Sony Announces 'Superslim' PS3 [Slashdot]

[DP ServBot]

Sony kicked off the Tokyo Game Show today by announcing a new, even smaller version of the PlayStation 3. It's 25% smaller than the PS3 Slim and half the size of the original PS3. It will be available next week. The company also announced that the PlayStation Plus subscription service will finally be added to the PS Vita in November, providing automatic game updates and extra storage. "Sony also revealed that the long-awaited PlayStation Mobile service will launch via the PlayStation Store on October 3, with support from Sharp and Fujitsu who have both joined the PlayStation Certified license program."

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[Hwj_Chim]

Looks cool.

[Jaruff]

Still too expensive. Can't wait to see Ben Heck molest one though.

[substantial_snake]

Its a significant size decrease though the pricing is pretty funny.

The ridges look really cheap in all the real live shots, shame too since it looks great in every way outside of that. I'm assuming they did that because its a non motorized shield for the disc tray but a smooth surface with an indent/handle or a textured surface like the old Slim would of be much better then the ridges.

[kupomogli]

I think Sony should have kept it simple. New PS3, 250GB of space, same price of $250 or bundled with Uncharted 3 GotY for $269.

Instead, people will walk up, see 472 different PS3 SKUs, and might not even pick one up at all.

[SEGA_Queen]

The only thing I like about the new model is the top loading disc tray. Although, if my current PS3 craps out on me, I'll probably give this model a shot.