Sony Announces Redesigned PlayStation 3

[N3squ1ck]

Well, it is one of those "buy it, if your old one blows up" thing
I don't see why there is so much fuzz about it.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

This post is golden. That's exactly what this is. They're both trying to sell their own system by making their own system unsellable, and they're trying to compete with the Wii U. They even got the idea of external memory from Wii U, I wouldn't doubt it.

But part of the appeal of the Wii U's external memory is the fact that is cuts the cost of the product somewhat. But as it stands, this new PS3 is MORE EXPENSIVE THAN RETAIL.

It's also about as expensive as the Wii U itself, which has been noted to be more powerful than the PS3 and 360.

Things like this just... baffle me. Sony has already demonstrated with the Vita that they don't know what the hell they're doing, but this shit just takes the cake. Get with it, Sony, you're becoming senile.

Interesting article about how badly Sony has been managed in the past few years:

http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2012/09/08/the-ten-year-decline-of-sony/

This is what happens when you let engineers and designers run free: they don't care about consumer interest. Sony is one giant mess right now.

 

[Ninjasander]

North America will get a 250GB version on September 25th for $269.99, with a "limited edition" bundle that includes a copy of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and a $30 credit voucher for use in Dust 514.

Hey, that's only half the price of what my Vita cost!

 

[Zeren]

I only use my current PS3 for movies. I regret buying it. I won't even bother with the next generation of consoles so why would I ever want to buy something I already own but hardly use?

 

[Thumper17]

Out of interest how can it be "Classic" white when the default colour scheme is black?

Because the PS1 Slim was white?

I own the original brick versions of the PS1, PS2 and PS3 and they all still work fine. Except my PS3 hard drive died on me needing a replacement, and my PS1 disc tray flap needs a few tries to shut it.

No idea why people change to a smaller version.