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      250GB PS3 Slim Spotted On Amazon UK

      September 26, 2009 /

      PS3 Slim.I don’t know what’s been happening with console manufacturer’s recently but they just don’t have their shit together. It’s leak after leak, and really none of them have been that exciting. Price drops are cool, yes, and so are bigger hard drives, but the fact that we’ve known about all of them before they’ve been officially confirmed seems sloppy and a little lazy. Can we blame the recession?

      Well there’s another leak on the market today. Amazon UK has posted a 250GB PS3 Slim. It’s the first Slim model with that extra-large hard drive to be seen outside the Europe and Japan bundles. Is Sony saving the US bundles for the holiday season? If they are, it seems a safe bet we’ll know about it well in advance of the release, and any official announcement from Sony.

      Previews, PS3

      PS3 Gets A 250GB Bundle

      September 16, 2009 /

      PS3 Slim.Shortly after Microsoft announced the 250GB Xbox 360 bundle for Modern Warfare 2, images started to surface showing a PS3 Slim bundle with a similarly sized hard drive and Uncharted 2. Sony has since denied the bundle for US, but made no comment with regard to other regions.

      The 250GB console first showed up in the FCC on the same day Sony launched the PS3 Slim. According to Eurogamer, a trusted retailer has confirmed the new SKU in three varieties, each bundled with a different game. It looks like the bundle will run approximately $500 in the UK and will ship with either em>Uncharted 2, Assassin’s Creed II, or Gran Turismo 5. Sony has yet to confirm any of this in writing, but if the new SKU coincides with the game launch dates, each bundle would likely be available for a limited time. The games rumored to be included launch October 23rd, November 20th, and in Q4 2009, respectively.

      News, PS3

      PS3 Slim Will Lose Money For A While

      August 26, 2009 /

      Kaz Hirai.Everyone knows the console hardware business is not the place to make money. Not at first, anyway. After the cost of the internals start to come down you might see some profit, but even then, it’s small. That model holds true for Sony’s new PS3 Slim, a leaner version of the PS3. Sony exec Kaz Hirai told the Times Online that the PS3 Slim will lose money, just like the earlier model.

      That really doesn’t come as a surprise. Sure, the technology is a few years old, but the size is not. I think anyone reading this blog knows that shrinking an existing technology is the most surefire way to increase the cost.

      Hirai’s response when questioned about profitability is certainly strange, though.

      If you’re just talking about the hardware alone, the quick answer is yes. That makes good headlines, but I don’t actually know that that’s the true nature of the business that we’re all in, whether it’s PlayStation, Xbox or the Wii. I think the better indicator is to look at the business as a whole platform, to ask: are you profitable in terms of the hardware, software and peripherals. And the answer to that question is yes on a gross profit level since the last fiscal year.

      I’m not sure when this kind of news made for a great headline, but I am writing about it, so I suppose what he says is true. I just think it’s odd that he words things like this is a new concept to anyone who would be inclined to read the article. We know that, and sometimes we read about stuff we already know.

      News, PS3

      PS3 Slim Available At Some Retailers

      August 25, 2009 /

      PS3 Slim Best Buy ad.If you thought you’d have to wait until September for that new PS3 Slim, think again. Multiple sources confirm that several retailers not only have the new console in stock, they’re actually selling them for the official $299 price.

      Word first reached me today via Gizmodo, which ran a story on a Florida man who found a palette of consoles sitting center stage at his local Best Buy. He even grabbed a pictured. Over the course of the day other sites started to pick up on the news, and by late afternoon, people were apparently scouring their local electronic stores to see if they could get a hold a PS3 Slim early.

      From the sounds of things, it hasn’t been very hard. A lot of Best Buy locations have the console in stock and ready to sell. Retailers like Target and Wal-Mart are also rumored to have stock, though most of them haven’t made it to the floor yet. Regardless, there’s no reason you should still be reading this. Go get yourself a PS3 Slim!

      News, PS3

      Amazon Warns Of PS3 Slim Shortage

      August 23, 2009 /

      Sony's PS3 Slim.If you were thinking about waiting to order your new PS3 Slim, thinking maybe Sony will sort out the whole backwards compatibility thing before launch, you might want to reconsider. Amazon is predicting a shortage of the new console in the US so they’re limiting purchases to one per customer. In the UK things are looking a little less strict, with limits at five per customer.

      “In an effort to provide as many customers as possible with the opportunity to purchase PlayStation 3 120GB, we are limiting the total number of PlayStation 3 120GB units that can be purchased. As a result, each household may only purchase one PlayStation 3 120GB unit,” Amazon said earlier this week.

      The new PS3 announcement has not been able to help Sony stock, which continues to slide.

      News, PS3

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