"New" PS3 Released In US - Sells Out on Amazon
New PS3 is 25% smaller than predecessors.
The new "super slim" PS3 was released in the US today, and has already sold out on Amazon. The console is a whole 25% smaller than its predecessor slimline console, and 20% lighter. It will come as part of a bundle new to the PS3 which includes Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception and the Playstation Network exclusive Dust 514, and also includes the basic essentials such as the Duelshock 3 controller, power chords and standard video cables. The bundle also comes with a free 30-day membership to Playstation Plus. View the unboxing video here. The console was first unveiled at Sony's Tokyo Gameshow on September 15th. One of the newest features of the console besides the drastic decrease in size is the addition of a new disc-tray which slides down from the surface of the console itself. Whilst the console has sold out on Amazon on its first day, the early indication is that is due to a lack of stock on the online retailers behalf rather than it selling like hotcakes. Playstation Lifestyle.net are reporting that the console is only at 42 on the top 100 selling video games list, some 30 places below the regular slim console. The console is the third in Sony's next-generation of home-video game consoles, the first of which launched back in 2006.