PS3 Redesign in the Works? To be Announced at E3?

Yeesh, how many versions of the PS3 have there been already at this point? Like, nine? But yet, here we are again discussing yet another possible PS3 SKU. There is no speculation at this point though that the product will be any different, just that the outer design will be.

I actually think this rumor has a chance. As much as the Sony fanboys would like you to believe otherwise, the PS3 is not in good shape right now. They’ll feed you that hogwash about how the PS3 is selling faster than even the PS2 did, but that’s irrelevant considering they’re getting smashed by both of their major competitors. Regardless of how many PS3s they’re selling, most people who go to the store to buy a video game console are choosing one of Sony’s competitors over them. I don’t care what business you’re in, that’s not good.

Sony needs to do something drastic in order to place themselves back in the public eye and make themselves a viable competitor again. Whether its correct or not, recent polls in both Japan and the United States have shown that most people view the PS3 as the expensive console that’s for hardcore gamers. Sony needs to reinvent that image.

The first step in doing that is obviously a price drop. But they also need to time that price drop with a redesign, and I think they will. They need to make the console more friendly looking. Something that doesn’t look so serious. Gaming is actually cool right now, but taking gaming seriously is so not cool. It also needs to be smalled and look less like its going to harm me when I turn my back on it. It’s sharp, dark and menacing. It should be cheerful and fun.

TGR Rating: Likely