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So Sony has come up with a newer but cheaper one -- the PlayStation 3 Slim.

Abe Olandres August 20, 2009 · 1 min read

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The original PlayStation 3 was way too expensive when it first came out. That’s probably one of the main reasons why it lagged behind the Nintendo Wii and the XBox 360 in sales. So Sony has come up with a newer but cheaper one — the PlayStation 3 Slim.

My guess is that it won’t be officially released in the Philippines (just like its predecessor) but that should not stop anybody from getting one in the grey market when it comes out this September.

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The new PlayStation 3 Slim is 36% lighter and 33% smaller and best of all it will retail for just $299. Comes with a 120GB HDD and WiFi. Will be out worldwide on September 1.

In the Philippines, the success of a gaming console highly depends on how much *cough* *hacked* titles are available in the market. Most of the consoles are already unlocked when you buy them in stores (GreenHills).

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120 Comments

Oinky · 16 years ago

Saan pinakamurang bumili ng PS3? Gusto ko sana yung medyo luma na 60GB na nakaka-play ng PS2 Games. Thanks.

rpmi · 16 years ago

I prefer to play games I like and almost all run in the PS3. I already had two years ago a PS3 with 60gb and now I will get the PS3 slim to replace the old one. Enjoy ako sa Playstation store and the nice old classics redone to maximize graphics on the PS3 are so cool (and cheap. mga 400 pesos sa PSN and I buy them online).

I could buy an Xbox360 however so much bad feedback (as in sirain ang Xbox) and the blacklisting of hacked units in Xbox Live prevented me from doing so. Sabay kami bumili ng friend ko 2 years ago ako PS3 siya Xbox 360. Before Ondoy (which drowned my PS3) his Xbox 360 was repaired 4 times already. The PS3? reliable until it was damaged by Ondoy (both Xbox and PS3 were destroyed)

Besides blu-ray vs DVD9? no brainer. Blu-ray wins (and won) hands down.

athrun_zala · 16 years ago

Clarification po regarding PS3’s ability to play PS 2 games.

Yung older versions lang po ang pwede mag play ng PS 2 games. The first release of the PS3 essentially had the PS2 hardware (EE) with it kaya it can play PS 2 games.

Sony nerfed the PS3’s abilities to play PS2 games little by litle with their new releases up to the point na wala na siya sa mga newest models… :(

vanz · 16 years ago

hey billyjoe bigay mo na lng ps3 mo sa akin… salamat!

ams · 16 years ago

Ang mahal naman ng PS3 cd’s na nabili ko sa mall, callofduty” 3thousand 7.oo

billyjoe · 16 years ago

well i thing xbox 360 is the best so far in the philippines even thou. PS3 is more advance spec.. but still if you think of it.. xbox360 can give you more pirated games and play more games have fun!.. while PS3 is great no doubt..but the fact is you need LCD FLAT SCREEN in some games which costly around a thousand pesos. and not only that and u cannot play FAKE games.. if cannot play more games its useless.filipino love pirated because of its price.. by the way i have these 2 console ^^.. but i preferred xbox360. well i hoped it helped you guys to think about it…

PS3 = 18k is good.. but the games are not cheap..
xbox360 = 13k good and the games are affordable because it is fake.

vanz · 16 years ago

mmm… i think that ps3 slim can’t read ps2 games… only for the old one… guys help me what should i prefer to buy…. a psp with many RPG games or a ps3 with a super graphics and many upcoming games????

PS33D · 16 years ago

Good post, adding it to my blog now, thanks

dodie malleguiz · 16 years ago

atay aning PS3 wui!!

makalagot!!

dli ko kahibalo moduwa!! huhu

recommend lng nko ninyo!

ayay mo ug palit..pisti!

joe traruck · 16 years ago

I have the newest PS3 slim 250G that i rought from hongkong with free 1 blue ray movie CD (X-men origin) and 1 game (the fall of man) I brought the unit for 417 US dollar equivalent in HK dollar…do you think it fair?

broad · 16 years ago

huh? PS3 for PS3cd, PS2 for PS2cd and PS

Muz · 16 years ago

This PS3 Slim can be play PS1cd or…But Why? PS2 can’t play, PS3 6OGB 4USB and PS3 8OGB 4USB can play PS2?…Shits!

Muz · 16 years ago

I have this new PS3 Slim but so sad lo huh? can’t play PS2 CD or DVD, sayang lang ung old dvd Ps2 ko…

Burnllionaire · 16 years ago

What the Frak! and I sold my PS3 Phat for only 15k 2 years ago, when I bought it for 45k what a freakin’ moron huh. I sold my ps3 games for only 1k each and there were 5 of them, the last 4 tites I only sold for 2,000 pesos. Now that I think about it, I’m like “what a stupid jerk!” Now my goddamn Xbox360 is jacked up! I can’t play a thing!

Kite · 16 years ago

How much is the PS3 Slim 120GB now? :)

dark_knight · 17 years ago

i’ve seen the price of the new ps3 slim, i’ts between php17,500 to php18,000

anthony · 17 years ago

pwde ba ko mag ps3 sa sdtv lang kasi halos 8 hours ako sa 360 maglaro sa sdtv ayos naman..at saka wala pa kong money to buy kahit 22 inch samsung lcd tv lng..pwd ba to sa sdtv ko (jvc interiart musee)

anthony · 17 years ago

mga brad..help naman oh ngdedecide ako bumili ng ps3 eh d ko lam kung ung phat ba o slim ang kukunin ko..ibebenta ko na 360 ko para makabuy ng ps3 => especially for god of war 3!!

Jenny · 17 years ago

As of now, there are no modchips (hard and soft mod) are available in PS3. PS3 is difficult to crack because of many factors. Including expensive bluray-disc and burners. XBOX360 and Wii are the best console around if you can’t affford original titles.

Qatar_Bhoy · 17 years ago

I just bought a new PS3 slim 120GB. But i just “B”, ‘2’ on top of the box. I know that ps3 games can be played, but dvd wont play unless i have the same regional code on my disc. is there a way to unlocked or modify in philippines..

Wendal · 17 years ago

hahahaha if your uncle is Noynoy, you should have asked him to send you to a better school!!!

daniel · 17 years ago

^I’m hopefully assuming that the Filipino taxpayer didn’t finance your PS3.

PS3addict · 17 years ago

my uncle is noynoy aquino. got ps3 slim to him.

IC DeaDPiPoL · 17 years ago

According to SankakuComplex (NSFW site though) PS3 Slim performance was quite slower compared to the current PS3

Reference: (NSFW!)
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/30/ps3-slim-slower-than-ps3/

http://blog.livedoor.jp/jin115/archives/51560030.html

Wendal · 17 years ago

PS3 games are region free

ken · 17 years ago

will be out here in Japan by Sept 3

retailing for 29980 yen

does anybody knows if Japanese PS3 compatible

with US PS3 discs?

myke · 17 years ago

@lee ok, good to have that cleared. As I’ve said I haven’t tried it I’m just basically talking about the concept that I’ve read :p

Wendal · 17 years ago

I’ll introduce you to her as long as you don’t mind that she’ll already taste like me

Glenn Butardo · 17 years ago

anyone who can introduce me personaly to rachel anne dacqis can have my ps3 slim. Wuhoooo!!!!!!!!!!! go f.e.u.

Glenn Butardo · 17 years ago

Ive got one ps3 slim from my dad. he is a politician, so he used his super powers to sneak one from sony.

Wendal · 17 years ago

what I mean is, how much is a brand new 80 gig (fat version) right now? where?

Gwapito · 17 years ago

It will be around 18k pesos if ever it will appear in the mainstream market.

4000 tv station for your PC · 17 years ago

I’ll just wait till it accept the pirated games.
I think masmaganda parin ang wii kasi interactive.

odnid · 17 years ago

i hope it will avialable this coming fall here in korea.. im not in_gaming person but my concern is it can play bluray disc movie & game console is for my son..

Gamehappy · 17 years ago

There are places where you can rent PS3 discs here in the Philippines already. Checkout Gamehopper.com.ph they deliver the games to your house!

Wendal · 17 years ago

anyone know the current prices of the old models here? 80/160 gig, new stock.. also, where to buy?

goosebumps · 17 years ago

the PS3 slim will carry the new firmware 3.0 which eliminates installation of other OS plus an array of great features..i like the moving themes :)

mike · 17 years ago

this will me a great “early” Christmas present *grins*

Miguel · 17 years ago

Good news for me – I don’t own a console, but I want one to play Rock Band and similar games.

loadex · 17 years ago

at $299 almost Php15k pag converted.. problem lang is the titles available.. Php2k average price niya. And may games na kailangan sa LCD TV pa laruin ayaw sa conventional CRT TV. While the Wii meron games na 100 petot sa tabi tabi.. parang ang sarap pa maglaro kase medyo physical.. hindi puro thumbs/hands lang kikibo.

techme · 17 years ago

don’t like the new design…. buti nlng i have the glossy ps3 hahaha!

Reel Advice · 17 years ago

Wow what a “surprise”! ehehe No but really, I’m surprised how much cheaper the PS3 Slim is. I expected a smaller price compared to its bigger brother but not this cheap!

Way to go Sony!

lee · 17 years ago

@myke
yes you can run linux sa old PS3 and run some apps for linux there but linux sa PS3 can’t utilize the graphics chip of the PS3 so you can’t play PS2 games even if you install linux. The PS3 has never been successfully hacked. Homebrews cannot run using the OS of the PS3 which is XMB. PS3 cannot play pirated games up until now. And also installing linux sa PS3 is not really an easy thing to do, it could also be annoying cause there’s no easy way to jump from xmb to linux vice versa. It’s nice to have an option to install linux on the PS3 but I wouldn’ really call it a bad news. If you really want to use Linux use your PC, it’s a lot better there.

myke · 17 years ago

@Darren

I haven’t tried it yet but based on what I’ve read older ps3 allows linux os installation upon doing this you can hack it to support backward compatibility which allows you to run orig ps2 games then there is a hack which allows you to use homebrews… this is the concept

Bad news is the new unit doesn’t allow os installation