New Sony PS3 Slim – Playstation 3
News of Sony’s new PS3 Slim was announced by Head of Sony Computer Entertainment at a three hour press conference on August 18th at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
The updated console will be available from the week commencing 1st September, 2009. New specifications mean that it will contain 40GB extra storage and a modern, svelte design. It will be 32% smaller than the current unit and will have 34% less power consumption. According to pre-order listings, the PS3 Slim will include a Blu-ray player, HDMI output with 1080 support, a 120 GB hard disk, DualShock3 controller and a price that’s pitched lower than the old price of the 80GB PS3, and will be £249.99 in the UK.




