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PS3 Slim unscrewed, exploded, imageised, put on the internet
Someone’s got a PS3 Slim, taken it to bits, taken pictures of the entire process and put it all on Ifixit. That’s it. The case is full of wires, as you can see. Be sure to probably not do this to...
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Sony goes for comedy in US PS3 Slim ads
IndustryGamers has posted up some stills from an imminent SCEA PS3 Slim campaign, featuring “Kevin Butler, Director of Rumor Confirmation”. Not quite an upside-down bleeding pig wrapped in Sellotape...
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PS3 Slim ads go live in UK – watch both now
Sony’s now posted both of the new UK PS3 TV ads on its site – watch them both here. You will have seen one yesterday courtesy of the Guardian. The second focuses on games as opposed to the services...
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Sony unveils its “It Only Does Everything” campaign for PS3
Peter Dille, senior president of marketing and PSN, has posted Sony’s new ad campaign for PS3 over on the US PS Blog. Called, “It Only Does Everything”, the new ads are a new campaign in which Sony...
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PS3 Slim uses half the power of old SKU
Basically, PS3 Slim uses about half the power of of the “old” machine. We know, because Crave‘s tested it. And we believe Crave. Because there’s no reason not to. Look how green Sony is, eh? Read that...
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Some retailers already sold out of PS3 Slim
Looks like some retailers have already sold out of PS3 Slim. According to a report from Gamespot, local GameStop and Best Buy stores in or around San Francisco started selling the console a bit early,...
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Get ‘em while they’re hot: $255 PS3 Slims
Want a PS3 Slim? Of course you do. $300, though? Statistics state that you’re probably part of the 18-34 year old male demographic, and you guys are exceedingly thrifty, right? Well, that’s where Dell...
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PS3 price cut brings “relief,” says Yoshida
Sony WWS boss Shuhei Yoshida’s told GI that the GamesCom-announced PS3 price cut has removed a barrier to “success” for the company’s products. “We’re so excited about the products we’re working on...
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PS3 Slim Vs PS3 Fat install – Slim wins
DF’s posted up a movie comparing PS3 Slim’s install speed compared with the old SKU. It’s 25 percent faster. The install’s the amazing 20-minute DMC4 load, so it’s easy to see how much faster it is....
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PS3 Slim GET – pictures
SCEE just very kindly sent over a PS3 Slim. We got so excited we took some pictures of it in its virgin state. See them after the break. That’s my daughter’s feet, there. It’s actually a thing of...
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Toys R Us drops PS3 to £229.99
UK retailer Toys R Us is now running PS3 Slims for £229.99. ShopTo has them for the same price. The machine, which launched yesterday, is still priced at £249.96 on Amazon, and Play is charging the...
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UK PS3 sales explode over 1,000% on Slim’s release
Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch’s told VG247 that UK PS3 sales have risen over 1,000 percent on Slim’s release. “I’m not surprised by it,” said Bloch in a phone conversation. “There’s a lot of...
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UK charts: Arkham Asylum maintains No. 1 spot
Batman: Arkham Asylum’s managed to maintain the number one spot in this weeks UK charts, and a surprise inclusion in the top three is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The two year-old Infinity Ward...
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Report – PS3 Slim sells over 150K in Japan
According to early reports from Famitsu, the PS3 Slim has sold over a staggering 150k in Japan within the first three days of it’s launch from Friday. The exact number is actually 152,252, which is...
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Report – French PS3 Slim sales come in at 37,000
Not content with UK sales going up by a 1,000% and initial Japanese harware sales at 150k, La Tribune are reporting sales of the PS3 have gone up in France by tenfold. How many units were sold?...
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Sony UK: PS3 sales are past our “expectations”
The huge spike in sales of the PlayStation 3 that was confirmed to VG247 today by Chart-Track was beyond the “expectations” of SCE UK. That is according to sales director of Sony UK Mark Howsen. “The...
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SCEA: 300% increase in hardware sales thanks to $299 120Gb PS3
SCEA has announced that since the new 120Gb PS3 hit at $299 on September 1, a 300 percent increase in hardware sales has been reported. Total revenue for PS3 hardware increased by 140 percent,...
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Tretton “couldn’t be happier” with recent PS3 sales figures
SCEA president Jack Tretton has revealed he “couldn’t be happier” with the recent sales figures the PlayStation 3 has recieved since introducing the price-cut and the PS3 Slim at GamesCom over a month...
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Tretton: Risk-loving Sony seeing “sky-rocketing” PS3 sales thanks to Slim
SCEA’s Jack Tretton’s told Forbes that Sony’s PS3 Slim gamble has paid off, with the console revamp resulting in “sky-rocketing sales… We couldn’t be happier with the numbers we’re seeing.” Tretton...
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Win a PS3 Slim plus a copy of Borderlands! Here! Right now!
It’s the biggie. We’re giving away a PS3 Slim, a copy of Borderlands and some “merchandise” today, and all you have to do to win is comment. We want a 3,000-strong thread. Whoever posts the 3,000th...
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PS3 filmed crashing into LCD TV at high speed
Sony Australia’s thrown a PS3 into a Bravia very quickly, filmed it very quickly then played it back very slowly. You can see the results after the break. It’s part of a promo to give away an awful...
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60k PS3 Slims sold in Australia, outsells 360 and Wii
A Sony spokesperson has confirmed to GameSpot that the PS3 Slim has sold over 60k units in the month and a half it has been on sale in the region, also outselling the Xbox 360 and Wii. “I can confirm...
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PS3 Slim biggest news story of 2009, say Famitsu readers
According to a Famitsu poll, PS3 Slim’s announcement at GamesCom last summer was the biggest news story of 2009. The magazine’s readers said the second biggest news of the year was the announcement of...
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SCEJ announces 250Gb PS3 for February release
SCEJ’s just announced that the 250Gb PS3 will go on sale next month in Japan. The machine will go on general release on February 18 for ¥34,980. Europe and the US got the 250Gb SKU last autumn. Japan...
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Sony files two new PS3 SKUs to the FCC
Sony’s filed two new PS3 SKUs to the FCC. The filings – put in under the alias of Sand Dollar Enterprise, the same one used when the company filed for the 250Gb PS3 Slim just after the announcement of...
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White PS3 Slim and bigger HDs confirmed for Japan, “no announcements” for Europe
Japan is to get new PS3 Slim models with bigger hard drives and a white casing, Sony said today, but has told VG247 there are “no announcements to make in terms of new SKUs for Europe.” Two new...
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Sony says it isn’t phasing out 160Gb PS3
Despite previous rumors and indications, Sony is not phasing out the 160Gb PS3 Slim in the UK according to a spokesman for the corporation. Both GAME and Play were offering deals on 160Gb PS3 slims,...
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Amazon leaks 25% PS3 price cut?
A new listing appeared on Amazon.co.uk today showing the 320 and 160 gigabyte models of the PS3 going for a vastly discounted rate. Could this be an early leak from Sony’s press conference? The...
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Sony – no formal price drop coming to older PS3 slim models at this time
Sony has no intention of dropping the price of older PS3 models at present, even with the “super slim” models hitting store shelves next week. Speaking with Engadget, SCEA VP of marketing John Koller...
View ArticleNew PS3 models filed by Sony for certification in South Korea
Certification for two new PS3 models has been filed by Sony in South Korea.As Kotaku notes, the models CECH-4205B and CECH-4205C could be “slightly modified versions of the Super Slim PS3 model”...
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