Summer slimline PS3 rumours hotting up
Production contracts said to show July delivery
Sony has entered into commercial arrangements for the production of a slimline PlayStation 3, it has emerged.
The electronics giant has signed up motherboard maker Foxconn and product design firm Pegatron to jointly manufacture the slimmer model, according to a report by Taiwanese website UDN.
Nothing concrete is known about the model's technical features or design, but the report added that the first slimline PS3 deliveries will be made this month “in order to meet summer demand”.
While the site’s Taiwanese translation is quite rough, the raw details do hold some weight. Earlier this week, an industry mole hinted on website Ars Technica that Sony plans to introduce a slimline PS3 in August.
And let's not forget those infamous slimline PS3 pictures published recently. ®
COMMENTS
pointless
They can sex it up all they like, it's still the runt of the current console litter. Were it not for the BR playback, mine would be sold. (And yes, I have all three consoles).
I call BS.
I have contacts in both these contract manufactuers, and they are still producing regular PS3's. I think this is pure FUD/Stalling tactics by Microsoft and their media puppets.
whey!
i already have the orignal so not really bothered. Maybe if they released this with a price drop Sony would be stepping in the right direction!
