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Images of Slim Sony PS3 Leaked

Techtree News Staff, May 15, 2009 1913 hrs IST

Rumor mills abuzz about PlayStation 3 redesign

Sony's PlayStation is quite bulky and heavy compared to Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. Sony recently silenced the rumor mills that buzzed with rumors about a PS3 redesign. Sony UK representative told Computerandvideogames.com that "We currently don't have any plans for a redesigned PS3." Sony was also rumored to be using Intel's Larrabee in the next generation PlayStation console in February, which was rubbished by the company.

However, a Chinese gaming messageboard Levelup leaked out grainy production images posing them as of slimmer PlayStation console. Even the PS3 box is being shown as reprinted.

Though grainy, the images clearly depict that the chassis is not a professionally manufactured and finished job. Big shiny chassis has been squeezed to rather cheap looking matte finish. The PS 3 logo font appears different than the original one - obviously Sony wouldn't rebrand the console just because it's slim!

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cliffo

,chicago, on Jul 21, 2009 10:05 PM

its the real deal! i went into best buy yesterday about to buy a ps3 but he told me to wait because the 80gb will drop $100 in the next month and they will come out with a slim ps3 before halloween

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Alex

,Yorkshire, on May 22, 2009 04:52 AM

or more likely the ps3 is missing some features in the slim.

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m sim

,wales, on May 20, 2009 06:21 AM

You idiots. It's the top of an existing PS3 made grainy by another idiot to confuse the public. Try cramming cell processors, bluray, expandable hard disk, USB ports, HDMI. opitical and digital sound on to th back of it. Duh!

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Anonymous

,NY, on May 19, 2009 01:34 PM

Those images are NOISY. Not grainy.

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muhaned mohamme

,Iraq, on May 17, 2009 02:57 PM

My name is Muhannad fans of Games Station rich-twisted behind the industry average cost of a better solution than I wear the Crown Station Wagon lovers that this idea will help reduce costs and help sell more of these organs and Bsar appropriate commensurate with the purchasing power of the customer or consumer, and I hope Muwafaqiya for Sony and its cadre I hope that all I succeeded in getting Raiie

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sedoafia

,accra, on May 17, 2009 01:03 AM

good one there.

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Karthik

,Mumbai, on May 16, 2009 07:08 PM

The matte finish isn't all that bad an option, but as such it definitely looks like a fake - the logo and the build hold testimony to that. Looks more like the console equivalent of those cheap china phones that have flooded the market recently

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John

,London, on May 16, 2009 02:58 PM

Iffy you fat recluse

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Joe

,Jersey, on May 16, 2009 02:24 PM

Photoshoped

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Felix

,Toronto, on May 16, 2009 09:32 AM

That's pretty ugly!

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Sephiroth

,Midgar, on May 15, 2009 11:35 PM

Its a real picture ubt, its just a fake Slim PS3 made by the chiese, which is a bad design and probably bad quality!

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AndrewMS

,Grand Rapids, on May 15, 2009 09:52 PM

Has anyone else noticed that the image on the box does not match up with the chassis? Look at the area where the power and eject button's are on the PS3 depicted on the box vs. the physical on shown...

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BRUCE

,METROPOLIS, on May 15, 2009 09:02 PM

totally a FAKE! hey! if u want a news worthy tech item, push for new on an inevitable PLAYTV! for the u.s. lol.....I WANT MY PLAYTV! IN U.S.

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Someone

,Local, on May 15, 2009 07:52 PM

This is 100% fake. There are too many fake products coming from where this was originally posted. Yet another fake pseudo-PS3.

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