Dunno, full matte plastic and mechanical buttons makes it seem cheaper to me. I guess this is somewhat like the move from the original PS3 Fat to the PS3 Slim -- except it didn't get any thinner, only lighter. I quite like the capacitive buttons and glossy plate on the current PS4.
Agreed. Hopefully they don't go further and pull a "super slim" with the ps4. That thing is just too cheap. I will say though that, while I like them better, the capacitive buttons didn't always work well for me on the ps4. They're too skinny or recessed or somthing. So maybe mechanical would be better suited for the design.