Sony has been sitting in third place in consoles sale ever since it debut the PS3 over three years ago. Sony hopes to change some of that with the introduction of their mid life update to the PlayStation 3 dubbed the PS3 Slim. Just like the PS2 Slim the PS3 Slim is said (by Sony) to trim down size but keep functionality on par with the original system.

DESIGN:

The PS3 Slim is 33% smaller then the original system. It is also 36% lighter then the original weighing in at 7.5 pounds.

In terms of connectivity, the PS3 Slim sits at the same height as the PS3 coming fitted with two USB 2.0 ports, 802.11b/g WiFi. The device still keeps the Blu-ray ROM and in the event of the system being moved while a game is inside, the game disc will be protected. The only downside to this is the sped is still 2x which translates to slower install and game boot times.

The design of the system is more of a minimal change to that of the original system. A few pounds have been cut from the system and thanks to some arrangements things have already gotten smaller. One of the great features of the PS3 Slim is the ability to swap hard drives. Unlike the Xbox 360 which requires you to buy Xbox branded hard drives, the PS3 Slim allows you to swap them with any type of hard drive that meets system specs. This is great for those who have lots of content that is eating up hard drive space.

PERFORMANCE:

Performance wise, the PS3 Slim is not that much different then the original PS3. There is a little speed difference in the Blu-ray drive but other then that everything is still there. The system supports full 1080p resolution and games and movies play just as great on the Slim as the original system.

One of our biggest gripes with newer models of the PS3 system, has been its lack of support for PS2 games. This has not been improved in the PS3 Slim and we’re wondering how much time it would take Sony to bring back support for PS2 games.

The new PS3 Slim also supports BRAVIA Sync which Sony is trying to make a big deal of. Overall it’s a nice feature (if you have a Sony BRAVIA screen).

CONCLUSION:

While the fundamentals of the PS3 have not changed, Sony has managed to breathe a breath of life into the console. While the PS3 is in no wise a lost venture, it was high time for a refresh, and hopefully this latest update will allow the system to better compete with the Xbox 360 system.

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