(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); t seems that Sony is gearing up for another console launch as some leaks on Neogaf gaming forums have surfaced leading users to believe that a new ‘slimmer’ version of PS3 in on the way.

If the news is true then the new Playstation 3 model will probably be accompanied by a price drop as well. Sony’s aim is pretty clear, steal Nintendo’s Wii-U’s thunder as it launches this fall.

Sony launched the original Playstation 3 (PS3) in fall 2006 retailing at $599. Fans everywhere were greatly disappointed by the huge price tag and because of that the console did poorly in the market. The high retail price coupled with a weak library at launch lead to a really slow start for Sony’s console. The only upside at that time of owning a Playstation 3 was the Blu-Ray drive that came with it.

To make matters worse, manufacturing a PS3 unit was costing Sony more than the $599 price it was selling it for, thus forcing Sony to sell the console at a loss.

In 2009 Sony announced and released the cheaper slim version of PS3 for $250. The new design looked much better than the original and was much cheaper for Sony to produce. PS3 sales picked up speed as many fans were waiting for a price drop. Sony beat Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in worldwide console sales that year. Both consoles were however lagging far behind the Nintendo Wii, with a $199 price tag, in yearly worldwide sales.

Argument not invalid, there's millions of people that bought the PS3 as a Blu-Ray and Media player, not as a gaming console.
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better then releasing a ps4 that would cost a bomb

Cant wait for a new console

hmm doesn't the ps3 slims now use a 45nm chip? the new 4k model might introduce a 32nm or lower chip for the overheating problem..i've got a ps3 phat and the fan starts to go crazy after 20 mins so depending on when the ps4 is introduced and when the 4k ps3 model comes out, I'll decide then which one I want to get!

This has already been posted. Closed.