Slimmer, Cheaper PS3 the Way, Or Just a Rumor

E3 is coming, which means its time for game journalists and their sources to come up with all sorts of crazy things, real or otherwise. I’m putting the latest rumor of a slimmer, cheaper PS3 in the “otherwise” category. No disrespect to PlayStation LifeStyle — a blog with which I’m not familiar — but the simple statement that “we’ve caught word” of the new model makes me suspicious, especially with no qualification of who’s providing that information. Then, we’ve got some blurry slim PS3 box art, which also looks a little sketchy. Sony has denied the rumor, as it always has when this comes up, and Sony’s word always turns out to be correct. So forgive my skepticism, but I’m not betting on this one. [via CNet and Kotaku]