PS3 Slim announced

Holding out for a PS3 until it took off some of that weight? Well it looks like it's time for the obligatory Wesley Willis quote from the PS3: "I'm sorry that I got fat, I will slim down."

To be precise, it will slim down in September, when the PS3 Slim replaces its chunkier predecessor on the market. Better still, it's slicing the price by $100, now with a price tag of $299. It still doesn't play PS2 games, which is a bummer.

Unfortunately, uploading photos isn't working at the moment, but here's a gallery of photos of the PS3 Slim, courtesy of Joystiq (which includes the console compared to other consoles). In the meantime, here's a video of the unboxing.

The price cut is great news for people who have been holding out for their PS3. However, does Sony really think that people who have a broken PS2 really want to go out and spend $100 on a PS2 just to play their old games? This blogger thinks it's only a matter of time before Sony realizes that people don't want both systems, and ultimately, with backwards compatibility, they could make more sales with this thing.

Oh, and did we mention it's slim?