For months, it’s been the worst kept secret in gaming.

First, a Chinese factory leaked box shots in May.  Then, Sony swore at E3 it wasn’t happening.  And finally, this morning, K-Mart kind of blew it and let everyone it was coming.

But today, in Germany, Sony confirmed the rumors that a newer, slimmer PS3 would be hitting shelves.

This new PS3 is set to be released the first week of September with a 120GB Hard Drive, consuming 34% less power and taking 32% less space.

Honestly, my PlayStation 3 functions more as a blu-ray player and defacto PS2 than anything else, but I must admit that this new system looks really nice.  Shame that it’s possibly too little too late for Sony to overtake this generation.

Sony’s more svelte PlayStation 3 will sell for $300.

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