We've got the first look at the newly-announced PlayStation 3 Slim, fresh out of the box!

23.01.10

Sony's PlayStation 3 has sold over three million units in the UK, marking a massive sales jump in the last few months.

Back in July, the PS3 had sold 2.2 million units in the UK, but in the six months that have followed, Sony has managed to sell a further 800,000 consoles, bringing its total sales up to 3 million.

It seems likely that the release of the PS3 Slim in September - which was accompanied by a price cut - is responsible for a significant portion of the sales, which means that Autumn and the Christmas period saw some pretty significant movement of consoles.

The PS3 still has plenty of ground to make up though, as back in July, the Xbox 360 had sold 3.9 million units, and despite the price cut, the Elite version of the 360 was still slightly cheaper than the PS3 Slim.

According to Sony's own data, the PS3 has now sold 27 million units worldwide, which still puts it behind the 360 and Wii, but Sony have repeatedly stated that it is taking a long-term, ten-year, view with the machine, and with six years left in the plan, these relatively early hurdles may not be all that much of a concern for the company.

Source: Escapist Magazine

by victormills1984

Minibar Buy

In 2004, Sony Computer Entertainment has released a new version of its successful PlayStation 2 system. This new console dubbed the Playstation 2 Slim, a much more compact version of the Playstation 2 system and they also experienced a price cut. This move by Sony Playstation 2 were the flourishing, while Microsoft's Xbox 360 was unveiled.

Sony is now trying to take a page from her old textbook by changing the next generation of extremely expensive five hundred U.S. dollars Playstation 3 console to three hundred U.S. dollars, the Playstation 3 Slim. The Playstation 3 Slim seems like a desperate move by Sony, as they were in fact losing sales, the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 But if history repeats itself in 2004, the Playstation 3 Slim is a great success.

Out of the box consumers will discover that the PS3 Slim very different from the original "fat" Playstation.The first thing you will notice that the PS3 Slim a matte black surface of the gloss finish like the original model makes the system less luxurious look and more like a slot machine. The next most obvious differences are the weight and size of the console. With 36% lighter smaller than the original Playstation 3, and 33% of this console really appeals to the eye. The final cosmetic change is on the front of the console on / off switch and the eject button is now actually push buttons, unlike the original console, where these sensitive.Cosmetically this console looks and feels completely different then the original model, and just like the Playstation 2 Slim for the first time Slim was released the Playstation 3 will get a lot of hype, and probably sold out for several months.

After setting up the PS3 Slim, the differences are very small. You will note that this is the built-in Wi-Fi console and a 120 gigabyte hard drive. Internally, the Playstation 3 is a smaller version to the cell Processor, which allows the system to run cooler and is more efficient using less energy than the original PlayStation 3 models.But a few features missing from the PS3 Slim to reduce costs. The first and most obvious is that the Playstation 3 is not backward combatable so you can not in your favorite old Playstation 1 a.m.-2 p.m. games Pop. Another feature missing is the ability to establish a second operating system like Linux on the PlayStation 3 system to install. Many people are not, however, with its PlayStation 3 as a computer, so this feature may not be missed as far as the backward compatibility feature....

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