Hardly a surprise, but Sony got on stage today at GamesCom and confirmed what we've all known deep down in our hearts: the new, slimmer PS3 is really real. It'll be out in the first week of September, and will retail for $300 (or 300 Euro, or 29,980 Yen). It's smaller and lighter, has a 120GB HDD, and packs "all the same features" of the regular PS3 while consuming 34 percent less power and taking up 32 percent less space. Existing PS3 SKUs have their prices dropped a hundie apiece tomorrow in anticipation, so be sure to grab a space heater while you've still got a shot -- though we're not sure why you'd pay $300 for an 80GB PS3 when you can wait a couple weeks and get 120GB in a cuter package. A couple pics of the unveil are after the break.

Update: We've got press shots! Check 'em all in the gallery below, and be sure to pore over that to-scale comparo pic up top.

eh i'd rather get a wii or save my money for that nifty 360 add-on(Natal?)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/170393/gdc_..._slim_slashes_ps3_price_to_300.html

wii is not worth it. I have had it since the day it was released and I rarely use it. There is maybe 5 good games on the console. I am hoping they start releasing some quality games soon

I haven't used it much either aside from Zelda: Twilight, Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil 4....that's it. But the Metroid Prime trilogy with the wii remakes of the first 2 prime games and the 3rd one for wii which i haven't played...I will dust it off once that comes out. Metroid Prime is fucking fantastic.

and i'll be picking up a slim PS3 in the future at that price.

finally, it's affordable.

i wanna pick one up just for the Demon's Souls game. That looks rad.

Y'know, even IF the price drops...nothing fixes the fact that the PS3's games offering is mediocre at best.

I don't know that $300 is enough to will be into buying the 3 (possibly 4) worthwhile PS3 games.

True. but what's out there now is good enough, and they have great exclusives coming up like Heavy Rain...this is why i've waited a while already. even MGS4 isn't enough to make me buy a system.

God Of War III, reason enough to own a PS3

Give me a sega genesis with shining force over this any day

I know, that Heavy Rain game looks intense. MGS4, Killzone 2, Heavy Rain and God of War III would be the only reasons for me to ever get it. I probably still won't. I would also like a Wii for about 5 games. Namely the new Dead Space.

holy shit! shining force is seriously my favorite rpg of all time. i loved that game and bought a genesis recently just so i could play it again.

ps3 is worth it for the blu-ray player i guess