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REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Wednesday 19th August, 01:22 PM JST

Sony Corp’s new PlayStation 3 game consoles are displayed during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. Sony Corp will launch a slimmer, cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console next month, hoping to jumpstart sales and win back market share from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.

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Jigg88 at 01:25 PM JST - 19th August

been waiting for this day... time to buy now
RandomTask at 02:02 PM JST - 19th August

They are showing their feelings about the price tag. The first is shock, the next is laughter, then dissapointment and disgust.
moonknightskye at 02:42 PM JST - 19th August

yeah... wrong move to not include PS2 support and ethernet
IchyaWarFare at 02:55 PM JST - 19th August

Still a bit expensive with no backwards compatibility, only a couple of exclusives and not too much else. Glad they will fix up their PSN but this still needs a lot of work. I will wait. Still got my 360, Wii and PS2.
pawatan at 03:04 PM JST - 19th August

Why is backwards compatibility such a big deal for people? Most consoles don't have backwards compatibility, traditionally. We never saw this in the cart age, 360 is not 100% b/c by any means. If you already have PS2 games you assuredly have a PS2 console. Just play your PS2 games in that. The PS3 already plays PS1 games regardless of hardware revision.

I still think the PS3 is a bit too expensive for most people at $299 especially for 3 year old hardware.
cactusJack at 03:12 PM JST - 19th August

Third guy from the left is going to vomit on the game console. Here is the big question: Is it "vomit proof"? My previous mobile phone wasn't, and I am worried that the PS3 is not.
kenchan at 04:03 PM JST - 19th August

yeah great time to re-release a failed console...I'm sure all the poorer people out there will dash to the shops to buy a slightly cheaper console that they didn't want in the first place.

..and what the hell is the second women looking at?
IchyaWarFare at 04:06 PM JST - 19th August

pawtan-If you are not a collector and you do not have enough ports and you do not want to have a bunch of wires hanging around your TV or Entertainment center, you want to have as few consoles around as possible. They take space, even the slim PS2 and PS1 need space. If the system is backwards compatible, then you do not have to worry about it. For collectors, this is normally not a problem, but for regular gamers or part time gamers, no one wants a buch of systems sitting around or having to drag one system out of the closet to play a game.
IchyaWarFare at 04:08 PM JST - 19th August

That is the face Kid made when he got knocked out by the Korean guy on K-1 a couple weeks back.
chinpira at 04:35 PM JST - 19th August

moonknightskye:

It does have ethernet: http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/IR/news/8ido180000026mno-att/0819J.pdf

Even Sony wouldn't be stupid enough to cripple networkability be leaving it with only WiFi connectivity.
viking68 at 05:48 PM JST - 19th August

Sony has been denying the PS3 slim all along....

Finally. PS3 is a great machine. I love mine. Blue ray, online games, great mp3 player and AVI player. Wish I had two for each of my TV's. Just have to get that by the wife, who protested on initial my purchase. She now realizes the value when I run a movie off the harddrive.
biglittleman at 07:46 PM JST - 19th August

Has Kid Yamamoto been reduced to becoming a Talento in the making. Pretty soon he will be hosting variety shows.
TokyoLurker at 09:07 PM JST - 19th August

Now's the time to buy it. Woooot!!
XXXXX at 02:54 AM JST - 20th August

the Mexican on the right is smelling something funny