One glaring omission from Sony's press conference was the pricing of the PlayStation 3 Slim in the UK. We have however, just noticed that Amazon UK has put the console up for preorder for £249.98.

Amazon also has the item listed for release on September 7 2009, again a more exact date than "the first week of September" and have listed the console with the following description:
"PLAYSTATION 3 Slim--32% smaller, 36% lighter and consuming 34% less power than the original, the PLAYSTATION 3 Slim features video chat, internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video--making it likely to be the central component of your media set-up. First and foremost a powerful gaming console, the PLAYSTATION 3 Slim gives high definition power to the most recent games releases, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, FIFA 10, Final Fantasy XIII, Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Tekken 6, and Gran Turismo 5. The in-built Blu-ray disc player also provides capability for high definition home entertainment, supporting cinema-quality movie playback." |