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PS3 Weekend Warrior: PS3 Slim still flying high

Fallout from GamesCom's big PS3 announcements continued to rain down on the PS3 blog this week. The PS3 Slim was still high in the jump counts, thanks to Sony putting its whole weight behind getting the word out to the masses with rebranding, ad campaigns, the works. It seems to be working too, as the Slim has reportedly sold out in some retailers even before the console's official launch. Yep, I bet Sony guys are flying pretty damn high right now.

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josuttis5507d ago

140 million PS2 owners in the world.

Only the desperately delusional are surprised. The PS3 is now the same price as the PS2 launched at, 299 dollars.

ExgamerLegends25507d ago (Edited 5507d ago )

They'd fly even higher if i had 300 dollars right now. :(

Is it me or does the slim in that pic look darker and sexier even though its made out of a cheaper material?

sunil5507d ago

You should be

"Sony putting its whole weight behind getting the word out to the masses"

Please - I dropped by one of the Toys R US for a copy of Batman Arkham Asylum ($20 gift card :D - Got the last copy for the PS3 edition) and the cashier told me that the PS3 80GB was still being retailed at 399.99 when the slims at 299.99. He was expressing Sonys stupidity and was explaining to me how rational customers would simply not pick up the older PS3 versions...

Somehow Sony forgot to get the word out to Toys R Us?

PS: The 360 has religiously got a price drop to 299.99 though.

Either Toys R Us is being paid my MS to do this or Sony just sucks at getting the word out

Marceles5507d ago

Or that employee is stupid. The MSRP is $299 now and they made a press release, so that's Toys R' Us's decision to overprice it. Some older models also have some PS2 compatibility as well which also makes him sound dumb.

zeeshan5507d ago

ToyRUs are asking for a lawsuit.

Rigmaster5507d ago

Sony PS3 160GB Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Bundle

is $399 at ToyRUs.

Slim
and the 80gig are both $299

Nothing more than the guy making a mistake.

indysurfn5507d ago

Price cut is always what was needed. Now we wait on the Commercials. Because the masses need to be educated. most everyone here already knew it was coming (except a few.

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OmarJA5507d ago

54.2%...

Saying these numbers is enough to make any bot cry on this site.

Sir Ken_Kutaragi5507d ago

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Xbox360Elite5507d ago (Edited 5507d ago )

Yep, I bet Sony guys are flying pretty damn high right now. I don't think so for every ps3 slim sold Sony looses $$$ out they probably be crying.

FlipMode5507d ago

Your terribly misinformed but I don't think you listen to reason anyways.

OmarJA5507d ago

It's OK to cry Xbox360Elite...

Let it all out.

HolyOrangeCows5507d ago

Say goodbye to your last remaining shred of bubbles.

And your name is ''Xbox360Elite''
I think I know where the tears are REALLY coming from.

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OmarJA5507d ago

B-b-b-b-but the 360 elite is only 299$ & it can fry eggs & play gimped PC games.

sunil5507d ago

and can control the time you play by RRODing when used in excess :D

xb0x_trashie5507d ago (Edited 5507d ago )

straight in the garbage

garbage out.

get a real gaming next gen system, Only the PS3

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The Last of Us joins PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary celebrations

Playstation writes: "As The Last of Us Part I launches into PlayStation Plus, enjoy TLOU-themed Avatars, PlayStation Gear discounts, and PlayStation Star challenges."

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crazyCoconuts10h ago

What a great game this was. Man we could use some more of these...

darthv726h ago

Does this game support cross progression? I still have not beaten the first (I got sidetracked with lots of other games) and Id like to pick up where I left off through this version.

Zeke685h ago

Yes, if you mean PS4 to PS5 to PS5 Pro. Same save can be imported.

Zeke685h ago

To clarify, I played it on PS3 OG version. Imported that save to my PS4 remaster, imported that one to the PS5 remake. Hope that makes it more clear. ;)

Zeke684h ago

@darth72 Oops sorry, my wife you told me the remake DID NOT support old saves. She said I restarted the game and usually she have a great memory. So sorry, it seems I was wrong about the remake! :(

CobraKai2h ago

Sick that your wife actually paid attention to your hobby.

CobraKai2h ago

Sad that this deep into PS5 and not one new ND game has been released.

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Game Journalism is too corporate to trust

Game reviews have been around since the mid-1970s. Play Meter was the first of its kind. During their time, it was mainly coin-operated machines that were covered, as certain arcade games that many of us consider classics such as Space Invaders were popular. Other publications sprang up, such as Arcade Alley in 1979. From then on, gaming journalism was on the rise. Electronic Games Magazine, Famitsu, The Games Machine, Nintendo Power, and others all gave way to gaming journalism’s growing popularity and importance. In the beginning, gaming journalism was about the love of the games, the history of the product, and giving potential consumers genuine insight. The passion was there. The commitment was there. The insight was there. And most importantly, the trust was there.

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jznrpg1d 21h ago

That and a bunch of haters have made gaming a big negative cesspool.

lodossrage1d 20h ago

True, that's almost as much of a problem as the gaming media itself

CrimsonIdol22h ago

There's a fair bit to hate about big corporate game companies

qalpha6h ago

"I've got a great idea! Let's turn this article about corporate journalism into an attack on gamers!"

FPS_D3TH2h ago

It’s always those pesky gamers huh

Smellsforfree2h ago

Honestly, I find it amusing how all the incel hater left over rejects from gamer's gate lose their shit every time a non-scantily clad female protagonist is announced. Lol, they should just get out of gaming -- clearly it isn't for them anymore.

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thorstein1d 1h ago

They've become nothing more than corporate shills. Rather than speaking truth to power, they're just looking at the latest clickbait no matter how false it is.

The straight up lies are annoying. Then journalists claim that a lie is an opinion. Um... no.

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gold_drake1d ago

yea its been like this for years and only has gotten worse during covid.

they are sometimes worse than celeb. trash news ha.

"you will NOT believe what the DEV of XYZ said"

or and those are my favourites,

"XYZ game gets REMASTER TREATMENT" and you click on the link and its just a god damn mod ha.

Tacoboto23h ago

"XYZ Players are saying THIS about the new update!"

And the article is based on a single tweet from someone with an anime profile image

porkChop16h ago

It's going to get even worse because IGN bought out a bunch of their competition this year. So IGN now publishes games, sells games, reviews the games they publish and sell, and controls a large portion of games media. What could go wrong?

JackBNimble7h ago

IGN has no more credibility then CNN

Mr_cheese16h ago

N4G owners are the worst for that.

One tweet or reddit comment = full blown article

Profchaos1d ago

The gaming landscape today is full of corporations trying to suck as much money out of us as possible while giving us as little as possible in return that's the biggest problem I see right now and the fact the journos should be the ones calling the gross practices out now suckle at the teat of the publishers to stay in favour and maintain working relationships to avoid being blacklisted for reviews and preview events show their interests do not align with ours.

HankHill23h ago

Consume the new product and don't ask any questions.

Christopher21h ago

Always question change, always seek out facts.

victorMaje20h ago

Hey Chris, not sure if others have already suggested but here’s another idea for N4G, a website trust meter.
There used to be a way to click on the website of an article and downvote or something like that.
It can be like Steam’s rating, all time & recent.
Then the list of journalism website ratings accessible from a subdomain, jowebrat.n4g dot com :)

SimpleDad17h ago

@victorMaje No, this site user opinions? NO. This is not how it works my Victor. Trust meter??? LOL.

User reviews... this is what you have to look for, because games are made for users... not journalists.
Even if something is review bombed... there has to be a reason, something is wrong and you should hold on with your hard earned money.

Game sites are pushing... what they need to push, or want to push, or both.
Yes always seek out facts, right on Chris.

victorMaje17h ago

@SimpleDad

Of course games are made for users. That’s the whole point. I already seek out facts. Check my comment history you’ll see how I always advise to check trusted user reviews & I don’t pre-order.

Some journalism sites however do have user reviews, they’re not all bad journalism, these would raise the trust score of the journalism website, other stories with an agenda or disingenuous reviews could lower it.
Why not have such a tool coming out of N4G? It would be the metacritic of journalism websites, voted by N4G users. That doesn’t mean one should stop from also seeking user reviews.

thorstein3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@victor that was an old feature on N4G. It went away before bubbles iirc.

Bubbles were how many comments we were allowed to make per story and you could earn more or lose them. Trolls would have 1 bubble. New users were limited to the number of comments so that prevented spam accounts.

A user like me had 12 bubbles right before it went away.

I miss bubbles.... and Cat.

Christopher2h ago

***Even if something is review bombed... there has to be a reason, something is wrong and you should hold on with your hard earned money. ***

Rarely are review bombs rational. Rarely.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Shouldn’t Let Its PS5 Pro Update Arrive Empty-Handed

Entering Q4 and with the impending release of the PS5 Pro and major AAA titles this holiday season, Dragon's Dogma 2 has a golden opportunity for DLC.

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Eonjay3d ago

I have to disagree. Personally, I feel like DD2 still needs a lot of optimization. I really dislike games that try to sell a bunch of DLC when their game is still a mess.

Redgrave3d ago

This, RDR2, Bloodborne.... and of course, Life of Black Tiger.