Sony gamers wanted PS3 slim, got PSP Go

Posted by Mark Mayne on Fri 5 Jun 2009

Readers let down by non appearance of new PS3 at E3

In spite of Microsoft’s show-stealing Natal and Sony’s exciting precision motion controller, T3 readers were left disappointed by the lack of a new, slimline PS3 at E3.

Rumours of a thinner, more svelte gaming platform from Sony had been rife for weeks before the show, and although the PSP Go has satisfied some handheld yearnings, the lack of a PSP Slim has hit hard.

See T3's PS3 Slim pictures

Last year, based on tips we'd had from the industry, we brought you some amazing photos of what a new trimmed down PS3 slim might look like.

And just last week, in an exclusive T3 reader poll, a full 28 per cent of you revealed you wanted Sony to unveil a slim-line PS3 this week – a massive majority compared to the next popular candidate, the PSP Go at a mere seventeen per cent. Click here for the full results

Motion sensing needs were certainly catered for, with sixteen per cent keen to see a PS3 motion controller, and a separate thirteen per cent looking forward to the Microsoft announcement.

The PSP Go will be reaching the UK on October 1, with pre-orders starting at £229.99.

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