By Stevie Smith Feb 4, 2008, 10:17 GMT
Last week saw plenty of frantic PlayStation speculation, the main brunt of which suggested that Sony is phasing its existing 60GB and 80GB SKUs out of production for the unveiling of a new 120-160GB model.
Will Sony let loose any bombs at this year's GDC? Credit: GDC.
However, some of last week’s whisperings centred on the rumour that the Japanese electronics giant might be looking to mirror the unveiling of its Slim & Lite PlayStation Portable console by rolling out a Slim & Lite PlayStation 3 in the third quarter of 2008.
According to an initial report published by gadget magazine T3, an unnamed source has revealed that the shrunken PlayStation 3 will arrive both smaller and lighter than its bulkier counterpart - although it will still retain full Blu-ray capability and be bolstered by a 160GB HDD.
In reaction to a related enquiry by GamesIndustry.biz, Sony has now issued the stock standard “we don’t comment on rumour or speculation” reply.
Yet, while Sony may be stonewalling on offering anything tangible before it attends the upcoming Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (Feb 18-22), the company is already known for releasing compact editions of its gaming hardware to tie-in with market traction and reduced manufacturing costs.
Specifically, the PlayStation Portable has recently received a scale-down upgrade in the form of the Slim & Lite model, while the PlayStation 2 and the original PlayStation also benefited in the marketplace from the introduction of smaller hardware re-imaginings.
Expect the speculation to continue flying ahead of GDC 2008 - while the event itself might even see one or two rumours blossom into fact.
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SublimerFeb 5th, 2008 - 02:21:32
Its obvious this will happen, who cares though, its all good.
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SublimerFeb 5th, 2008 - 02:21:32
Its obvious this will happen, who cares though, its all good.
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