Wednesday, September 19th 2012
New Smaller And Lighter PlayStation 3 To Hit The Worldwide Market
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that a new PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system (body color: charcoal black / classic white), featuring a new design and a downsized form factor, will become available worldwide this holiday season. The new PS3 will come in 3 models including extended built in Hard Disk Drive (HDD) capacity of 500GB model and 250GB model, and a newly added 12GB flash memory model initially for Europe only.
Thanks to a complete redesign of the internal architecture, the volume and weight of the new PS3 has been reduced by more than half compared to the very first PS3 model with a 60GB HDD, and by 20% and 25% respectively compared to the current PS3. By adopting a sliding disk cover, the new PS3 continues with the characteristic sleek curved body design, which fits various places in the home and enables users to enjoy an array of entertainment content.
With the extra HDD capacity which has been extended from 320GB and 160GB, users can store and enjoy more and more entertainment content including games, music, photos, and video on the new PS3. In addition, the new PS3 with 12GB flash memory offers opportunities to experience the world of PlayStation at an affordable price point. Users can also expand the storage capacity of the 12GB flash memory PS3 by connecting a dedicated HDD (250GB) to be released concurrently with the new model5. In addition, a variety of accessories will be introduced by SCE to meet various kinds of needs from users including a vertical stand that offers more flexibility in how the new PS3 can be displayed.
Since the launch of PS3 in November 2006, the number of BD-based titles has reached more than 3,300 titles and more than 4,100 downloadable PS3 games are available worldwide, thanks to support from a broad range of third party developers and publishers. In addition to this extensive software title line-up, exciting and attractive new titles are to be released from third party developers and publishers as well as SCE Worldwide Studios, including Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Entertainment.), Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Activision Publishing, Inc.), Madden NFL 13 (Electronic Arts Inc.), PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, LittleBigPlanet Karting, God of War: Ascension (Sony Computer Entertainment), and more.
SCE will further accelerate the expansion of the PS3 platform which is in the 7th year of its lifecycle, by continually releasing a vast library of exciting and attractive software titles and offering users a choice from a variety of hardware models.
Thanks to a complete redesign of the internal architecture, the volume and weight of the new PS3 has been reduced by more than half compared to the very first PS3 model with a 60GB HDD, and by 20% and 25% respectively compared to the current PS3. By adopting a sliding disk cover, the new PS3 continues with the characteristic sleek curved body design, which fits various places in the home and enables users to enjoy an array of entertainment content.
Since the launch of PS3 in November 2006, the number of BD-based titles has reached more than 3,300 titles and more than 4,100 downloadable PS3 games are available worldwide, thanks to support from a broad range of third party developers and publishers. In addition to this extensive software title line-up, exciting and attractive new titles are to be released from third party developers and publishers as well as SCE Worldwide Studios, including Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Entertainment.), Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Activision Publishing, Inc.), Madden NFL 13 (Electronic Arts Inc.), PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, LittleBigPlanet Karting, God of War: Ascension (Sony Computer Entertainment), and more.
SCE will further accelerate the expansion of the PS3 platform which is in the 7th year of its lifecycle, by continually releasing a vast library of exciting and attractive software titles and offering users a choice from a variety of hardware models.
52 Comments on New Smaller And Lighter PlayStation 3 To Hit The Worldwide Market
imma go to bed now though.
Judging by iFixit's teardown, the Wi-Fi board is soldered onto the main PCB, so it's not upgradeable - guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/MuPTJIOYOSj5AxLl.huge
I wonder how much larger the upcoming PlayStation 4 will be in comparison to this redesigned shrunk PS3.. when it comes out in the next 2 or three years?
PS3 Full PS2 Support
PS3 Emulated PS2 Support
PS3 NO PS2 Support
PS3 SLIMLINE
AND NOW PS3 Compact ?
That said, the 12GB flash model is going to be a joke. I've come across some PS3 titles that are not optional installs.
Man that's old.
Yes i seen those crazy numbers on the net too and it's BS so maybe that's were ya getting it from.
Price is a bit excessive I think, its easy to get a sub £200 PS3 new right now.
Atleast give us backwards compatibility.
Though I assume you were probably referring to the fact that there is no word of their next generation?
Someone here on TPU said that it will not be a heavy update with the next generation.Sounds like a firmware nightmare. I guess you'd be the one to get it to work.Soldered != unupgradeable.If we use the previous generations as a model, you should me making room in your living quarters for a mainframe.I have a PS2. I also have the PS3 with the emotion chip. I have kept it because adding something to our TVs that has wires is like starting war with my wife. That and the fewer systems on the main TV the better.