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It’s not only a big day for game releases – today also sees the launch of the brand new 12GB Super Slim PS3. Available only in Europe, this new model is the first to favour flash memory instead of a hard drive. And whilst some retailers are charging close to …
Read More »Sony aims to win over families with new PS3
Sony wants to capture the lucrative family market with its new 12GB PlayStation 3. The firm has bundled two of the biggest family products coming this Christmas with the console. Parents can get a pack that includes the firm’s new Wonderbook offering, as well as a set that features the …
Read More »New PS3 SKU propels hardware sales upwards
The arrival of the new ‘Super Slim’ PS3 has boosted sales of the console in the UK. Despite offering no significant price cut, PS3 sales were up 138 per cent last week according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track data. The new 500GB machine accounted for 37 per cent of all …
Read More »Uncharted 3 GOTY edition announced, out next week
Sony has announced a ‘Game of the Year’ edition of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, set to arrive later this month. The game will see an individual launch as well as release with the freshly announced PS3 Super Slim as a bundle later on. The re-release will pack in the base …
Read More »PS3 Super Slim is finally revealed, hits UK next week
Sony has opened the Tokyo Game Show by unveiling the long-awaited PS3 Super Slim. It’s the third iteration of Sony’s PS3 hardware and is the smallest yet, boasting reduced power consumption and a smaller footprint. Pictures of the unit have been available since July and a retail leak yesterday suggested …
Read More »Retail leaks PS3 Super Slim ahead of possible Tokyo Game Show reveal
Did you know that we might have some new hardware to celebrate by the end of the week? We’ve already seen pictures of the so-called PS3 Super Slim. MCV revealed in July that the hardware wasn’t going to be unveiled at European trade show Gamescom, and it now looks as …
Read More »PS3 Super Slim will miss Gamescom
The PS3-4000 ‘super slim’ will not be making an appearance at Sony’s press conference during this year’s Gamescom. The unit – which is slimmer than its ‘slim’ model – will come in many SKUs, the cheapest of which is rumoured to have 16GB of flash memory. VG247broke the story confirming …
Read More »IN PICTURES: The ‘Super Slim’ PS3 4000
Images of the rumoured PS3 4000 – or PS3 Super Slim – have appeared online. Brazilian tech site Tecnoblog says it sourced the stills from a Sony filing with telcoms regulator Anatel. As is consistent with previous rumours, the new model appears to have a flip-top lid as opposed to …
Read More »Is this a PS3 Super Slim?
A filing with the Federal Communications Commission suggests that Sony might be preparing to reveal a brand new PlayStation 3 design – perhaps at Gamescom. Eurogamer has dug up documents that appear to show a new super slim” version of the PS3 carrying the 4000 series label. Current PS3s are …
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