Kaz Hirai, head of all things PlayStation, announced that the long-rumored PlayStation 3 Slim will be in stores the first week of September. [UPDATED with official pic]
Hirai noted that it will be have the same features and function of the current PS3, with a 120 gb drive. It will be 33 percent smaller, 36 percent lighter.
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The unit will cost $299 in the U.S., 299 euros, 29980 yen.
It was widely speculated among the gaming press that Sony would announce a slim version of the PlayStation 3. Recurring rumors of price drops and supposed spy shots fueled speculation for months.
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Sony's next major gaming press event is Tokyo Game Show, which begins in late September.
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this wiil do wonders,dollar to dollar the xbox cant match the ps3 as demostrated the last time they were in same price range :):)
and the stupidiest thing i heard is that the xbox has the hardcore crowd,lol
do they have 25million ppl that paid 400/500/600 dollars for a console with no games? nop they sell 150 dollar arcades... bravo sony