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Are these the First Pics of the PS3 Slim?
by [@salromano] at 05:21 AM EDT, May 14, 2009 .

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Sony may have shot down these rumors before, but that was the past and this is now. On Chinese forum, LevelUp, a user has posted these images of a supposed slimmer PlayStation 3.

The one thing that can convince you that the PlayStation 3 slim is real is the box. The box looks very good, and even shows a shortage of the name and a change of font, going from PlayStation 3 to PS3 such as the PlayStation did with PSone. However, the other pictures make the slim version look like a piece of plastic.

The fact that the first “leaked” pictures are blurry also adds doubt to whether or not this is real. If it matters though, this is supposed to have two USB slots, an 120GB hard-drive, and of course the new letter type.

Personally, I think it looks like a Chinese knockoff and would be absolute crap to release if it were true, which it probably isn’t.

We have some more images for you below. Your thoughts?

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3 comments on this article
  1. The Winner
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    100% fake

    Posted 5:25 am on May 14th, 2009 - Permalink -
    • Kain81
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      its not fake
      It seems that Asustek are producing the PS3 slim…
      here are the Source its in German ude Google translate

      http://www.gamefront.de
      Angeblich Fotos einer neuen PS3

      14.05.09 – Hier sind einige Fotos, die eine überarbeitete PS3 zeigen sollen. Die Konsole ist in einem Slim-Design gehalten. Ob die Fotos echt oder eine Fälschung sind, bleibt abzuwarten: Sony CEE hat sich zu den Bildern bislang nicht geäußert.

      Update 12:00 Uhr
      Die Original-Quelle LevelUp in China soll zwischenzeitlich von Maintek Computer aufgefordert worden sein, die Fotos zu entfernen – sie würden vertrauliches Material zeigen, das auf illegalem Weg an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt ist. Das geht aus einem Forums-Eintrag hervor; ob das Schreiben von Maintek echt ist, kann nicht geprüft werden.

      Maintek Computer ist ein Tochterunternehmen von Asustek Computer und hat Fabriken in Jiangsu Suzhou, China. Das Unternehmen fertigt u.a. den iPod für Apple und die PS3 für Sony.

      Posted 8:48 am on May 14th, 2009 - Permalink -
  2. Kain81
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    here is it in English—

    Update 12:00 clock
    The original source LevelUp in China will meanwhile Maintek by computer have been asked to remove the photos – they would show confidential material, which is based on the illegal way is made public. The information comes from a forum entry indicates, whether by Maintek the letter is genuine, can not be verified.

    Maintek computer is a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, and has factories in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The company produces, among other things for Apple iPod and the Sony PS3.

    Posted 9:39 am on May 14th, 2009 - Permalink -
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