Amazon UK: PS3 Slim £249 lands September 4
Amazon appear to be first out of the box in the UK pricing the new PS3 slim at £249.99 with a 4 September shipping date, considerably earlier than some UK tech websites had previously rumoured.
The new console announced on Tuesday at GamesCom in Germany will sport a 120GB hard drive and be 32% smaller, 30 percent lighter and use 34 percent less power than the current console.
The price means the console is £70 more expensive in the UK than the US.
The console will come with a Dual Shock Controller, Blu-ray player and the ability to connect to a BRAVIA Sync enabled TV.
Other features, which will come via a firmware update over the current model include BBC iPlayer support.
Besides iPlayer support, the new console will have a new firmware that will offer Dynamic wallpapers, improved navigation, short cut to PlayStation Store from the game section, a "What's New" area that allows view and shortcut to last three games played, and quick browsing of new content on PlayStation Store.
The new console announced on Tuesday at GamesCom in Germany will sport a 120GB hard drive and be 32% smaller, 30 percent lighter and use 34 percent less power than the current console.
The price means the console is £70 more expensive in the UK than the US.
The console will come with a Dual Shock Controller, Blu-ray player and the ability to connect to a BRAVIA Sync enabled TV.
Other features, which will come via a firmware update over the current model include BBC iPlayer support.
Besides iPlayer support, the new console will have a new firmware that will offer Dynamic wallpapers, improved navigation, short cut to PlayStation Store from the game section, a "What's New" area that allows view and shortcut to last three games played, and quick browsing of new content on PlayStation Store.