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09-15-2009, 08:31 PM
Price: $299
Available: September 1
Look: Matte finish, less chrome, new PS3 logo etched on top and bottom.
Features
120 GB Hard Drive
2 USB ports
Actual buttons for power and disc ejection
Removable hard drive, now in the front
Internal power transformer(No X-box style power brick)
Pruned features
PS2 Backwards compatability(already absent in current "tank" PS3 models)
The ability to install third-party operating systems like Linux
The master power switch on the back of the console
The flash card readers(almost never used anyways)
Extra Info
Packaged with composite cables only(no HDMI or component)
Ships with new firmware version 3.0, which features a "What's new on PSN?" tab in the XMB, dynamic themes, a permanent PSN ID status box, and a new batch of icons.
Requires an add-on stand($24) to ensure vertical stability, though will stand vertically, albeit precariously, on it's own.
If you hook the new PS3 up to a Sony Bravia TV with an HDMI cable, you can control the XMB with your TV remote and the system will power down when you turn off the TV.
Available: September 1
Look: Matte finish, less chrome, new PS3 logo etched on top and bottom.
Features
120 GB Hard Drive
2 USB ports
Actual buttons for power and disc ejection
Removable hard drive, now in the front
Internal power transformer(No X-box style power brick)
Pruned features
PS2 Backwards compatability(already absent in current "tank" PS3 models)
The ability to install third-party operating systems like Linux
The master power switch on the back of the console
The flash card readers(almost never used anyways)
Extra Info
Packaged with composite cables only(no HDMI or component)
Ships with new firmware version 3.0, which features a "What's new on PSN?" tab in the XMB, dynamic themes, a permanent PSN ID status box, and a new batch of icons.
Requires an add-on stand($24) to ensure vertical stability, though will stand vertically, albeit precariously, on it's own.
If you hook the new PS3 up to a Sony Bravia TV with an HDMI cable, you can control the XMB with your TV remote and the system will power down when you turn off the TV.