PS3 Slim spy photos turn out to be the real deal

When we first reported rumors of a possible PS3 Slim back in May, little did we know that the spy shots we got our hands on were actually dead-on. That's right, the infamous grainy photo is the authentic PS3 Slim box just flattened out.

Well what about the candid photos of the PS3 Slim's plastic shell? Judge for yourself--it looks to us that those were also completely accurate. Sure, we'll continue to take rumors with a grain of salt, but have we learned anything from this experience that will help us separate fact from fiction in the future?

[hightechfanboy]

Yes I always tough that those youtube video were made by people with a lot of spare time. But I also tough that some videos are make by actual manufactures on pupourpouse to confuse people and they never are the actual product. But now we know that this time they use the real deal.

[ddawg82]

in the bottom pictures, it looks like the leaked picture is missing the panel where the power and eject buttons would be. still, sony's gotta do a better job sealing these leaks, btw the psp-go, ps3 slim, and now the supposed 250 gb ps3...

[blusky08]

How do you know that it was truly a "leak". Corporations and governments often "leak" things in an effort to control public opinion, increase interest, etc...

Really, it's amazing how gullible people are when it comes to marketing, propaganda and misinformation.

[planblove]

That was the first thing I thought of after seeing the official pics. That all the rumored stuff and "fake pictures" were true. I don't know if Sony leaked it themselves or not (another theory of mine) but if they didn't they need to be a bit more careful next time.

[Rod Roddy]

Hmmm? I really don't see the reasoning in releasing a "repacked" version of a product that is not doing too well right now. Sony did this same number with the PSP because the Nintendo DS was mopping the floor with them. Sony needs to cut their losses and move towards a new generation of media device. Maybe the next go around they can lose the Blu-Ray player (it's all about streaming HD movies now-a-days) that way it wont be a ridiculous $600. Just ask MS, the Xbox 360 has made it this far without a Blu-Ray player.

[mackid1993]

The PS3 hasn't cost 600$ since 2007. Get with the times Rod Roddy it is 299$ now. You can pick up a new Bluray copy of Live and Let Die on Amazon for 10$. If you look you can find a Magnavox Bluray player for 99$. 10% of households have Bluray players. Bluray is doing just fine. Oh and if they lost the BD drive what would happen to all the current PS3 games consumers own. Before posting Rod Roddy check your facts.

[AdamB5000]

The repackaging is for a few reasons. One reason is cost. Once is efficiency. The other might be to create a buzz.

The first reason I mentioned - cost... the biggest one - yeah, that will help them sell many units. $300 is a lot nicer than $400. I bet these things will start leaving shelves in the near future. It costs as much as a typical bluray player to boot.

[mackid1993]

It has the features and speed of an 800$ system for only 299$. When it catches on, they will be as hard to get as a Wii was.

[Bowen88]

Rod buddy, you need to do some more reading before you post or you'll just get flamed. Do you know why we don't have HD-DVD around now? Do you know that the PS3 is still one of the best BD player on the market? And $600 for a PS3? Where do you shop? How many people do you know stream HD movies? I'm talking about 1080p movies. Sure I DO stream HD (1080i) movies, but I know that I'm not in the majority. I hate having to wait for the movie to "catch up", maybe I'll have better luck when my I get 50Mbps from my ISP. You might get the impression that everyone is streaming from sites like cnet because those who do visits sites like these, but most people still don't stream HD movies. And the very obvious reason for the repackaging of the PS3 is to cut cost and consequently retail price. I don't know why you can't see this OBVIOUS reason.
Btw, in case you think that I'm a PS3 fanboy, I love my 360 and actually play more games on it.

[Rod Roddy]

@mackid1993, Yeah, you go out and buy that $299 PS3 "slim" buddy :D Sony loves you.

[mackid1993]

Sorry, to crush you dreams of me owning a PS3 slim, but i'm a proud owner of a 60gb. All I ask is before you post, get your facts straight. and yes I paid 600$ for my PS3, in May 2007. Enjoy your your 54% failure rate of the XBox 360 according to the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine.

[Rod Roddy]

@mackid1993, I never said I owned an Xbox 360, or a Wii for that matter. Now go run off and play...Sony needs your money again.

[mackid1993]

I will repeat myself. Before you post check your facts.

[Rod Roddy]

Well mackid1993, the FACT of the matter is Sony is failing--hence the major redesign. They did it with the PSP because that was floundering and now the PS3. The Wii and the Xbox 360 have not had to go to such lengths because they are the front runners. This is obviously a last gasp at getting people to buy their system, if not why the facelift?

[mackid1993]

Actually the PS3 has sold 24 million consoles and the 360 has sold 30 million. The 360 also had a 1 year head start and due to it's high failure rate some people were forced to buy new consoles. Not everyone was within their warrantee. For a failing console the PS3 is doing pretty well. On top of that their are more PS3's sold in Europe than 360's and as of this moment the Xbox 360 is the most expensive console on the market. The 399$ and 499$ PS3's have been dropped in price 100$ and discontinued. The Xbox 360 Elite costs 399$ and is still being made. When all of the features of the PS3 slim are added onto the Xbox 360 Elite it costs over 600$. That includes batteries, Wifi, and online gaming. Yes it has backwards compatibility and an HDMI cable, but a PS2 can be bought for 99$ new and an HDMI cable can be bought for less than 5$.

[markm7d2]

lots of comments from enraged xbox 360 owners are coming.. envious of the fact that ps3 will eventually outsell the xbox360 in the long run, unless an xbox360 slim with wifi, bluray, internally charged controllers and free xbox live online comes with same 299 price tag..

the other huge fact that xbox 360s outsells the ps3 is because xbox360s can be modded unlike the ps3..