Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/18/sony_preps_budget_ps3_with_old_school_design/
Sony preps PS3 with old-school design
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Posted in Hardware, 18th July 2012 10:33 GMT
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Sony is set to release a third design of its PlayStation 3 console, with a higher storage capacity and a top-loading disc tray.
The unannounced PS3 [1] - spotted in testing labs in Brazil - will apparently touch down with a choice of three new storage capacities: 16GB, 250GB and 500GB, Brazilian site Tecnoblog reports.
The former is surely intended to compete with the 4GB Xbox 360 [2] and as such will undoubtedly incorporate Flash storage instead of a hard drive.
The latest design also ditches Sony's slot-load optical drive and opts for a top-mounted drive with a slide-across lid like the slimline PS2 [3]. Old-school, baby.
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The Japanese firm has yet to announce specifics, however word has it this will be Sony's big announcement at Gamescom in August. Stay tuned. ®