Finally: PS3 Price Drop & PS3 Slim

Sony has finally announced a long over-due PS3 price cut as well as confirmation of a trimmer, slimmer iteration of the PS3 after over a year’s worth of gossip and hear-say.

The PS3 slim looks, as you’d expect, like the PS3, but smaller, except for the part where it’s still full-featured only priced $100 less.  The console is 33% smaller in size, 36% lighter in weight, with a matte finish along the top and glossy sides.

The current 80GB PS3 had been selling for $400, though a few retailers slashed prices in recent days and fueled speculation a price drop was imminent. It’s not clear whether the PS3 Slim will be replacing the existing model or not, but if you don’t care about aesthetics, the price of the PS3 just dropped across the board, meaning that as of tomorrow, you can buy an existing PS3 anywhere in the US for $300.

PS3 Slim availability? By September 1, everywhere.