Rumored PSP Go box bares striking resemblance to rumored slim PS3 art

by Xav de Matos on May 30th 2009 4:15PM

Side-by-side comparison shots of rumored box art for the (just leaked) PSP Go and a rumored slimline PS3 are turning online heads today, as both feature a nearly identical design. The comparison -- slapped together by PlayStation LifeStyle -- feature similar system positions, memory capacity icon locations and the same XMB wave design backdrop (albeit in different colors).

Of course, both images may be fake. However, the fact that multiple outlets were slapped with cease and desist orders following the release of the rumored PS3 slim images and that the PSP Go art features the actual system design (not a mock-up) when it appeared online alongside today's Qore leak, makes the validity of the PS3 slim rumor an interesting topic of conversation leading into the industry's big show.

PSP Go

Source

Tags: ps3-slim, psp-go, rumor

Reader Comments (144)

Believe!

theyd be retarded to have slim ps3. It would cost more money to make and they're still losing money on the one now

How would it cost more to make? Isn't the point of slimming down to cut costs?

Not necessarily, with better engineering and advancements in technology the size of the internal components of the PS3 has likely been reduced drastically. By releasing a slim PS3 they are likely just downsizing the plastic shell to better suit the smaller insides, actually saving Sony money.(Less money put towards plastic for the shell etc.)

Sorry, but you'd have to be stupid to think that.

Here's the main bulk of the PS3. Internal Power Supply. Blu-ray housing. Cooling.

Slim PS3 would clearly have an external "brick", no cost increase there.

Slimmer Blu-ray housing, saved costs there.

The Dies on the chips have shrunk from their original release, thus less heat, less cooling needed.

To sum up, LIKELY CHEAPER TO MAKE, if not the same price! The shipping weight would be a lot less too in gross, so there's more cost savings.

Knowledge is power!

iluvmyzune my friend you are wrong!!! Everyone else u are right :)

Point and case, when they slimmed down the ps2. Save cost on physical material as cited before as well as cooling the unit.

Very good idea from Sony.

If would cost more money if they were upgrading stuff while making it smaller, right now, they are just catching up with the component market that can make the same stuff smaller.

That how technology works, the only ones that charge more for smaller old technology was the car industry.

They might save on materials cost on a large scale too, not only from less plastics used on the actual system, but less packaging. Also, even if it ended up being the same weight, they would still save on shipping costs if they slimmed down the size of the retail box as well. Could be their way of cutting the MSRP, though I doubt these savings would be enough on their own.

look the logo on the ps3 box is just horrible the P and especially the 3 look like crap. look closely the P is rounded, and the 3 is just plain ugly. it looks exactly at how a counterfeit would look with all these minute but obvious imperfections which distinguish it from the original.

DeepFriedSushi: It's the same exactl style that's on the PSP box though, and it's pretty much the same style of the slim PS2...

Man, between the Team ICO leak, the PSP go and PS3 slim leaks, sonys not even gonna have any surprises left...

Maybe, but at least they will still have plenty of charts and graphs.

These leaks are what ruin the conferences for me, hopefully microsoft can actually keep some secrets before monday.

Done little big planet style lol.

@Dave

"...That will finally make it clear, I've prepared a lecture... on why I have to leave..."

i dunno. rumors are afloat that Squenix will have an exclusive MMO for the PS3, and that Epic has a PS3 exclusive coming. those would be two big suprises.

i wouldn't sweat the Team ICO leak though. everyone knew something was coming from them already; and given that the leaked video was probably over a year old, chances are newer stuff will look almost completely different graphically, if not aesthetically.

Its not like they've confirmed any of it, though. Except PSP Go

@ atrimus

There will always be exclusives, why do they still 'surprise' people?

Console: "bag of money for exclusive to offset risk of sales flop?"
Publisher: "yup"

...unless the PSP go is a lie and a fake video was "leaked" on purpose to throw us all off.

One can hope lol

no, that seems like what kojima would do to us. sony? they're way more straight forward.

Its actually called the PSP GTFO.

No! Veronica Belmont wouldn't do that! Right? Right? ;_;

is it me, or does that look like the worst handheld anybody has ever made. (excluding Nintendo's Virtual Boy)

virtual boy wasn't even a handheld, was it?

portable, but definitely not handheld.

I think it was just a device designed to make you go blind and give you migraines.

You Think a Virtual Boy was Portable??? lol

that thing was meant to stay put....it was the same size as a 360...

The Virtual Boy was a faceheld.

more like a facemelt amirite?

The Virtual Boy was marketed as handheld.

aggie, i looked it up after i asked if it was a handheld. it was marketed as a portable console, but there was no way you could hold the console and the controller.

you fool. the psp look sexy!! the inside looks kinda ugly, but the outside looks pretty damn sexy. it's also smaller lighter.

i hate to say it, but sony boy is right. the top is nice and sleek, just like past PSPs. if you can still control video and music functions with it closed, i definitely wouldn't mind being seen in public with the thing.

You guys are all crazy. I loved my Virtual Boy. That was the coolest system in the world. Wario Land was awesome.

(disclaimer: I bought it on clearance for $30, and was like 10 years old, so I totally didn't care that I looked like a doofus while playing)

if that's the ps3 slim, i've lost hope in sony's design department.

They're just trying to get into the black okay? They're going with the "Damn the asthetics! Full speed ahead!" approach.

well, i would rather have ugly devices than have thousands of people lose their jobs and possibly their houses, cars, and other possessions.

I wouldn't worry...if the PS3 Slim box was real, then it means a change in the way Sony is branding the PS- line, in specific terms of the PS3/PS2/PSP/PSX style logo from a thin, squared off design to a more rounded edge and thicker design.

The PSP Go box branding should have also show this change in branding, because big companies like to keep things like that consistent. But its not, its still using the same PS.. branding as we've seen for the last decade or so. So therefore, I call bull on the PS3 slim *box*.

I'm just glad they're getting rid of the infamous "Spiderman font" logo.

The PSP Go looks very good when is closed, very sexy. But the metal rings and the analog placement are the things that makes the design looks not so sexy.

And also, I just noticed how in the back there are four huge screws... that looks ugly too. They should have covered those screws.

agree with this. however i cant really judge the ps3 slim because we havent got a complete look at it just yet. whereas with the PSPgo we have videos and plenty of press shots. if i didnt already have a blue 2000 i would bite on a go simply for my downloadable titles from the PSN.

oh, and add trophy support to the psp please.

infact, support our PSN Friends list while your at it.

I'm just glad Sony listened to everyone and put on dual analog.
...
oh wait...

+1

It looks like a smart phone when closed, but(t) fugly when open.

Also +1 for the nub comment.

Wait, the PSP doesn't have trophies or friends lists from PSN?

W.....T......F????

Hire me Sony, I can make you millions and it'll only take 5 minutes. Trophies, friends lists, and dual analogs on the PSP. Bam, done.

These leaks were clearly engineered by the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo to distract us from their real plans

Fission Mailed

The slim ps3 and psp go are both butt ass ugly, glad i have my originals

Sony are doing this so we dont notice the signs, the signs that they are buying Sega, and will announce the Dreamcast 2!

Seriously, deaftly. That PS3 looks like it was molded from recycled PSP1000's. Ish.

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 50 Comments

Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.

Breaking News

OnLive to test WiFi support, extends free year offer and sale on all games

The most popular posts
in the last 7 days

Joyswag: Dead Rising 2 - Case Zero 1344 comments
Xbox Live subscription prices to rise; $60 for 1 year beginning in Nov. [update] 368 comments
New Xbox 360 controller with twist-up D-pad coming Nov. 9, bundled with charge kit for $65 212 comments
The benefits of building your own gaming PC 139 comments
Metroid: Other M review: a successful fusion 137 comments

Rumored PSP Go box bares striking resemblance to rumored slim PS3 art

PSP Go

Reader Comments (144)

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:19PM Johnny Locke said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:58PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:04PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:05PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:07PM Mmmmz said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:35PM SamE said

Posted: May 30th 2009 7:18PM Ridgecity said

Posted: May 30th 2009 7:29PM Levi said

Posted: May 31st 2009 12:50AM DeepFriedSushi said

Posted: May 31st 2009 10:29AM Levi said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:20PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:27PM David Black said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:31PM Johnny Locke said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:56PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:09PM Bagels said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:25PM atrimus said

Posted: May 30th 2009 8:14PM Mr Khan said

Posted: May 31st 2009 12:29AM Eric AHAF said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:20PM Giroro said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:23PM KinseySS said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:25PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:31PM Johnny Locke said

Posted: May 30th 2009 7:23PM linebeginstoblur said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:22PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:25PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:25PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:33PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:12PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:22PM cesaria said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:24PM PedoJokerBear said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:25PM StarFoxA said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:56PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 9:15PM Typicalgamer said

Posted: May 30th 2009 11:57PM Sly C said

Posted: May 31st 2009 10:33AM Levi said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:26PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:29PM David Black said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:52PM Sly C said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:14PM MatthewJ said

Posted: May 30th 2009 6:38PM ZaxCG2 said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:27PM FernandoRocker said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:32PM SecretAgentHam said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:59PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:35PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:54PM Vcize said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:30PM Blaggers said

Posted: May 30th 2009 5:26PM GewurztraminerX said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:33PM (Unverified) said

Posted: May 30th 2009 4:36PM Johnny Locke said

Posted: May 30th 2009 8:25PM Jacksons said

Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

OnLive to test WiFi support, extends free year offer and sale on all games

Featured Stories

Call of Duty: Black Ops preview: put your money where your multiplayer is

Super Scribblenauts preview: Maxwell's house

PlayStation Move review: The hardware and experience

The most popular postsin the last 7 days

Engadget

WoW

Massively

Big Download

Autoblog

Urlesque

Games.com Blog

UGO.com

The most popular posts
in the last 7 days