PS3 Slim: Cell de 45nm y adiós a Linux (Actualizado)

A partir del 1 de septiembre tendremos en las tiendas la nueva PS3 Slim (PlayStation 3 según Sony), la cual viene también con cambios internos además de los externos. Por ejemplo, la CPU ha vuelto a ser reducida hasta los 45nm (ya pasó
de los 90nm a los 65nm con el modelo de 40GB), contribuyendo con ello
al menor consumo eléctrico (por tanto menos calentamiento y ruido),
además de la reducción de costes de fabricación que supone.

Otra reducción de costes menos beneficiosa para el usuario es la eliminación de la posibilidad de instalar Linux (OtherOS), una de las características estrella del lanzamiento de PS3 y motivo de que los hackers más brillantes no se dedicaran a buscarle vulnerabilidades. Finalmente, PS3 Slim vendrá con BRAVIA Sync, para una mayor integración con los televisores de Sony. Si aun no has visto suficientes imágenes de la nueva PlayStation 3 en Engadget publicaron nuevas galerías, aunque seguimos esperando para ver cómo ha quedado por dentro.

Actualización: Según nos avisa Ferdopa,
la PS3 Slim incluirá soporte para pistas de audio HD (Dolby True HD y
DTS HD MA) por bitstream, característica que aprovecharán algunos
usuarios con receptores de última generación.



http://www.elotrolado.net/noticia_ps3-slim-cell-de-45nm-y-adios-a-linux-actualizado_16661

La nueva PS3 Slim... ¡desempaquetada!


por Alberto Ballestin 18 / 08 / 2009
Hola

Hola guapa, no te esperábamos por casa hasta septiembre...

Actualización 1:
Algunos detalles rápidos. Los botones son físicos en vez de táctiles
(esto es, que hacen "clic"), el logo del lector Blu-ray no puede rotar
como en consolas anteriores para ponerlo en vertical, y el disco duro
se puede sustituir fácilmente. La textura de la carcasa es un pelín más
áspera que la utilizada en la Xbox 360, aunque si te fijas en los
lados, siguen siendo pulidos.

Actualización 2:
¿Quieres saber cuánto ruido hace? En los test preliminares y a una
media de 49 dB, el medidor acústico detecta entre 53 y 56 dB ejecutando
juegos o copiando datos al disco duro, que es una mejora fácilmente
perceptible frente a los 55-57 dB de la PS3 "gorda. La reproducción de
discos Blu-ray es aún mejor: pasamos de 70 a un máximo de 60 db
utilizando la misma película.

Galería: La nueva PS3 Slim... ¡desempaquetada!

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Galería: PS3 Slim vs. PS3 "gorda" vs. Xbox 360... Fight!

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PS3 Slim Gets its First Bundle


New Gundam game to be included with slimline model.



Sony's
announcement of the new slimline PlayStation 3 earlier today may have
not come as much of a surprise given all the early retail leaks, but
here's something that didn't get spoiled. Namco Bandai and Sony are
teaming up for a limited edition bundle that combines the new system
with a copy of the upcoming Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki.
Known
as the Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam 30th Anniversary Box, the
bundle includes a copy of the new PS3 Gundam game and a standard black
PS3 slim (model number CECH-2000A). The bundle will also include the
bonus items that are being included with the first press run of the
software-only version of the game: product codes for downloading
FA-78-3 Full Armor Gundam and RX-81AS Assault Armor, and a product code
for downloading an original HD Gundam animated movie.

The
bundle will be available on September 3, also the release date for both
the slimline PS3 and the software-only Gundam Senki. Pricing for the
bundle is set at ¥38,359. The standard version of the game goes for
¥8,329 with the new PS3 selling solo for ¥29,980.



Screenshots of Gundam Senki.






http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/08/19/ps3_gundam_bundle/

Sony Begins PS3 Slimline Assault on Japan




It
took a couple of days, but Sony has at last started its promotional
campaign for the PlayStation 3 hardware revision in Japan.
Walking
around the busy Shibuya area today, I saw massive retail displays at
major shops like Bic Camera and Tsutaya. Here's a sampling.



The
Tsutaya displays promote the system as being thinner, lighter, and
10,000 yen cheaper. Bic's posters show comparison pics with the current
model and make particular note of one feature: BraviaLink (this is
mentioned in the red just below the system shots).


It shouldn't come as a surprise to see the retail assault begin today. Yesterday, Messe Sanoh manager Kazuyuki Inakoshi revealed that Sony had provided shipment figures for his shop. Other retailers have chimed in on their blogs,
stating that they too have been given shipment numbers and can now take
pre-orders. One retailer was surprised with how quickly Sony shared the
information this time.
In his blog
post at Famitsu.com yesterday, Inakoshi extrapolated from his shipment
figure that Sony would be shipping a total of 200,000 units to domestic
retailers on day one. Another retailer gave this same estimate and said
that he was surprised with the large scale of the launch. He expects
strong performance with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII, the
lower price point, and "that announcement" at Tokyo Game Show (I'm not
sure what's being referred to here -- it may be just a general
statement about a number of different things being announced, or maybe
there is some super big PS3 announcement on the way).
Even outside of retail, the PS3 slim made somewhat of a public debut today. As reported at Impress Watch, Namco Bandai's Hirobumi Inagaki, producer of the upcoming Gundam Senki, showed off the packaging for the Gundam Senki PS3 slim bundle
at a stage event during the opening day of the weekend Gundam Big Expo
in Odaiba. The game's kiosks were presumably using standard PS3
systems, but this does seem like some good exposure for the system.
There's just one problem with Sony's strategy in Japan. You can see it here:

This
Tsutaya display promotes pre-orders for the new ¥29,980 slimline
system, along side the current ¥39,979 system (marked down ¥1 from the
MSRP for some reason). Bic, Tsutaya, and a couple of other retailers I
checked in the Shibuya area haven't dropped the price of their current
models yet, nor have they announced special bundles to get the older
hardware moving. The closest thing I could find to a price drop was at
Tsutaya, where used 80 gig systems were slashed over night by ¥3,000 to
¥26,980.
While the current model PS3 appears to be sold out in many retailers, so much so that the system has taken a hit in recent Media Create sales charts,
there's enough stock that I've personally had no trouble finding the
system wherever I go. I imagine there will be some deals to be had on
these systems in the coming weeks leading up to the big September 3
launch.
If not, we might end up with more pics like this:

According to Hachimaki, that pic was taken around the PS3's original launch day by a reseller who was unable to sell his newly bought systems.