{"id":2046,"date":"2010-02-22T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2010-02-22T19:13:48","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T00:13:48","slug":"sony%e2%80%99s-new-slims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/02\/22\/sony%e2%80%99s-new-slims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony\u2019s New Slims?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed this article<\/a> earlier this morning via N4G. Apparently Sony is up to something, but what?<\/p>\n

Sand Dollar\u2019s filing today is for the CECH-2101A \u2018Computer Entertainment System.\u2019 Label pics for the device (above) confirm that this is indeed the Sony PS3, while label placement pics (below, left) show a device that is the same size and shape as the PS3 Slim. Another device, called the CECH-2101B is also identified in Sand Dollar\u2019s filing. The only difference between these two devices is the hard drive size.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not sure why Sony is passing two new PS3 Slims through the FCC. The wireless specs on the new PS3 Slims include 802.11 b\/g and Bluetooth \u2013 nothing new there. We\u2019re guessing that maybe Sony found a new manufacturer for some of its wireless components, and was forced to pass the PS3 Slim through the FCC again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This could be as simple as Sony offering new bundles, or maybe Sony is offering a yummier Slim \u2013 bringing back some of the previously removed features such as backwards capability and additional USB slots. My guess is either cheaper internals or game bundles; however it seems too soon to already be changing the innards, so let\u2019s go with new bundles for this fall (or whenever the motion controller thing is due for release). I\u2019ll speculate that one of the Slims will include the new motion controller and the other one will have a motion controller plus a game.<\/p>\n

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