Sony Producing New PS3 Hardware, Slim Appears Likely

The Opposable Thumbs blog reports on a confluence of rumors and information leaks that suggest Sony will be unveiling a PS3 Slim sooner rather than later. Despite waning console sales, orders for PS3-related hardware have risen sharply. There's evidence to suggest that Sony is phasing out its 80GB model, which would help clear the way for a hardware revision. Some expect the official announcement to come as early as August 18th, during the gamescom expo in Germany.

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[Enderandrew]

And I'm honestly curious out of the 30 million 360 sales, how many were replacements for broken units? Everyone I know that has a 360 has replaced their unit at least once.

I replaced my PS3, but it wasn't a fault of the hardware. My daughter just filled the optical drive slot with pennies.

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[ravenshrike]

You can buy a 360 without the additional attachments sure, but only if you like playing in the same room as a jet engine.

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[gbarules2999]

I replaced my PS3, but it wasn't a fault of the hardware. My daughter just filled the optical drive slot with pennies.

Hilarious. Let me guess; she overheard you saying, "Damn, I wish I could see some change in this machine!"