New PS3 Slim coming out this September...

[kupomogli]

Why is the PS2 memory card option there? Is it for the people that own BC systems?

Or they're leaving the option on there for when customers can start buying PS2 games from the PSN. Same with the PSX games which are also saved to the PSX card.

[Sega_Naomi]

don'T buy this junk my friend had bought one


the older ps3 is a TANK compared to this pile of plastic crap

get your hands on older 80 gigs while they last!

[kupomogli]

don'T buy this junk my friend had bought one


the older ps3 is a TANK compared to this pile of plastic crap

get your hands on older 80 gigs while they last!

Obviously. They made it to be cheaper, smaller, and more light.

[Sonicwolf]

the older *insert anything that is redesigned* is a TANK compared to this pile of plastic crap

FTFY

People always bitch when things are redesigned. A fear of change.

[Overbite]

don'T buy this junk my friend had bought one


the older ps3 is a TANK compared to this pile of plastic crap

get your hands on older 80 gigs while they last!

the slim feels more solid than the original ps2

[ScourDX]

I already saw it on sale today at Bestbuy. I guess they don't care about September release.

[exit]

I already saw it on sale today at Bestbuy. I guess they don't care about September release.

From what I understand, the Slim didn't have a solid street date release. Sony probably told them that they can sell it whenever they receive the shipment.

[Xexyz]

The system still looks pretty impressive to me. I forgot the website, but there's one that does a tear down on all things electronic, and the insides showed Sony didn't cheap out on the components. You should see the high end PC fan they stuck in the damn thing! I'll edit with a link if I can find it.

Link: http://www.rapidrepair.com/guides/pl...air-guide.html

[j_factor]

Nope. Cant make the system only 6 game PS2 compatable. Besides, there is a Buzz Mega (or two) and a few SingStars PS3 out there already.

The only way there will be any new PS2 compatibility is if they do something on the PSN store. But any kind of put the disc in the system and play it on hardware/software emu is gone for good.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/singst...ompatible/684/

[MarioMania]

Does the 80 Gig has a PS2 emulater on it..

[kupomogli]

Some 80GB are, some aren't. I'd go for 60GB if you wanted to be entirely sure.

*edit*

This has been mentioned exactly 432 times in the last three pages of the thread.

[MarioMania]

Mosty my Street Fighter Games, Sly Series & the Ratchet & Clank Games

[Leo_A]

Or they're leaving the option on there for when customers can start buying PS2 games from the PSN. Same with the PSX games which are also saved to the PSX card.

There was no point disabling it on non BC PS3 models because it's still a useful function. It allows PS2 owners to archive their data and transfer it back to a PS2 memory card at a later date.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I decided to be nice and helped my brother-in-law get a PS3. I was the one who got him a 360 for his birthday 2 years ago so I figured I would help him again. SOMEONE has to teach him in the ways of gaming! (4 years ago I had also got him a Dreamcast and his sister an SNES). He REALLY wanted to play his PS2 games so I tracked down an 80GB backwards-compatible PS3 that was in good shape (a few scuffs here and there but he said he didnt mind). I added a slew of demos on there for him, gave him some of my custom themes (Lunar, Lunar:EB, Snatcher & Policenauts) and I think he's all set for now

[c0ldb33r]

the older ps3 is a TANK compared to this pile of plastic crap

Is this true?

Also, how many different ports are there on a ps3 slim? Can I use SD/MMC/etc.. cards in it?

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Is this true?

Also, how many different ports are there on a ps3 slim? Can I use SD/MMC/etc.. cards in it?

Sadly, the SD/MMC/MS ports were removed, I believe starting with the 80GB 2 USB port version (Non-PS2 compatible). I actually use those ports a lot (SD and MS Pro slots specifically) on my 60GB PS3 to transfer saves over and copy music, pics and videos from my laptop, digital camera, etc...

[norkusa]

Sadly, the SD/MMC/MS ports were removed, I believe starting with the 80GB 2 USB port version (Non-PS2 compatible). I actually use those ports a lot (SD and MS Pro slots specifically) on my 60GB PS3 to transfer saves over and copy music, pics and videos from my laptop, digital camera, etc...

Can you use a USB flash drive to transfer saves, files, etc.? If so, then the removal of the SD/MMC/MS ports isn't a big deal.

[eskobar]

In Mexico the prices for the PS3 have dropped since the announcement of the PS3 Slim and given the differences between them i will probably purchase the regular console, not the Slim.

From 8,600 pesos the last month to 5,999 with one or two games and there was a bundle with : MGS4 + GT Prologue + Resistance 2 + Ps3 80GB for $5,499 pesos ... there was only like 1,500 units in the store and the flew in only 3 days !

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Can you use a USB flash drive to transfer saves, files, etc.? If so, then the removal of the SD/MMC/MS ports isn't a big deal.

Oh yeah! I forgot about that! I just tried out an old USB memory card reader and , sure enough, it shows up the same way. I personally love how the card readers were nicely hidden underneath the black door but, hey, if the USB card reader works, problem solved