PS3 Slim officially announced and pricing - Page 3

SnoopZ · 22-08-2009, 15:36

The new PS3 Slim has some improved audio options.

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Officially PS3 slim will have bitstreaming capability to your AV Reciever. For those who don't know what this means I'll explain. This means that PS3 now has passthrough capability for HD audio from Blu-ray discs. This is huge because now if you have a higher end AVR unit, PS3 will pass the HD signal untouched and let your AVR decode and you will see the TrueHD, DTS-MA etc light up on your receiver.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.ph...pic=814586&hl=

Tezcatlipoca · 22-08-2009, 15:41

I wonder if that's a FW3 feature, rather than specific to the Slim. Can't see why only the Slim could do it.

BenMcr · 22-08-2009, 16:00

Seems to be some confusion of whether it can or not. Some sites are saying the Slim has a new HDMI chip which allows it

As an aside there also seems to be HDMI CEC control coming 'BraviaSync' (your TV turns on and to the right input when you turn your PS3 on, PS3 turns off when you turn off the TV etc) but again dunno if thats a slim only thing or not

Tezcatlipoca · 22-08-2009, 16:17

Don't think it'd need a new HDMI chip though, the PS3 has always been HDMI v1.3.

HDMI 1.3 added support for Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreams, so you'd think the PS3 should be able to do it... it's just that for some reason the PS3 itself has never previously been able to : it can only (at the moment?) internally decode them & output as multi-channel LPCM.

BenMcr · 22-08-2009, 16:26

Guess we will have to wait until the 1st and see what happens.

The CEC is what I want though - my PS3 isn't plugged into a A/V reciever

Hom3r · 22-08-2009, 23:06

I would have bought a PC3, but as Sony cannot be bother to release a BC PS3 to the UK market (other than very very Ltd Ed models that where like roking horse poo to get hold of, plus they cost a small fortune), I couldn't be bother to buy one, and gave my cash to Microsoft instead, I haven't regreted it.

SnoopZ · 24-08-2009, 11:14

Shopto.net have this priced at £229.99 for anyone who maybe thinking of purchasing it.

The current 80gb PS3 is also to be reduced in price to £249.99 from August 19th.

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With the introduction of the new PS3 system, SCEI will also reduce the price of the current PS3 with 80GB HDD to a RRP of £249.99 from August 19.

http://uk.playstation.com/games-medi...1-en_GB-110602

STONEISLAND · 24-08-2009, 11:26

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

I would have bought a PC3, but as Sony cannot be bother to release a BC PS3 to the UK market (other than very very Ltd Ed models that where like roking horse poo to get hold of, plus they cost a small fortune), I couldn't be bother to buy one, and gave my cash to Microsoft instead, I haven't regreted it.

I'm trying to get my head around why everyone wants it to play PS2 games? its a PS3 the next gen

!!!!!! Why spend all that money just to play PS2 games? If you want to play PS2 games go to ebay and pick a PS2 for about £20!!

RealDiamond · 24-08-2009, 16:54

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Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

I'm trying to get my head around why everyone wants it to play PS2 games? its a PS3 the next gen

!!!!!! Why spend all that money just to play PS2 games? If you want to play PS2 games go to ebay and pick a PS2 for about £20!!

Because as you have said there are MUGs on ebay that will pay stupid prices for stuff. with BC PS3 they can sell there PS2 it an over inflated price to the MUGs, but then still have there PS2 back catalogue playable on PS3. and not pay out again for FF7, MGS, Tekken Via PSN downloads. The fact that 60GB versions are going UP in price as the sellers think you are the same as the MUG you sold your PS2 Too, has screwed up there wonderfull world.

The UK 160GB model was a limited edition but there were bucket loads in the UK. If you wanted one YOU could have got one then. The US version was still selling last week.

icestar2 · 24-08-2009, 17:04

I bought the 60GB model but not because of the BC but because that was the first out in the UK. To date since the PS3 launch I've played 1 PS2 game on it and that was one of the older Tomb Raider games because it was not comming out on PS3.

To sum up I wouldn't be bothered if the PS3 had not had BC in the first place and its not the sales driver its being made out it could of been imo. PS2's are so cheap now anyway and I would of just kept my PS2 slim had I wanted to play more PS2 games.

Tezcatlipoca · 24-08-2009, 19:38

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Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

I'm trying to get my head around why everyone wants it to play PS2 games? its a PS3 the next gen

!!!!!! Why spend all that money just to play PS2 games? If you want to play PS2 games go to ebay and pick a PS2 for about £20!!

Because people with a large collection of PS2 games may want the ability to still play them after upgrading to a PS3?

As for me... I don't have any PS2 games, but if I did have a PS2 BC PS3, I'd love to be able play God of War I & II, along with Shadow of the Colossus and Ico.

STONEISLAND · 24-08-2009, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Matt D

As for me... I don't have any PS2 games, but if I did have a PS2 BC PS3, I'd love to be able play God of War I & II, along with Shadow of the Colossus and Ico.

If only you had time.

Paranoimia · 25-08-2009, 13:38

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

I would have bought a PC3, but as Sony cannot be bother to release a BC PS3 to the UK market (other than very very Ltd Ed models that where like roking horse poo to get hold of, plus they cost a small fortune), I couldn't be bother to buy one, and gave my cash to Microsoft instead, I haven't regreted it.

Never could follow that logic. "The PS3 won't play PS2 games, so I bought a 360." Riiiight... because the 360 is so good at playing PS2 games...

I've got a launch 60Gb with all the bells and whistles, but I traded in my PS2 and all the games a week later... as good as they were, I just couldn't go back to them. I played exactly one PS2 game on my PS3, and that was Tomb Raider Anniversary. If I was that interested in playing my old games, I'd have kept the PS2, or bought another one... it's not like it's an expensive system now.

I don't understand this "360 has the bigger library" argument either. Yes, it has games from before the PS3 was launched, but from that point on, the libraries are basically the same. All major 3rd-party titles get released on both platforms, unless MS buy exclusivity.

I've nothing against the 360 as a system (I play on a friend's occasionally), but it holds no real attraction for me with regard to owning one. It has maybe 2 exclusive titles that I'd be interested in playing, and it's not worth the purchase just for those. For me, the PS3 exclusives pee all over the 360s from a very great height.

Fanboy? No. I don't prefer the PS3 because I have one, I have one because I prefer the games it offers. And the games are what it's all about.

Hom3r · 25-08-2009, 21:02

I have 60 odd PS2 games, and wanted a next gen machine, I tried to get a BC PS3 so I could play some of my older games, that I love to play, and could remove my old PS2 and only have 1 machine.

As I couldn't get a BC PS3, and would have two machines I looked at both the PS3 & 360, as most of my mates had a 360 I went for that.

dilli-theclaw · 26-08-2009, 07:54

For those that are interested in such things..... Here is a teardown of the new ps3 slim.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayS...-3-Slim/1121/1

Me - well I fancy one, but I doubt I'd get enough out of it