Rumor: Pictures show 'slim' PS3 model in production

by JC Fletcher on May 14th 2009 9:30AM

We hope you like salt, because you should take these images with a couple of handfuls of it. Game Column & Blog has posted what could be pictures of the outer shell and box for an unannounced, slimmed-down PlayStation 3.

The purported new model swaps out the shiny 'Piano Black' exterior for a textured look like that of the PS2, and, for some reason, ditches the Spider-Man font for a logo that is also more in line with the PS2. Actually, now that we think about it, it makes a lot of sense to model an upcoming PS3 redesign after the still-successful PS2.

These pictures arrive amidst rumors that, in addition to the (rumored) PSP Go!, some other new Sony hardware may be unveiled at E3. If those rumors are true, and if the new hardware is a PS3, then ... these pictures could still be fake.

[Via Mr. Universal]

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Reader Comments (192)

it looks cool, i wouldn't mind if that actually is a new model

Nahh i dont think it does, i prefer my mamoth PS3 to this one lol

And besides...This one isnt shiney =)

And the font is silly too, i doubt it so much they would change it at this stage.

You're right. Its gotta be shiny, or no deal lol.

ITS THE REAL THING PEOPLE

If this was real, you'd think that they would want to showcase the reduced form factor. That angle doesn't really seem logical.

Trust me this is real, except it might not look entirely like that. btw Sony has one E3 without even going in

"btw Sony has one E3 without even going in"

What?

I meant Sony has already WON E3

Good gawd, you're a dumbass

Sorry Marius, but your credibility diminishes with each post.

eh whatever believe me or not, I'll bookmark this article and remind you when E3 is here. And yes Sony has already won E3 nothing will compete with an ico announcement

@Marius: ...ico? ...you really think they are making a new ico game?

Why don't you just take a seat over there?

In addition, a redesigned PS3 would be called "PSthree", like PStwo and PSone

Not likely. Some Taiwanese law firm just issued a cease and desist order on the site that published the pics. Probably a clever knockoff. Wait, a knockoff in Taiwan? Never!

umm it doesnt look as sexy as the current model

I agree, nothings more sexy than a console that looks like you can cook a steak on it.

mmm steak

Wouldn't do a better job of cooking then my 360, the steak would still look raw after an hour of being on top of it, noone would get fed :D

Saying that, both consoles look as beautiful as they are, neither need slimming down.

Still it looks very sexy. I would do it.... I mean buy one.

I dunno. Something tells me you'd have better luck cooking a steak on a 360.

Must be all that over heating.

*slow clap at Jake*

facepalm.jpg

I only find women sexy, not electronics. It's sad when people are technophiliacs.

@Mez:
It's sad when people like you break a perfectly good combo just to announce the fact that you have no sense of humor.

See, this is what the PS3 needs, not a huge library of compelling games, but a huge library of SKUs.

Right... and the Wii has a huge library of compelling games I guess? Take your blinders off and come back to reality please.

OH NO I SAID SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT A POSSIBLY FAKE PS3 I MUST BE A WII FANBOY!!!11!1

Someone's a bit defensive.

Depends on what your idea of 'compelling games' is.

Halo isn't exactly compelling to many mothers now is it :D While Wiifit is ^^

Well, to be fair, your avatar *is* of a naked Mario character molesting a Wiimote.

Sorry I didn't mean to start an argument. The "compelling games" comment didn't sit right with me seeing that GOW !!!, White Knight, GT5, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, and MAG are all right around the corner. Sony by far has the best line up of up coming games.

Actually, the Wii has a very decent 2009 lineup of games as well.

Yea, but as it stands, they do not exist yet, even so, like I said, compelling is to the person what they believe compelling to be, not everyone wants to play Wii games, not everyone wants to play MAG or Halo, it just depends on where your interests lie

I was just making a jab at the large number of SKUs and comparatively small library of games (compared to the PS2, and I know it's not a fair comparison, it's making fun of the PS3, that's the joke).

Also my avatar is making fun of that ridiculous Wiimote condom. See she's slipping it onto the Wiimote seductively, like a condom onto a penis.

God I hate having to explain jokes.

Then avoid them :D

@Maverick Saturn - "Then avoid them :D"

That's like telling your dog to stop licking his balls. It's not gonna happen. Not without surgery. And even then, he'll still try.

lol that went right over my head... but know that you mentioned it... good pic.

In my experience, if you find yourself often having to explain jokes, you need to either...

A) Tell better jokes, or
B) Tell your jokes to smarter people.

*Nods in agreement*

There's nothing wrong with updating your product. It worked for the PS2, which had 14 versions over time (even before the slim!). The 360 has many SKUs too (for example they slipped a DVD into the Core and renamed it the Arcade).

Furthermore, a large size reduction would decrease production costs and shipping costs quite a bit and could lead to a much needed price cut.

So I don't get the beefing about the number of SKUs. It's just not a big issue. Also, the platform has virtually all the same games that 360 has, so the game library is also quite large. I don't get the beefing about that either. So the joke fails to be funny and fails to be poignant. Maybe that's why it's getting a bad reception on joystiq.

Oh good grief.

I'm going back to telling penis and fart jokes.

Bravo my friend bravo!

That was brilliant! lol!!!

You know, all fanboyishness aside - He has a point: do we really need more SKUs? New or not, I think most of us would rather see a price drop, that way more people get the PS3 we have, instead of all of the late-comers getting something newer than ours ;)

amirite? I mean, give me a new PS3 in a year or two, when I'm not still within 2 years of buying this one, ya know?

Seriously though, what is up with all the different SKUs for both the xbox360 and PS3?

meh.... i like my 60gb model the way it is

Damn it, I was gonna buy another PS3 soon, but am now gonna hold out instead

+1 /me strokes his 60....

Meh, I don't think Many have a problem with the look of the PS3, I think it at least looks better then the 360 and a lot less generic Mac rip off then the Wii.

A price drop, at this point, is far more important.

If anything, the 360 looks more like a Mac ripoff than the Wii. Macs have no corners or pointy bits, much the the rounded 360, while the Wii is a white rectangular prism.

But you're silly anyway. I highly doubt Nintendo needs to take ideas from a second rate computer company.

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