-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Slim PS3 ...good fake or...
- Thread starter bloke
- Start date
- Status
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
reKon said:
Unless of course this is all part of their grand plan to get viral marketing.
MightyHedgehog
Member
I don't think it's useless at all, but thanks for weighing in on the value of my post.JoJo13 said:
Culex said:
Oh, what I meant is that they fail specifically their marketing strategy and their prevention of leaks. This generation is far from over. They still have a good chance at generating an adequate amount of sales to make a profit and increase attach rates by the end if they have strong continuous support from the better developers.
mysteriousmage09
Member
This is really getting interesting. If this is all true then Sony has got to be banging their heads on the wall right about now.
First PSP Go and now this:lol
First PSP Go and now this:lol
AranhaHunter
Banned
I'm still kinda hoping the Slim will be 160GB HDD instead of this rumored 120GB HDD one, I'm pretty sure a 160GB is about the same price or cheaper than a 120GB HDD.
shouamabane
Member
AranhaHunter said:
The 120 is more about having a new number on the box than price I would guess.
Jerkapotamus
Member
Sentry said:
It's not IGN's fault; it's the sites like thesixthaxis and vg247 that are running with this story and in the process exposing their own journalistic ineptitude. The fact that they think Greg Miller, the host of the Knocking Boots with Greg Miller segment (27:15-40:00), isn't joking shows that they don't listen to Gamescoop or Podcast Beyond very much. :lol
So what are the odds that the PS3 slim not only has 45 nanometer Cell, but RSX has made the transition to the 45 nanometer node as well? We've been hearing about rumblings about 45nm cell since last year. But no news on whether or not RSX has been given a die shrink as well.
I'm hoping that the PS3 slim had both Cell and RSX at 45 nanometers. but i thing the safe bet is that it will only have 45nm cell.
I'm hoping that the PS3 slim had both Cell and RSX at 45 nanometers. but i thing the safe bet is that it will only have 45nm cell.
AranhaHunter
Banned
JoJo13 said:
Just browsing around for laptops HDD, if it's cheaper for the consumer, it should be cheaper for Sony as well. I think newegg have 160GBs cheaper than 120GBers and pricewatch has it around the same price.....and 160GBs is the defacto laptop HDD nowadays. Just an educated guess on my part.
Likewise 320GBs HDD shouldn't be that much more expensive than 250GBs HDD, so that should be the size that Sony should include in their premium SKU IMHO.
AranhaHunter said:
except it is not cheaper
. sony orders hdd's in millions, so smaller hdd will be cheaper for them, retailer pricing is influenced by other factors which dont come in play when you have huge orders. In manufacturing industry, every cent matters, and nothing is spared to get to what looks like miniscule savings to us. I wonder if 120 GB will trully be standard. Or course, we dont know real pricing and usually higher end product carry bigger margin to the manufacturer, but price difference shown on pricewatch between 120 GB and 80 GB is quite large. $8 is a lot of money. I guess Sony is really serious about that online strategy ajcastillo
Banned
Wow never thought that my post would cause such a statement, im really sorry for posting something out of line, never thought there would be such a fuzz maybe because of my typing but well im sorry i really waited so long to be a member of this great and respectable forum.
Now back in the topic uhm maybe its me or whats the chance that Sony only confirms a price reduction in the current 160/80 gb SKU in Cologne so that people can buy it and present the ps3 slim more near Christmas time at $400 so that people can decide which they like most and when the 160/80 gb sku are gone they later on present the new price of the ps3 slim at $300 i think this will be more accurate or not?.
p.s. Sorry wollan for your avatar didnt know it was exclusive to you but your avatar is so good if theres seems to be an issue i can put it out no problem at all.
Now back in the topic uhm maybe its me or whats the chance that Sony only confirms a price reduction in the current 160/80 gb SKU in Cologne so that people can buy it and present the ps3 slim more near Christmas time at $400 so that people can decide which they like most and when the 160/80 gb sku are gone they later on present the new price of the ps3 slim at $300 i think this will be more accurate or not?.
p.s. Sorry wollan for your avatar didnt know it was exclusive to you but your avatar is so good if theres seems to be an issue i can put it out no problem at all.
Internet Celebrity
Member
Ok seriously late here, but for those of you suggesting that the Slim will arrive attached to a higher retail (with the 120GB hdd)...
Sony is looking to clear stock of the 80GB model already, so we can draw that this will be the "junior" SKU of the PS3 under the 160GB model. Thus, we can expect that it will cost a lot less (I thought the whole purpose of this endeavour was to produce a less costly hardware revision?)
Of course, Sony has been known to go against what everyone else thinks...they could just pitch this as another "premium" model which I really can't see happening. :lol
I wouldn't discount this.
Sony is looking to clear stock of the 80GB model already, so we can draw that this will be the "junior" SKU of the PS3 under the 160GB model. Thus, we can expect that it will cost a lot less (I thought the whole purpose of this endeavour was to produce a less costly hardware revision?)
Of course, Sony has been known to go against what everyone else thinks...they could just pitch this as another "premium" model which I really can't see happening. :lol
Hypecube said:
I wouldn't discount this.
Hypereides
Gold Member
DieH@rd said:
That doesnt even look like the Slim PS3. I cant see any resemblance to it.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
Oh GOD, it looks like the PS3 was raped by the Phantom and didn't want to have an abortion. :lolhighluxury said:
DieH@rd said:This is OLD, and its crap. They have a video too. Maxmum blur, maximum camerashake. They are faking it big time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYrb48HGCgk
+ can you spot WiiHD and Phantom towards the end :lol
Did you see Project Natal on top of the TV too? It's brilliant.
The_Reckoning
Member
highluxury said:
thatsthejoke.gif
Hypereides
Gold Member
The_Reckoning said:
I dont know, maybe I missed something when I just saw a whole straight row of people who took it as being confirmed!.
If so, then my sarcasm detector is fucked.
The_Reckoning
Member
highluxury said:I dont know, maybe I missed something when I just show a whole straight row of people who took it as being confirmed!.
If so, then my sarcasm detector is fucked.
thatsthejoke.gif
Not likely, mainly due to the fact that the GPUs are either 55nm or 40nm. Now, whether the question of the RSX being 40nm already, probably not. 40nm GPUs thus far have suffered from shortages so far due to yield problems, and if a lot of the Slims are already being built, then I'd say the GPU will remain at 65nm or 55nm for now.Hypecube said:
Mojo said:
This would be true if the RSX was manufactured by TSMC, but the RSX is manufactured by Toshiba along with the CELL that's why it uses a 65nm process currently. Toshiba have got the 45nm stuff going, but if its ready for mass production already is another question altogether.
Hypecube said:
Sony are going to need to reduce the size of both chips to 45nm if they are going to be able to make the sufficient reductions of cost in components and materials they are looking for in a PS3 slim, not only this but also the issue of heat and energy consumption will play an important factor. A PS3 slim which has both the CELL and the RSX running at 45nm will be a very cool device.
pseudocaesar
Member
The_Reckoning said:
WTF Junior. The "Thats the Joke" image is a Jpeg for a start, not a GIF, and you don't do the same joke twice. Ergh.
I certainly wouldn't put it past Sony to have two PS3 Slim SKUs though, perhaps a 120G and a 40/60/80GB version, maybe the prices would be 300, 350, & 400? It's hard to tell at this point though, it would be kind of odd for them to keep ONLY the 160GB phat model out there, but who knows.Internet Celebrity said:
AndyD said:
Toshiba also said that they planned to start producing 45nm RSX by March 2009 in their financial statements a while back, I think it would be safe to assume if they have perfected 45nm for CELL and that is in production that it is not a far stretch that RSX got the same treatment.
A friend of mine from the Philippines send me a photo of the content of the PS3 slim's box.
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be
$499
Dra-Q said:A friend of mine from the Philippines send me a photo of the content of the PS3 slim's box.
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be$499
HUELEN10
Member
Dra-Q said:A friend of mine from the Philippines send me a photo of the content of the PS3 slim's box.
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be$499
Dra-Q said:A friend of mine from the Philippines send me a photo of the content of the PS3 slim's box.
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be$499
wow, that is a huge downgrade imo. sony are in real trouble unless they can drop the price significantly and catch up with the 360
Hypereides
Gold Member
Dra-Q said:A friend of mine from the Philippines send me a photo of the content of the PS3 slim's box.
As you can see, Sony did everything possible to make the console cheaper. Wired Controller without sticks and rumble, external powersupply and they even removed the touch-sensitive buttons on the front. The biggest news but is, the PS3 slim will be DD only - like the PSP GO. But they're also increasing the value of the console. The slim will be bundled with a GunCon 4 by Namco and will be even smaller than a PSX.
The price for this slim bundle is rumoured to be$499
Cant wait for the Funstation 3 to compliment my Polystation 1 & 2.
- Status