Two Taiwanese companies contracted for PS3 Slim?

  • Posted June 30th, 2009 at 20:57 EDT by Adam Dolge
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There are even more juicy rumors regarding the existence of the alleged PS3 Slim. Joystiq Japan and Engadget Chinese are reporting that two Taiwanese manufacturing companies have been contracted to build Sony’s new slim version of the PlayStation 3.

Taiwanese groups Foxconn and Pegatron will split the orders, which are expected to start shipping in early July to manage the increase in summer demand, according to UDN.com.

We cannot confirm this news, but given past rumors, including alleged leaked photos, it looks like Sony's PS3 Slim could go the way of its PSP Go.

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  1. stef123

    • 8:59pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    Are they making an American Slim?

  2. say_what

    • 9:08pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    i only want psu to post things on ps3 slim until its actually confirmed

  3. PS3!!!!! | FOXY007

    • 9:12pm BST - June 30th, 2009

     i do not like the look of the leaked photos... it better have the nice shine that im used to im not liking the ps2 skin..

  4. unicron7 | Stewad

    • 9:23pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    I am all for it if they can release a PS3 unit to the public for $250-$299 price range.  They should fly off the shelves like hot cakes.  Heck, imagine if they were to bundle Uncharted 2 with it for $299?  Sony has gained so much ground this year it is not even funny.

  5. cuto1-1

    • 9:30pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    it woul be cool to have a slim one. bit the guy @3 is right.  its better if it had the shine on it :).besides if they really came up with that fugly slim ps3 i would never buy it. The ps2 looks more high tech than the leacked photos from the slim ps3. and again the ps3 is fuuuuuuuugly i would never buy it if they came with something like that....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly !

  6. bolistik | bolistik

    • 9:32pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    the leaked photos looks like a scale.

  7. phantomreaver | PhantomReaver

    • 9:34pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    Foxconn? omg......get ready for a true playstation 360..

     

    Foxconn is the OEM for the 360...if the ps3 slim is real and being manufactured by them, prepare for a substantial dip in quality and a true paperweight.

    Foxconn

  8. ttech10 | Scheller

    • 9:55pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    @7: The reason for the 360's problems were because of MS themselves not worrying about a problem they knew were there... Foxconn had nothing to do with that.

     

    So other than the failure rate of 360's that they had nothing to do with, why should Foxconn be expected to produce low quality products?

  9. Epyon_1 | MoneyM07

    • 10:07pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    @7

    foxconn did both. they manufactured certain parts for the ps3, 360, and ps2. i know cuz i did a project on that company

  10. higgos22

    • 10:38pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    why would it go the way of the psp go? like i think ps3 needs bluray whos gonna wanna download mgs4 50gb?

    and anyways maybe ill wait until they actually release it

  11. DINAMO788 | DINAMO788

    • 10:48pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    am i the only one who doesn't like rumors? knowing before hand wont really benefit those of us who already have one in any way and it takes away from the exciting suprise when it does get released.

    i like psu for new updates but i dont like all of these rumors which kind of feel like they're spoiling a cool surprise.

  12. starblinky01

    • 11:02pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    lol... umm..  k.  well I think they must be making it..  I duno.  So many roumors, like 10 a DAY on this

  13. iSHENANIGANS

    • 11:24pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    hmmmm slim is sexy but i always go for full double size hot mamas, BBWs all the way ps:i'm talking about the ps3 size NOT......

  14. FloodOne | FloodOne

    • 11:50pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    They won't make the slim a DL only console.

     

    I'm betting that will come with the next generation.

  15. CommanderWar

    • 11:52pm BST - June 30th, 2009

    no one will buy this unless its cheaper than the original.

  16. blu-fighter

    • 12:02am BST - July 1st, 2009

    Foxconn has horrible QC

  17. Versus

    • 12:21am BST - July 1st, 2009

    i think it may be fake, didnt hear anything about a slim at the recent E3 event.

  18. BloodReign | newolman

    • 1:01am BST - July 1st, 2009

    why any of you care? You all should have a ps3, don't you? We all know that sony always releases a slim version so they can reduce costs and prices, but we all know that the versions that work the best are the big thick early models. I still got my ps2 working and it's one of the SCPH-30001

    the bigger the better, first thing they remove when they release a slim version are the fans, so the console might get overheated.

    also, if the slim ps3 is gonna look like those leaked pics, then it will look like a cheap piece of cr@p

    get your real ps3 now while you still can in case you don't have one yet, if you do then why do you care about any new slim ps3?

  19. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 2:02am BST - July 1st, 2009

    " are you taiwanese or japanese sony? " lol king of the hill humor,   but, i do hope there is a ps3 slim coming.

  20. Sonan | Sonan

    • 2:16am BST - July 1st, 2009

    I like Foxconn. I used them for a lot of my PC parts when I built my last one.

  21. karei

    • 3:26am BST - July 1st, 2009

    @4

     

    haha i agree that would be badass but almost unreal.

    i would end up getting one even though i already have a PS3

     

  22. TOMMY-G139

    • 3:32am BST - July 1st, 2009

    no way thats not real like it will be f##king sh#t

  23. yogosan | Yogosan

    • 3:45am BST - July 1st, 2009

    the picture is what a sjim version of the ps3 would look like, its not bad, but probably fake

  24. DigitalBeast

    • 6:31am BST - July 1st, 2009

    @10 Seriously?.. bad, bad, terrible comprehension skills. Of course it didn't mean PS3 will be losing the BLU-RAY drive. It meant that since there were so many rumors about the PSP, and it was released, then PS3 slim will also be made...

  25. FizzeL | fizzel89

    • 7:08am BST - July 1st, 2009

    @7

    Foxconn is actually a really great company who makes fine products. The reason behind the 360 failures is because of the engineering team at the Xbox division, not Foxconn.

  26. higgos22

    • 7:43am BST - July 1st, 2009

    @24 well it should be written in better grammer saying something will go the way something else went means it will copy it, which would mean copy it in only way i can think that we know of is no hard disks

    not go the direction psp go took and get leaked out

  27. bilbo_bobbins | bilbo_bobbins

    • 12:37pm BST - July 1st, 2009

    any actual news or just more rumours psu?

  28. Xion9

    • 6:59pm BST - July 1st, 2009

    Whart's that smell? O that's just another ps3 rumor.

  29. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 10:35pm BST - July 1st, 2009

     I really want thje slim to release soon,so that the price will come down nicely enough for me to be able to buy it.

  30. The Mask | JSack20

    • 11:49pm BST - July 1st, 2009

    if this is true i'm sure it's only going to be prototyped after all the first version of the PS3 was seen in 2005 and everyone made their comments about it so they took out 2 ethernet ports and an HDMI port so we lost the ability to be connectetd to 2 TVs at once and whatever use you'd have for 3 ethernet ports they even changed the controller back to the classic dualshock design beacuse apparentl i'm the only one who thought they looked cool fortunatly those changes apparently meant the console could sell for $200 less than it would have done guess we'll find out at TGS or next years GDC or E3 where again they'll be afraid of having nothing left to show

  31. richkaos | richkaos

    • 10:21am BST - July 2nd, 2009

    I want one, and sure as well will get one as soon as it comes out, love the slim models.

  32. TheTenth666 | TheTenth

    • 3:58pm BST - July 2nd, 2009

    if Sony are good at something, it's design ; this thing looks horible and cheap, so it's not Sony

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