PS3 In Action

Here is a happy new owner switching from his older PS3. The point is what he mentions about the slight changes. He likes the new buttons that light up. Also, upgrading the hard drive was a lot easier.

Found originally from N4g.com

PS3 Slim Tear Down

Ok,if you are one of the lucky ones to get their hands on the new PS3 Slim, then here is a good website for you to check out. ifixit.com

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayStation-3-Slim/1121/1#top

It is nice to see the inner workings of your new PS3. Especially, if you want to upgrade the hard drive(which does not void your warranty see your owners manual to double check). WARNING, going in your new PS3 other than changing your hard drive may VOID your warranty. I would also recommend going onto the forums at us.playstation.com to see other peoples how to's before jumping in. It is strongly recommended that you use the right SCREW DRIVER and be careful of stripping the blue screw. I had to use pliers to get mine out of my old PS3 60gb.

I originally found this article from ps3fanboy.com

Batman Arkum Asylum Special Edition

As the video shows, the special edition may not be all that it is cracked up to be. Even if its the 360 version, i thought it may be important to show that Batarang. The PS3 version probably has different codes. We do get to play as the Joker in its own map that we can download for free on PSN. The game is out. Shop around for deals. The game looks pretty good and offers more than what the demo showed that you can download at PSN store.

Socom Update Tuesday Aug 25th

1.5 update will finally be released which will take care of the majority of issues we have all witnessed and bring us all closer to what the game is supposed to be when it was released. 1.6 is also mentioned as coming soon with some new DLC...meaning possible free maps? Will have to wait and see.

Sessler is Right On about PS3

Check out Sessler's Soap Box about the PS3...all good for us gamers.

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698490/Sesslers-Soapbox-PS3-Goes-Slim.html

Unboxing...specs from TAWKN.com

Sony has just released the technical specifications for the new PS3 Slim via Press Release for those of you who might be interested.

Product Outline: PlayStation®3 (CECH-2000)

Product name: PlayStation®3
Product code: CECH-2000 (Charcoal Black)
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
Hard disk: 2.5" Serial ATA 120GB *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)
AV output HDMI OUT connector *3: 1
AV output AV MULTI OUT connector: 1
AV output 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. 250W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
Included *5: PlayStation®3 system × 1; Wireless Controller (DualShock®3) × 1; AC power cord × 1; AV cable × 1; USB cable × 1

Not much has changed except that the ability to install another OS on the system has been removed. Aside from that, you're looking at quite the sexy console on the market. Ba boom.

We also learned of a stand that should be releasing alongside the console for those who plan to stand it up on it's side as it's currently not capable of doing so in it's Slim state.

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Tretton Speaks on $299