PS3 Slim Slower Than PS3?

Sony's much vaunted PS3 Slim is practically released, allowing curious testers to make the shocking discovery that the slimline version is actually slower than the corpulent original.

[ps92117]

Performance change is very small, and it doesn't affect graphics.

[iamtehpwn]

with 45nm chips. <______<

[gamesR4fun]

doubt this test is anything conclusive

jus some guy with a web cam n at least 2 treys...

props for the flamable title

bbq at my place BUOBNP (Bring Ur Own Beer N Popcorn)

[Masta_fro]

i dont even know why i keep coming to this site...

if you're ever in the need to reed a completely ridiculous piece of news...N4g is the way to go

WTF man its half a second and the slim is actually faster loading games...

im just gonna stop clicking on anything that seems to be an "anything for attention" article

And why do bullsh!t articles always have a question mark at the end?
i know why, cause it gives them the right to make up any sh!t they want because its a "rumor"...

just stop hitting the fking link so people stop posting this crap.

F#ck this im out.

[soljah]

wtf did this guy state the hard drive was a 7200 speed?
at least they could compare what sony actually ships with the system.
7200 will toast the system with in months if you are not careful

[usern4g]

@1.1

" Preformance should be...better on PS3 slim" because of 45nm die size...?

Uhm, no.

The same chip merely smaller performs exactly the same, with less energy and heat. Clock cycles and instructions are unchanged due to die size.

What you see here is something else -- perhaps a firmware change on the disc controller or disc drive? Perhaps a performance problem due to actual hardware changes.

@1.3

The video shows you that the Slim is SLOWER. Not a debate. It's clear in the video -- what are _you_talking_about_?

[gambare]

hum..... the only different speed I notice was the bios start up....

because the games (in Batman) the load was even faster.....

Different Bios different boot...........

The Slim is even faster on the load times..

[Masta_fro]

watch the videos again you douche, ps3 slim is faster in last 2 videos

try to know what you're arguing about before you argue

[jwatt]

So basically the ps3 slim start up is slower but loads games faster. How in the world does that make it slower? Wow Sony can't catch a break, the ps3 slim loads games faster but yet people say it's slower.

[Sarcasm]

You know how much stuff you can do in 3 whole seconds? Jesus. You can like, scratch your butt or glance to the right. The difference is huge isn't it!

/my name

I have a Slim and an original and I can confirm it's about 3 seconds longer when you first turn on the system. But who really cares man? The games play the same. The Blu-Ray's look the same. Everything's the same and that's a damn good thing considering it's $299 and smaller.

[badz149]

what classic! a fvcking 2-3 seconds slower bootup on the slim, so? this is so LAME it's like comparison of a multiplat game where one version has 1-2 more fps compared to the other! it's a smaller, cheaper and more power efficient PS3, why the hell does anybody wants to nitpick it so hard?

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

What a lame attempt to derail the momentum of the PS3 slim. You lose 3 seconds at system bootup but you save just as much seconds when booting a game. In the end both the fat and slim ps3's are the same speed and this article is useless. This only goes to show the desperate attempts of a 360 fanboy.

[Raz]

Doesn't look like much of a difference. But I'll hang on to the old SKU and keep my backwards compatibility, thank you very much. Mmm..might be good for playing LAN games, though...

[I_am_rushin]

The slim is only faster on the AA videos because the fat still displays the [PLAYSTATION3] logo which will be removed in 3.00 to boost performance.

[vhero]

Watch the left vid in the first 2 comparisons theres always jumps in the video meaning its probably faked in some way. I have a fat myself just replaced my 60gb with an 80gb :(. I think though this is a fake comparison. The game loading seems slightly faster but that could be due to firmware..

[Sibs]

It has 2 vids going slower, 2 faster. How is that evidence that the slim is, on average, any different from the phat?

And anyways, don't both PS3s have different firmware on them? That should also affect performance.

[54percent]

the boot on BD and startup maybe slower but I hope the rumor is truth they are working in the firmwares to speed that, for now the load times are way faster than the fat version in games

[Ju]

Two complete different firmware versions. The slim run fw3, behaves completely different as shown in the videos, and yet fw3 boots games faster. Maybe they want to upgrade the fat to fw3 and do that comparison again ? That would help to make this objective.

[jadenkorri]

360 fanboys are the stupidest people on this planet, I know sony fanboys are bad too, but i always find 360 always to be the worst of the 2. Claiming the ps3slim is slower, but yet display/post 4 videos, 2 being 1-2, granted 3 secs longer to load, and the other 2 loading faster....Seriously what blonde fanboy posted this... This reminds me of the time 360 fanboys claimed sony took out sixaxis out of the dualshock and couldn't play any games that supported sixaxis....
anyways, another flamebait article on N4G, what could be new.

[PS3is4D]

I prefer quieter and lower power consumption then faster and higher power consumption.

[Saaking]

Another negative PS3 article in a plethora of positive articles. MS and bots are getting more desperate by the day.

[ps92117]

I assure you I'm no xbot, no where near an xbot. This is interesting news that I found, so I decided to post it.

[sunil]

Its considerably faster for games... thats all I want...

@author - you should modify the articles title

[Saaking]

I'm not accusing the contributor, just the article itself.

[ps92117]

I really doubt he is, I could dig up urls where he is bashed for being a PS3 fanboy, but perhaps he is just trying to clear up his image.

@1.2, like I said the original story title had a question mark for a reason, I don't believe anything needs editing.

[SonySoldiers]

C'MON PPL! HELP PROTECTING SONY PLAYSTATION AT ALL COST! TELL XBOTS THIS PERFORMANCE DOESN'T AFFECT U or A NEW FIRMWARE IS COMING!

KILL AMERICAN CONSOLES! A-HOLES

CLICK ON AGREE TO SUPPORT SONY!!!!! HAIL NIPPON TECH!

@ps92117, i am a SONY fanboy trying to give XBOT360 owners a bad name by acting like an extreme PS3 fanboy. FIXED!!

[ps92117]

@SonySoldier, your a 360 fanboy trying to give PS3 owners a bad name by acting like an extreme PS3 fanboy.

[JonnyBadfinger]

Hooray for Asian engineering!

Almost as bad as American engineering!

Thats right i too can troll.

HIGH FIVE!!!.......... no?........nobody?........ guess i win then.

[DonCorneo]

some just bang kangaroos all day and suck koala nuts.. i've never heard of a kangaroo car, matey

the slim actually loads the game faster. but the two-second difference is insignificant. the crapbox going RRODead in 2 second is a different story, though.

[Nelson M]

You are a Troll
Thy Silly Little BoT

[JonnyBadfinger]

LOL matey?!.... what are you? a pirate? leave it to a american to bring up beastiality (or as we call it, Buggery). But hey you aint doing your country or Console of choice any justice by going off at me...... your just continuing to show me that PS3 is just the haters machine, and belongs to the sad little kids who think rachet and clank is actually cool.

Youve never heard of a Kangaroo car?!?!!

Hmm well little do you now all those Pontiac's you see everyday are actually all Australian made cars, so are Vauxhalls. They just take the Holden badges and slap their own on and convert the drivers seat to the other side.

And what they hell are you talking about.... name 1 GOOD American car. Oh and i would like to point out you cant name any simply because they are all designed by Germans and Brits.

And @ Nelson M
You are my inspiration to troll, you lead the way for all trolls. Im thinking about getting your picture and putting it on the back of my door so i can see you everyday. Call it a man crush if you will.

[prabx]

This guy has a "phat" PS3, and a slim PS3, so why doesnt he have PiP on his Samsung LCD like me? ...PiP = picture in picture, where you can split the screen and view two things at the same time..which would make this test more fair.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

Nothing they can do or say will stop the PS3 from WORLD DOMINATION!!! ;-P

3 years of this CR*P but the PS3 is still here...hell!!!we even have a New version of the PS3 now... ;-P

[AngryTypingGuy]

That's not true, the Slim is way faster. I threw both a PS3 and a PS3 Slim down the stairs and due to the Slim being more aerodynamic, it got there in record time.

[saimcheeda]

f@ggybotfinger finally comes out in public...ur boyfriend wont be happy!, and whats with this new account f@g? wanted more bubbles....dont worry ur gonna lose these bubbles too!

[El Botto]

The slim performs on the same level as the PS3 except for the Blu Ray which is just a tiny bit slower than the fat one. Performance did not take a hit and nobody notices anything when they both are running.

The only difference is the number.

So this article is fail and nothing but xbot preparing another attack.

[AngryTypingGuy]

That YouTube video is hilarious!

[Gue1]

I'm confused... For blu-ray movies the slim it's slower but for games it's faster?

Game:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[ps92117]

I posted the title that came with the original story, you make of the content as you will.

Now that I think about it, it has a "?" in the title for a reason.

[sunil]

PS3 Slim is first and foremost a gaming console and it has performance improvements as far as gaming is concerned

faster loading times for games + faster startup times for games

[usern4g]

"PS3 Slim..faster loading times for games + faster startup times for games"

Are you commenting from another planet? Did you read the article/watch the videos?

Without a doubt -- the videos clearly demonstrate -- that the PS3 Slim **IN FACT** has slower game load times and slower boot time...

And here you are, saying *exactly* the opposite of what everyone here can clearly see is *NOT* the case.

From a person with 8 bubbles. *wow*

[TheBand1t]

Why are you here, Cherrypie?

Watch the last video AGAIN. It loaded up Arkham Asylum faster than the 80 gig. Are you blind or something?

[SnuggleBandit]

ya i think the term is blind fanboy...its probably so bad he would compare killzone 2 and Gears of War lol

[sunil]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

1st video - game startup complete at 40 sec in the ps3 slim, phat loads at 42-43 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

2nd video - game load complete at 20 sec in the ps2 slim, phat loads at 23 seconds

Before calling somebody a fanboy go get your eye checked

[rebirthofcaos]

how the 360 people are trying to carve really deep( in the internet) for something negative agains the ps3. Sad

[sunil]

How is performance improvements for gaming a bad thing?

Yes Blu ray performance seems slower than the PS3 phat, but game startup times and game load times are way faster.

[ps92117]

The author of the story is called a PS3 fanboy most of the time, I too am called a PS3 fanboy most of the time. This is porn site that I visit often but they also had this story which I found to be interesting. Plus this isn't the end of PS3 just because there is a 1/2 second speed diffrence in loading.

[Rigmaster]

"The author of the story is called a PS3 fanboy most of the time, I too am called a PS3 fanboy most of the time"

What the hell does that have to do with this fake story?

People reporting loading times for games being slightly faster on the Slim == "PS3 Slim Slower Than PS3?"

???

[ps92117]

Yes it does.

[usern4g]

@3

"360 people are trying to carve really deep( in the internet) for something negative agains the ps3"

It's pretty obvious that the videos were made by SOMEONE WHO OWNS TWO PS3s! Xbox 360 owners have *NOTHING* to do with this.

@3.1

"Yes Blu ray performance seems slower than the PS3 phat, but game startup times and game load times are way faster. "

The videos show that GAME STARTUP and CONSOLE BOOT is clearly slower. That is the point of the videos, this article and the conversation.

What is wrong with you? Watch this FFS:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[TheBand1t]

Watch the VIDEO AGAIN YOU DOPE. It loaded Arkham Asylum faster. Do you have selective vision?

blu-ray loaded slower, it booted up slower, but the game loaded up quicker. Go to an eye doctor, Cherrypie.

[beardpapa]

Contributors shouldn't be linking articles from sites that contain hentai/porn especially when the site has hentai that's considered underage/loli and other hentai articles regarding raep, etc. Either put the NSFW tag at the title or you can call us all sex offenders for accidentally getting those images in our cache.

[Ocelot525]

like beardpapa said, going to this site is a crime in some countries I think. This article should be removed.

[Ri0tSquad]

That makes the PS3 slim faster than the PS3. But even during load times in-game it's still faster.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Aclay]

Oh My God! There's only a few seconds difference between startup times, this is just BAD /sarcasm.

Both the Slim and regular PS3 are 2 different types of hardware, so this is not really surprising.

Despite the headline, Batman Arkham Asylum actually loaded FASTER on the PS3 Slim, so there's really no telling of the PS3 Slim is "slower" but a few seconds of loading difference is nothing to complain about because both the old and Slim PS3 play games and other media exactly the same.

[ps92117]

I do agree with everything you said, but let me just point out the "?" in the title is there for a reason.

[mastiffchild]

Having seen many articles that use a spurious "?" in the headline I feel that they're otten put there when it isn't really a story but just a litle naughty in seeking hits without facts to back up it's assertions so it turns them into a question.

Having read this article I don't see any reason to change my general opinion of those with a question mark at the end either. I just don't see a story here whatsoever.

[LordMarius]

Why is there anime pron all over your site?

[ps92117]

I am not affiliated with the website in anyway whatsoever. The title may be provoking but it remains viable IMO. If you disagree report it.

@5.3, like I stated before it is a hentai porno site, that does gaming news every once in a while, and it is not my site.

[Pixel_Addict]

so you were getting busy with some hentai and thought to yourself, "hey, I think submit an unscientific, unverified, 'test' of the PS3 Slim". By the way, this site is a little creepy even for hentai standards. Not judging you or anything but.. eh hem... yeah.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Not only the porn, but the stories are all weird. I recognize one of them to be of the kidnapped girl at a11 and kept as a slave wife for 18 years (or something like that).

I guess all the stories must be true... there are some really weird ones. It is really sad, yet intriguing!

What the hell is wrong with me!!!

[Peter North]

Fake news, nothing to see here.

[kumashii38]

in this case, the Slim is way faster.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Raoh]

huge difference in that killzone 2 test..

1. the articles title fails to mention that there are time when each load faster than the other, its not one sided.

2. killzone 2 had an update that changed the way loaded.

3. I would bet that firmware 3.0 will also effect load times as it will use less of the ps3's memory..

[OpenGL]

The reason the load times differ so much is due to Killzone 2's use of the hard drive. Data is cached to the drive, so load times vary wildly depending on how recently that section of the game was played, as well as what other cached data can be reused.

Halo 3 on the 360 does the same thing if a hard drive is present. Load a multi-player or single player level that has not been played in months, and compare its load time to a level you play regularly.

The only way this side by side test would be fair would be if they used freshly formatted hard drives that have never been used for Killzone 2.

[super x]

boo
360

[Cliff Bleszinski]

It has a 1 second difference so I guess that's going to ruin my entire gaming time.

Sarcasm

[Nelson M]

Queefy B

[keysy420]

quit with the negative ps3 articles

[TheBand1t]

Why on Earth are we taking video game news from a Hentai pr0nz site?

[Seastriker]

its gonna faster after the update

[Tony-A]

I would rather have it slow down in videos than slow down in games. It's actually faster in games, which would be more important to me. It's a misleading title on the website, but not 100% false. Just 50%.

[RollingOnNubz]

I'm going to have to bookmark this page to remind me of how filthy some of you are.

[TheBand1t]

I lol'd

[OGharryjoysticks]

Gameplay performance is identical in my opinion.

The slim does take longer to install games to HDD.

But it also seemed faster to download then from PSN.

[ottoman_239]

Why doesnt it say PLAYSTATION 3 when the PS3 slim starts the Batman game?

[callahan09]

They removed that splash screen from the slim (and all other PS3's will have it removed when FW 3.0 comes out) so that game startup is faster. And if these videos are evidence, it really works, by increasing game startup a good 3 seconds versus the fat.

[aiphanes]

I have a PS3 Phat and Slim and both are at firmware 2.80.

My slim is faster and quieter than the phat but you can hardly tell that it is faster...but it is much quieter.

[Jigga69]

Like some people already noticed, the title of the topic is misleading because the Slim is faster for gaming but slower for movies. And we are only talking about loading in the menu of course, not lag...

[Ri0tSquad]

So they removed it from the slim. Update 3.00 will remove it from the older PS3s.

[Gitaroo]

since the hardware spec are still the same, I would assume that this is a software issue, since the slim support Dolby True HD and DTS HD through bit stream, which is a need feature might have cause some of the issue. Notice in the video the Batman on slim load faster, this most likely because of the faster HDD, because higher capacity drive has a bit higher seek speed.

[imec]

No one even reads the articles (last time this happened no one commented on the site for two pages).

[Funky Town_TX]

Even if the Hardware was the same a one to two second difference could still be found. What a waste of time.

[RandomDude655]

How could it be slower? A slower drive would completely break the capatibility with older titles aka Sony can't use a slower drive. If anything, it's a placebo effect from the removal of the "playstation 3" boot screen removal.

[Pandamobile]

The Slim's probably running a different firmware.

[peeps]

it is. it's running on 3.0 (hence the different logo on start up)

i imagine this is actually whats adding on an extra second or 2 for start up. it really wudnt surprise me if when the 80GB has 3.0 installed they're the same time

[aiphanes]

I have both models...and my slim just updated to 2.80...not 3.0

Until 3.0 is release on the 1st of September...there is no real good test to see if it is faster or slower until that time.

[Cacolaco]

I for one wouldn't accept Youtube videos as proof of anything.

Having said that, it was reported somewhere that Sony actually had to go with a slightly cheaper Blu-ray drive to reduce costs, which would explain slower load times on dvds/Blu-ray disks.

I would imagine that all of those mandatory installs would level the playing field, or better where some games are concerned, allowing the slim to have an edge when the data is loaded from the hard drive instead of the disc. Maybe that could explain the slim doing better with Arkham Asylum?

[bdup46]

certain games cache the memory of the disc differently
what they should have done was compare it to a formatted drive of the MGS PS3 then we can talk

[labwarrior]

Of course i have a 60GB PS3, with BC and the real initial performance, so it is all good for me

I can't say the same for new buyers though

[aiphanes]

The PS3 slim hardware is way better than all the other PS3 hardware..

It's faster loading games (probably because of the hard drive)
It's quieter
It has 45nm cell chip
It uses less power
It has a bigger hard drive (120Gb vs 60gb)
It will bitstream
It's smaller
It does not look dirty after 5 minuets
The buttons on the front light up.

[Darrius Cole]

This has got to be the worst deal ever.

[sak500]

Next up ps3 slim slower in sales than the dreamcast oops sorry PS3 fat.

[dragonyght]

lol these comparison is flaw both system is running different startup sequence and interface it tell us nothing a fair comparison would be after you should try again after firmware 3.0

[aiphanes]

Firmware 3.0 is not out yet. The Slims do not come with firmware 3.0...mine did not even come with 2.80. I had to upgrade to 2.80 when I set it up.

[Shendow]

PS3 Slim is much faster but put next to the old BC PS3's, well they get one thing over the Slim and that is the 7,200RPM in the HDD. The lunch models came with 7,200RPM, kind of the reason why it overheated the most and why that is the only PS3 model that even comes close to starting a fire.

I own the new 80GB model that isn't BC an it loads games an all slower then the older models, my friend ask me why it took so long to do MGS4 and that is because it wasn't doing 7,200RPM. But as for now I'm packing over 500GB/475GB count FW in my PS3 an it runs alittle bit more faster but not close to 7,200RPM and its just the stander RPM that the PS3 runs.

[tudors]

7200 rpm is standard now isn't it, if either the 360 or the PS3 slim does not run at 7200 rpm then there is something seriously wrong, and there is no way it would cause things to overheat, 7200 rpm is industry standard now, anything slower is a joke.

[GarandShooter]

The launch PS3's came with a 5400 RPM HDD.

[aiphanes]

You don't need a 5400 RPM drive in the PS3...there have been tests and there was no real difference is performance...but there was a lot more heat.

Now if they could put in a Runcore SSD drive......

[peeps]

another factor regarding start up (which has prob been mentioned but i'm not searching through fanboy comments) is that the slim has fm 3.0 installed. i wonder if when the 80GB has 3.0 installed it takes the same time... cus it wouldn't surprise me if it took longer to load with the new features (and it has a slightly different start up screen)

my point is, it's not the same start up cus it's diff firmware. not the best comparison but it would be like having 2 same spec pc's, 1 running vista, another running xp. I wouldn't expect them to load in exactly the same time. Diff OS in this case but u get my point

[kasasensei]

"PS3 Slim Slower Than PS3?"
Absolutely wrong, especially after 10 hours of gaming. Fat is suffering from heat and the slim is no more hot as it was when you launch the game.
N freeze, no flickering framerate coming from heat with the slim version.
The cake is a lie.

[aiphanes]

No heat problems on the Slim...Sony designed this like there life depended on it.

[Bazookajoe_83]

You will probably find the result youre looking for if you try really hard and many times. But that is because it´s all in youre head. I have both and i can say that the only thing that differs is the size and that the new slim is a little more silent.

[Ocelot525]

I don't find it funny to be linked to a p0rn site.

[Cacolaco]

I agree. Some sort of warning before the jump, about the content on that page would have been nice. I mean, I don't think there are any doubts that a lot of kids are on this site.

And I'm sure there are many adults on here who don't care to see that either.

[PLAYstar]

It will never get slower than the loading screen that I encountered on my Xbox360. I hope they made a mandatory installation so that I don't have to face such problems, but then again I got no hard disk, yet another problem arise, it's getting frustrating.

[tudors]

I just assumed they were 7200 rpm, talk about old tec.

[GarandShooter]

Less heat generated.

[Shendow]

That is kind of funny you said that, 360 runs alot of old tech, mostly DVD. But yeah after the last BC PS3, Sony started putting 5,400RPM in their PS3's an less heat is made from it and how is 7,200 not old tech?

I seen 100,000RPM an higher models, I'm betting if you put that in a PS3.....well Camp Fire anyone? But yeah, the fact is, we are talking about gaming systems an not computers and that means that most gaming systems don't have much of fans or air to cool down the overheating like PC does.

You can run the 7,200RPM but you might want to buy alot of fans that hook up to your PS3 or be crazy an make a freezer into a stand and have to running while your PS3 sits in it. (Already know a guy that wants to do that and has build a computer in a gas pump an I mean a full gaming one -__- yeah he needs to get a life)

[Lumbo]

*groan*

5400rpm and 7200rpm 2.5" HDD drives are NOT old vs new, the two different speeds are based on the application you will use the hdds in. For the same reason you will find SEVERAL different speed 3.5" hdds. There is NO imagined "7200rpm is the new" standard present.

7200rpm drives are for high seekspeed/readspeed applications and will use MORE power and generate MORE heat than the 5400rpm drives that will use LESS power and generate LESS heat.

Thats all the difference. Notebook hdds will more likely be 5400 rpm as this results in LONGER battery life and LESS heat inside the small space typical for notebooks.

As multiple tests have shown, the performance gain from a 7200rpm hdd compared to a 5400rpm hdd in the PS3 is minimal, but the rise in heat generation is significant. Hence i used a 500gig 5400rpm drive to upgrade.

[lordkemp007]

Lets chalk up another one

Thankyou secretary please file under Sony fud article numder 6586346.4

[xg-ei8ht]

I know the answer to the title question.

GET A LIFE.

[Tee7soo]

ehh .. i love my
40 gig ps3 , thanks god i didn't trade it for a slim .

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

;-D

[Mr Face Creamer]

Droids rampaging damage control, stop changing the subject b*tches, you guys are getting your programmed ass handed to you everyday and yet you still act as if nothing has happened... Pathetic. Just f*cking pathetic.

[sjaakiejj]

Nothing unusual, the console is just as fast with some slight differences in OS Setup which will sometimes be for the better and sometimes be for the worse with games and movies, but nothing that's really noticable when you're not holding them next to each other.

[gamingisnotacrime]

The videos they provided show that the game load faster on the slim

Add to that the half energy consumption, quieter performance, smaller, more compact model and you got yourself a winner

[divideby0]

I so wish this site would step up and stop allowing console wars and just lame articles...its has gotten out of hand

[_vx]

it doesn't RROD

[kaz-hirai]

Even if this is so, you can still buy a "fat" PLAYSTATION®3 for the same amount as a PLAYSTATION®3 "Slim" before all stock is quickly sold out ;-D !!!

Id be quick chatboxes for both models of the PLAYSTATION®3 because as you know they have been selling like hot cakes while your Xbox 360 is left biting the dust ;-D !!!!!

[Sibs]

He has 2 vids showing it slower, and then 2 vids showing it faster, yet the title clearly says that the slim is slower? I don't get it. Average it out and they are the same speed, silly.

[Karum]

I could build 2 PC's with the same parts to the same spec and there'd be a difference in boot time and launching applications. The difference wouldn't be much though.

Not sure why this is even an article tbh, the machines are the same spec, the parts are just smaller. The thing is you're always going to have a bit of fluctuation when it comes to computing.

Dumb article all round.

[NotSoSilentBob]

He doesn't show when uses the controller to start ether thing this is a setup.

[Blasphemy]

I had an original 60gb console. I can tell it loads up faster and loads blu rays faster then the new slim model.

[hates video games]

The slim is not slower. Only the people who wrote this are slow.

[hates video games]

Just means these people need to get laid.

[megatama]

if you press button slower on any of them that one is slower :)

[Ninjamonkey82]

Batman loaded faster on the slim. Tbh first and foremost my PlayStation is a games console and then i use my Blu-ray i don't give a flying f**k how quick it gets to the start screen on a movie a second more to get comfortable and watch blu-ray whoop whoop. These tests are f**king stupid. The slim is value for money it will do the same stuff as the older system and by the seems of it. The main thing playing games is that bit faster.

I honestly believe theres a lot of idiots in this world. Why not get all three consoles and stop defending consoles its f**king stupid. I own all three and also the handhelds i get too see the best of all the consoles.

[ForROME]

Will you guys shut up, someone noticed difference and posted it and hes called names? idiots

Go to you tube there are plenty of people posting load time differences, not a big deal but its apparent there is a difference and people are curious why

get over your self

[Blasphemy]

I think Sony could be using an inferior Cell processor as they would not reveal its specs at gamescon.

[aiphanes]

Its a 45nm cell processor...and load times do not show if your processor is faster or not.

Firmware 3.0 is not out yet....

[Vip3r]

A guy did a test on youtube and with a BD and the slim was slightly faster by about 2 seconds.

[Emperor PlayStation]

All consoles are not created equal.
Some are created innovatively, or more powerful, or with creators of greater status.
Some, by contrast, are born weak of hardware or software, or with few, if any, exclusives.
All consoles are different.
Yes, the very existence of console is discriminatory!
That is why there is war, trolls, and tears.
Inequality is not evil.
Equality is.
What became of SEGA, who claimed that all are equal?
It is in constant conflict because its tents go against console nature!
The Xbox Defense Force, which harbors similar sentiments, is constantly mired in sloth!
But our PlayStation is not like them!
We put an end to console wars and evolve with every conquest!
PlayStation alone looks forward and moves toward a better future!
The death of my son Fat PS3 is yet more proof that our empire is evolving.
Fight!
For the future rests in the hands of its rulers!
All hail PlayStation!

[SlaughterMeister]

I was at BestBuy yesterday, they're out on the shelves.

[BannedForNineYears]

He probably upgraded his phat PS3s hard drive and left his slims hard drive alone.
WHAT A RETARD!!!!!!!!!!

[CaptainPunch]

The difference is only by about 3 seconds, that won't effect my gaming what's so ever.

[BrianC6234]

Just one more crappy article wasting cyberspace. There's nothing to see here boys and girls. Move along.

[Ian414]

it is slower but it runs faster once in game with no freeze ups and no errors.

[ReBurn]

Even if there is a couple seconds of difference, what does it really matter?

[b777conehead]

i had to replace my 40 gig with a slim. the slim runs faster quiter and less heat take that you sorry good for nothing x bots