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[Persona7]

4 seconds in google

http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/transferutility.html

I already saw that and dismissed it because it deletes all the data on the system you transfer content off of.

 

[kadotsu]

I already saw that and dismissed it because it deletes all the data on the system you transfer content off of.

Then clone the HDD externally do the data transfer and use the cloned drive on the old PS3. It should be faster than redownloading 20+GB from PSN. Also I can't guarantee that it won't fuck up your licenses etc.

 

[soundscream]

Same here. OG 60gb model represent! Will never downgrade to the slim models unless it dies.

Welcome to my world

 

[Asparagus]

£150 or bust now my 60GB died... ¬_¬

 

[amar212]

Same here. OG 60gb model represent! Will never downgrade to the slim models unless it dies.

I bought a new slim in order to have a GT5-only console but my 60GB EuroLauncher is still well and alive and would never give it for anything.

If it dies, I will burry it.

My PS2-enriched motherboard will never surrender to those butchers at services.

 

[JaskoX1]

On board with the rest of you. My 20GB is surprisingly still lasting. Loud as can be though - gets real hot in the back within an hour or so (when playing a game)

 

[Unknown One]

Sorry to hear that.

It's already dead.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Any idea when these will start showing up in US retailers?

 

[offshore]

This will probably be the PS3 I pick when it comes to the UK. IIRC, when Sony brought out a revision of the PS3 early last year in Japan, it came to Europe in October.

There better be a price cut accompanying it though. £180 maximum. Like I said before, the price of the PS3 in the UK is just totally out of control.

 

[max-pain]

So no Wireless N support...

 

[gcubed]

Then clone the HDD externally do the data transfer and use the cloned drive on the old PS3. It should be faster than redownloading 20+GB from PSN. Also I can't guarantee that it won't fuck up your licenses etc.

Your cloned drive would be reformatted once you powered the new ps3 on

 

[sixteen-bit]

So no Wireless N support...

That's a real shame. 360 slims have wireless N, right?

 

[max-pain]

That's a real shame. 360 slims have wireless N, right?

The new ones ("slims") have.

 

[Yoshiya]

Couldn't possibly be another die shrink so soon.

 

[DoctorZ]

I guess this justifies the recent deals on PS3s. but would have rather seen a price drop instead to justify them.

 

[JaseC]

I'd happily purchase a Slim, despite the fact my "fat" 40GB model is still operating just fine, if there existed a model with 802.11n.

 

[kurtrussell]

I like my LEDs. Why you take my LEDs Sony?

They were removed due to "security reasons" - they weren't explicitly mentioned as a feature though, so it's okay to remove them. In other news, Sony ninjas will be touring the houses of all phat owners smashing their LEDs with a little tiny Sony ninja hammer.

 

[Unknown One]

Not to sound like an apologist, but those flashing led lights were useless anyways. I rarely paid attention to it. It could be replaced with a now saving warning.

 

[near]

http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps3/hardware/cech3000b.html

Edit: beaten

 

[NekoFever]

So no Wireless N support...

That would probably get me to upgrade, but alas, no. Kind of a strange omission really for such a multimedia machine.

 

[offshore]

Doesn't look like it will be coming to Europe any time soon

"Despite the new model, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s told VG247 the information released so far was “for Japan only and we have nothing to share at this time” in regards to a European launch."

http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/20/rumour-new-playstation-3-model-inbound

 

[glaurung]

It will probably come sooner or later, they will slowly deplete the storehouses of the old 320 GB version and then the new ones will start coming.

They never announced revised models with much fanfare around here and that means if you buy a 320 version in November or December, you might already read the 3k series number on the side of the box.

What's the cosmetic update again?

 

[H_Prestige]

Surely you jest.

The launch units are the most quiet of all, before the fans kick in. Literally no noise on my 60gb, and I've compared it to a 65nm 80gb fat and a 45nm slim.

 

[theBishop]

Why? Wii is cheaper than the 3DS...

And PS2 was cheaper than PSP in 2005.

 

[theBishop]

The launch units are the most quiet of all, before the fans kick in. Literally no noise on my 60gb, and I've compared it to a 65nm 80gb fat and a 45nm slim.

My 60GB was getting loud as hell, but I opened it up last week and cleaned the dust out of the fan/heatsink. It's purring nicely now.

 

[jvm]

Would like a new model. I never tried playing any BD movies in my Slim until this summer and turns out BD movies don't work but BD games do. We've just been watching things on Netflix and the kids use their DVDs. I have a warranty that lasts through January 2013, so I hope I can simply trade for a replacement.

Transferring all the data will be a pain in the butt. At least this new model will be a 320GB instead of the 160GB I have now.

 

[DarthWoo]

Of course this happens the week after I just bought one <_<

About a month for me. Of course I got the Target $160 gift card deal. And the free PSN stuff. All in all, still worth it I think.

 

[olimpia84]

My old fat PS3 is still going strong (or at least it seems like it) but if they have some decent deals around Xmas I might get a second unit.

 

[Vicetrailia]

Right, but who has the time to catch up on 4 years of games with so many awesome new ones coming out? You're bound to miss a ton of stuff.

True and not only that but sometimes games are more enjoyable to play when they come out than when they are played some 4 years later.

Outdated graphics and gameplay systems come to mind, Just sayin.

 

[H_Prestige]

My 60GB was getting loud as hell, but I opened it up last week and cleaned the dust out of the fan/heatsink. It's purring nicely now.

I really want to see if there is dust inside my ps3. I dust off the system very often but it still gets pretty loud after about 15 minutes or so. But opening it up seems like a nightmare.

 

[theBishop]

Would like a new model. I never tried playing any BD movies in my Slim until this summer and turns out BD movies don't work but BD games do. We've just been watching things on Netflix and the kids use their DVDs. I have a warranty that lasts through January 2013, so I hope I can simply trade for a replacement.

Transferring all the data will be a pain in the butt. At least this new model will be a 320GB instead of the 160GB I have now.

The backup/restore tool on PS3 is pretty useful, and not too complicated. I used it to upgrade the HDD in my 60GB.

Although I'm not sure if you can use it to restore to a different unit entirely.

 

[theBishop]

I really want to see if there is dust inside my ps3. I dust off the system very often but it still gets pretty loud after about 15 minutes or so. But opening it up seems like a nightmare.

If you've never disassembled a laptop or anything more delicate than a desktop PC, I wouldn't recommend it. But if you've got the right tools and you're careful, it's not too bad. The internal design is nicely modular, so you don't have a bunch of random hinges and springs to forget about.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Doesn't look like it will be coming to Europe any time soon

"Despite the new model, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s told VG247 the information released so far was “for Japan only and we have nothing to share at this time” in regards to a European launch."

http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/20/rumour-new-playstation-3-model-inbound

If Sony just came out and said they were going to release a cooler more reliable PS3 soon it would damage current sales. The story from them will be one of denial until it is out.

 

[LunaticPuma]

Hopefully this new model uses a different fan. I just recently upgraded from a 40 gb fat to a 160 gb slim, and the slim fan is higher pitched and annoying once it's up to speed after a few minutes.

 

[Zombie James]

The model number CECH3000B suggests that the 320GB will remain the higher end model. They won't increase HDD if they still have a large stock of the current HDDs.

It doesn't really make much sense to me to make a cheaper (to build) model only available for the higher-end SKU.

 

[androvsky]

I already saw that and dismissed it because it deletes all the data on the system you transfer content off of.

It doesn't. I used the transfer utility a few months ago. All it deletes is content that's not supposed to be on two systems at once, which boils down to locked saves and videos purchased from the PSN store. The locked saves you can fix with PS+, the video problem can be fixed by finding a better way of purchasing videos.

When you perform this operation, all data that is stored on the PS3™ system that will receive the data (the "destination system”) will be deleted.

 

[krae_man]

Bring back the card reader and more then 2 USB ports.

 

[mclaren777]

Bring back the card reader and more then 2 USB ports.

This.

That's the #1 reason why I haven't "upgraded" to a Slim yet.

 

[Tyrael]

I almost bought a PS3 CECH-2500A in february, now I think I will wait for this new model to arrive here.

 

[Dragon]

Bring back the card reader and more then 2 USB ports.

Not going to happen. You had your chance to get that a long time ago if it was really important to you.

 

[btkadams]

This gen specifically shows that it pays to wait a few hrs before jumping in. Not only do new ps3 owners enjoy a much larger hdd and drastically reduced priced compared to launch owners, but they also have an ever growing library of great games from 20-40 bucks.

Sucks to have to sit through hours of patches and installs though.

if anything, the ps3 launch system was THE time to jump in if you value BC.

Not going to happen. You had your chance to get that a long time ago if it was really important to you.

uh some of us had that model and then got ylod.

 

[Clear]

So, does this thing actually have PS2 back-compatibility?

jp.playstation.com's spec page

The last bullet point when machine-translated through Chrome translates as:

&#8251; This product, "PlayStation 2" are having a compatibility with proprietary software.

 

[Tiduz]

Not going to happen. You had your chance to get that a long time ago if it was really important to you.

i had that and it died. what i really want is a usb port in the BACK for the pseye.

 

[Shanks]

So will it have the same body or will it be smaller? It seems like it has just slightly different internals.

 

[Zombie James]

So will it have the same body or will it be smaller? It seems like it has just slightly different internals.

Same dimensions (290 x 65 x 290mm).

 

[S. L.]

So, does this thing actually have PS2 back-compatibility?

jp.playstation.com's spec page

The last bullet point when machine-translated through Chrome translates as:

&#8251; This product, "PlayStation 2" are having a compatibility with proprietary software.

&#8251;This product does not have compatibility with the software for exclusive use of "the PlayStation2".

infoseek i so much better for japan - english translations
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/

 

[Clear]

Thanks.

Can't say I'm surprised, but I am a bit disappointed that Google's auto-translate managed to get precisely the reverse meaning of that particular sentence.

 

[Zoe]

Nothing, hopefully, assuming the leds refer to those annoying blinking wifi/hdd lights.

I like the WiFi light. It lets me switch to watching TV without having to constantly check on download progress.

Is Nintendo hardware generally considered more reliable?

My Wii died a month after launch That was the reason I joined GAF, actually.

I really want to see if there is dust inside my ps3. I dust off the system very often but it still gets pretty loud after about 15 minutes or so. But opening it up seems like a nightmare.

I was expecting my phat to be super dusty after having to be in close quarters with three cats for years. There was really hardly any dust though. Most of it was on the outside around the USB ports and card slots which are easily cleaned.

 

[yeoz]

&#8251;This product does not have compatibility with the software for exclusive use of "the PlayStation2".

infoseek i so much better for japan - english translations
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/

Practically every other translation service has more-or-less the right meaning for that sentence -- except google.

 

[TxdoHawk]

Sigh. I guess it's finally time to give up on the dream of getting a new PS3 with hardware BC.