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Slim PS3 ...good fake or...
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Click said:
I understand the advantages for Sony. I am talking about why a consumer would care.
Easier to carry around? More portable? That makes no sense for a console. Saves shelf space? Really? No way that is a selling point. Just trying to understand the excitement over a slimmer console.
What's too hard to understand here? I bought myself a DS Light/PSP Slim and I barely ever play portable games.Karma said:
People want new stuff, even if the feature set is the same a fresh and refined version is always very tempting.
The question, it's so very basic and obsolete.
B-Rad Lascelle
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So glad I haven't purchased a PS3 yet. Can't wait to pick up a slim at a reasonable $249-$299 pricepoint.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
DieH@rd said:
Bingo, and a smaller console means less parts.
Ultimately it helps the bottom line and pushes Sony's cost cutting strategy, along with getting cheaper parts.
Ether_Snake
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But they should really release it in white>:|
With a thine blue line somewhere, and waggle
With a thine blue line somewhere, and waggle
I don't really want waggle
gutter_trash
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B-Rad Lascelle said:
I am glad I have a launch PS3
Karma said:
I am asking why do YOU care so damn much?
People like smaller and lighter gadgets and electronics. Why does it bother and concern you so much? What's your obsession over the "Slim" redesign of the PS3? How is it "no way a selling point?"
And yes, it would be easier to carry around and be more portable. I like bringing my consoles to friends and family's houses and I move back and forth from college and home quite often. For people that travel and move a lot, a smaller, lighter, quieter, more energy-efficient, easier to carry around, less scratch-resistant PS3 would be awesome.
Again, why do you care so much and why does it even matter to you?
You're not "just trying to understand the excitement over a slimmer console." You're just trolling, trying to get a rise out of people, and trying to shit on this thread.
Karma said:
OK, now THIS is getting ridiculous...
B-Rad Lascelle
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Current PS3 doesn't have back comp. Back comp ones won't be a non-absurd $399+tax price. Plus that whole penis thing TTP mentioned. That's sound advice.thaOwner said:
I CAN wait when it comes to buying a slim above $299. (Or a bulky non-slim non-back comp PS3 unless it gets dropped to something absurd.)
And yes, I am aware the slim won't have back comp. But hey, at its size I wouldn't mind keeping the 'ole PSTwo around.
H_Prestige
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Karma said:
It doesn't matter if the consumer cares or doesn't care. This is for Sony to save a bunch $$$ on their end and to make price cuts more feasible down the road. That is the only point. And others have already listed several reasons why the consumer would like a smaller and lighter home console.
If the consumer already doesn't care about your product, why spend more money than you need to to make it?
Also, this is Sony we're talking about. They did the slim for the ps1 and did it again for the ps2. Is it really that perplexing that they do it again for the ps3? Don't worry, I'm sure MS will make a slim 360 soon enough so you won't feel left out :lol
Very nice. Almost looks like the real thing.
Goldrusher
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Don't panic. Nothing more than the elements from the photos pasted together... Quick'n'dirty.
Graphics Horse
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Goldrusher said:
Nice, you're missing the silver edge bit from the box shot though.
johnFkennedy
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God this thing is butt ugly. I refuse to believe it's real.
johnFkennedy
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HUELEN10 said:
I think it has to do with the top portion of the system. It looks like Sony went with the cheapest plastic available, it doesn't compare with the glossy,shiny PS3s that are out there now. I sure hope it's a Chinese knock off, because it damn well looks like one.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
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johnFkennedy said:
So now we're back to liking the piano black fingerprint-and-dust-magnet finish on current PS3 models?
Goddamn it GAF.
Psychotext
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That mockup isn't as bad looking as it appears on the box... but I'd find it a push to call it a nice looking console. Maybe when I see what the final plastic looks like I might change my mind.HUELEN10 said:
I think I like it better than the existing glossy behemoth though.
cakefoo said:Credit to Goldrusher, of course. I just made the control panel lighter like the boxshot
Boxshot again
http://i42.tinypic.com/2vtpcmo.jpg
Nice.
johnFkennedy
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ShinoguTakeruKoeru said:
I've always liked that finish. The dust and fingerprints can be a bitch, but it's nothing that a weekly swipe with a microfiber cloth won't fix.
EDIT: Also, and maybe this is just an inaccuracy in the mock-up, but the the top portion and the bottom portion of the system are different shades of black. No thanks
Philanthropist
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I think the real one will be a bit shorter, but I approve the montage 
painey said:
Maybe Sony wants this "fake" PS3 Slim to be laying down instead of standing up?
Both the "Sony" logo and the "PS3" logo on the "fake" Slim are horizontal, suggesting this was and intended design.
I personally like my PS3 standing up but if the Slim is smaller, I might want it laying down.
Tons of people like their PS3s lying down, even though it's supposedly better to have it standing up for better ventilation.
fanboi said:
The logo text on the current model is right-aligned too. But it's far less obvious because the text is much longer and straddles a great deal of the depth of the console.
That said, this is even more right-aligned.
Wollan said:
I think if it's going to be at least 6-7cm 'thin', that'll be quite enough to have it freestanding.
CurlySaysX
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Not enough Vents.
Not if its not heavy. Without an internal power brick like the current model, it may be so light its prone to tip over.gofreak said:
I have mine standing now, broadside forward partly behind the TV. I would love to continue keeping it in the same spot, but if it has to lay flat, so be it.
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