeing leaked pics, or if the people trying to leak info this year just don't give a fuck anymore (slim is common knowledge now).

 

[intheinbetween]

If the slim is revealed i will be surprised that Sony themselves have been able to keep it "secret" or at least not 100% confirmed till a few hours beforehand.

Sony has kept PS3 Slim as a secret? seriously? :lol