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Official – Sony Launching a Slim Playstation 3
Official – Sony Launching a Slim Playstation 3
Sony have now made an official announcement that they are launching a slim Playstation 3. The new slim PS3 will go on sale costing £249.99 in the UK, $299.99 in the US and €299.99 in Europe and will be released on September 1st. The new PS3 will have a new streamlined form factor making it ...
PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update – PlayStation.Blog
blog.us.playstation.com — “What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be replaced with a “What’s New” section, which allows you... to enjoy interactive PlayStation news every time you start the PS3 system. Located under the PlayStation Network icon, “What’s New” displays the ... (more) PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update – ...
PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September  – PlayStation.Blog
PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September – PlayStation.Blog
blog.us.playstation.com — As announced at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, PlayStation Home ’s core client will be getting a serious... upgrade this fall. And when we say serious, dear readers, we’re talking excessive and impressive in quality, extent, and degree. This is the for ... (more) PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September – ...
Sony answers our questions about the new PlayStation 3
Sony answers our questions about the new PlayStation 3
arstechnica.com — The redesigned PS3 hardware has been announced, and you have a ton of questions. We caught up... with Sony's John Koller for answers. What did we find out? There will be a small power brick, this is the new PS3 logo, and the PS3 "Fat" is on the way out. ... (more) Sony answers our questions about the new PlayStation 3
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Slim PS3 Ditches Backwards Compatibility and Linux Support
Gadget Venue — ... After months of rumours, Sony have now (well, yesterday) officially announced that there is a new slim PS3 being launched. The slim PlayStation 3 is about 2/3rds the size of the original and thanks to new components within, the unit uses just 1/3rd of the power that the original PS3 did. This results in a rather sleek looking games console and thanks to the power reduction, a quieter one too. ...

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