As expected, the new model will come with 12GB flash storage in Europe, but will also come with two hard drive options for the hardcore gamer.
The sizes available are 250GB and 500GB, in white and black. The black PS3 will be out first – on October 4th – and the white version on November 22nd. They’re Japanese dates.
The new device was unveiled by SCE’s Andrew House, and full details are expected soon.
We’re locking down concrete pricing as soon as we can, but it looks something like this:
- 500GB version: $299 / 29,800 Yen / £240
- 250GB version: $269 / 24,900 Yen
- 12GB version: £185
The 12GB is obviously cheaper. Sounds like the Japanese release will get a pack-in with the new Everybody’s Golf (the Vita port we mentioned earlier). It’s 20% smaller and 25% lighter than the current model.
In the States, the 250GB version will include Uncharted 3 Game of the Year Edition, with the larger one being bundled with Assassin’s Creed III. In Europe, as we hinted at previously, the bigger model comes with FIFA, with the 250GB apparently absent from the line-up: it’s the 500GB or the 12GB for us here in Europe – the 250GB is missing.
The 12GB flash one should be around £185, the bigger one £240. SCEE will also re-release loads of older games at crazy cheap prices (called PS3 Essentials) – with many of them being available for digital download too.
The European 500GB model launches on the 28th of September, as we previously stated – although the 12GB version isn’t out until the 12th of October. According to the press release we just got (about an hour after the reveal) it looks like you can upgrade the 12GB version with an official 250GB (or any of your own choosing) but in doing so you can’t access the 12GB flash partition.
Sadly, there’s no spec boost to the internals, there’s still no N class wireless networking for example. Furthermore, to have the PS3 in a vertical position you’ll need to buy a dedicated stand.
Origami Killer
I dont get the pricing at all.
freezebug2
The prices in the article are basically just guidelines for retailers, just a starting point for the bidding war. ;)
gazzagb
I think that looks really ugly, and it still seems odd why Sony would release a new model this late in the console’s life cycle.
Greg Aldridge
cf. PSone, released two months before the PS2 in Europe (29 Sept 2000 vs. 24 Nov 2000).
Greg Aldridge
Not that I’m suggesting we’ll see the PS4 this November.
freezebug2
I’m sure that they could knock something together claiming to be a PS4 in a Hong Kong back street factory in time for Xmas :O
Greg Aldridge
And the PrayStallion Four, which looks curiously like a Wii U, will be widely available in China for Xmas, be able to play pirated PS1 game discs as well as run emulators for the NES and Mega Drive, for that true Next-Gen Gaming experience! :-)
freezebug2
LOL “Praystallion”…….very believable!!
UK AC power adaptor and 12V car cigarette power lead included with the premium model.
mcphatty
Erm, am I the only one who can see the massive gadget appeal in this wee machine? Smaller is always more expensive, right?
hol
Sorry but someone has dropped the ball big time, as others have said, the 12gb needed to retail at as close to £100 as possible. Certainly no more than £130 & the 500gb at £200, no more.
Motalla
I’ve had the 500GB version for years, works still fine and I’ve plenty of space left. O, yes, I made it myself.
Roynaldo
Come round, come round… here we have for you punters out there a console that does exactly the same as your current one, but its slimmer and will cost you many pennies!
Pre order now to waste your money in advance.
Dummy01
The prices (especially of the 12GB model) are tragic. These are no motivation for the current PS3 owners to change their system, and even worse it is no motivation for all these people that couldn’t affort a PS3 until now to get a cheap one on Christmas. With a price of £129-£139 for the 12GB I believe this Christmas would be Sony Christmas. And more new customers means more new software sales which is the key point for profit.
colmshan1990
Looks nicer than the current PS3 Slim.
I’m sticking with my fatty till it death does us part though.
Tanzil
Not a fan of the design but they just keep on improving our little PS3 don’t they? Cant say no to the PS3 essentials idea. A lot of old games I never got round to playing.
Bambo_19
Just bought a 500GB hard drive for my old 40gb ps3. So much better value as it was £43 from amazon. Rather than forking out £240 quid for a new ps3