Yesterday at the Tokyo Game Show Sony officially announced their new slimmer PS3. The stream-lined system is 20% smaller and 25% lighter than it’s predecessor. The console will launch in 2 different sizes 250 gb and 500 gb, with a $30.00 price difference between the two.
The first release of the “slimmer” PS3 will be on September 25, 2012 for $269.99. This will be the 250 gig model and come with UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception: Game of the Year Edition and a voucher for more than $30 worth of bonus digital content for the highly acclaimed digital title, DUST 514. The Uncharted 3: Game of the Year Edition will be launching that same day for $39.99 as well for those not wanting to upgrade their system.
The 500 gig model will be launching October 25, 2012 as a limited edition bundle containing Assassin’s Creed III. This will run gamers $299.99 (a mere $30.00 more than the 250 gig bundle).
Personally if you’re thinking of upgrading I think the Assassin’ Creed bundle is the way to go; and if you’ve never owned a Playstation 3, both of these bundles are a perfect opportunity to jump on board. They didn’t announce whether or not the system would ship solo but I’m sure once the Holidays are over, the bundles may go away and we’ll see just the standard system.
What do you folks think? Is it upgrade time, or time to grab a PS3?
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