Sony PS3 Slim confirmed

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12 August 2009 14:48 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Sony will announce the PS3 Slim, a slimmer version of its PS3 console next week sources have confirmed to Pocket-lint.

Sources close to the product have told us that Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai head of Sony's console division will announce the new hardware version of the PS3 at it's Tuesday evening press conference at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany next week.

The console, which has been rumoured to be coming for some time, will land in shops in time for Christmas in both the UK and the US, and follow the company's history for creating slimmer versions of the console.

Sony has previously sold slimmer versions of the PSone and PS2 in the past.

The news is the latest in a long line of leaks that saw the PSP Go leaked ahead of its announcement at E3 earlier this year.

UPDATE: This has now been officially confirmed by Sony as we reported it would be. The console will come with a 120GB hard drive and be 32% smaller than the current model.

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  • not confirmed until sony say so. Posted by RY, uk
  • Grrr

    why do people make up false stories in order to get hits... this is just another rumor, noone official has confirmed anything!
    Posted by rob williams, UK
  • Because it has been confirmed to us by multiple sources Rob. Posted by stuartmiles, United Kingdom
  • Let me look at the evidence. It's been rumoured for an age. There is a big european event coming up and they have not reduced the price of the PS3. Me thinks, The slim is real and it's gonna come in much cheaper than the original. Posted by indiecheese, United Kingdom
  • Its not confirmed to the public we finally see it and Sony says its real. Sure many sources say so Indiecheese. But its easy to say things. For instance, I could say the same thing. "There will be a PS3 Slim". But I don't know for sure. But most likely Sony will make it if it already hasn't. Posted by wtf, united states
  • This is all speculation and there is no substantiation of a thinner PlayStation®3. Posted by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Foster City CA, USA
  • There will be a PS3 Slim at some point, I can't see how anyone can doubt that. We just don't know when it'll be released and how much, but I've read rumours that it's going to be £269.99 which I don't think will be enough. Until it's £199.99, that's when it'll take off. But I can see Microsoft spoiling the party by reducing the arcade pack down to £99.99 and also reducing the over packs. Posted by Agent75, England
  • Moles with whom I've maintained a secret underground dialogue on this matter say that 74.6% of people try to pass off rumors as comfirmation 93.4% of the time. I can't reveal my sources, but it's pretty much fact. *wink, wink!* ;) Posted by Jek, UK
  • "Sources close to the product"???

    Come on, people still think that works? You gotta come up with a better excuse there, don't you think?

    Like...I have very deep, strong sources that told me this article is bogus, like every other "confirmation" we had on the past few weeks. Can't tell you who they are though...

    Come on, what will be next? Halo is PS3 inbound?
    Posted by Rafael Arbulu, Brazil
  • Will the PlayStation be as good if it is cheaper? Will the ps3 slim be as good as the original? by reducing the price and cutting features the ps3 will be cheaper but it won’t be as good. Will a 200$ ps3 or ps3 slim be better than a big old ps3? The first ps3 had 4 usb port, multimemory card reader, backward compatibility and a bigger CELL. Now the new ps3s don’t have that. By making it cheaper or "SLIM" is cheaper but it loses features so we will get a cheaper or slimmer console but whit less features, worst graphics and smaller memory. Don’t get me wrong I will love a price cut or a slim model and I know why Sony does it. I don’t want Sony to be bankrupt but if they are going to do like Microsoft whit the Xbox 360 and give me a cheap but broken console then is better not to have a price cut or slim no matter what the industry thinks about the ps3 needs a price cut. The COST REDUCTION will reduce the cost by making cuts in the system most of the times. But will a smaller CELL give me the same realistic graphics and awesome sound as when the ps3 first came out? Will a 200$ ps3 slim will have a built-in Blu-ray player or will I have to buy it separately for an extra 100$? I hope Sony doesn’t do that and just keeps innovating and getting better like they always do but if they don’t then I prefer my OLD and FAT ps3 whit all the features that make it a great product and an excellent buy. Thank you for reading Posted by justin?, nicaragua
  • multiple sources have told me pigs fly does it make that true?
    multiple sources told me sony were going to release their demo of GOW3 and ninja gaiden sigma 2 from E3 onto the PSN how did that work out?
    multiple sources have told me GT5 will be out in december does it make that true?
    multiple sources told me LA Noire is going to the 360 does it make that true?
    should i go on?
    Posted by name, america
  • @name

    I couldn't have said it better.
    Posted by Rafael, Brazil
  • "Survey shows many newspapers never permit use of anonymous sources"

    http://www.apme.com/news/2005/060805anonymous.shtml
    Posted by Matt, UK
  • Uhh... Justin. A bigger or smaller Cell doesn't make a difference performance-wise. A smaller Cell means lower production costs and more energy efficiency.

    Also, I agree. This isn't confirmed until it's OFFICIALLY confirmed by Sony.
    Posted by Rob, Canada
  • this is stupid
    ive had enough of this ps3 slim bullshit
    everyone just shut up
    ps3 slim is not coming out and if it is
    its not coming out at this moment
    so stop your "strong sources"
    you dont know shit
    now sit tight n wait for sony to announce it
    Posted by billy rogers, canada
  • Haha...U guys got stuck with COFFIN shape like PS3...I'm a buy on of these slim PS3!! Posted by HaHa, cda
  • I must be getting old. I don't see the point; it's a PS3 but slimmer so that means people will rush out and buy it IF it ever happens and then a year later they'll bring out the PS4. Posted by Beer-Keg, United Kingdom
  • Got any good racing tips billy rogers? Posted by ps3 is not coming out, England

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