New Super Slim PS3

       Sony has confirmed rumors that an even slimmer and lighter PlayStation 3 was in the works with the announcement of what is being called the Super Slim PlayStation 3.

New characteristics:

• 20% smaller;
• 25% lighter;
• 11.4 inches wide by 2.36 inches tall by 9.05 inches deep.

       This is the first PlayStation 3 to abandon a disc-loading slot. Instead, the newest PS3 will operate using a disc tray. The console will also only include two front-facing USB ports.

       To start, the Super Slim PS3 will be available only in two separate bundles. 
       The first, going on sale September 25 for $270, will include a 250GB hard drive and pack in a copy of Uncharted 3 along with DLC for the game Dust 514. October 30 will see the release of the $300 Super Slim, which packs in a gigantic 500GB hard drive and a copy of Assassin's Creed III.

       The current Slim 160GB PS3 still goes for $250 and remains the cheapest version on the market, though we'll have to wait and see if it gets a price drop as well. Neither of the new consoles will support backward compatibility, either, nor has any PS3 done so since the 80GB version released a few years back.