Unboxing my PS4

After 12 years (it's been that long?!) I finally purchased my second Playstation. My first was the Playstation 2. And it has been sitting next to my TV for 12 years. It has brought me so much happy, angry and sad moments. And till the day I unplugged it from my TV, it has been keeping my 9 year old son entertained. Heck it is older than my son! And I truly thank my PS2 for all the joy it has brought us. But its time has come to be replaced. I have many a time contemplated to replace it with the PS3. But I have been able to curb the temptation and have continued to place faith in dear PS2.

Sony Playstation PS2, I still play it!

Well not exactly me but my son. The Sony Playstation 2 (or the PS2 as it has been belovedly known) was the last "next-gen" gaming console that I had invested in 10 years ago. And I can truly say it has been a worthy investment of entertainment. It is surprising to know that it has been already been 11 years since it's launch.

Sony Playstation 3 Slim unveiled

And to think i nearly bought the PS3 in the past few months, now I'm glad I have held my horses. Today I read on Engadget of the unveiling of the new PS3 Slim which will be available from as soon as next month! Wait, when I say available means countries like the USA, Japan, Europe, etc... But being in Malaysia, I hope to be surprised by Sony Malaysia and not have to wait for another year or two.  The good news is the PS3 Slim will be cheaper (thats the point right?) and from what I have read so far, all features in the original PS3 will be in the PS3 Slim (no cut-backs). Other good news are, the price of the current original PS3 will also be cut. It will cost US$299 for the 80Gb PS3 as well as the new 120Gb PS3 Slim. Unless you like the original PS3's design more than the PS3 Slim, I see no reason why you would wanna buy the original PS3.

Here are some of the spec sheets:
Spec sheet:

• Product name: PlayStation 3
• Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
• CPU: Cell Broadband Engine™
• GPU: RSX
• Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
• Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
• Hard disk: 120GB 2.5" Serial ATA
• USB 2.0 ports: 2
• Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
• Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
• AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
• Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
• BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
• Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
• Power consumption: Approx. 250W
• External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
• Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
• Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1

PS3 Slim (top) compared to PS3 Original.