Ok guys now it's all over, looks like PS3 is CLEAR (TRANSPARENT) BLACK, pic inside

[Chittagong]

This news is too big to the RSX thread. To quote my post:

This is what ****** told me: tell em the piano black PS3 is semi transparent it doesnt show in most pictures because most digital cameras lack the quality to show it of I had to put the camera in manual mode and tinker with the settings to get it to show what you see is a huge fan that circulates the air trough the unit so it blows out from the vents on the side the unit also has liquid cooling pipes running trough it so it is assumed it will generate mucho heat

SONY ****ING BASTARDS STOP SABOTAGING MY PS3

Transparent has never been cool. 1997 is calling and wants its iMac fad back. Thx bye.

Pic:

[jett]

Eh, maybe that's just because it's a mock-up.

[JB1981]

This news is too big to the RSX thread. To quote my post: SONY ****ING BASTARDS STOP SABOTAGING MY PS3 Transparent has never been cool. 1997 is calling and wants its iMac fad back. Thx bye. Pic:

It's the bottom, so who cares?

[madmook]

Being semi-transparent doesn't matter to me.

[DaCocoBrova]

I thought only the tard pack had that. If they went through the trouble, a nice ambient LED would've been nice.

[_leech_]

I think that's pretty cool: Looks solid from a distance, becomes semi-transparent the closer you get to it.

[Doom_Bringer]

the unit also has liquid cooling pipes running trough it so it is assumed it will generate mucho heat

bull shit get? Why are we listening to ****** again? For all we know that could be a PC...

[djkimothy]

I believe the correct term is "translucent" from the pic provided.

PS. Who cares?

[Ponn01]

Eh, maybe that's just because it's a mock-up.

I'd stick with this till further concrete information. Plus...its ******.

[GilloD]

Now, THAT'S NEXT-GEN. Transparency effects IN REAL LIFE. Woowoo.

[OuterWorldVoice]

20% OPACITY DOWNGRADE!!!!!!

It's just the retail demo mockup

[Tarazet]

FAT BELGIAN BASTARDS

[Chittagong]

It's the bottom, so who cares?

When it's standing in a vertical position that big fan will make it look like I had a DEFA WarmUp standing on my shelf. Ugh.

[Smiles and Cries]

maybe it was just for show to tell you that it was a final unit with real stuff inside not just a shell mock up?

but actual retail units will not be a clear black plastic

[dkeane]

I don't even understand this pic, if it was the bottom of the PS3 wouldn't there be tons of holes for ventilation?

[djkimothy]

This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Professor frink was demo'ing a PC that was transparent.

"The CPU is crashing at an alarming rate!"

"No more pictures!"

[Elios83]

I don't get the sense of this thread.
Using a particular light condition it's possible to have a glimpse about what's inside PS3?OMG the end of the world is coming
Moreover this is from ******,it's not like he deserves credit when he talks about PS3/Sony.

[_leech_]

When it's standing in a vertical position that big fan will make it look like I had a DEFA WarmUp standing on my shelf. Ugh.

Only if you stand your PS3 like this:



Which no one will. Yea, i think this needs some confirmation.

[Doom_Bringer]

This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Professor frink was demo'ing a PC that was transparent. "The CPU is crashing at an alarming rate!" "No more pictures!"

yeah that was great

[kaching]

To add insult to injury, Chitta, I hear the slot-loader BD drive spits the disc out forcefully, targeting any nearby coffee cup.

[krypt0nian]

Why would anyone care if it's translucent?

[JoshuaJSlone]

I think that's pretty cool: Looks solid from a distance, becomes semi-transparent the closer you get to it.

It's like a metaphor of the pre-release PS3 timeline?

[_leech_]

Why would anyone who isn't a hater care if it's translucent?

Fixed.

[Second]

Ok, I'm not buying a Ps3 anymore.

[Diablos]

20% OPACITY DOWNGRADE!!!!!!

[Scotch]

In other news, the original Xbox is really really dark green.

Who cares, you probably aren't even gonna notice it unless you place it in direct sunlight.

[Zenith]

How could any of you swallow this? dude, look at the pic, it's totally opaque:



****** must be laughing his ass off by now.

[djkimothy]

Ok, I'm not buying a Ps3 anymore.

Yes, the reduced opacity will lead to more damage due to cosmic radiation that is now able to penetrate the outer casing.

I will now have to wrap the PS3 in tin foil.

[Zaptruder]

20% OPACITY DOWNGRADE!!!!!! It's just the retail demo mockup

Actually, if you have access to the super hi-res press shots they sent out recently and take a close look...

it is indeed translucent.

I saw this last week, while looking for an IR port of all things... but I chalked it up to jpeg compression (it's clearly not) and forgot about it.

It's intresting... but immaterial to me; my PS3 won't be under bright bright lights.

[beermonkey@tehbias]

That's going to look ace when I put gold rims on it.

[Ponn01]

In other news, the original Xbox is really really dark green. Who cares, you probably aren't even gonna notice it unless you place it in direct sunlight.

Are you kidding me? I have my PS3 stand that doubles as a winecooler built outside right now. It's going to be sitting out in the sun getting some fresh rays with all my wires running inside.

[Shogmaster]

It's like a metaphor of the pre-release PS3 timeline?

That my friends, is what we in the business call a "zinger". *slow forceful clap*

[house]

In this pic you can see the transparency effect too.

[teiresias]

Is this supposed to be a bad thing or something?

[CurlySaysX]

in that ps3 retail walkthru GTTV thread, if you look at the video - when the german guy opens the ps3's memory card flap, you can clearly see that it's see thru.

[Diablos]

That's going to look ace when I put gold rims on it.

hahaha. THEY SPINNIN' BEERMONKEY THEY SPINNIN'!!!!

Seriously, this news does not upset me at all. So let it be transparent. You can't open the PS3, right? Maybe they did this so people can still see what it looks like on the inside.

[_leech_]

In this pic you can see the transparency effect too.

Didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Well i still think it's cool, it's pretty subtle and nothing like this:

[C4Lukins]

Is this supposed to be a bad thing or something?

I dunno. Is a Swatch a bad thing or not? If a Swatch is a great thing, then this is also a great thing.

[Arde0]

I seriosly wonder if the opacity in the PS3 is there for a reason....just seems a little wierd that they would make it like that, unless stinkles is right and it is just a demo mockup. Could the type of plastic used help with heat dissipation possibly?

[typo]

I did not know this.

...yet it doesn't affect my opinion of the system. Full speed ahead, Resistance.

[Naked Snake]

Why would anyone care if it's translucent?

Because it's tacky?

[thetrin]

Are you kidding me? I have my PS3 stand that doubles as a winecooler built outside right now. It's going to be sitting out in the sun getting some fresh rays with all my wires running inside.

Just to be safe and efficient, clump all your wires together, and plug them all into the same outlet.

[vatstep]

So it looks like just the top and the front panel/drive bay are actually "glossy". Everything else has this transparent look. Sort of looks like the same plastic used for the "smoke" colored PS2 controllers.

[krypt0nian]

Because it's tacky?

How's that? When you shine a bright light on it?

puhlease.

[Oni Jazar]

Get a life people. Seriously.

[djkimothy]

I seriosly wonder if the opacity in the PS3 is there for a reason....just seems a little wierd that they would make it like that, unless stinkles is right and it is just a demo mockup. Could the type of plastic used help with heat dissipation possibly?

Plastic itself is not a good conductor of heat.

I have a feeling it's just a demo. The promo shots taken from Sony don't show any translucency in their photos. Or none that I noticed.

[antiloop]

Interesting.

[Pristine_Condition]

This is news?

So every time you heard Sony people say "Clear Black," what the heck did you think they meant?

[thetrin]

I think we're running out of reasons to hate Sony....

[krypt0nian]

Get a life people. Seriously.

Amen. ****, videogame consoles are "tacky" by their very nature.