Sony PS3 Slim 20% Off In Germany, Possible PS3 Slim Black Friday Deal?

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We rarely report about electronics sales that happen in Germany as we are focusing on our U.S. readers. But this is interesting also for the U.S. market as it might give some ideas on how low the price of the Sony PS3 Slim could go on Black Friday.
Amazon Deutschland and MediaMarkt are offering the Sony PS3 Slim right now at only 239 Euro instead of 299 Euro, which is a 20% discount.
If you apply a 20% discount on the U.S. pricing of the Sony PS3 Slim you would get a price of $239.99 instead of $299.99.
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Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:44:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

250GB Sony PS3 Slim Ships Today

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The new 250GB Sony PS3 Slim console started shipping today. The new 250GB Sony PS3 Slim is selling for $349.99 and is still in stock on Amazon.com. I checked Walmart and they are marking the 250GB PS3 Slim as out of stock.

Sony puts a $50 premium on the 250GB PS3 Slim compared to the 120GB Sony PS3 Slim console, which sounds fair. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

250GB Sony PS3 Slim Available For Pre-Order Now

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It was clear that a 250GB Sony PS3 Slim is coming in time for the Holiday shopping season to match the 250GB Xbox 360. Unlike in Europe, Sony is offering the 250GB Sony PS3 Slim outside of a bundle, you can just get the 250GB PS3 straight up, which I prefer anyway.

The new 250GB Sony PS3 Slim is selling for $349.99 and will ship on November 3rd.
To be one of the first to own the 250GB Sony PS3 Slim you should pre-order it now on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hercules Debuts New Line of XPS Ultra Slim Speakers

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Hercules has unveiled a new line of speakers called the XPS Ultra Slim Speaker Line that has two different products. The products use the same satellites, but one adds a subwoofer to the mix. The speaker systems are called the XPS 2.0 40 Slim and the XPS 2.1 40 Slim.

Hercules says that the satellites of the systems use the thinnest style that is available and feature a black lacquer finish. The XPS 40 2.1 Slim system features a pair of satellites with a subwoofer. The satellites are 9.5-inches tall and have a total of 5 watts RMS and 10 watts of power peak. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

250GB Sony PS3 Slim Console On Sale On Amazon UK

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Sony announced besides for Japan (250GB PS3 Slim FF XIII) also 250GB Sony PS3 Slim bundles, but Amazon UK also offers now a 250GB PS3 Slim console for £284.99 that will be shipping already October 1st.

The 120GB Sony PS3 Slim sells in the UK for £244.69 and Amazon UK actually bundles a free game and a free HDMI cable with it right now. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:33:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Slim Reaches 1 Million Sales Mark

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Sony announced that retail sales of its new PS3 Slim CECH-2000 reached 1 million in the first 3 weeks world-wide.
The Sony PS3 Slim was officially launched on September 1st, albeit Amazon shipped the Slim a week early in the United States.

The one million sales mark is great news for Sony. It means that many gamers were waiting for the $100 price-cut to get into the PS3 gaming realm. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:26:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

250GB Sony PS3 Slim Final Fantasy XIII Bundle Unveiled

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Sony unveiled (pdf) officially the first 250GB Sony PS3 Slim Bundle. At the TGS 2009 Sony announced the rumored higher capacity PS3 Slim officially for the Japanese market.
Japanese Sony fans can get a so called PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIII LIGHTNING EDITION bundle pack (CEJH-10008) that will be available on December 17, 2009.
This bundle includes a ceramic white 250GB PS3 Slim with FF design, FF XIII Game, Wireless Controller, and cables. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:20:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Several 250GB Sony PS3 Slim Bundles Spotted

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A 250GB Sony PS3 Slim is coming for the Holiday shopping season to battle the 250GB Xbox 360 Elite - this is not official but very likely. We have already seen a leaked 250GB Sony PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle.
Joystiq received what is supposed an inventory shot of a GameStop store in Norway showing five 250GB Sony PS3 bundles.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:20:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI X-Slim X410 Launches

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This fall is definitely CULV season. MSI has just launched a brand new ultraportable notebook, the X410. This Vista (urgh) machine packs a 14" monitor, an AMD Athlon Neo processor, and 4GB of DDR2 RAM. The graphics card is an ATi Radeon X1250, and it comes in 320 GB and 500 GB hard drives.

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:28:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

250GB Sony PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle Leaked

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Yesterday the 250GB Xbox 360 Elite became official. Today we got a new rumor of Sony also offering the Sony PS3 Slim with a 250GB HDD. In August the first rumors about a 250GB PS3 Slim appeared.
Engadget received an image that shows a 250GB Sony PS3 Uncharted 2 Bundle. It could be fake, but it looks pretty legit. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:16:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PS3 Slim Outsells Competition in UK

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Reliable US sales statistics for the PS3 Slim aren't available yet, but Yahoo! Tech has the European numbers, courtesy of market-researcher Chart-Track. According to them, the Slim is currently outselling both the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 by a 3 to 1 ratio. Overall, PS3 sales are up 1000% over the previous week.

Of course, a lot of this is due to the fact that the gap between the PS3 and opposing consoles was much less in the UK than it is in the US. There, they were only behind by around a million units. Here, the gap is nine times larger. The fact that customers held off buying normal PS3s over the last few weeks in anticipation over the Slim also likely contributed to the sharp growth seen.

Posted on Mon, 7 Sep 2009 11:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony PS3 Slim Back In Stock On Amazon This Friday

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As reported the Sony PS3 Slim was sold out on Amazon on the moved up launch day August 25th. Now the Amazon Sony PS3 Slim listing says that new stock is arriving already this Friday August 28th.

Yesterday the retailer still stated a 1-2 month wait. It is important for Sony to keep the supply up for the Sony PS3 Slim to compete with the Xbox 360 Elite, which is now also selling for $299.99 starting Friday. Read more

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:56:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Slim Is Out Of Stock [Update2]

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So you did not pre-order the Sony PS3 Slim? Well now the new PS3 is out of stock on Amazon.

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Amazon updated the shipping date. The PS3 Slim ships usually in 1-2 months. This would mean that Sony's U.S. PS3 Slim stock is depleted and they first need to make new ones to fill the channel. Gamestop is still having PS3 Slim in stock and ships within 24h. Update: Amazon has stock of the PS3 Slim again on Friday.

As reported the Sony PS3 Slim started to ship today - one week earlier than initially announced.
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Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:32:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Slim Already Shipping August 25th

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Amazon updated the release date on the Sony PS3 Slim and it will begin shipping tomorrow August 25th! Sony initially said the Sony PS3 Slim would ship September 1st. Amazon is now shipping the PS3 Slim a whole week earlier.

I also checked GameStop and they will also ship the PS3 Slim tomorrow. So it is Sony that decided to move up the release date of the Sony PS3 Slim by one week. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:25:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Fall 2009 To Meat Sony PS3 Slim Price?

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Since August 18th Amazon has offered the Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Fall 2009 console for $399.99. Since Sony unveiled the $299.99 Sony PS3 Slim rumors about a price-cut of the Xbox 360 Elite to $299.99 are circulating.

Update: Xbox 360 Price-cut is official. Elite now only $299.99

The Xbox 360 Elite with its 120GB is Microsoft’s closest offering to compete with the PS3 Slim. Now that Microsoft is offering the most expensive console, it is clear that they have to act. See also this in-depth report on the PS3 Slim and Xbox 360 stand-off. Read more

Posted on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:36:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Will Microsoft and Nintendo Respond to the PS3 Slim?

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The gaming industry is in a slump. Sony's loaded their hopes for a rebound onto the back of the PS3 Slim, but what are Microsoft and Nintendo going to do? The Slim is selling out in the US, and there are even rumors of a 250 GB Slim under production. Both Nintendo and Microsoft are going to want to let some of the wind out of Sony's sails before the holiday season hits. But how?

Microsoft may already have made their big move. They are rumored to be slashing the price of their Xbox 360 Elite down to $299. With the Slim out and PS3 prices down, the Elite is now the costliest system out there. There is evidence that Microsoft has been planning this cut since information about the Slim first leaked out back around E3. A price cut alone might actually be all Microsoft needs to do to continue beating Sony in sales.

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

PS3 Slim Shortages in U.S.?

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If you want to get your PS3 Slim before September, you'd better order it now. According to Engadget, Amazon is reporting shortages of the PS3 Slim. These supply issues apparently range across the US, and Amazon has started limiting customers here to only one slim per person as a result.

Over in Europe, the situation is much less dire. Customers have only been limited to 5 Slims per person (who on earth needs five Slims?) and Sony has assured European stores that they have truckloads of Slims just waiting to be unloaded. Now, for the big question on everyone's mind; is this a real shortage, or an artificially induced one? Is the Slim really more popular than Sony anticipated, or are they just trying to build up demand by creating scarcity?

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:55:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony PS3 Slim Better Than Current PS3 In Several Ways

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The new Sony PS3 Slim is not only more compact than the currently available PS3 console, but actually offers some more advantages.
Sony has not actively promoted any advantages of the new PS3 Slim besides the small size, larger HDD (120GB) and the new low price of $299.99.
Over the last few days reports appeared that highlight hardware differences in the new Sony PS3 Slim that makes it even more attractive to buy.
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Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Adesso Releases New Wireless SlimTouch Keyboard

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Adesso has announced the availability of a new slim wireless keyboard called the WKB-4000UB. The keyboard looks like a netbook that has had the screen ripped off to me. The roughly square wireless keyboard sports a track pad so no mouse is needed.

Wireless connectivity for the keyboard is via 2.4GHz technology. I mentioned the track pad integrated into the keyboard, it also sports a pair of mouse buttons. The keyboard also has 12 function keys. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

The PS3 Slim: Savior or Stopgap?

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Let's get this out of the way up front; the PS3 Slim is one sexy piece of gaming equipment. As a gamer, I appreciate it's merits as a stylish, portable, inexpensive console that plays host to some of the hottest upcoming titles in gaming world. But just being cool isn't enough. Sony is relying on the Slim to lift their gaming division out of a 3 year, 4.2 billion dollar slump and return them to profitability. And, unfortunately, it doesn't look like the Slim is going to have what it takes to do that.

Yes, I realize the Slim is the #1 pre-order on Amazon.com right now. And that's wonderful for Sony, but when the hype dies down they're going to have to deal with the same old problem; the economy is bad and the PS3 is still the 'expensive' console. The Slim retails for $300, which puts it equal with the Xbox 360, still more expensive than the Nintendo Wii ($250).

Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

250 GB Sony PS3 Slim Coming?

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Yesterday Sony announced officially the product we'd all been waiting for since before E3, the Sony PlayStation 3 Slim. The Slim is a cheaper, smaller, prettier version of the PS3, and you can get one with a 120 GB HD for only $299.99. That's a very reasonable price for a modern console, but if you're looking to pick up a Slim you might want to hold off for a little while.

Engadget has uncovered the patent information for the Slim, and they've learned some interesting things. It turns out the Slim was submitted to the FCC as a “Computer Entertainment System” made by Sand Dollar Enterprise, Inc, a fictional company with the same address as Sony. This was obviously a clever ruse to keep bloggers from uncovering proof of their new product before the show.

Posted on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans