TGS: Sony Announces Newer, Slimmer Slim PlayStation 3

<p>Need proof that Sony is still committed to this console generation&comma; at least for another year&quest; During their press conference at the Tokyo Game Show&comma; they unveiled a new look PlayStation 3&period; One that&&num;8217&semi;s 20&percnt; smaller and 25&percnt; lighter than the Slim PS3&comma; has a sliding disc door and comes in either Charcoal Black or Classic White&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore&comma; the storage size is also improved&comma; although not initially&period; On September 25th&semi; the 250GB version will hit North American stores&comma; retailing for &dollar;269&period;99&comma; with a special bundle that includes a copy of <em>Uncharted 3&colon; Drake&&num;8217&semi;s Deception<&sol;em> as well as a voucher worth &dollar;30 for use in the upcoming <em>Dust 514<&sol;em>&period; Then&comma; on October 30th&comma; retailing for &dollar;299&period;99&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s a special 500GB version that will come with a copy of <em>Assassin&&num;8217&semi;s Creed 3<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For PAL users&comma; though&comma; things get more interesting&period; The 500GB version will be made available&comma; but not the 250GB version&period; Instead&comma; there will be a version that comes with a 12GB flash drive and no hard drive&period; Consumers who purchase this version are allowed to install a hard drive to boost space&comma; but the 12GB of memory that came with it will not be accessible afterwards&period; In many ways&comma; then&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s like the Xbox 360 Arcade Edition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So&comma; what say you&comma; readers&quest;  Are these new consoles sounding like value for money to you&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;escapistmagazine&period;com&sol;news&sol;view&sol;119658-Sony-Announces-Redesigned-PlayStation-3" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">The Escapist<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theverge&period;com&sol;gaming&sol;2012&sol;9&sol;19&sol;3355798&sol;sony-announces-new-playstation-3-console" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Polygon<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;