Slim Pickings: The story of the fabled PS3 Slim (so far)

Author: admin

23 Aug

Judging by the hundreds of reader-submitted tips we’ve received in August pointing to “totally conclusive evidence” of the existence of a slimmer, sexier version of Sony’s home console, we think it’s safe to say that PS3 Slim pontification has reached a fever pitch. As video game news conduits, we’ve frequently been forced to gaze into this swirling maw of speculation in an attempt to gin the might-be-reals out of the most-assuredly-fakes.

One of the prevailing pieces of gossip regarding the hardware is the moment of its unveiling: Tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. EST, during Sony’s GamesCom press conference. Before we arrive at that potentially auspicious hour, we’re going to look through the brief annals of the PS3 Slim’s history, analyzing the big pieces of evidence, debunking the obvious mockups, and interpreting data from a poll we conducted over this past weekend.

If you’re looking for a “final word” on the subject, you’ll find none here. That’s for tomorrow’s Sony presentation to determine — or depending on which way the tides of fate turn, to obfuscate even further.

When navigating through the choppy seas of rumor and speculation, it’s helpful to have some sort of map to follow. In this particular instance, our cartographical aide came in the form of the Ars Technica mole — a mysterious figure whose credibility has been cemented by his or her precognizance on a few major pieces of gaming hardware news. (When did you find out about the universal 360 price drop which occurred last September? That’s cute. The Ars Technica mole knew about it last August.) Next >>