Cheapest PlayStation 3 slim model has no hard drive?

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New doubts have arisen as to whether Sony intends to reveal the new CECH-4001x line of PlayStation 3 consoles, already dubbed the ‘super slim’.

Images and technical details of a new smaller version of the PlayStation 3 console first emerged a few weeks ago, with Sony thought to be about to officially announce it at the Gamescom event in Germany next month (billed as Europe’s answer to E3).
According to sources speaking to website VG247 though this is no longer the case, the reason being that Sony has too much stock of the current model – which they’re afraid they’ll no longer be able to sell as easily if they announce a new model.
The super slim isn’t expected to have any new functionality over the existing model, but the current rumour is that there will in fact be three separate models: one with a 250GB hard drive and one with a 500GB hard drive.

The cheapest model though apparently has just 16GB of internal flash memory instead of a hard drive, which would be a first for any PlayStation 3 console. Some sources suggest that this model could be priced as low as £99, while others dispute that it would be quite that cheap.

The only way to know for sure is for Sony to make an official announcement, but if that doesn’t take place at Gamescom it’s not clear when they might say something.

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Source: http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/906074-99-playstation-3-model-has-no-hard-drive#ixzz222OZy4vh

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PeetzuhPosted:

M60
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Memory that wouldn't last long


Definalty wouldn't last long, lol.

MazurPosted:

M60
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Memory that wouldn't last long


yeah, you could always buy a hard drive though.

yayPosted:

M60
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Memory that wouldn't last long


Yeah like I said, it would only hold so many things. Not a lot at all, actually.

CearnsyPosted:

Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Memory that wouldn't last long

AcedPosted:

Scanty
Mazur
Scanty
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


16GB would hold probably 5 or 6 games


Ok but that's still not enough :/


Yeah deff not, and you wouldnt even have enough for game saves

yayPosted:

Mazur
Scanty
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


16GB would hold probably 5 or 6 games


Ok but that's still not enough :/

MazurPosted:

Scanty
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


16GB would hold probably 5 or 6 games

EmazedPosted:

upd8
Scanty
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


I don't use my memory at all anyways, I use discs, and barely save anything on to my hard drive.


Don't you need memory to download updates?

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

Scanty
Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


I don't use my memory at all anyways, I use discs, and barely save anything on to my hard drive.

yayPosted:

Mazur at least it has some memory, flash memory is better then no memory.


Yeah but it'll hold like, 2 games and its DONE. That's awful.


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