PS3 Slim: the good and the bad

There's a price to pay for the slimmed PS3, yes its the same price as the big PS3 which seems ridiculous, but there are rumors that there will be a firmware download for the Slim to give it BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY. That would make it worth the buy, but people like me need to have a vertical standing console. Sony sells a STAND for the PS3 slim that is 24 dollars. Yes I am not kidding, 24 dollars for a stand. So before you immediately forget getting the slim due to that BS, check this out:



It's still stupid, but hey, you can choose the bigger one if you so wish or cringe as it wobbles on your table. As for what's good about the Slim, well there are actual buttons on it now and the hard drive is removable.

Activision pressures Sony

Price cut or we cut

Sony's got a huge hurtle to jump if it wants to go above Microsoft, I thought they managed to do so with all the beautiful exclusive games like Uncharted 2, God of War III, MAG etc. but it seems thats going to be softened with Activision's threat to cut loose on Sony.

The consensus is that the PS3 is harder to develop for, but the system itself is respected for the richer gaming experience. The exclusives for the PS3 unveiled at E3 show us the potential STILL not topped in the PS3.

The problem is, Microsoft ate away at exclusives on the PS3. This year they managed to get in line for the Metal Gear Solid franchise, and losing Activision's support entirely would be a big blow. It would take quite a few games out of the yearly release for PS3 and ESSENTIALLY become exclusives for the Xbox 360. Sure it's made for Nintendo as well, but Nintendo has 1999 graphics, not exactly utilized as the 360 does.

It's a hard future for Sony, but in the position they face. I tip my hat off to them for trying hard, and I sometimes want a PS3 of my own. But as I said, i'm waiting for a price drop, so I can have a game with my PS3.

Hang in there Sony