New PS3 slim CECH-3000, reduced weight, reduced power draw, reduced cost?

[NathansFortune]

First word of a new "CECH-3000" model PlayStation 3 surfaced earlier this month. Now a retailer, claiming to have received a briefing on the new model from Sony, has passed along some details.

The CECH-3000B is an updated 320 gigabyte system. It cuts power consumption from 230W to 200W, and cuts weight from 3.0kg to 2.6kg. There are also some external changes to the power and eject buttons, along with the removal of LED lamps, although the retailer report isn't clear about the specifics for this area.

Pricing remains the same as the current model. The new version will be shipped to retailers once current stock runs out.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/20/new_ps3_model/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Shamelessly stolen from GAF!

Probably related to this development:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=60202

 

[BRiT]

I wonder what changes are related to security...

 

[Gitaroo]

http://www.gamertell.com/technology...ew-copy-protection-along-with-bd-j-for-bd-3d/

cost reduction is almost guarantee, overall some minor changes probably.

 

[tuna]

And I just bought a new one last month...

 

[Xenus]

The power numbers are completely wrong unless they are talking weaker PSU not actual consumption though.

 

[Kasersky]

people are overestimating the revisions, doubt it will have much in terms of reducing overall costs.

 

[rekator]

The power numbers are completely wrong unless they are talking weaker PSU not actual consumption though.

Probably base on the specs on the box, so PSU power. Explain a part of the lost weight.

 

[Heinrich4]

Some confusion here ... Maybe it's a misunderstanding or mistranslation,new model PS3 will have backwards compatibility with PS2?

http://www.tqcast.com/2011/06/20/new-ps3-model-to-have-ps2-compatibility/

( Maybe it's just custom ps2 games like "God of War colection" etc for ps3.)

 

[Boxercide]

Some confusion here ... Maybe it's a misunderstanding or mistranslation,new model PS3 will have backwards compatibility with PS2?

http://www.tqcast.com/2011/06/20/new-ps3-model-to-have-ps2-compatibility/

( Maybe it's just custom ps2 games like "God of War colection" etc for ps3.)

It's been updated to say that it was a shoddy translation and that there is no PS2 BC.

 

[Heinrich4]

It's been updated to say that it was a shoddy translation and that there is no PS2 BC.

Thank you, because sometimes the Japanese translation altavista / google etc suffer these problems.

( I was preparing to sell my old ps3 40GB ...)

 

[jonabbey]

Yeah, the onboard power supply has been shrunk and cost reduced, presumably Cell and RSX have had their power draw reduced significantly.

The fact that they have changed the first digit in the model number after all these years makes me wonder if they've done something significant like combine Cell and RSX into a single die.

 

[taucias]

Sony's official page on the new unit: http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps3/hardware/cech3000b.html

 

[assurdum]

Sony's official page on the new unit: http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps3/hardware/cech3000b.html

So it's just a slight revisioned model? What a disappointment... I hope sony release a real slim model at GDC with proce drop to increase the sell...

 

[AlNom]

I'm not sure a shrink should be warranted so soon and with practically no significant change in process node...

 

[assurdum]

I'm not sure a shrink should be warranted so soon and with practically no significant change in process node...

Well my hopes were fed to the speculations about the ps4 incoming on the 2012 where appears more like a misunderstanding of a new ps3 model production...