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Author:  gavomatic57 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:40 pm ]
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Clicky

Plus other cool stuff - Pre-order GT5 and get a free download of GT PSP...
Author:  pcernie [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:20 pm ]
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Nice one Gav :D
Author:  pcernie [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:52 pm ]
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A vid of the slimmer beast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrOS_0Ulv7M
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:10 pm ]
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I quite like it! May have to pick one up for the lounge and I'll take the old one into the other room for linux-related antics. Will be interesting to see how it fares on the "thermal" front. The old one manages to cool a rather large Cell CPU quite well, but this is bound to use far smaller transistors. May be a good option for folders if it can run endlessly without going into meltdown 360-style.
Author:  Linux_User [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:12 pm ]
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Ewwwww! I'll keep my George Foreman grill thanks!
Author:  pcernie [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:24 pm ]
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gavomatic57 wrote:
I quite like it! May have to pick one up for the lounge and I'll take the old one into the other room for linux-related antics. Will be interesting to see how it fares on the "thermal" front. The old one manages to cool a rather large Cell CPU quite well, but this is bound to use far smaller transistors. May be a good option for folders if it can run endlessly without going into meltdown 360-style.


Thought this was interesting:

Quote:
PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai said the PS3 Slim is 30 percent lighter, 32 percent smaller and uses 34 percent less power than the current console.


http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=221475

I much prefer the newer one I have to say :)
Author:  veato [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:35 am ]
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It looks much better than the 'old' one. Anyone know how much price cut is on the current model then?
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:32 am ]
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veato wrote:
It looks much better than the 'old' one. Anyone know how much price cut is on the current model then?


Hard to tell at the moment. The current 80gb model is listed on Amazon.com at the same price as the Slim model, but the 160gb Uncharted pack is $399.

I'd imagine you'll pick one up for £250, maybe as low as £225.
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:23 am ]
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£250 it seems:

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=221475
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:47 am ]
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pcernie wrote:
£250 it seems:

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=221475


If that is the RRP I reckon you'll still be able to pick one up for £25 off, or £250 with a game, places it squarely against the RROD Elite, but without the 54% failure rate and with Wifi.
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:41 am ]
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^ That's what I expect too.
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:28 pm ]
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http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/of ... ber-627209

Quote:
The removal of "Install Other OS" feature - the new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content, and users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system.


Don't like the sound of that - I suspect it might be partly down to all those people who installed Linux and a USB tuner, without buying Sony's own add-on...
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:51 pm ]
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Even more PS3 news, including iPlayer:

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/ap ... ing-627277
Author:  themcman1 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:51 pm ]
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I shall keep my flowing console.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:25 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/official-ps3-slim-120gb-300-september-627209

Quote:
The removal of "Install Other OS" feature - the new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content, and users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system.


Don't like the sound of that - I suspect it might be partly down to all those people who installed Linux and a USB tuner, without buying Sony's own add-on...


I haven't seen anything to say the current 80gb PS3 is going to be discontinued?! Presumably if you want that functionality you buy the older fatter one. If you just want a Playstation that plays blu-ray's you can buy the thinner one.
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