Sony Have Revealed The New PS3 Slim, 12GB SSD, 250GB HDD Or 500GB HDD Versions Out From 25th September

Sony have revealed the new PS3 Slim. this new model features a new deisgn and form factor which means it is more than half as heavy and big as the original PS3 and 25% as big when compared to the current PS3 Slim.

there are 4 different hardware versions of this new PS3. Japan and the USA will get 250GB and 500GB versions. in Japan both versions come out on 4th October for ¥24,900 And ¥29,800 respectively. the USA gets the 250GB version first on 25th September for $249 and the 500GB version comes out on 30th October for $299. The EU and UK get a 12GB SSD version and the 500GB HDD version. the 500GB version comes out first on 28th September for €299 and the 12GB SSD version comes out on 12th October.

	Storage size	Recommended Retail Price	Launch Date
North America	HDD 500GB	US$299	October 30th
	HDD 250GB	US$249	September 25th
Europe/ PAL territories	HDD 500GB	€299*2	September 28th
	Flash Memory 12GB*3	€229*2	October 12th
Japan	HDD 500GB	29,800 Yen (including tax)	October 4th
	HDD 250GB	24,900Yen (including tax)	October 4th

Sony have confirmed to me that current HDD's in the original PS3 and PS3 Slim can be placed in all these new models apart from the 12GB SSD version. a special standalone HDD will be released for the SSD model, it will be 250 GB, come with an attachment and cost €89.99.

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Product name		PlayStation®3
Release date		North America: September 25th, 2012(HDD 250GB) October 30th, 2012(HDD 500GB) Europe: September 28th, 2012 (HDD 500GB) October 12th , 2012 (Flash Memory 12GB) Japan: October 4th , 2012
Recommended Retail Price		HDD 500GB model: $299/ €299/ 29980 yen (including tax) HDD 250GB model: $299/ 24980 yen (including tax) Flash memory 12GB model: €229
Product code		CECH-4000series (Charcoal Black / Classic White)
CPU		Cell Broadband Engine™
GPU		RSX®
Audio output		LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory		256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Storage size		CECH-4000A　　　: Flash Memory 12GB CECH-4000B　　　: HDD 250 GB CECH-4000B　　　: HDD 500GB*1
Inputs/ Outputs*2	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)	2
Networking		Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) × 1
		IEEE 802.11 b/g
		Bluetooth® 2.0 (EDR)
Controller		Wireless Controller （Bluetooth®）
AV output	Resolution	1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i　(for PAL 576p, 576i)
	HDMI OUT connector*3	1
	AV MULTI OUT connector	1
	Digital out (optical) connector	1
BD／DVD／CD drive (read only)	Maximum read rate	BD × 2 (BD-ROM) DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM)CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
Power		AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz*4
Power consumption		Approx. 190W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part )		Approx. 290 × 60 × 230 mm (width × height × length)
Mass		Approx. 2.1kg *5
Included *6		PlayStation®3 system × 1 Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®3) × 1 AC power cord × 1 AV cable × 1 USB cable × 1

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