Playstation 3 is $299 and the PS3 Slim announced.

ps3 slim

News out of Germany:

“Effective immediately, The Playstation 3, the world’s greatest gaming system, is available for $299…”  Announced by  SCEA President and CEO Jack Tretton via video at the Sony gamescom press conference. Tretton continues, “And it also has a new form factor featuring a slimmer, lighter version of the PS3.”

The PS3 “Slim” will be available September 1st.

So if you already own a PS3  you won’t be seeing a rebate check anytime soon. However, cheer up,  you just might have a new friend to play with in Home.

Street Fighter IV: Are We Serious?

I imagine we’re all excited that the release date for SF4 is next week, but are any of us actually going to buy it?

Personally, I’m happy it’s coming but I’m not sure I will fall in love with this game. And that has nothing to do with my perceived quality of the game ( I think it will rule your face!). I just wonder do fighting games in general compel me anymore even one that has characters I absolutely adore?

I hope so but I’m unsure…

So how about you? Do you really want this game? And if so which platform? Because if it’s the 360 I have to get a fight pad.

I remember SF2 pizza parties on the SNES when I was in junior high, and our Third Strike nights which now seems like a lifetime ago. SO the social aspect is obviously what made Street Fighter for me. Can those moments be recreated over XBL or PSN?

I’m not so sure but if you’re all in I’ll give it a go…

…but I’m getting too old for this shit.

Home Is Out Today…Yay.

So I’ve been mum about this for legal and personal integrity but I’ve been in the Home Beta for a month now. It is truly, in Beta form an underwhelming and superfilious experience.

Now I hate to elbow drop a dead horse as most video game media have been doing now but I have to agree with the haters. Hopefully the actually release will be better but the frame work of what’s there does not give me a lot to be optimistic about.

It’s just a real clunky way for match-making and the little stuff to do in your house or plaza is just a waste of time. You can bowl and play pool but in my limted experience I couldn’t even do that because people were in my way!

And don’t get me started on the dancing…