According to Taiwanese site UDN, Sony have signed production contracts with two companies to [[link]] begin manufacture of the rumoured PS3 “Slim”, with a delivery date of…oh, next month!
https://kotaku.com/are-these-the-first-pics-of-the-ps3-slim-5253475
Now, with a PS3 price cut heavily expected around August, and with stocks of the existing 80GB PS3 supposedly dwindling, a July delivery date for the “new” PS3 makes sense. Ship it out in July, have it ready to sell in stores for August.
[[link]]https://kotaku.com/report-playstation-3-xbox-360-prices-slashed-in-fall-5303072
That [[link]] is, if it’s real. Which, remember, it may not be!
PS3代工 鴻海搶到大單 [UDN, via Engadget]