Hey gamers i’ve got some good news for you :) Sony is preparing to launch its new gaming console , the PS3 Slim .
To better compete with Nintendo and Microsoft, Sony, is betting on its new small and lightweight PS3 Slim, equipped with a 120GB hard drive and sold to an apparently very low price.

Sony is going to start its offensive by launching the psp3 slim all around the world on the 1st September. This new game console of the famous Japanese manufacturer features a hard drive with a large capacity of 120 GB and a whole new design.

Sony Computer Entertainment says that it is 30% smaller and lighter than its older sister , the PS3. It consumes a third energy less than the first generation of PS3, launched in 2006.
PS3 Slim maintains the same technical characteristics of the PS3 especially the Blu-ray player , which distinguishes it from the other video game consoles such as the competing Nintendo Wii or Xbox 360 from Microsoft.

Sony has chosen to lower the price of its current consoles: the PS3 is now sold at 299 dollars against 399 dollars just a few days before and this for the version with a 80 GB hard drive , the console carrying a 160 GB hard drive has also seen its price fall from 499 to 399 dollars.

The Japanese hope that these initiatives will help them «build on the success and accelerate the development of the PS3 platform.” Sony put a lot on its online service PlayStation Network, which allows players to play games online, shop at the PlayStation Store, as well as use Internet services like instant messaging.

Sony also relies also on its Home virtual world to boost its popularity. Home which was Launched in December 2008, and considered as “a place of meeting and sharing his games on PS3.†Has not yet encountered the success it was intended for .