PS3 and PS3 Slim Price Now 299USD/Euro

$300 is definitely a lot more affordable. Can't wait til I have some extra cash.

Joyrex, how much do Sony pay you to do this?

I may bite, but mostly just to play The Last Guardian.

  On 8/18/2009 at 10:01 PM, idrn said:

Joyrex, how much do Sony pay you to do this?

Not a dime... just a fan of PlayStation, that's all

I'm considering this at the lower price. Already have an xbox. Are there any decent rpgs other than the ones I can get on xbox? Might be the deal sealer/ breaker.

  On 8/18/2009 at 9:22 PM, Joyrex said:

You need to get over this "physical friends" concept

So IDM

  On 8/18/2009 at 8:31 PM, Dan C said:

PS3? More like PSGay!

"DJ Pokey's filthy dubstep mixes."

ZOMG!

Is the Netflix instant watch thing on available on PS3?

PSN does suck compared to live, but I love the console. I wonder if my 500GB drive would fit in a slim, and if they have coupons for current owners...

  On 8/19/2009 at 12:13 AM, -Ad- said:

I'm considering this at the lower price. Already have an xbox. Are there any decent rpgs other than the ones I can get on xbox? Might be the deal sealer/ breaker.

(off the top of my head) PS3-exclusive RPGs:

White Knight Chronicles (due out in english this March)

Demon's Souls (due out this October if I recall)

Tales of Vesperia (the PS3 version is superior in having extra story/characters) - dunno when an english version will see the light of day, but IS coming)

Probably some others, and I think it's safe to assume the PS3 version of Final Fantasy 13 will be the superior one, if not only for the lack of disc-swapping, but most likely the superior textures (they're gonna have to cut corners somewhere to get it to fit into 18GB over two DVDs for the 360 veresion). This remains to be seen, though.

  On 8/19/2009 at 2:34 AM, takeshi said:

Is the Netflix instant watch thing on available on PS3?

No - so far, Netflix's deal with Microsoft is exclusive.

  On 8/19/2009 at 3:29 AM, Great Maker ShaiHulud said:

PSN does suck compared to live, but I love the console. I wonder if my 500GB drive would fit in a slim, and if they have coupons for current owners...

Yes, any SATA laptop HDD will work in the regular PS3/PS3 Slim. There appears to be a 250GB version of the Slim as well, but nothing officially announced yet, just a FCC filing showing it's existence.

I highly doubt they are offering coupons for current owners - if you just bought a PS3 for 399 or more, and it's within the return period, I would either take it back and wait for the Slim, or see if the store has any sort of price guarantee now that the official price is 299/399 for the current stock of consoles.

Also, the one notable change for the Slim is there is no longer the "install other OS" feature" anymore - this allowed PS3 owners to install Yellow Dog Linux on the console for a dual-boot experience (I doubt many people utilized this however, hence their dropping of the feature). It also cannot stand vertically without a base (sold separately) due to it's thinner proportions.

Really, the point about it being a Blu-Ray player is compelling - I mean, I'm a high-def junkie, but have been on the fence about Blu-Ray as I definitely wouldn't pay the cash for a stand alone player and I always felt the PS3 cost too much for me to drop when I already had a gaming system.

300 bucks for the PS3 system for exclusives and Blu-Ray integrated, plus a big ass hard drive is a perfect price point. Kudos to Sony - Megaton FTW

Now I can convince the wife we need the PS3 before the Wii.

any official ps3 slim images out yet?

  On 8/19/2009 at 11:00 PM, david said:

any official ps3 slim images out yet?

Tons... there's even unboxing videos out there as well. The pre-order page on Amazon.com has them as well.

  On 8/18/2009 at 8:53 PM, karmakramer said:

Do you work for Sony Joyrex?

I've got one of those original ps3's that have ps1/ps2 emulation, flsah card reader and 4x usb ports if anyone in the East Australia area is interested in buying it off me. Comes with two controllers and is in great condition but has no box or manuals.

PS3 slim is only $255 over at dell.com

Check slickdeals.net for the info.

  On 8/31/2009 at 6:43 PM, assegai said:

PS3 slim is only $255 over at dell.com

Check slickdeals.net for the info.

hhm did they take the ps3 down? not seeign it

  On 8/31/2009 at 7:15 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 8/31/2009 at 6:43 PM, assegai said:

PS3 slim is only $255 over at dell.com

Check slickdeals.net for the info.

 

hhm did they take the ps3 down? not seeign it

I checked the comments on slickdeals, looks like the deal just died.

poopshoot.com

  On 8/23/2009 at 6:17 AM, Space Coyote said:

I've got one of those original ps3's that have ps1/ps2 emulation, flsah card reader and 4x usb ports if anyone in the East Australia area is interested in buying it off me. Comes with two controllers and is in great condition but has no box or manuals.

Australia? Are you guys NTSC or PAL? And would there be an electricity/voltage/whatever issue?

  On 8/31/2009 at 9:16 PM, my usernames always really suck said:

  On 8/23/2009 at 6:17 AM, Space Coyote said:

I've got one of those original ps3's that have ps1/ps2 emulation, flsah card reader and 4x usb ports if anyone in the East Australia area is interested in buying it off me. Comes with two controllers and is in great condition but has no box or manuals.

 

Australia? Are you guys NTSC or PAL? And would there be an electricity/voltage/whatever issue?

PAL, and yes, they run on 240 if I recall. So you'll need a stepdown converter.

Although, with HDTV, I don't know if PAL/NTSC applies anymore...

joyrex, i might be looking into a ps3/mgs4/cod4:2. .. . . . you know any deals coming up

My 360 died last week. Since I really want to get some PS3 exclusives like Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Project Trico etc. (right now, the only 360 exclusive I'm looking forward too is Alan Wake, and that'll get released on PC as well) So I bought myself this pack: PS3 slim, 1 extra dual shock 3 controller, Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, MGS4, GT5 Prologue and Infamous. Price: €507. I wish they'd put Ico and Shadow of the Colossus on PSN for PS3 though.