PS3 Slim shortages possible

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 24th September 2009
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PS3 Slim shortages possible

Sony has sold over one million PlayStation 3 Slims already and warns shortages are both possible and likely.

Sony has warned that the continued success of the PlayStation 3 Slim, which is officially labelled as just the PlayStation 3 since it has succeeded the older model, may mean that shortages of the console are likely later this year.

Obviously, Sony would say that to help drive interest and panic-sales for the console, but that doesn't mean it isn't true.

The new PlayStation 3 has apparently done predictable wonders for sales of Sony's PS3, with more than a million global sales already racked up and a shortage starting to appear in some territories.

"We are up about 300 per cent over where we were pre-price drop," said Sony boss Jack Tretton in an interview with Reuters (via Eurogamer).

"If things continue at this pace, it is conceivable that there will be product shortages," he warned.

It's not surprising that the PlayStation 3 Slim is doing so well compared to the previous version - the new model is both thinner and less power hungry, and comes packaged with a decent 120GB hard drive on top of the usual features.

Have you picked up a PS3 Slim? Let us know in the forums.
Quote V3ctor 24th September 2009, 13:25
"It's not surprising that the PlayStation 3 Slim is doing so well compared to the previous version - the new model is both thinner and less power hungry, and comes packaged with a decent 120GB hard drive on top of the usual features."

It's not just that... But the price... The price is the biggest reason... PS3 was too expensive, now it's more accessible...
Quote Sim0n 24th September 2009, 13:26
Picked mine up on launch day, after realising that blockbuster were going to pay me a pretty penny for my "160Gb" model, which was actually a 40Gb.. they never even booted it up to check, so i win on that front. (Yes, i know its cruel and heartless and technically wrong, but i was willing to take the hit if they checked it).

Removed the 120Gb Drive, and upgraded it to 500Gb, mainly because its always fun to tweak things away from stock, but mainly for the increased cache and 7200RPM speed, which is noticeable in loading times.

Smaller, less bulky, nice power drop when streaming media (xvid/x264) over a network, and altogether slightly quietier, not that the PS3 Phat was loud to start with.

* Note - if you intend to change the HDD on the slim, make sure you download the latest firmware first. The Slim doesnt seem to have flash memory like the Phat does. As in, changing HDDs on a Phat doesnt loose the OS like it does on a Slim.
Quote crompers 24th September 2009, 13:31
yep its all down to price imo, i wonder how many of those sales where to people who already own a 360 or a wii? a fair proportion i'd imagine
Quote Hustler 24th September 2009, 13:33
i see the Sony marketing department are up to their old tricks....

Christmas coming, lets 'leak' info that alludes to shortages, parents panic, rush out and buy console...

Job done....suckers, suckered.
Quote cjoyce1980 24th September 2009, 13:36
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Originally Posted by Hustler
i see the Sony marketing department are up to their old tricks....

Christmas coming, lets 'leak' info that alludes to shortages, parents panic, rush out and buy console...

Job done....suckers, suckered.

and dont forget the wii shortages........ again :)
Quote B3CK 24th September 2009, 13:51
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Originally Posted by V3ctor
It's not just that... But the price... The price is the biggest reason... PS3 was too expensive, now it's more accessible...

Traded in my 3 broken 360's (2 red rings and one dvd drive) As they didn't red ring until after the warranty expired and MS won't replace/fix a dvd drive. I did call as each did broke and was told no each time.
So I traded in the broken units, and will never buy a MS console again. :(
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Originally Posted by Sim0n
* Note - if you intend to change the HDD on the slim, make sure you download the latest firmware first. The Slim doesnt seem to have flash memory like the Phat does. As in, changing HDDs on a Phat doesnt loose the OS like it does on a Slim.

You can't just clone the original and expand the partition? I would like to hear more on how to do it, as I will be getting my PS3 slim shortly, and would like to change it to the F1 Samsung drive.
Quote shigllgetcha 24th September 2009, 14:19
is that not a 3.5" drive?
Quote zabe 24th September 2009, 14:22
personally, price was the biggest issue. it's not like i didn't have the money before, i had spent many hundreds more before deciding to get the ps3. i just didn't think the console was worth 400, 500 or let alone 600 dollars. 300 seems like a fitting price. plus, by the time i got my ps3 this september, there's a very nice catalogue of games already, and all the XMB and other services are very polished. so, whereas my friends who bought the ps3 in the beginning had a less satisfactory experience due to lack of games, software that was limited (e.g. couldn't even do background downloads), my experience was awesome from the very beginning. i'll probably use this strategy for ps4 too, wait 2-3 years from the day they make it available and then buy it, cheaper and with better catalogue and functions.
Quote Neat69 24th September 2009, 14:32
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Originally Posted by B3CK


Traded in my 3 broken 360's (2 red rings and one dvd drive) As they didn't red ring until after the warranty expired and MS won't replace/fix a dvd drive. I did call as each did broke and was told no each time.
So I traded in the broken units, and will never buy a MS console again. :(

That's weird, my mates machine that he bought on launch the other day red ringed and M$ are fixing it as if it were under warranty still. I get the impression that the warranty for red ring failures is indefinite.
Quote capmoq 24th September 2009, 18:48
The article is talking about the sales of a PS3 Slim but there is still the old model's pic. xD
Quote r4tch3t 25th September 2009, 05:16
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Originally Posted by shigllgetcha
is that not a 3.5" drive?
It is, but the connector is standard and you can get adaptor cables so the HDD would be external.
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