Are you going to buy the new PS3 slim?

It's not shiny, therefore it sucks. I'm sticking with my current one.

In what is probably the most successful console re-launch in history, over half a million PS3 "slims" were sold last week worldwide according to our preliminary data - this represents over a 400% increase week on week (and a number of retailers in the US had already started selling the new model PS3 last week).

In Europe, some regions saw as much as a tenfold increase in PS3 sales (admittedly, sales had been low the previous week as consumers anticipated the new model launch) - around 250,000 units were sold in "other regions" (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia etc) according to our preliminary data. In Japan, reports have already been independently confirmed from Famitsu magazine of over 150,000 units sold - twice as much as the previous best week for PS3. Sales in Americas also saw a large increase, over 125,000 units according to preliminary data (although this could be higher as more info comes in).

PS3 software also saw significant increases - many PS3 versions of multi-platform titles comfortably outselling their 360 counterparts this week. The big question will be how long can this bump be sustained for - we expect a fair dropoff next week but PS3 should remain ahead of 360 and Wii for most of September if not longer than that.

Stay tuned for more data as it comes in... and please note that this data is still preliminary at this stage. We can say with a fair amount of certainty that between 500,000 and 600,000 units were sold but will not know the exact figure until all of the finalised data is in.

Update - we have already upgraded the figure to 500-600k as all pointers now suggest the figure to be comfortably over half a million.

i think my patience has been rewarded not buying one when it first came out, so now the ps3 looks much more appealing to the eyes with the lowerd price

How can you say that, it's not shiny!

To hell with the shine. It still looks awesome.

But I like the old one better... T_T

At the moment I don't have a console so I'm waiting for a price drop on the original PS3. So no, I will not be buying the new PS3 slim.

The original PS3 is already $299. You can go out and buy one right now for that price if there are any left. They won't be making PS3 phats anymore only slims.

I won't buy the slim for two reasons.

1: I already have a PS3 and I'm happy with my baby. (hell yeah i love her)
2: Slim is retarded, i don't like them.

Actually, you are retarded for saying the slim is retarded. The slim is better than the fat in many ways (the only thing the fat would "win" on would maybe be design, depends on what picks your fancy. But that's about it).

Actually, you are retarded for saying the slim is retarded. The slim is better than the fat in many ways (the only thing the fat would "win" on would maybe be design, depends on what picks your fancy. But that's about it).