Editorial: A slimmer, cheaper, better PS3. Was that so hard?

I’ve wanted a PlayStation 3 since forever. It plays Blu-ray movies, it has some great exclusive titles, and it looks like it could beat somebody up without breaking a sweat across its glossy matte brow. But it’s always seemed out of reach price-wise. As my desire grew stronger over recent months, I found myself unable to pull the trigger: I just didn’t want to pay $400 for a video game console that came out in 2006. The fact that I could get a lot more for my $400 than $500 would’ve gotten me at launch was hardly consolation, given that the PS3’s main competition, the Xbox 360, has been available in a “full fledged” edition for $300 for a while. Luckily, the PS3 Slim has come at last to save me from all this heartache. Follow along, as I journey from the mire of indecision to the glories of console love… but really, it’s all about the price drop.

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