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Slim PS3 ...good fake or...
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Yeah, the logo looks weird being both verticle and all the way at the top. Sure the current systems have the logo right aligned too, but you gotta take into account that it's placement just fits with the system, it doesn't look like the logo was put there just because.Goldrusher said:
The people who argue the Sony logo and all the specification logos like CD, DVD, Dolby, DTS and stuff have always been vertical on the system when the system is placed up, seriously nobody, NOBODY notices that shit, man. :lol That's why they put it there but don't make it too visible. That's no excuse for the crap system placement of the logo on this sytem.
I can't really say whether the system looks good or what with the matte finish since these pictures are too crap, but it certainly doesn't look good from there. Whereas the regular PS3 looks great with glossy, but also looks fine matte, like with the FFVII:AC edition. I really dislike the crappy silver paint trim that the newer systems have though, it looks cheap.
If by backplate, you mean the bottom plate when the system if horizontal, then yes, now you are correct.Click said:Some of you guys are confused and have been comparing an upside down image of the BACKPLATE, thinking it is the faceplate.
Just look at Wollan's last summary of all the images:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15874117&postcount=1201
This is the original (not upside down) image of the BACKPLATE (sideview):
This is the backplate (top-down view):
First pic is the front of the bottom plate (saying front of the backplate is confusing, since there's really no backplate), the USB ports roughly correspond to where they are on the existing systems.
Wow, read this thread a few days ago and chose to ignore it because "its another fake bullcrap thread".
Saw how many posts it has and decided to look again because I was curious as to why there were so many pages. Possibly a new GAF meme?
Well, call me mindblown, I really dig the new slim matte black design. The phat PS3's piano black is a PITA.
Saw how many posts it has and decided to look again because I was curious as to why there were so many pages. Possibly a new GAF meme?
Well, call me mindblown, I really dig the new slim matte black design. The phat PS3's piano black is a PITA.
Valkyr Junkie
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Raist said:
Cuz it can be seen while vertical
iceatcs
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Aye. that's what I'm more agree just 2 pieces case shell on these photos.Click said:
Onix's view only way means 3 pieces will be sense if the "upsidedown" bottom case has a disc slot hole (Onix think but I think it just a shadow), and I agreed less cos more plastic, so no no for Sony.
SuperSonic1305
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*Jack Tretton walks onto E3 stage*
Jack: $299. PS3 Slim. In stores Monday June 8th.
Audience: O.O
*Jack Tretton walks off stage. Conference over*
*world explodes*
Do it please.
Jack: $299. PS3 Slim. In stores Monday June 8th.
Audience: O.O
*Jack Tretton walks off stage. Conference over*
*world explodes*
Do it please.
SuperSonic1305 said:
I think they need more than that. While it would be awesome, we are all pretty much expecting it now. (except Sep not June 8)
$299 would be great but $249 would be MEGATON.\
Sony also needs to blow people away with GOW3 footage aswell as Uncharted, Ratchet and GT5.
Plus we also want a surprise TRICO please.
Scottlarock
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truth, every is expecting $299 in the next few months and that alone will probably get them to 13 million, but if they dropped to $249 that would be MEGATON and something MS would have to respond to instantly.Dizzan said:
But if the current PS3s still cost about $10 more to make than it retails for, how much lower will they actually be able to take it? The $10 loss doesn't even factor in costs of shipping, as far as I know.Scottlarock said:
I'm pretty sure they're going at least aim for break-even with the slim, their financials are just as important as the number of units they'll sell - hence why they're currently in a position where they're unable to drop the price with the existing systems.
So the question is, how much cheaper is this thing to make?
I don't think everyone is expecting $299. They're maybe expecting some price drop, but $100 would be a big deal. $250? Get real.
Sony's financials are not good.
Them getting to $299 would be a huge milestone; if they're losing $50 on each unit, then $50 x 13 million = $650 million dollars in the hole that they have to somehow recoup from PS2, PSP, and software sales. And that's likely the best case scenario, as their loss on each unit may be upwards of $100 dollars per unit.
$299 gets them far closer to mainstream prices, and would most certainly be a megaton announcement coupled with a hardware revision and backwards compatibility. Not much Microsoft can 'respond to' given their already low price of the 360.
Sony's financials are not good.
Them getting to $299 would be a huge milestone; if they're losing $50 on each unit, then $50 x 13 million = $650 million dollars in the hole that they have to somehow recoup from PS2, PSP, and software sales. And that's likely the best case scenario, as their loss on each unit may be upwards of $100 dollars per unit.
$299 gets them far closer to mainstream prices, and would most certainly be a megaton announcement coupled with a hardware revision and backwards compatibility. Not much Microsoft can 'respond to' given their already low price of the 360.
Psychotext
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I think people expecting the slim to come out at a price lower than the current PS3 are going to have a rude awakening. I'd expect it to be positioned (temporarily) as a premium version of the PS3, likely taking the place of the current 160gb model.
I'd say it's quite possible that it could enter at the price of the current PS3 though (and the current PS3 gets a price drop). Then they can transition to it as the default model when stocks of the behemoth are sold off.
I'd say it's quite possible that it could enter at the price of the current PS3 though (and the current PS3 gets a price drop). Then they can transition to it as the default model when stocks of the behemoth are sold off.
Psychotext said:
Sony's 2009 sales forecast guarantees a price cut. They are suggesting that 3 million more PS3s will be sold this year over last, and that's given a downward trend in sales for the start of 2009. That means basically one thing: price cut. A slim model helps them achieve a price cut through cost reductions. It won't be positioned as a high priced unit, though what you suggest could be true temporarily.
Psychotext
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Indeed... a price cut on the old models, which they'll still have considerable inventory of.JoJo13 said:
Time will tell though. But it wouldn't be the first time Sony brought in a new model at the old PS3 price and cut the price of the old model.
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Especially if it is 120gb, they'll use that as an excuse to sell it at the same price as the current one. Plus, someone HAS to buy the current PS3s. The stupid thing is a lot of people will say "Oh I'll wait until that one is out of production then the slim will drop in price and I'll buy that"
Anyway yeah I think about Trico every day, I really do:| That's all I need from E3, I hope it will be satisfactory:|
Anyway yeah I think about Trico every day, I really do:| That's all I need from E3, I hope it will be satisfactory:|
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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DeadGzuz said:
Common sense.
H_Prestige
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I don't think the current systems and the slim version will be sold at the same time as two sku deal. I think at E3 they will drop the price on the current sku's by $50 or $100 each to clear out the inventory, and then when those are gone by around fall, the slim will be introduced at $300.
Andalus0880
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iceatcs said:
If that were indeed to happen, then it would be far more epic than a megaton, the universe as we know it would implode unto itself.
It would be an absolutely stellar move but the thought of it dropping to nearly 50% of the current price, in one go no less, is being overly hopeful.
MassiveAttack
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iceatcs said:
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