PS3 Slim Unveiled

Today in Germany, Sony dropped some game-industry bombshells at its press conference at the 2009 GamesCom expo. Chief among them is the new PS3 Slim due out next month--a new version of the PS3 that's lighter, consumes less electricity, and, most importantly, is cheaper, at a price of $299 US, €299 in Europe and £249 in the UK. PS3 Slim available first week of September worldwide. September 1 in the US, September 3 in Europe, Japan, and Australasia.









The current PS3 models each had $100 shaved off of them: effective tomorrow, the 80GB PS3 will be $299 and the 160GB PS3 will be $399. Like the current PS3 models, the PS3 Slim is not backwards compatible with any PlayStation 2 games. The PS3 Slim is 32 percent smaller and 36 percent lighter and has 34 percent less power consumption than the current model. It will have all the same features and functionality as the current PS3.









I still love my old PS3. This new design looks very simple and it has the PS2 style mark instead of the Spider-Man style font on the old PS3.

Final Fantasy XIV Teaser Site Live

Square Enix's announcement last year that Final Fantasy XIII would arrive on the Xbox 360 in addition to the PlayStation 3 was one of the biggest news items from the 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo. This year, the company delivered one more shocker, abruptly announcing during Sony's E3 2009 press conference yesterday that Final Fantasy XIV Online is due for release on the PS3 in 2010.



Thus far, the only hard detail Square Enix has shared about FFXIV Online is that the game will be set in the world of Eorzea, a new setting which has not appeared in previous franchise installments. The game are produced by Hiromichi Tanaka (Final Fantasy I, II, III, XI), directed by Nobuaki Komoto (Final Fantasy IX, XI), art director Akihiko Yoshida (Final Fantasy XII), and music by Nabuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy series). Square Enix is hosting a press conference on this the second day of the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo to discuss the new title. Return to my blog, as i will bringing more news on Square Enix press conference.



The official site is now open, though lacking in anything more than the trailer at present.

Final Fantasy XIV

At E3 Sony press conference, Square Enix blast us with its major announcement of the following titles in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XIII isn't released yet, but this announcement leave me in the excitement.



Final Fantasy XIV are following the foot steps of its predecessor, the Final Fantasy XI. Final Fantasy XIV is an MMORPG developed exclusively for the PlayStation 3 platform. The game are scheduled to launch next year. But Square Enix are famous with they delaying the schedule for launching they games. Maybe this game will also be affected with they habits. We'll see. But the game looks gorgeous. I can't wait to get my hands on them.

Here's the trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: