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Sony’s PlayStation 4 refresh is scheduled to debut on September 7, but fresh rumors suggest the company may debut more than one new product. A UK auction site has published photos of a “Slim” variant of the standard PlayStation 4, with a smaller footprint, simpler design, and lower price tag.
Sony and Microsoft both offered multiple SKUs last generation, but neither company has indicated whether they would continue to manufacture their older, non-refreshed hardware once newer SKUs were available. This PS4 Slim will supposedly launch at a lower price than the PS4’s current list price of $350. While the new unit was spotted on a UK auction site, Eurogamer visited the individual and filmed the console booting into the PlayStation OS.

Sony trimmed the PS3’s price throughout its life by also trimming features and reducing functionality and it appears to have done so with the PS4 as well. The dedicated optical port is missing, and it’s not clear if the hard drive is user-replaceable on this model. Of course, Sony may have moved those features to the new PlayStation 4 Neo rather than killing them altogether — the company will want to retain some premium features to encourage current PS4 owners to upgrade.


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