Just before the unveiling of the new Playstation 3 Slim, back in Sep 2009, Sony were really starting to stress about PS3 sales. The lead rivals; Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360, were outselling the console together with their own software. The issue was pinned down to Sony's refusal to move on the hefty price ticket, and thus the other consoles became popular due to increased afforability. Sony's luck then changed quite dramatically though, with the inception of the new Playstation 3 Slim.

This revamp isn't an alternative model, the new Playstation 3 Slim has totally replaced the older models and thus is regarded the only official Playstation 3 console. As with the last, the system is available in both 120GB or 250GB, offering consumers the same choices in capacity as before. Further functions include EasyLink, which improves the HDMI capacities of both your Playstation and the TV it is attached to.

As the name may reveals, the Playstation 3 slim is a more conservative and space-friendly than what its predecessor is. It is over 30% lighter and smaller; a welcome instigation as the size of the first was always a sore point. Similarly, the reduced scale also consumes a lot less energy, which suggests the console doesn't heat up as fast. Overheating was never amassive issue for the Playstation 3, especially compared to rivals, but a cooler system amounts to a better system.

Finally, Sony issued a reallylarge price reduction on the console. Obviously what the public was ready for, sales rocketed in the Autumn and Sony were well and truly back in the battle. The Playstation 3 Slim console presents a really unified and logical step up for the company- promoting the same awesome system in a smaller, more user friendly compack package and slashinh the price makes everybody extreamly happy- Sony get their sales and buyers get a new and improved console!