Yes, I Know About The Damn PS3 Slim Video

4:00AM July 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Ordinarily it’s not my policy to cave in to peer pressure like this, but ignoring the likely-fake shakycam video of a PS3 Slim hasn’t slowed the tide of hey-d00ds tips we’re getting about it.

There’s also a nagging, buzzing doubt in my head, in the region of my brain that entertains such ideas as a faked moon landing and the existence of Bigfoot. After all, rumour went around last month that this sucker was in production, and a steep price cut on the 80GB PS3 likely means retailers have been told to clear space for a new SKU.

So I am going to put this to the wisdom of the crowd. Is this a real PS3 slimline console? Or is it fake?

Arguments pro:
• You can see the ethernet and USB ports on it. Why would counterfeiters go to that kind of trouble?
• Logo looks legit enough.
• It’s in the Philippines, where you can buy anything before it’s available, such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Arguments con:
• Plugged-in-and-running footage or GTFO.
• Some clown’s giving us the old shake-and-fake.
• It’s in the Philippines, where you can buy anything before it’s available, such as Flintstones Chewable Viagra.

Alright, vote!

Comments

  • David Ikari

    July 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Hmm… it depends. PS3 could stand for “Plug Setup 3″, so named because it has three plug ports. <:/

  • Jordan

    July 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Hey wait… was that Bigfoot in the background?

  • Ed Robertson

    July 19, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    looks sooo fake. no doubt its just crap product made in a dingy factory in china.

  • warcroft

    July 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Yes, the Slim is real.
    But that footage and console is fake

  • fORS4kEN

    July 19, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    I dont know it kind of looks like the one we saw just before e3.

  • Chuloopa

    July 19, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    thats fake.
    seriously thats just terrible..

  • Stephen Alexander

    July 19, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    I’m kind of torn on this one, we’ve actually been clearing out of PS3s at work for some ‘new model’ of PS3 that supposedly we should be getting in August. That said, it hasn’t been specified whether it’s this fabled “slim” PS3 or just an ordinary PS3 with a bigger hard drive.

  • Dr_Stef

    July 20, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Does it come with Flintstones Chewable Viagra though? ;)

  • satyr

    July 20, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    To be honest, I think it’s a viral marketing campaign. It’s working.

  • Cat Tactics

    July 20, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    I WANT TO BELIEVE!

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