PS3 Slim Found in Phillipines Shop
Yes, merely the title alone makes you believe that this is obviously fake. A new PlayStation 3 Slim, found in an underground Phillipines market? Sounds incredibly dodgy, but wait till you see this. A video was filmed in the shop, and it shows the man checking out this console.
As you can see from the video, this “PS3 Slim” is very similar to past photos that were taken. Information on the system was obtained, and here are the details:
- This PS3 Slim contains a 120GB HDD.
- It has two USB ports.
- The touch sensitive buttons are gone, and now seem to be replaced by regular buttons.
- The PS icon is white, instead of its usual colors.
- No card reader.
- PLAYSTATION 3 logo is gone, and instead is replaced with just PS3.
- The man selling it included it with a Dualshock 3 controller. Whether or not it was compatible is unknown.
- It was being sold for 20, 000 pesos. This can be converted to £250, or $410.
Of course, this could be fake. As of now, it could be simply a new Polystation knockoff found in the Phillipines, so we’ll categorize this under “Rumor”. The PS3 Slim was originally going to be announced at E3 2009, but rumors have now suggested that it will make its long awaited appearance at the Tokyo Game Show in Japan.
Remember, PlayStation LifeStyle brought you the news first of the PlayStation 3 Slim, and stay tuned for all the incoming news on this new hardware iteration.
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24 Responses to “PS3 Slim Found in Phillipines Shop”
i love how the camera moved around so fast that you could barely get a good view of ANYTHING
The Philippines are known for Black Market Knockoffs… I would wait for an official announcement from Sony and the price is a clear indicator that it could be a stolen unit or Shipment… Asia is a big Black Market for electronics.
I had a friend who’s from the Philippines listen to the video to make sure the initial translation from the uploader was correct. She basically repeated everything that’s found in the video dialogue boxes.
i never really wanted to visit the philippines, but now i have a reason… in my dreams.
Man, I’ve wanted a Slim to be fake ever since I saw the boxes way back then because of how ugly and cheap it looked…Now I hope this is fake as well, cause now you can totally see how ugly and lame it looks.
The camera quality is horrible and shotty as well, but still looked ugly…
If it was true, the sleekness of the PS3 is gone.
oh, i hope its a fake, because this one looks really really ugly
I wonder how they fabricated the case? thats the hardest part of creating any sort of fab/prototype etc.
UltimaChocohu, you trying out for the drama queen awards or what?
fake, although I believe one is coming, I think this stuff is fake
Nothing will ever replace the love I have for my launch 60 gig…………….
Except maybe a $250 PS3 slim.
ok i’m from the philippines and i will find this ps3 slim. i think i know where is this “underground/black market.” I know a place where most of the products are knockoffs (bags, shoes, t-shirts etc.) but electronics are mostly original or class-A products (cellphones, dvd players, mp3 players etc.) I’m pretty sure this is like the polystation knockoff. most of the knockoff electronic products that are sold here are made from china. if this ps3 slim is true you will first find it in Japan or US but to find it the Philippines is just complete bullsh!t.
I’m excited for those who don’t have have a ps3 yet and for those whos systems broke.This is good news.I’m going to buy one when i can.
If it’s really that ugly I don’t care… I’ll just be turning it into a laptop anyway…
@ KwietStorm
dude chill out…..its an opinion. it looks like GARBAGE probably because of the shitty camera. why would the Philippines have a slim first and not Japan? Thats the equivalent of Costa Rica having a Slim and not the United states. its safe to say that ANYONE with a camera in this generation knows how to operate one. (cell phone based or hand held). The Philippines are known for Black Market Knockoff btw.
@ SolidCake_
photoshop layering technique also using images from the original PS3 box like controllers, logos etc. Than its a matter of finding the correct font’s and using transform to resize the images. There are multiple ways of making a fake box.
I have an EXTREMELY hard time believing that Sony would release the PS3 Slim in the Philippines. There’ll be a huge press announcement then it will come out in the US or Japan. On the other hand, it does look pretty darned nice for a cheap knockoff. Of course it’s very hard to tell will the low quality video.
@shadow – an actual case, not how to use photoshop.
1st who ever believes this is lame, no ofence, but the 1st error is that pesos is a curency from mexico way far from the philipines, second 20000 pesos is 2000 dollars and third japan would have acces faster not like the philipines which is a poor country.
Everyone should keep an open mind on this and not just say automatically say that it’s a fake for the ones who did. The markets in the Philippines are known for fake knock offs but are also known for having smuggled things as well. So you never know it could be real smuggled of the back of a lorry or something…
My guess is that the box is “real” but likely contains the guts of a PS2 rather than a PS3.
Oh, and IIRC the currency there is the “Philippine Peso” and isn’t economically linked to the Mexican Peso.
OK so which gaming magazine will be the first to go to the same market and shoot in high resolution? Come on people!!
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Hello Guys,
Hmmmm.. First and foremost.. we all know that Philippines could be one among the leading underground countries in the world. And base on the picture and the form of that PS3 Slim…
I can say that it is original. It is the same as the PS3 slim that came on the news. PS3 Slim will be coming out this 1st week of September with a price of 300$ equivalent to 14,000php considering that conversion rate is 48php/1$.
Here is a link for you.. So check it out.. Kindly watch the video too and its pictures.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215547.html?tag=topslot;thumb;5