SCEA's Koller calls PS3 slim rumors frustrating
by Majed Athab 
{ Jun 9th 2009 at 8:35PM } 
Koller calls it a matter of what "may or may not happen," which is interesting, since he's not flat out denying it nor is he outright laying down the "does not comment on rumor/speculations" angle. Could it be that the slim model is real, though now with the beans spilled, Sony will postpone its release plans? Surmountable evidence suggests that it is, and even Koller's wording in the interview (read: use of "leak," not "rumor") fuels this thought.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Inect @ Jun 9th 2009 8:39PM
I'm not Japanese i don't care for small things.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 9th 2009 8:42PM
That's what she said heyooooo
Inect @ Jun 9th 2009 9:31PM
Ya i wanted to be first to comment but that's all i could think of.
Anthology @ Jun 9th 2009 9:36PM
...I can't believe I'm up-voting tmac...
Why should I have all the fun? @ Jun 9th 2009 10:22PM
"I'd love to live in a world with fewer leaks and more meat"
he wants more meat with fewer leaks? That doesn't sound right.
Moris @ Jun 10th 2009 12:27AM
Tmac... Why isn't your comment blue yet!? XD lol
gordo @ Jun 10th 2009 9:45AM
"...i don't care for small things."
Well I like big Blu-Ray drives and I cannot lie
Spirit @ Jun 9th 2009 8:40PM
hmm, if they didn't announce it at E3 when do you think they will?
rells009 @ Jun 9th 2009 8:46PM
It's not like E3 was the last major game show of the year.
Hint: There's one a few months before Christmas.
kavendano14 @ Jun 9th 2009 8:46PM
The tokyo convention is coming up
Spirit @ Jun 9th 2009 9:35PM
yeah, I was just asking what convention you think they'll do it at. i forgot about TGS, makes perfect sense
BryanVP @ Jun 9th 2009 8:43PM
If it has BC then I'd buy another one because there are some online games I wouldn't mind playing with my brother online. BC because so many PS2 games i haven't played and it's no fun sharing a PS3 :(.
mr nimblewick @ Jun 9th 2009 8:46PM
I'm sure it'll be BC. Sony has TOTALLY learned their lesson on that.
Levi @ Jun 9th 2009 9:15PM
it won't have BC.
Still waiting on a hookup of "damaged" (read: brand new, never opened, small dent in the box) 60GB's through a friend. Gonna do a straight trade, 40GB for 60GB, after I flash and swap HDD's.
SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Jun 9th 2009 9:29PM
it just might have BC. now i'm a Sony supporter but wouldn't it be a HUGE dick move if they removed BC earlier cause they knew they would bring it back in a later model just to use it as the main selling point of that new model?
mars @ Jun 9th 2009 11:43PM
@levi
wanna hook me up with one of those? I pay you big dollas yes
BigFat @ Jun 9th 2009 8:43PM
its defiantly real, that box art is too legit for it not to be real.
jimmyink @ Jun 11th 2009 4:49AM
Actually the box art is what makes me doubt it. Being a graphic designer myself, that box art is really amateur. The PS3 logo is poorly designed too.
AoE @ Jun 10th 2009 8:47PM
Adv. 1. defiantly - in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
Agreed, the box art defies Koller's words!
6_h!t-combo @ Jun 9th 2009 8:45PM
That Slim PS3 is like a fat chick that got liposuction.
Sure its slimmer, but it doesn't look all that better.
I hope it can perform better now that its slimmer.
Premature ejaculation man @ Jun 9th 2009 8:51PM
I don't know. While the ps3 is huge, I think its the best looking console out of the 3. Maybe I'm just one of those losers who like shiny things =p
Inect @ Jun 9th 2009 8:53PM
"I hope it can perform better now that its slimmer"
was that a sex joke or do you think that in some way the ps3 doesn't preform well?
6_h!t-combo @ Jun 9th 2009 9:00PM
im sorry, that was a poor sex joke.. i have a ps3, it does what i need it to quite well.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 9th 2009 9:17PM
Thats one sexy fat chick....
SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Jun 9th 2009 10:15PM
well apparently i have a BBW fetish then cause as an owner of all the consoles (home and handheld) i feel the PS3 is by far the best looking.
Jose @ Jun 9th 2009 8:48PM
Maybe there will be something about it in the Qore episode that was delayed.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 9th 2009 9:18PM
Qore was delayed after coming out a Whole week early?? lol
Jose @ Jun 9th 2009 11:42PM
Heh, I guess you're right, but the email said they were going to include extra stuff. I prefer my Veronica Belmonts in HD anyway.
Premature ejaculation man @ Jun 9th 2009 8:52PM
Perhaps they took out the slim announcement for E3 and put in the motion control stuff instead, switching them both around for Tokyo
davedrastic @ Jun 10th 2009 12:04AM
Smart thinking. The motion controller presentation was absolutely a last minute job - if not the technology itself.
Jinsenken @ Jun 10th 2009 1:29AM
Really offtopic here, but LOL@Your pic and name PEM.
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 9th 2009 8:52PM
who is koller kidding? of course it's coming! there has always been a slim upgrade for every single sony console, and it would be beneficial for both sony and consumers.
Markez @ Jun 9th 2009 9:21PM
I play my slim PS2 less than my 360, Wii, and DS combined, but I still love the damn thing. Easy to tote around for DVD use among other things. I even brought the thing back to MN for the last xmas holidays since I wanted something to game on. Still has such a money catalog of games. Had they not updated/changed the design I doubt I'd have a PS2 right now. Those big old units were junk :( My old roomie's drive broke, and both my older brothers had units that ruined and scratched games constantly.
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 9th 2009 9:47PM
^point proven. thanks markez.
Jayhawk_Jake @ Jun 9th 2009 8:56PM
I haven't seen anyone point out the major inconsistency between the leaked box and sony marketing. The PS3 brand (at the bottom) is not the same as the new PS3 brand that comes at the end of all the trailers for upcoming exclusive games.
PuBeLeSs @ Jun 9th 2009 9:01PM
but somehow this got out before the psp go. and some how they have the exact same font. i think its true. the slim is going to be great. it will only give me more reason to buy 2 more and 2 more tv's for some sexy 3 screen real cockpit GT5 when it comes out.
Hedgeson @ Jun 10th 2009 12:29AM
Aren't you confusing GT5 with Forza? If not, I didn't know about that shared ability.
Sean @ Jun 9th 2009 8:58PM
If they ever say anything other than "We don't comment on rumors", then it's obviously happening.
CH3BURASHKA @ Jun 9th 2009 9:00PM
The more frustrating thing is he's bitching about the rumors, but doesn't say whether the Slim is a Chinese rip-off.
Yes, I know that was pretty much the point of the article.
MEATLOAF2 @ Jun 9th 2009 9:03PM
I dont like that so much stuff is being leaked, a lot of it just hurts the industry, take a ps3 price cut, or any price cut for example, pple will simply not buy their product till the price is dropped if it is leaked.. where does that put us? with a product that cant be properly supported by its creator. i mean realy, how much money would you put into a product that just wont sell?
Olicon @ Jun 10th 2009 3:43AM
Luckily, the only people who knows about all these rumors are the most hardcore of people--who mostly already have the consoles. And our kind are few and far in between anyway.
joeybeast @ Jun 10th 2009 9:47AM
Won't someone please think of the industry.
aristokrat @ Jun 10th 2009 3:55PM
I'd say the bigger problem for Sony could be that if people wait it out because of this rumor (one of the few that might turn out to be true) and it does turn out to be true and they "win" because of waiting, then the next time a false rumor comes around they might wait and wait and wait and Sony will lose out a lot. If the PSlim3 (ha!, not hating, just funny) does come out this fall, Sony doesn't stand to lose much since this isn't a hot buying season anyway, but they could stand to lose a lot more from a differently-timed rumor.
Orex @ Jun 9th 2009 9:07PM
My first thoughts is that that was a mock-up model as its not shiney and doesnt have the proper font.
Vespene @ Jun 9th 2009 9:08PM
Concentrate on buying a $400 machine and don't pester your mind with the certanty of being able to buy it for $250 dollars in 4 months.
WA-BAM, there it is.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 9th 2009 9:27PM
YOU think its going to be $250!?!?!
ROFLMAO!!! Maybe in 2011
Mr Khan @ Jun 9th 2009 9:33PM
The trouble being that they lose money making and selling that $400 model, but it would be highly probable that they make the slim at a profit, so do they really come out ahead?
Kyattsuai @ Jun 9th 2009 9:09PM
The possibilities of the future aren't important? Does that mean we're supposed to disregard those tech demos for the motion control system they showed at E3?
KeenCommander @ Jun 9th 2009 9:11PM
It's obviously going to happen, the slim PS2 was a huge success. It's just a matter of when. Sony doesn't want these rumors to prevent people from buying a console that does exist waiting for one that may or may not exist in the new future. Frankly, I can't blame them. Though really, if they want to sell more PS3's - all they have to do is drop the price, it will help more than a slim model. Though I expect it could go over well as a home theater piece in a smaller form.
KwietStorm @ Jun 9th 2009 9:14PM
I pulled the same things away from the interview. Dills sounds very much frustrated at the fact that real information was leaked, especially after what happened with the PSP go. Jack Tretton joked about it at the conference, but he was probably upset over it. The fact alone that Dille calls PS3 slim rumors frustrating, and does not call them false at the same time, raises an eyebrow, or a !