modrobert writes: “Sony have released PS3 slim as expected, even looks like the images leaked a while back. Check the story over at engadget.com for release details. Sony also decided to remove the ‘Other OS’ function in PS3 slim, a very ignorant move in my opinion, though it is not clear yet if that is related to the pending PS3OS (firmware) 3.0 release or due to hardware restrictions. Official quote from Sony: ‘The new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content, and users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system.’ The PS3 developer discussion over at ps2dev.org is already heating up, is the long-lasting truce finally broken? Somehow I doubt Kaz reassuring smile below is going to last very long.

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