How would you change Sony's PlayStation 3 Slim?

Engadget writes: "For the most part, we'd say that Sony addressed the concerns of many when it introduced the PlayStation 3 Slim. The console was smaller, cheaper and easier on the eyes, and of course the 120GB hard drive didn't hurt matters either. That said, we know that the redesign didn't please everyone, and we've heard more than a few PS3 diehards complain about the new design."

[NewScratch]

i've like the design and think it looks better, at least in my setup, than the "fat" ps3.

im pretty sure this discussion is meant to focus on the industrial design, rather than features, but something tells me that the engadget comments will soon be full of BC and Cross game chat talk.

[commodore64]

Backwards compatibility.
beer fridge.

done.

[FreeMonk]

backwards compatability.

A lot of people say they don't play there old PS2 games now, but there are a lot of people out there who do, including me.

The good thing now is that many classic PS2 games are really cheap from trade store, car boots, etc.

I recently picked up Yakuza 1 & 2 for £10 ($16-$17), and can't wait to try them out, but I have to drag my PS2 out and hook it up on the floor, when my PS3 could save me from doing that and have the BC.

Hopefully Sony add this on with some sort of Emulation download, like the 2nd gen PS3 Fat's did!

[YoungKiller25]

if you want backwards compatibility go get a 60g they should not add it to the current PS3 its a waste for them to try to incorporate it into the ps3 because its meant to play PS3 games not PS2 games. and im sure they will be bringing back all the classics so it shoudn't be a worry

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

The award for the most retarded comment of the day it's for.... @YoungKiller25!

This was the best part of his comment:

"and im sure they will be bringing back all the classics so it shoudn't be a worry".

Stupidity at its best. Give more money to Sony for games you already have. That's some of the most stupid reasoning I have ever come to encounter, only possible by TEH FANBOYISM!.
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Now Sony, stop ripping us off and give us the damn BC back! My 60Gb died and now I have a Slim but I'm not going to buy another time bomb. And even less one that it's used because its timer's already running!

[Mr Logic]

IR port and a USB in the back.

[The Lazy One]

matte black plastic -> shiny original PS3 plastic

[NegativeCreepWA]

My change would be a problem I just came across while backing up my HDD to put it on a new PS3. Down loadable games, content, and all games saves should be linked to your PSN account. So when you do a backup and restore to a new console everything transfers. Not just select things that are not copyrighted.

[YoungKiller25]

if you guys want backwards compatibility please give me your PS3 and ill send you my 60g I DONT CARE

personally i didnt like the PS2 or its games except for GOW i played the XBOX so maybe thats why i dont care about BC but come on people i want to advance my CURRENT GENERATION SYSTEM not go back to last generation and yes I AM A FANBOY so if i didnt have a 60g i would buy all the great PS2 games for the PS3

the only feature i want in my PS3 that isn't in there is System Voice Chat and thats so the 360 fanboys will shut up

[ThanatosDMC]

Yup, just return the gloss.

[NegativeCreepWA]

Return the gloss, why? The gloss coat was a dust magnet it was like wiping A TV down.

[TheBand1t]

I agree. The gloss was one of the main driving factors of me giving away my old PS3 and getting a slim. It got really ugly with all the dust and finger prints. Not to mention the scratches.

[Arnon]

1. Gloss finish
2. Touch-sensitive buttons
3. backwards compatibility. I actually find this odd. Would it have no made more since to incorporate it into the PS3 slim, especially since it's cheaper to make?

[ThanatosDMC]

Just wipe it down with anti-dust liquid. I have no idea how you could get scratches on your PS3 though unless you move it around in your travels.

[Grandizer]

Changes I'd like to see on PS3:

*Make it's top flat.
*PS2 compatibility. (software emulation I mean. I can't believe the cell can't do this)
*Re-enable OS install (linux) and enable hardware video acceleration on it.
*Push the USB connectors to 5 or more (Rock Band 1 is still out there and USB Hubs are ugly or expansive)
*Allow third party hardware to work without a dongle.
*Provide a comprehensive PC software (cross OS - Mac/Win/Linux) that could manage the PS3 updates, demo downloads and act as a server for media files, podcasts and the likes)
*Bring back SD and memory stick slots.
*Provide a mean to plug in RGB (VGA or RGBHV connectors)

[ReviewsArePolitics]

Right now, it doesn't make sense to release Backwards Compatibility. Sony is probably lying when they say few people want BC; hell, it's stupid to say "most people that buy a PS3 are not interested in BC", well of course not, because if they were, they would wait or would have gotten a 60GB like I did long ago. However, even if few didn't, some do. The reason they aren't doing it is because they want PS3 software to sell; PS2 software is easy to copy, so if Sony released PS3 with BC, it would sell even more but a lot of people would use it for very few PS3 games (if any) and they could open the gates for hacking the PS3 to play all PS1 and PS2 games. PS1 games are in low demand since most people have already played them, the PS1 market is non-existent so they lose nothing by adding BC. PS2 market is not only existent, but Sony just proved that by updating their PS2 franchises with higher res assets and trophies, they can milk them. So BC may never come, or it may but in a long time, once demand for PS2 games dies out @ retail.

[StrboyM]

I'd give it legs and a extending arm, so it could walk over to me and hand me my dualshock, when the couch is sooo far from the tv....and id teach it to make pancakes..and walk the dog

i'm lazy..and i want pancakes right now..and my dog needs to go out.../sigh...lol

[naughty57]

see what I did there?

[RememberThe357]

But I don't really know how that would work, so I think I'd leave it the way it is.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

I saw a Custom PS3 slim a couple of days ago with gloss a finish and I have to say one thing.

UGLY!

Everyone wanted a gloss finish but yet it turns out to look incredibly cheap with a gloss finish, I actually applaud Sony for not going with a gloss finish because from what I saw it would've looked ugly as hell.

[THE-BODY-BAG-MAN]

2 USB PORTS ON THE BACK PLEASE

[kikicub]

2 in the back, 4 in the front. The rest I would leave untouched.

[imnotgoodtenglish]

4d grapfics

[TheBest]

Since it does what it was made for, play the multitude of AAA games available for it, I don't think it really needs anything :/

[Bumpmapping]

Make it white like the FF13 console.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Agreed.

[DevastationEve]

i dont think white would look good.

it'd have to be like a pure white and maybe light blue tinge around the edges.

personally i'd think a metallic midnight blue would be awesome.

[InLaLaLand]

Revert back to the spiderman typeface and bring back the start up chime, also bring back the old boot up :(

[abc1233]

gimme a white glossy finish and a laser cannon on top and i'm sorted.

[nix]

once in a while it should transform into a hot looking chick (a la transformer 2)... q:

[v1c1ous]

but the mattel plastic look slightly put me off

[TheDudeAbides]

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[champ21]

give it an uptodate gpu..

rsx is soo ancient now.

something like a 280gtx.. or maybe something from the ati 5000series.

so we can start seeing progress in games again.. ppl with the previous ps3 will get the game lower ressed just the way they get it now.

then i would hope microsoft comes out with a new xbox which would have a more powerful gpu as well..

so ppl with the newer systems get better graphics while older systems will see it low ressed.

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Not a bad idea. Older releases wouldn't see a change. But newer games would render at higher resolutions.

That would of course be impossibly hard at this point. Considering most new GPU iterations comes with different architecture altogether.

Better off just asking for more XDR or even a dedicated upscale chip like the 360 has.

[t850]

giving the rsx a die shrink (it already has received some since the original release).

keep the architecture the same, just up the core clock and give it faster and more memory maybe 768mb of memory, so the gpu wont be something new.. it wont have dx10 or 11 support. however it will be able to render all games at 1080p with 60fps..

now that would be awesome.

[HypnoticMonkey]

Amazing idea, great way to alienate your "fat" PS3 owner fanbase...thank god you're not in charge of anything important.

[Captain Tuttle]

I'm kidding, relax!

A new controller, that's all I ask, switch the D-Pad and the left thumbstick. And give it proper triggers. Otherwise the machine is perfect. BC means nothing to me.

[Bathyj]

I never understood the appeal of offset sticks.

If you had offset thumbs, I'd get it but mine are symetrical. I get that from my dad, he's are symetrical too.

[cheapndirty]

A new controller. As a launch 60gb owner I would want all of the features that were cut from the ps3 in order to bring the price down--SACD playback and BC.
I am still very bitter about having those features cut because the ps3 did not sell as forecasted.

Just think, if the big mouth Sony fanboys had checkbooks to match we would have slims with BC right now.

[Saaking]

the slim is perfect

[toaster]

There would be an option to automatically destroy Xbox's when it senses one in the room. Good thing my Xbox is RRoD and pretty much useless to me.

[kikicub]

It is a feature nobody would use. Just turn on the 360, it does it automatically! I wonder if MS patented it....

[Bathyj]

It should have 2 usb's at the front and 2 at the back.

Its sould sync via blutooth or wifi to mobile phones.

Maybe make it compatable with universal remotes.

Jessica Alba should be waiting, controller in hand, everday when I get home.

[The_Zeitgeist]

You forgot the Beer or Bowl of Herb in the other hand man!

[Bathyj]

I'm Aussie, I never forget the beer or bowl of herb.

[timestoby]

id make them two buttons on the front flat surface touch senseitive like the fat brother.

and i think customers should get at least two colours to choose from cause all dont want black,maybe a grey or white option. wots the big deal.

[DS36]

MY MAIN NUMBER 1 USB PORTS ON THE BACK DUH
WIRELESS N NOT G
AN SSD
MORE RAM
FASTER BLU-RAY
PS2 BACKWARDS NO BIG DEAL BUT STILL A GREAT IDEA

[Bathyj]

You cant have more RAM or a quicker drive.

You can improve features, but not performance, overwise nearly 30 million PS3 owners will be pissed.

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Should have read your comment before posting my list below. haha

One can dream though right? ... I guess there's always PS4...

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Major changes
-Sony chose well with XDR ram from Rambus, they should have incorporated more though! An updated model with more RAM would be an easy fix, and promise more.

-A dedicated video display/upscaling chip. The 360 has one, and if I'm correct, incorporating such a chip would be an easy update, allowing all games to "output" in 1080p.

Minor changes
-I personally do not like Slim's design in general. It comes off as generally unappealing. Would be cool to have a metallic finish like the MGS4 models.

-Ergonomic controller design. I've always liked the controller, but its time for an updated version. I was excited when they showed off the Boomerang design.

[sak500]

After my 2nd 360 rrod (now working after towel trick) i'm contempleting a ps3slim or MW2360 console. The only gripe i hv of ps3 is the pathetic toy controller and I can't find teh device to make your 360 controllers work with ps3 in my region. Also the lack of quality in Multiplat games and no 2-3 exclusives a year dont mean much since majority of the devs are doing MPs. And last but not least Gamer score. The pathetic attempt at GS by ps3 is just ridiculous.

Lets see...

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

I find the trophy and rank system alot more enjoyable. The only problem now, is its incorporation with the system itself. It's incredibly sluggish to check and compare scores with friends. Its not a priority in the system, this is apparent.

As for the controller, its pure preference I guess. You'll find getting used to the dualshock is pretty painless and quick.

Using both on a regular basis, I can say these things with confidence.

PS3s face buttons are better (not rounded, directionals are better)
360s incorporation of the headset is very smart.
PS3s analog sticks are better.
360s analog sticks are better placed.
PS3s triggers have more sensitivity in squeeze.
360s triggers have a better design.
360s controller has an overall better ergonomic design.
PS3s controller stays cleaner, and cleans easier.
PS button is less prominent and not as tacky.

[cheapndirty]

As someone that owns both and is very familiar with the 1996 era ps3 controller, I have to say that the 360 controller is better with confidence. I play most of my games on the 360 for that reason.

If Sony had evolved that controller I would have been doing most of my gaming on the ps3.

[duplissi]

i wholeheartedly agree with silent about the controllers minus the analog placement- we have symmetrical hands so how the hell can the analog placement on the left alleviate cramps (alot of people say the ds3 makes their hand cramp) yet your right hand doesnt cramp up?

anyway its all about how accustomed you are, it took me a week or so to get use to the xbox controller when i got my xbox- before that i hated it i always hit the bumpers on accident when playing call of duty. now i hardly notice the difference when using them, in fact last week i picked up my black xbox controller and tried to play uncharted with it.

[NegativeCreepWA]

My problem is that my thumbs hit each other when using the PS controller. And I would also like some real triggers for FPS and racing games. I cant believe most racing for the PS3 use the X button for the gas.

[TheBand1t]

http://www.xcmlive.com/cgi-...

If you don't like the PS3 controller, get one of these. Allows you to use a 360 controller in a PS3 and vice versa.

[presto717]

There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with the ps3 controller, and I hope sony sticks with the design for future playstations. The 360 has a horrible d-pad and to me, it just looks and feels like a damn toy.

[sak500]

@bandit

I mentioned it clearly its not in my region. I still havn't done thorough search of it yet though, might find it in virgins or other retailers.

[cheapndirty]

I think the Sony controller feels cheap and like a toy. It all comes down to preference. When I said the 360 controller is better, I meant better to me. Again, preference.

Hey Bandit, I looked into one of those but I can only use a wired 360 controller with that. As soon as they make one that will work with the wireless 360 controller I will be all over that. Until then, the ps3 is used for exclusives and blu ray watching.

[TheBand1t]

http://gear.ign.com/article...

http://www.splitfish.com/?u...

http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

Knock yourself out then if you can't find a working adapter.

[cheapndirty]

Thanks Bandit. Now I have to research the reliability for each of these to make sure that I wont be replacing it every 6 months. Awesome.

[TheBand1t]

I've heard good things about the FragFX and the DreamGEAR Shadow, not sure about the Nyko one.

I'm also fairly certain the FragFX has SIXAXIS, and the Shadow does not. So I think you'd may be SOL for games that use it if you get the Shadow.

[NecrumSlavery]

Go clear. I remember the days when nintendo had see through systems. I don't know if that's possible on PS3 though.

[Horny]

3 more usb ports, one on the back two on the front.

[BrianC6234]

This is really dumb. He mentioned adding HD-DVD support as a choic maybe? Why would Sony do that? They made the PS3 Slim the way they did to make it cheaper so they could drop the price and not lose money on each sale. I see no good reason for someone to even post that article. If anything they could do more to make it cheaper. They shouldn't add more features though. The idea was to make it cheaper.

[LordZ]

backward compatibility
faster blu-ray drive
2 more usb on the back
wireless n capability
add hdmi and component cables
add bluetooth headset

[Memo-Xen x3100]

I'd like a silver and white model for the US and Canada.

[divideby0]

N adapter

[sashimi]

Nothing.(hugs Ps3 slim)

[Automat]

usb in the back

[gumgum99]

I would design it to be ultra-portable, like the netbooks are, but still contain the aesthetics of the PS3 slim, and sexiness of the PS3 brand. The PS3 slim is still a very well designed console, so either way I'm good.

[DigitalAnalog]

Memory card slots (just like the 60GB) would be nice. I would've exchanged my PS3 straight away.

[HypnoticMonkey]

Return the glossy finish, add in one USB at the back of the console and that's it. :]

It's a pretty amazing console already.

It's funny to see some of the comments here, they are pretty unrealistic and expensive changes.

[Shrinkwrap]

But, I would put four wheels on it, paint flames all over it.

So I could drive myself crazy, like this artical!

[Relientk77]

backwards compability

[retro]

with PS2 and PSX titles.

[BubbleSniper]

sensor array launch laser beams at xbox 360 if anyone bring to my home

demise in bots

[RetroPietro]

Still have "PS3" rather than "Playstation 3" on the top but use the old font and keep game cases all matching with the old font. New one makes the games all odd.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

I would change the memory to a 1TB HARD DRIVE PS3. No more worries on space, memories on the PS3. That's one thing I would change.