Sony PS3 Slim Price and details Preview

**robodude** · 21-08-2009

We knew everyone: the announcement of a PS3 Slim at the press conference of Sony was a real secret. Kaz Hirai, CEO of SCE is mounted on stage to confirm the news: the manufacturer will launch during the first week of September a new model for Rs 20,000 . PS3 Slim, 33% smaller, 36% lighter than its predecessor and consumes 34% less energy, also will carry a hard disk of 120 Gb However, there is no question of a return to PS2 backwards compatibility as mentioned rumors recently. The manufacturer will also return to a base to put the PS3 Slim to the vertical.

Features of this new version of the Playstation 3:

Name: PlayStation 3
Code: 2000A-CECH
CPU: Cell Broadband Engine
GPU: RSX
Audio: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC
Memory: 256 MB XDR RAM, 256 MB GDDR3 VRAM
HDD: 2.5 "Serial ATA (120 GB)
Input / Output: USB 2.0, HDMI
Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 1, IEEE 802.11 b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Manette: DualShock 3
Resolution: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (PAL: 576p, 576i)
Reader (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD x 24 (CD-ROM)
Size: 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
Weight: 3.2 kg
Contents of the box: a PlayStation 3 (firmware 3.00: the new firmware for the PS3 video), a DualShock 3, a power cable, AV cable, USB cable

Sony took the opportunity to tell us that the current model will increase to 20,000 rupees from tomorrow, almost certainly begin to empty stocks. One can easily imagine that the PS3 Slim will quickly replace the old model. Below are the first official pictures of the beast:

**Mr. Boo Bear** · 21-08-2009

The 120GB PS3 slim would cost $299 (and hit the stores in first week of September) while the regular 80GB PS3 shall cost $299 from tomorrow today (and might well be discontinued after the Slim version goes mainstream). Sony has managed to reduce the manufacturing cost of the PS3 by 70%, and would hope to better compete with the Microsoft’s Xbox and the Nintendo Wi

**Hitman22** · 21-08-2009

The PS3 Slim, which is approximately 33 per cent smaller and 36 per cent lighter, In India, the PS3 Slim will be priced at the same amount as the old 80GB PS3; approximately Rs 20,000.