The new PlayStation 3, officially known as the CECH-2000A, has finally been revealed. You know it better as the “PS3 Slim,” and it’ll be available on September 1 for $299.99.
The console is a lot like the one that’s sitting in the living rooms of gamers now, complete with a 120 GB hard drive and all of the same inputs and outputs you’ve come to expect. Except it’s smaller … much smaller. More specifically, Sony is saying its thickness and weight are “approximately two-thirds” that of the 60 GB launch console, thanks to some fancy new internal design architecture. Also reduced by two-thirds is the console’s power consumption, which will mean softer fan noise when you’re rocking Uncharted 2 this holiday.
The “BRAVIA Sync” feature is also new for the smaller PS3. If you’re the proud owner of a BRAVIA TV, using an HDMI cable to connect the console to it will allow you to control the XMB on the TV using the PS3. You can even activate “system standby,” which will automatically turn off your PS3 when the television is turned off.
Heads up to those interested in installing Linux on your Sony console — it’s not happening with the PS3 Slim. The “Install Other OS” feature has been removed from the console, as (and these are Sony’s words) “the new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content.” So there goes that.
Hit the jump for the full system specs, if you’re into that kind of thing.
PlayStation®3 (CECH-2000A)
Product name
PlayStation®3
Product code
CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
CPU
Cell Broadband Engine™
GPU
RSX®
Audio output
LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory
256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Hard disk
2.5” Serial ATA
120GB *1
Inputs/
Outputs*2
Hi-Speed USB
(USB 2.0)2
Networking
Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) × 1
IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth® 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
Wireless Controller （Bluetooth®）
AV output
Resolution
1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
HDMI OUT connector*3
1
AV MULTI OUT connector
1
Digital out (optical) connector
1
BD／DVD／CD
drive (read only)Maximum read rate
BD × 2 (BD-ROM)
DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM)
CD × 24 (CD-ROM)Power
AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz*4
Power consumption
Approx. 250W
External dimensions
(excluding maximum projecting part )
Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
Mass
Approx. 3.2kg
Included *5
PlayStation®3 system × 1
Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®3) × 1
AC power cord × 1
AV cable × 1
USB cable × 1*1 Hard disk capacity calculated using base 10 mathematics (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes). System software versions 1.10 and later calculate capacity using binary mathematics (1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes), which will display lower capacity and free space. A portion of hard disk capacity is reserved for system administration, which varies depending upon system software version, and is not available for use.
*2 Usability of all connected devices is not guaranteed.
*3 “Deep Colour” and “x.v.Colour (xvYCC)” defined by HDMI ver.1.3a are supported.
*4 Power changes depending on countries or regions.
*5 For certain regions, Euro-AV cable will be included.
Note: This product is not compatible with PlayStation®2 games.
