Finally, after months of hearing rumours about a possible price drop and a PS3 slim, Sony has confirmed what we all knew already.

At Gamescom, Sony Entertainment confirmed that the PS3 Slim is on its way, that it will be 32% smaller, 36% less heavy and use 34% less electricity. The harddisk will be 120GB and the console does look like the leaked picture that was shown not so long ago. The redesigned console will be available as of the first week of September and will cost €299.

Also the current model will be having a price drop and will become available for the same price as the Slim version. Not so much a surprise as, just like with the PSP Go, the news was leaked not so long ago already.

The only question that now remains: Why would anyone still buy the original PS3 if it's priced the same as the Slim version???

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