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IGN.com: Showing off the New PS3 Slim

August 18, 2009 - The worst-kept secret in gaming is official: the PS3 slim is real. During its Gamescom press conference today in Germany, Sony announced the new system, which will retail for $299 US (or 299 Euros, $499 AUD, $629 NZD and 29,980 yen) and will hit shelves September 1, 2009 (Sept 3 in AU, NZ and JPN). 

What we understand of the system is very much in line with our guesstimates from yesterday. The new design has all of the same features of the current system, including WiFi, Bluetooth and whatnot. Our guys at the show say that it looks pretty much exactly the same as the current model, only smaller. It's 34 percent lighter, draws 34 percent less power and, most importantly, comes with a 120GB hard drive. 

Oh, and as a bonus, the current system is dropping to $299 effective immediately. 

The system measures 290 mm by 65 mm by 290 mm in terms of width, height and length, respectively, and includes a couple of new features. If you connect the unit to a Bravia TV via an HDMI cable, you'll be able to operate the XMB via your TV remote control. This feature is called Bravia Sync, and it also means that when you turn your TV off, the PS3 will automatically turn off as well. The PS3 also eliminated the "Install Other OS" feature that was on the previous run of PS3s. 


Click the image to watch our unboxing video.
We'll have impressions of the PS3 slim on the site soon. For now, check out the gallery for more shots of the system, and be sure to watch our unboxing video. 

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I currently own a Playstation 3, and after over a year of reliability it's not working 100% My friends been telling me to send it off to sony for repair, but screw that. Why would I want to send my ps3 off and wait God knows how long until sony sends it back. I cannot see that resolution, I do see myself going to the store and exercising my American Way powers....Buy Another One. That's right in today's right now society who wants to wait. I don't like waiting in lines, in the drive thru, for movies to run after previews, and for my turn in the bathroom. I'm impatient, I want things Now. I'm not going to send off, I'm going to the store and trade it in on the new ps3 with dual-shock. You are probably wondering what wrong with it, well when I play a game the game pauses and stops for a few seconds. But, here's the kicker when I play on-line or a game downloaded to the hard drive, there's no problem. Maybe somebody who's reading this has experienced the same problem and know how to fix it, yeah they bought a New One.