Just before the production of the new Playstation 3 Slim, back in September 2009, Sony were actually beginning to worry about PS3 sales. The lead competition; Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360, wereboth outselling the console together with their various software. The problem was attributed to Sony’s refusal to move on the big price ticket, and thus the other consoles became popular due to increased afforability. Sony’s luck then changed quite drastically though, with the inception of the new Playstation 3 Slim.

This redesign isnot an additional model, the new Playstation 3 Slim has totally replaced the older models and thus is regarded the sole official Playstation 3 console. As before, the system is offered in both 120GB or 250GB, offering purchasers the same options in memory as before. Further additions include EasyLink, which augments the HDMI capabilities of both your Playstation and the TV it is hooked up to.

As the name may reveals, the Playstation 3 slim is a lot more compact and space-friendly than what its progenitor is. It is over 30% lighter and smaller; a nice decision as the scale of the first was always a sore point. Furthermore, the reduced size also burns much less power, which suggests the console doesn’t heat up as fast. Overheating was never amassive issue for the original, particularly compared to rivals, but a cooler system is always a better system.

And lastly, Sony granted a reallylarge price reduction on the console. Clearly what the public was ready for, sales rocketed in the Autumn and Sony were absolutely back in the battle. The Playstation 3 Slim console represents a really smart and unified step forward for the company- offering the same great system in a smaller, more fan friendly compack package and cutting the cost makes everybody extreamly happy- Sony get their sales and we get a new and improved Playstation 3!