PS3

[John Difool]

It will be interesting to see what kind of bump this gives to their sales. I'm personally in no hurry to ditch my 20gb (upgraded hdd to 160gb) machine as I actually use the BC frequently.
Let's see what that trophy card thing looks like

[ahoythematey]

Suddenly, I'm feeling inadequate.

[Fabricated]

I like the PS3 Slim design, a lot. A lot less ridiculously monolithic than the old style. I do however enjoy my ol' 60GB and its hardware back compatibility.

I feel like I should replay Uncharted again suddenly.

[Azazel]

Do ANY of the PS3's have BC nowadays?  I know it kept getting scaled back.  Not that it matters as I still have a fully functional PS2.  The slim will get me to buy a PS3, finally, around x-mas.

The reason it matters for people like me is because I'd like slightly less clutter in my home entertainment area, but more significantly, because upscaling actually makes a big huge difference on a larger TV, as evidenced by my 360.

I'll continue to wait and see. The Australian Price will, I'm sure, continue to be horrifying.

[Trippy]

Wish the portable IDs were about 1/4 of the height so I could put it in my sig.  Not putting that monster in there as is though.  Avoiding the ire of the mods.

Wise decision

[apocrypha]

PSN EU doesn't seem to have the tiny ones 

[Azazel]

I'll continue to wait and see. The Australian Price will, I'm sure, continue to be horrifying.

Got an email from EB just now. AU$499, Available from Sep 3rd.

AU$499 = US$409

US$299 = AU$364

So we're only being shafted by about $100 this time. Yay.

 

[ahoythematey]

I'm not saying it's in any way reasonable, but why not import from another region?

[schild]

I'm not saying it's in any way reasonable, but why not import from another region?

This is what is known as Australia getting treated like Africa.

Which is to say "no one gave a shit when they decided to draw up blu-ray regions." Yes, that means - imo - Europe was fucked also.

Japan and America and Hong Kong being the same region? PRICELESS.

[apocrypha]

Poor French Guiana as a tiny island of blue in the yellow mass :p

[stray]

Has anyone used an external HDD with a PS3 before? Maybe that's an option, if you want to expand with this one. Either way, I'm sure the built in 120gb is enough, so long as you're not trying to make it a media center or something.

[schild]

Anyone upset with the lack of certain release dates and such for PS3 stuff should really go look at the Microsoft thread.

I made a joke about Microsoft TOTALLY RUNNING OUT OF STEAM last year at some point. Whatwith companies like Ensemble shutting down and Big Huge Games just hitting the toilet and flushing itself and Bungie "switching teams" and the PGR people just leaving them behind.

But honestly, I didn't think it'd be so bad that Molyneux wanks for 48 minutes and that's the whole presser.

Has anyone used an external HDD with a PS3 before? Maybe that's an option, if you want to expand with this one. Huh Either way, I'm sure the built in 120gb is enough, so long as you're not trying to make it a media center or something.

The hard drive. Can. Be. Upgraded.

[ahoythematey]

External HDD, yes, I've used one before for transferring music.  As schild said, though, the internal can be upgraded.  Easily.

[stray]

Ah..

I'm still fine with 60gb surprisingly. I don't care to keep demos on there for long though.

[ahoythematey]

Honestly, I don't anticipate needing to upgrade the hdd if you aren't looking to store a large amount of video on the machine.  Even then, just plugging the usb cable from my external works fine, so I haven't bothered.

Having the option to do so without having my wallet raped is nice, though.

[stray]

i'll start adding video to my machine when PSN home gives me a bravia, and streams it on there in mini version. 

[Azazel]

I'm not saying it's in any way reasonable, but why not import from another region?

This is what is known as Australia getting treated like Africa.

Which is to say "no one gave a shit when they decided to draw up blu-ray regions." Yes, that means - imo - Europe was fucked also.

Japan and America and Hong Kong being the same region? PRICELESS.

Schild got it in one.

If the PS3 had BC I'd buy one, or if we were the same Blu-Ray region as The US or HK, I'd import one from the US or HK. Games being R-free while movies are not is really an annoying move.

As it stands, I could import one from the US/HK, but then it wouldn't run a lot of local discs. Yes I can import them, but sometimes it's just nice to go down to the local big-w or JB sale and buy a bunch of movie discs and not have to research if they'll work or not. Since DVD region locking became a bit of a joke here from the beginning (most brands), DVD imports were never a problem. Unless you got a Sony dvd player...

[Yoru]

I'm not saying it's in any way reasonable, but why not import from another region?

This is what is known as Australia getting treated like Africa.

Which is to say "no one gave a shit when they decided to draw up blu-ray regions." Yes, that means - imo - Europe was fucked also.

Japan and America and Hong Kong being the same region? PRICELESS.

Is that region-locking for movies only, or games too?

[Hindenburg]

Still theres a ton of venting on my current PS3-badonkadonk. Really amazed at how little obvious cooling it requires. Must be heatpipes taking it all to the back but wtf is the cold air intake. I cannot wait till someone rips it apart to see the layout inside.

Have fun. Dissipator's a bit of a monster.

[schild]

Is that region-locking for movies only, or games too?

Only movies. I think there's like one EA game or some shit that's region locked.

[Merusk]

It's a 250W power supply, it could very well be internal.

On second looks that might be right as there's a marking for AC on the back and the specs mention an AC cable but no brick etc.

No brick.
http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-10109_7-10001399-1.html?s=1&o=10001398&tag=thum;nextThum
Gallery of them unboxing a  slim PS3.  The last pic is the standard-looking PS cord vs the X-box power brick.  Only composite cables in the box, but IIRC the PS3's have been doing that for a bit now as a cost-cutting measure.

[fuser]

No brick.
http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-10109_7-10001399-1.html?s=1&o=10001398&tag=thum;nextThum
Gallery of them unboxing a  slim PS3.  The last pic is the standard-looking PS cord vs the X-box power brick.  Only composite cables in the box, but IIRC the PS3's have been doing that for a bit now as a cost-cutting measure.

That's really impressive no external power supply 

[Tannhauser]

The last pic you linked to shows a brick.

[schild]

Yea, the 360 power brick.

[Merusk]

Reading captions is hard.

[Tannhauser]

In my defense your avatar is distracting.

Oh and LOL at the inevitable price drop.  Maybe next generation Sony!

[Tale]

That's really impressive no external power supply 

External power supplies keep the heat away from the main box. Not having an external brick means the heat is inside the PS3. They must be confident that it's not much. Or more likely, the new hardware produces so little heat that it's safe to include the PSU heat.

I think the Slim looks great and I plan to buy one.

[Hayduke]

Did the original fats have power bricks?  Because the newer fats don't.

[schild]

Did the original fats have power bricks?  Because the newer fats don't.

No.

Oh and LOL at the inevitable price drop.  Maybe next generation Sony!

I don't understand this post. Maybe next-gen what? The PS3 is now $50 more than the Wii.

Fifty. Dollars.

Anyone who even buys a Wii from here on out is plum retarded - OR - doesn't have an HDTV. In which case, they're pretty much plum retarded, or broke and shouldn't be buying gaming systems.

[Azazel]

Could be interesting when the cutthroat Christmas bundles and sales start up. No need to rush into the initial batch.

[schild]

Could be interesting when the cutthroat Christmas bundles and sales start up. No need to rush into the initial batch.

You only say that because you're in Australia.

[Yegolev]

I see a 360 in one of those pictures, so it must come with one of those as well.

[Cyrrex]

I see a 360 in one of those pictures, so it must come with one of those as well.

God damn stupid bundle bullshit.

[Velorath]

People interested in picking up a Slim for the holiday season might want to think about pre-ordering soon.

[fuser]

People interested in picking up a Slim for the holiday season might want to think about pre-ordering soon.

Some places are offering sales on current 80gb ps3. Down to $269 CAD at staples