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The Sony PS3 Slim is the liposuctioned reboot of its multimedia powerhouse console, here to see off its rival – Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
It’s around 33 per cent smaller, lighter and more power efficient than its predecessor. But Sony hasn't stripped out any important stuff – the PS3 Slim is pretty much the same machine, with a bigger hard drive, at a better price.
Minor upgrade
If you already own a Sony PS3, that does mean there's little reason to pony up for the new model – unless the sheer size of your old PS3 is driving you to distraction, or you've run out of space on your hard drive (they used to range from a mere 20GB).
Even then, you'd be smarter simply upgrading the drive in your existing machine. But for those yet to buy a Sony PS3, now's the time.
Plastic surgery
The Sony PS3 Slim is beautiful: slightly more plasticky than the old PS3s, but so much more compact. In squeezing the kit down, there's been two significant losses: you can't run Linux on it any more and CD audio playback is very slightly worse.
Unless you're a geek, the former won't matter; unless you're an audiophile (who wouldn't play CDs on a PS3 anyway) the latter won't be too noticeable either.
No backwards compatibility
Backwards compatibility with PS2 games is also missing, but has been since early Sony PS3 models anyway.
Discounting minor subtractions, you get one bonus (if you're a home cinema nut): the Sony PS3 Slim now throughputs flashy formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD direct to your home cinema amp via HDMI.
Blu-ray bonanza
One of the Sony PS3's major strengths remains in home cinema. Blu-ray high-def movie discs are the biggest single advantage the PS3 Slim has over the Microsoft Xbox 360. 1080p Full HD movies look jaw-droppingly good and sound teeth-crunchingly great too.
There's lots of other multimedia power carried over from the old Sony PS3 too: RSS feeds, Home (the Second Life-a-like PS3 virtual online space), web browsing and BBC iPlayer compatibility, for example. And, of course, links to other Sony gaming hardware, such as the PSP and HD Eye.
These all-round capabilities go a long way from covering up the Sony PS3's one remaining weak spot: the games. Simply put, Microsoft's Xbox 360 still trounces the Sony PS3 in terms of gaming online and single-player – with more key exclusives, for now.
That's not to say the Sony PS3 Slim is a gaming slouch. It's not, and it's good to see it now comes with a rumbling DualShock 3 controller as standard. But for pure hardcore games action, the Microsoft Xbox 360 remains ahead.
For multimedia power in a small package though, the Sony PS3 Slim can't be beat.
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32 weeks ago
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The Ps3 is great because it offer gaming and blu-ray player.
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50 weeks ago
i purchased £25 PSN card to buy wipeout fury. the next day PSN goes down because of hackers. Sony bring it back on-line and offer some games to say sorry and in the list is......wipeout fury. if i'd waited one day i could have had it free. arse !
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1 year ago
another game unit i did not have time to play on, i have had the x box wii and this, all in the hope of getting that addictive game feeling back. but they all just gathered dust so sold them,I play more on angry birds rio on my android tablet.
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1 year ago
Had one as a prize and sold it. Should have kept it.
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1 year ago
i'm an addict!
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1 year ago
I probably should have got this instead of the Wii
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1 year ago
Love it
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1 year ago
most expensive paper weight i have bought so far, sony after sales, what a joke when you are just out of warranty,they just want to exchane it for a second hand model for £150. seriously thinking of going to the other side.
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1 year ago
I use my PS3 daily but not for the games, I use it for blueray, music streaming and all the on demand services inc Lovefilm. its way more than just a games console but it does do that very well too!! shame Sony didnt come up with the Kinect first as it would then be perfect!
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1 year ago
It's the Blu-ray that does it for me
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1 year ago
I had one but i prefer the xbox
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Lighter, slimmer, sleaker but above all quieter. A console you can use to watch blu-ray without the whirring noise spoiling your viewing. http://www.diddlysquit.co.uk
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
What can I say? It is ugly.
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2 years ago
The PS3 offers such good value now. Blu ray and Wireless built in makes the Xbox 360 much less appealing. £50 for a 360 wi-fi adaptor! No thank you. Sony have a good first party lineup this winter/spring as well. Can't wait to get mine. If I was buying again now I would choose the PS3 over the 360, though I have been more than happy with the 360. http://www.freebieconsoles.co.uk
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2 years ago
How can you call this beautiful? Its disgusting! I dont think people are going to buy this ugly thing!