Redesigned PS3 to be Revealed at E3

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"Of course this is just yet another rumor, as there is no official confirmation. But we caught word that Sony is set to not only reveal the PSP Go at E3, but another hardware redesign will be debuted as well.

We didn't get any specifics, but we speculate that it could be one of a couple different options."

[SasanovaS777]

slim ps3? BALLIN

[Gue1]

And first than a redesigned X360? Seriously, what is MS doing? Still fixing RRoD? LoL ;)

[Mr_Bun]

Is it safe to assume you would rather a FAT PS3?

Edit: How did my comment get above Fat-American...buoyancy?

[tawak]

well said mr. fat american
fat is for fat =)

[Kill Crow]

it's still a turd

[Kain81]

I hope it is not only a rumor, cause iam extrem iterrested in the Slim version of PS3. This will be my second PS3^^

Hope they announce it soon

[Sev]

Well, let's put it this way.

There will be two separate hardware redesigns at E3. PSP Go, and something else... :)

Wait until you see what else we have before E3.

PS - The "hardware redesign" could be referring to a PS3 Motion controller, however I don't think that is the case as that is more of an accessory, than it is "hardware".

[Mindboggle]

Well Sev this is your rep on the line so I hope you dont dissapoint....Just remember if this is wrong noone will ever believe you again...However youve been pretty accurate in the past..

[Mr_Bun]

Sev knows his rep. is on the line and that is why he isn't STATING what the hardware design will be...he is only SPECULATING.

Sev is getting our hopes up though!

[Lifendz]

I plan on ordering pizza, having some brews handy, and enjoying a day devoted to gamers. Good times.

[madmonkey0]

PS3 slim could make a dent in the 360 sales in NA. it will add a whole new buzz to the PS3 and vastly increase sales. probably on a temporary increase and then back down to where they are now. unless it comes with a price cut. still will be cool and good for sony, as it would surely be cheaper to produce.

[J8M7G]

but only if it drops in price when/if PS3 slim comes out.

[Saigon]

I do remember posting on another site the redesign plans...and they do look sweet...

[hay]

@Mindboggle: I hope it's just a stupid joke. Rumors are meant to be... Uncertain hence the caution in the article.

Either way, can't wait. Standard PS3 looks cool enough to get me interested in this redesign.

[Sev]

@ Mindboggle,

I've got something coming soon, that will ensure no one will ever question my rep again.

Another week or so.

Apparently, TotalPlayStation has called my bluff, which has made me even more determined.
http://n4g.com/NewsCom-3157...

[LordMarius]

Maybe they will just add BC back and that will be its redesign feature.

[fat-american]

this is fake

only gay people would but a ps3 slim.

[eagle21]

Two PS3's is the only thing better than a PS3. :)

[SpoonyRedMage]

I think it's funny that you claim the 360's sales are inflated due to secondary, teritary etc. purchases and yet you're talking about having multiple PS3 or planning to in the future.

However a Slim PS3 could be nice, it all depends how "slim" it is. The PS1 and PS" redeisgns were much smaller.

[GVON]

" I've got something coming soon, that will ensure no one will ever question my rep again.

Another week or so."

People of N4G,don't listen :)

We'll go on his site in the next week or so,only to find out he's done a silogone and vanished (lol)
Be brave and resist the temptation,we've all been hurt before :)

Edit
ah a disagre,silogon is that you,were's our tears of blood game/Sony made ninja game?

Edit 2

Man if they do release it I'm not sure what to do,especially if it has no BC and SD slots,I used the SD to backup my saves incase it dies,also what about how easy it would be to update the hdd with the one I've got.So many questions on this.

[locos85]

That would be great price drop with a PS3 slim. The only thing I would want is for them to stop locking game saves. I want to be able to take my save and game to a friends house or from my PS3 in the living room to the one PS3 slim in my bedroom.

[Pennywise]

Sev, I think you have already secured your rep. Keep the info coming and screw the haters!

[-EvoAnubis-]

Wait, huh? What happened?

[Sev]

@ Evo,

http://n4g.com/NewsCom-3157...

@ below,

Not sure when I want to run it. Still debating.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Ah, I see. So how do you want to play this? I know what you're thinking about doing. When do you want to run it?

Edit: Ok. Not too soon, though. You know why.

[n4gn4gn4gn4g]

product and retail box shots of the new PSP....let's see which one wants to get in sh1t with their insider info first.

[Pennywise]

Wait a minute... Sev ARE YOU SILIGON?

[CR7JUVE1897]

I wouldn't have reached out to Mr. Severino during the holiday season unless his character and reputaion were anything but respectable

[DJ]

Huh?

[ultimolu]

I hate you Sev.

Damn you and your connections.

Plz let it be a PS3 slim. *__*

EDIT: I do not! Joo teaser! >_<

[Sev]

@ Pennywise...

Certainly not. Siligon ran VGtilt, a site that was around for a couple weeks, and lied blatantly over and over.

My site has been around for a year, and I am not a fly by night operation.

@ Ultimolu, don't lie! You know you secretly love me :)

[Panipal2005]

"Apparently, TotalPlayStation has called my bluff, which has made me even more determined."

Um, no they didn't. I did. In my own name. And I'm not associated with TotalPlaystation or any gaming site (certainly not yours Siligon1512).

http://n4g.com/NewsCom-3157...

Yes I surely did call you out about whether you'd have anything to show relating to Trico or Heavy Rain due to the fact that Trico wasn't to be shown at Sony Gamer's Day (nothing before E3) and what was shown of Heavy Rain was embargoed until E3...those two specific claims I made...do you think you have something of an ace up your sleeve that'll show me up in a few days time?

Because, um, I've since heard that the embargo for Heavy Rain was brought forward to the 26th, then brought forward again to the 22nd!

So you might very well have something to show of HR on PS Liestyle next week or before E3, but see, since I'm well aware of the changes to the embargo dates and I'm declaring what I know now, sorry Silligon, it's not going to look like you got one over on me at all.

[Bnet343]

I'll be phucking pissed ... My PS3 isn't even a year old yet.

[GVON]

If you got the impression he was silogon from my post above,I was just trying to be humorous,by implying he was going to do a silogon and vanish.apologises for any confusion :)

I tried posting on your site sev but I don't think the Ps3 browser works there,I get a 404 error,so i'll post it here.

I was trying to picture were they could cut from the current model,they would need the HDD so it could get rotated 90° that would cut size.
Lose a inch in height by getting rid of the front flap area
add the power brick outside (not something I want) that would drastically remove weight and height
they could use that hybrid cell/rsx chip,you would also get away with a smaller fan then.
I'm sure the Blu drive can and has been shrunk.

I think Sony have been great at this before,and if look at the Ps2 original,it looks a lot like Ps3 does.so hopefully they get a similar result,

[Mr_Bun]

Anyone care to enlighten us as to why Panipal has his butt puckered?

[DJ]

After getting hammered last time around. Just some angry member of a random site. We've seen it before.

*Edit: Oh thank god, he's out of bubbles. LOL

[Panipal2005]

And what site would that be genius?

[Sev]

I banned Panipal from PSLS last year, and he has been stalking me ever since.

He appears on 75% of the articles I submit to bash me and my site.

Speaking of which, panipal, I never said I was revealing anything about Heavy Rain, that was just one of E3 nods I included in that little excerpt.

[Mr_Bun]

I noticed you took the high road by not revealing what Panipal did to warrant a ban...apparently the ban wasn't for being mature or insightful.

[WhittO]

hes not putting rep on the line since it is a RUMOUR !!

Why can people not understand that a Rumour is not fact ?

[Ju]

Ah...we all wish for a new PS3. Sure, why not. But what if its a new PS2, indeed. With Bluetooth, a 16GB flash mem (for PSN and store) WiFi, HDMI + scaler and new wiggle controllers to counter the Wii for less then $200 ?? (and DS3 compatible, so PS3 & 2 can share the same controllers). I actually don't need a slim PS3, but a mainstream PS3 for $299 should do just fine.

[edgeofblade]

And why do we feel the need to buy a second or third PS3? Isn't one enough or is this a loyalty issue?

[Pennywise]

lol@ everyone wondering why I asked if he was siligon. Panipal suggested it in the link Sev posted.

Sev - Thank goodness. I didnt think so. He was a turd. I used to get into it with him all the time, but you on the other hand seem like a cool guy.

[anh_duong]

don't think a redesigned ps3 will be at e3.

[solidsnakus]

lol, this is the biggest bs ive ever heard, they post any bullshat just to get hits and label it as rumor on n4g. ps3 slim 2 years into the ps3 lifecylce riiight...

[Pennywise]

Oh solid, I feel bad for you. You are such a negative person. You do know that Sony is aware of the HUGE demand for a price cut, right? Is it that hard to believe they are going to achieve this via a redesign? Wake up.

[StalkingSilence]

The following is not a rumor: some people waste all too much time trying to discredit PSLS.

Why don't you guys just so somewhere else or not comment here? You are aware the conversation boosts this article up and "heats" it up on N4G? I think a few of you "haters" secretly enjoy PSLS.

[ARog34]

...I saw you brought up a new motion controller that would 'deal' with a newer PS3 model...

BUT, specifically, does SIXENSE technology have anything to do with it? I'm sure you know what I'm talking about... I saw that demo on PSLS long ago- and that peripheral BLEW MY MIND! (just check www.sixense.com people).

I don't really need a new model, but a new innovative controller (Full motion X, Y, Z planed SIXENSE) would be a must buy for me...! :)

[BattleAxe]

Sit down and shut up!

[Slime]

Sev1512 = gamesblow

[s8anicslayer]

why do all of us launch hardware buyers get rucked all the time? why don't those geniuses come up with these designs in in 1st gen hardware releases?

[Sev]

@ Slime,

I am definitely not gamesblow. In fact Gamesblow doesn't like me all too much. Mainly because I am reliable and he isn't.

[BWS1982]

some people would buy multiple PS3's (or any console), how is it different than having different tv's or DVD players in the same house....maybe people have one for their children, one for the den, or maybe one in the bedroom and one in the family room for blu-rays. Or maybe they have one at their gf's place or at their work office, who knows? It doesn't have to be "a loyalty thing" for crying out loud. If someone can afford it, who are you to judge them?

And also, the times when people speculated that Microsoft's numbers were off on install bases because people replaced RRoD 360's by buying new ones, or IF MS used refurbished ones in their numbers for # shipped, that was completely different than the few posters here now who said they'd buy 2 PS3's, they aren't replacing them, they're buying an additional one to go with their already functioning current one. Whether or not that speculation about 360 #'s is true is unknown if you ask me, but that's not the same as when people want a second PS3 to go with their first one.

[Nemo88]

Most change we will see hardware wise I say is colours, new PS3 firmware 3.0 (depending on when in-game chat is done),maybe a new Dual Shock, and MAYBE BC. No Slim.

Just not going to happen...redesign? Maybe internals sure to cut costs (or what I'd be I'd also be happy with: a new Dual Shock design- better triggers, slightly bigger, more accurate sixaxis)

But Slim? Unlikely. Sony been hit pretty bad by the recession, they don't need to be wasting time/money R&D a new console at this point in time, even if they could eventually bring to market cheaper.
There's testing, probably changing manufacturing robots, re-training production staff and other costs to initially get it out there. One would have to factor these costs in, versus keeping the same machinery, etc driving production costs down, and raking in the profits. Probably followed with a price drop in September.

I'd like to be wrong but its so unlikely.

[solidsnakus]

i mainly only post when its something that i disagree with this whole 'rumor' about the ps3 slim is just downright dumb and taken straight out of their ass. n4g is reaching an all time low now that hhg and all these stupid ass morons are making video game websites and making up bs rumors for hits, this is a perfect example of that. they NEED to ban these sites from posting "news" on here. of course we all want a ps3 slim but it isnt going to happen this early in the ps3s lifecycle. what happend to the "10 year lifecycle" thing? you think 3 years in there going to make it ? it doesnt even make sence from a business standpoint. theyll wait till the demand starts droping before they release the better version

[ThatCanadianGuy]

If they announce a PS3 Slim.. i'll be buying a third PS3 !

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I'll prolly trade in my ps3 and get the new slim though. no need for 2 ps3's. The only problem is if Gamestop wil accept ps3's without hard drives. Cuz i'm definately not giving up my 320 gigs.

[WhittO]

i actually dont want a ps3 slim, my ps3 has an entire shelf to itself and looks great and expensive, if i was smaller/slimmer my shelf would look empty lol (and i think make ps3 look a little less expensive).

I dont have probs at all with noise levels or heat levels, so really i dont have many reasons why i would upgrade.

I also have the 60gb so already have BC and mem-card slots, with 4 usb slots lol, guess that was the only time it was good to be an early adopter.

O just thought, maybe this is the same re-design as the 40gb, meaning possible price-cut ?

[7thNightvolley]

trade my black 80gb one for a 500Gb slim any day. give me 1 Tera even better.

[ceedubya9]

I'm not sure I could give up my original 60 gig. I might be in the market for a slim PS3 in the far future though.

[ELite_Ghost]

ps3 slim with price drop ftw or ps3 slim with games ftw

[frjoethesecond]

ps3 slim with ps2 bc ftw!

[Sony Rep]

Sony owns 09

[SonyRulz]

...they were supposed to own '08, and '07 before that? Gotcha....

[Joni-Ice]

On the HHG show he mentioned a redesign for the 360 too. I love all these rumors. Sometimes they do get out of hand. We will see at E3.

[LordMarius]

"Something Colossal is coming soon"

Yep Shadow of the Colossus 2 confirm......right?

Edit: it has to be, then why use the word "Colossal" if only one thing comes to mind and that is SotC

[DJ]

Sev better have some screenshots or something. Team Ico is the bomb.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Not sure how I can say this without saying it. Hmm......

Ok. I'll just say that we have something better than screenshots and leave it at that.

[LordMarius]

^^^ Im going to take that as a confirmation

[Panipal2005]

I wouldn't. No way Trico gets revealed to PS Liestyle and to that site alone (as opposed to IGN, Gamespot, etc, the whole bunch, PS Liestyle doesn't get anything they don't get). And not before E3 either.

[Sev]

Panipal...

So if I reveal something from Trico, you will leave me alone for good?

[-EvoAnubis-]

Don't get baited into doing what you know you shouldn't. You know we have to be careful with this. We can't afford to bite the hand that feeds us.

[DARK WITNESS]

it would be cool if there is a slim, but i also hope they add back the memory card slots.

[Mike134nl]

would be cool, but somehow feel little doubtfull it will be a ps3 slim. Since the ps3 is already pretty packed as it is. Maybe a redesigned controller.

[DJ]

Who want it, but still say the PS3 is too expensive. If it really is a PS3 Slim, it'd be an unprecedented move that would probably embarrass Microsoft and lead to skyrocketing PS3 sales.

More powerful hardware in a package smaller than the 360? Yeah, that won't go over well with them.

[San Frandisco]

AAA hardware redesign confirmed! lol..
other then that im definently getting this DAY EFFING ONE sucka's!
ill be buying 2 so i can have Lan party's all the time.

[Omega4]

Certainly would be more effective profit wise than a pricecut

[Mr Face Creamer]

Hopefully lower production costs so we can get a price cut.

[heyheyhey]

lol Sev.. not that i'm complaining, but what happened to "no insider information" lol? guess you couldn't resist with all the juicy details.. thanks!

@Sev

well i'd rather you never go back, but that's obviously up to you.. btw, is Hardware 2 still alive?

[Sev]

@ heyheyhey,

Well, after E3 we are reverting back to the no "insider" info again. E3 is just too juicy to hold back.

We prefer to be legitimate, using only official confirmed sources.

We are pretty sure Hardware 2 was DOA, which is why we got so much flack for revealing it.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

This is why sony makes good hardware products they redesign their hardware and still always fix their bugs. I don't see M$ fixing their hardware or redesign their RROD.

[Pennywise]

When this happens the price will surely go down. MS better have a slew of rabbits up their sleeve to keep up at E3!

[menoyou]

i hope its true, a redesigned lower priced PS3 would definitely send PS3 to the leading position in the console war. Sony isnt this smart though :(

i would love a nice slimmer/cooler PS3 myself. i would buy it again

[Jockamo]

...please!

[DJ]

$99 PS2 is for.

[Jockamo]

why would they have it in there in the beginning and then take it out?

to sell ps2's?

wow

[DJ]

It added $100 to the overall cost, and would have to be removed eventually anyway since the PS2 is almost done. To keep creating PS2 hardware just for the PS3 would have been horrible.

From now on, it looks like all BC will be done in Software, not Hardware.

[Jockamo]

I understand the $100 issue...but to remove the hardware capable of playing PS2 games because they're not making new PS2 software is ridiculous. My PS2 library is enormous and there are a mountain of decent games that I have yet to play. My PS2 broke down, which is why I got a PS3. But the fact that it had no backwards compatibility just pisses me off. I don't want new PS2 stuff...I wanna play the great PS2 games again and again and again.

Sold my PS3 and got a 360. I've been happy with the trade off, but I still have lots of PS2 games that are in a box in storage. If they announce backwards compatibility (w/ upscaling and audio improvement), then I'll drop the xbox and repurchase a PS3. Definitely worth $100 more...

But I don't wanna go out and by a new PS2.

[Arsenal4Ever]

It would be good if PSLS could hint at a price drop :(

[StalkingSilence]

just because we rumor about it on PSLS doesn't MAKE it come true. we just know a thing or two. haha wish it worked the way you proposed though.

[-EvoAnubis-]

If that's the way it worked, I'd write all kinds of rumors.

[maniacmayhem]

They Better Not! A sexier PS3 is a slap in the face to all original PS3 owners!

[raztad]

Of course not. My ps3 is fairly new (4 months) and I wouldn't feel bad cause a slimmer ps3. To buy my PS3 4 months ago, and having enjoyed it as much as I have thus far, it is just priceless.

Now if they introduce some sort of new feature (hardware), now I' d be seriously pissed.

[Ninjamonkey]

Im wondering how would a slimmer ps3 be cheaper?

Think about it, theyd have to use NEWER technology to build it.

Its not about less parts, its about how its made, what machenery makes it. Thats why smaller gadgets are more expensive than larger ones doing the same thing.

If they release a ps3 slim itll probably be the same price...

[mastiffchild]

Not really-the tech is actually older than at PS3 launch which is why it'll, possibly, now be both smaller and cheaper as people get to know which corners can be cut.

TBH, if they are making a slim PS3 it makes little sense if they can't get it to retail cheaper than the original. It's the same as plasma tvs now being thinner, lighter, more energy efficient and cheaper than they were once. Also, IIRC, when PS2 was put on a diet it too got cheaper.

[hardmetal]

Is this you in the picture with Ted Price ?

http://up3.m5zn.com/photo/2...

[Sev]

Yeah it is.

Where the hell did you get that?

[Oner]

I've seen that pic awhile ago too...I think it was on the old (original) forums for PSLS.

[micro_invader]

Holy crap, it's sev IRL standing next to Ted Price! Two great men in the same room. :D

That's a really nice TV by the way.

[LinuxGuru]

Haha well I can say I hung around with Anthony for a little while and Jeff Rubenstein, but not Ted Price! Lucky bastard lol

[StalkingSilence]

you really ARE stalked on N4G.

PS: Oh no! Ted Price revealed as one of PSLS' secret sources! haha

PPS: Hey Linux!

[LinuxGuru]

Hey SS!

[vagisil]

it's ugly and way too fat.

[SnuggleBandit]

like your inflamed vag???

[Pennywise]

LOL @ Z

bubbles for making me laugh.

[Silent]

Im excited!!

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

I would put the 80GB PS3 down to $299/£199
and bring out another PS3 at $349/£249 with Full PS2 Playback+Mem.Card slots+4 USB ports ;)

Think it is to soon for a slim PS3??? I'd get one DAY 1 tho!!! ;-P

[saimcheeda]

It would bring more losses for sony!!!!a slim ps3 would be pretty cool!

[Ninjamonkey]

Fair enough.

They might be able to make it cheaper and slimmer.

Im still not convinced theyll do it though as surely it means making new ahines to build the ps3, and they themselves said there interested in getting onto the profit zone..

we'll see at E3 I guess...

[TheGuardianFID]

As far as I'm concerned, your rep is safe, you haven't let us down yet, intentionally, so I for one trust your judgement!!! :D

P.S. But if you lie to me I well send my ninjas!!! >:( JK :P :D

[tiamat5]

A slim PS3 would be good. That could justify a price drop and put them on the same price level (or at least closer) as the Xbox and Wii.

[TwistedMetal]

hope this is true i will buy anothere ps3 to put in the living room so I can watch bluerays anywhere and play games.
convert or miss out on the best gameing console with the best and most 1st party awesome exclusives ever. ps3 the king is legendary!!

[PotNoodle]

I wouldn't buy a slim straight away, nothing against sony or anyone infact, it would be the same with any company.

When you're slimming down on something that big, there will be mistakes in the first revision - it won't be the most reliable - a few revisions later and i'll be ready to buy it :)

[KruLLit]

I think they will only upgrade the harddrive to 160 GB, because the gap between PS2 and PS2 slim was like 4 years. But It would be a smart decision to release a redesign.

[-x.Red.x-]

can't wait for psp go and maybe a slim ps3!?

[micro_invader]

If they do announce something like this... I will be so relieved. My 20GB launch ps3 died on me a few weeks ago, this could make me wait just a little more before buying a new one.

Man this E3 is gonna rock!

[peeps]

it's a rumor so gotta take with a pinch of salt but i would expect a slim line version at some point. the ps3 is a giant but i'm sure they could get it a lot smaller, just look at how small they got the ps2 in the end

[Araceae]

Well, this could be interesting. I wouldn’t buy a new PS3 just to get a slim one, but if it comes with a price drop it will help SONY with sales (which would be nice). Although, maybe the redesign is just them adding things they removed if they are now able to produce them while keeping costs down, maybe?

[drewsny]

i hate when companies come out with a better looking version of a previous thing. Maybe not really in this case because its almost been 3 years but with people like apple, i just refuse to buy their products when there will the the newest version in a matter of weeks. I do hope they make the slim version of the ps3 and maybe the 360 also. If i have enough money then i might sell my ps3 and xbox so i can get the slim versions to travel with.

[Shnazzyone]

For PS3 arcade! the price cut cannot be done without gimping the system is all this would prove.

[BlackIceJoe]

Hello Sev any chance on the rumored new games from Level 5 like Dark Cloud 3 and L5 looking at ways to revive True Fantasy Live Online.

Also there was hints at Legend of Dragoon 2 and Wild Arms. What is going on with those games.

I know this is a Gamesblow game but whats your take on Tears 4 Blood and Eight Days still being alive and making a return in 2010?

Great news as always PSLS this E3 sounds like it is going to be really Awesome.

[Shnazzyone]

So i would expect no.

[ForROME]

you give me a silver at 299 im sold.

[keysy420]

more slot backward compatibility at 400 sold

[Ellessdee]

i would definitely sell my current ps3 and buy a slim one. especially if they come in silver.

[Xiru]

Looks like I'll be buying another PS3 and PSP. Lets hope its either the slim, or a cheaper PS3 with BC.

[Premonition]

I call it lol, slim PS3 with BC at 299 80GIGs

[Droid Smasha]

They are going to reveal a ps3 with more features cut with a bigger hdd that people are still not going to buy ;)

[drumstix95]

I honestly hope it isn't a slim ps3, because that usually means that a new console is going be announced the next year. We are just on the tip of the proverbial iceberg for the ps3. We haven't even used 100% of the CPU yet! Home isn't even out of beta.

[MegaPowa]

I'd get it and sit it next to my wii

[KoB4EMvPi]

How bout you drop the price sony...
AND than you can do whatever you want with the grill.

[madjedi]

That comment and your icon are a perfect match, both full of themselves.

mvp with a 15 point game not hardly, arrogant jackass yeah

[360Hater]

Then show god of war for all the people who want to say it was arrogant.

[gumgum99]

A slim PS3 would be pretty damn sweet.

sounds tempting just thinking about it.

[yencid]

original launch / redesign(slim)

ps1: December 3, 1994 / launched in 2000
ps2: March 4, 2000 / September 2004
ps3: November 11, 2006/ sometime 2009/2010?

[Zydake]

Lol nice my 60 gig was really messing up lately looks like this will be a beautiful replacement

[Th3 Chr0nic]

would be nice. i never liked the design of the ps3 much. a nice shiny finish but the shape was odd to me with the rounded top.

[Ldubbz]

A slimmer, cheaper PS3 could do wonders for Japan sales...

[cjflora]

I read somewhere that the PS3 could support bluetooth 3.0 with a firmware update. Has anyone else heard this? This leads me to believe that 3.0 does not require updated hardware, which seems odd.

[xino]

it can't be a rumour because Sony said they found an easier way to develop the PS3 that will be smaller in size than the original and cheaper to make.

They said the production of the console will start around Jan/Feb 2009

[Sickr]

They need to start shifting some units before they think about a redesign. Anyhow my PlayStation 3 looks just fine,

[Gamerbee]

Not everyone can just buy a new PS3 when they feel like it. Esp those who own it already. Slim too early for me. but if they do i have to use my current HDD, coz I dont want to lose my achievements. Esp when i replay old games. Anybody with me?

[na2ru1]

were saved online. If not, then at least the handy backup utility is available.

[PlayStation360]

The Trophies are saved online. So y'all can upgrade y'alls HDD whenever. When you first startup your PS3 after the upgrade, it won't show your trophies. But it will show up after your insert the games you have trophies for.

As for the Slim PS3, I'd take it in a second IF they have BC like my 20giger (now 500gig) or a dope upgrade. But I don't see the PS3lim being revealed this E3. Hell, it's only been out 2 1/2 years. Next E3, maybe.

But yo, I could be (and hopefully :P) wrong.

[Amplitude]

I have 3 friends with PS3s that play practically nothing but Metal Gear. I rarely play any of my games on their systems and my trophies show up on their consoles fine without me putting in the disks.
You DO NOT need to put the disc in to get your trophies. They are automatically synced to your console when you click the trophies icon on the xmb.

[PlayStation360]

I was talking about what happens to your LOCAL trophy list after you upgrade the HDD (not the ONLINE trophy list). After I swapped my HDD, and I clicked on the trophy Icon, they weren't there. It was not until after I inserted each game disc and synched, they showed up on my trophy list. Example: my warhawk trophies weren't in my Local trophy list (they were in my online trophy list), until after I inserted the warhawk disc.

Your profile never changes, because it's saved online. But you must "manually" synch up your local trophy list because of the HDD swap.

I don't know if Sony changed it with the recent firmware. But what I described is what happened.

[Amplitude]

What's a "local" trophy list? As far as i know, all the trophies are stored into one trophy list... which is... in the trophies folder. ...on the xmb.
You don't need to insert any game into the system to get your trophies. You just click the trophy button and voila, it auto syncs. And if it DOESN'T auto-sync, then you push Triangle -> Sync trophies.

o.o... There's no need to put in a disc to get your trophies. I can freely log onto my friend's (who has never played Uncharted) PS3, click the trophies icon, watch it sync, then look at my Uncharted trophies without putting in a disc.

Heh...

[PlayStation360]

But oh well, :P

The Local trophy list is the Trophy list in the XMB on your PS3 (you are free to see this list without logging on.)

The Online trophy list can only be seen when you are logged on (like when you compare trophies with those on your buddy list.)

The reason your profile trophies show up on your friend's PS3 is because you're logged on, and it shows your ONLINE profile (again, your online profile never changes and will always show your trophies.)

Everything I stated on my previous posts refers to your Local trophy list. After the HDD upgrade, your Online profile will show your trophies, but your Local trophy list will not.

[Amplitude]

but... still, after you sign into PSN, your "Local" trophy list is updated anyway, making it irrelevant. >.> Well... unless you don't have internet. ?

I see what you mean now though. lol. But it seems pointless to tell somebody to put in each disc to get their trophies [if they aren't signed in] without mentioning the fact that if they sign in and sync their trophies they will get them all anyway. ..you know?

lol. Whatever. Pointless argument, but i don't care. xD

[cpt_kaos]

Well be interesting to see what they come up with if it's true.

Sony choose to redesign for possible cost cut or simply to improve on the original and not due to massive hardware flaws of another console floating around.

[Nihilism]

i don't know about a slim ps3 but if it's a ps3 with backwards compatability and the ability to upscale ps2 games i'll pay $1000 for one

[peeps]

just buy a ps2 if you wanna play ps2 games lmao rather than paying $1000 lol and upscaling would look terrible tbh.

oh and my ps3 can play ps2 games lol

[Droid Control]

but its a little FAT and ugly. Not as ugly as the orginal xbox, but it needs a redesign. Somthing slim and symmetrical....

[ssipmraw]

it was designed so that no other console can sit on it, thereby allowing it to sit on a 360 and not vice versa

[FFXI101]

Unlike 360, PS3 hasn't reach it's full potential(or limit), there're still lots features they can add to it.(A price drop is more likely to happen before the redesign of PS3)

@fat-american g@y people can buy whatever they want, unlike you, bought a cheap, crappy system and save all that money for "BIG MACs"

[GamerPS360]

price drop with slim ps3... yummie.

[Warbletot]

PS3 will be slimmer, sexier and will have integrated Dual HD Tuners for the PAL regions. It will be purchased, and enjoyed by many.

[Droid Control]

the ps3 is basicaly a larger ps2 with a domed top. wierd looking... why the overhang?

[C_Dub]

As much as it might help sales, it'll need to be cheaper AND feature BC for the millions of PS2 users to want to upgrade if they haven't already.

But I'll still be happy with my first gen 60GB <3