Topic: PS3 - Bulky or Slim?

[DeathScythe]

So, I decided to add another family member 'cos the Xbox and the Wii are feeling lonely. What are the differences between the regular PS3 and the PS3 slim aside from their measurements. Naturally, I'd prefer the slim, but I wanted to check back with you PS3 owners if there are any quirks to the slim that should have me change my mind. Thanks in advance!

[Liam.]

Google yeilds great results. Based on this, I'd go for the slim. Cheaper, bigger harddrive, better.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/consoles-compared-sony-playstation-3-vs-ps3-slim/

[DeathScythe]

Thanks for the link!

I've googled, too, but still wanted to check back for real life experiences because you never know...

[Cassiel]

Some fat PS3s that are refurbished still have backwards compatibility which none of the PS3 slims have. Thats the way my friend got backwards compatibility with his PS3 so late in the game. If you have a lot of PS2 games then look for that. If not then go for the slim.

[DeathScythe]

I skipped the PS2 so I should be good. The PS1 games I can probably dump anyway, unless I unearth the console from the stack of boxes piled up in the attic. *lol*

Thank you!

[Cassiel]

You can buy PS1 ports from the PSN Store to play on your PS3.

[DeathScythe]

Oh, that's great, thanks for telling me! Obviously, I haven't yet put much thought into this. *lol*

[Cassiel]

Kotaku has some great buyers guides for purchasing gaming systems here. The one you probably want to look at is the PS3 one.

[pivotraze]

I have a PS3 fat, and slim.

I prefer the slim as:
The slim is quiter
The slim is more stable
The slim is more tough
It uses less power
It can run 24/7 (no joke)
It rarely freezes up (never yet to me)
YLOD is more rare on the slim
It didn't get affected by a MAJOR problem that affected fat ps3 ( Read: http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/many-original-ps3s-are-broken-thought-to-be-a-leap-year-date-bug/)
I love them.

Choose the slim

[ѕησω]

I don't think the date problem affected me.

My ps3 is the fat version, and has been on 24/7 since the start of the year, only turned off during 3 black outs lasting 1 hour or so each.

Main reasons:

Father only knows how to play movies and not turn it off.
At night when I should turn it off, I use it to charge my iTouch.

[C4G-TK]

Some fat PS3s that are refurbished still have backwards compatibility which none of the PS3 slims have. Thats the way my friend got backwards compatibility with his PS3 so late in the game. If you have a lot of PS2 games then look for that. If not then go for the slim.

This might be changing pretty soon.  Sony submitted a new patent for an EXTERNAL adaptor that allows for backwards compatibility.  At least you wouldn't have to have two systems hooked up.  Just the PS3 with adaptor.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6275835.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6275835


Also, the slim does use less energy.

The only thing that I don't like about my 320GB PS3 is the loss of USB slots and readers.  My 20GB PS3 has the 4 USBs and my 80GB Metal Gear Solid Bundle had the 4 USBs and the three readers for SD, compact flash and memory stick.   But, the 320GB MOVE Bundle that I bought was worth it for the game, Move controller, and Eye.  (Of course, now I have an extra Eye to use with one of my other PS3's)

[Cloud99]

The bulkier ps3 makes queit alot of noise compared to the slim i think

[ryanjm]

Slim and it's not close. Much more reliable.

[SamanthaBay]

I have choosen the slim one because I travel a lot and I take my ps3 with me

[cgrongs]

So, I decided to add another family member 'cos the Xbox and the Wii are feeling lonely. What are the differences between the regular PS3 and the PS3 slim aside from their measurements. Naturally, I'd prefer the slim, but I wanted to check back with you PS3 owners if there are any quirks to the slim that should have me change my mind. Thanks in advance!

The bulkier ps3 makes queit alot of noise compared to the slim i think

[KamDurig]

I think someone mentioned DA:O - Gotta say that I really don't understand getting most RPGs for PS3 rather than PC (unless you don't have that sort of PC). For me, the flexibility of a keyboard isn't just nice, it's nearly required.