Sony Japan's ceramic white PS3 and DualShock 3 announced

Nope, not an early sign of cataracts, you're looking at Sony's ceramic white 40GB PS3 and DualShock 3 controller just loosed in Japan. Like its European 40GB cuz, the CECHH00 Series PS3 aces the backward compatibility, memory card slot, and 2x of the 4x USB slots in favor of a low, low ¥39,980 (about $341/€242) price tag when it ships on 11 November. The DualShock 3 wireless rumbler (sold separately) first revealed at Tokyo Game Show hits shelves the same day for ¥5,500 or about $47/€33. Yes, both the PS3 and DualShock 3 are available in black if you're feeling the ebony over new-school ivory.

[Via Akihabara News]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 10:26AM]

Ceramic white is soooooo Apple 2003.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 6:37PM]

Yep. Another thing Apple invented and no-one ever did before......NOT.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 7:40PM]

In case you missed it, that was a joke.

[DaveBG Posted Oct 9th 2007 12:16PM]

Perfect.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 7:40PM]

What a lot of the price-comparers (in terms of comparing across countries) fail to realise is that the company doesn't set the price in foreign countries. The distributors do that.

Let's do a little analysis on foreign currency and how screwed up the system is.

The American and Canadian dollar are pretty much on par these days. For the past decade the loonie has been climbing up towards the US buck. Yet prices on books, cars, games, etc have continued to remain the same disparate gap they always have.

We pay around 25% more for our cars. Games are always at least $10 more. Books remain at a widely different cost rate from US to Canada.

Sure, I'm complaining about it. All I'm saying is I understand why people have an issue with price comparisons when using a strict currency conversion to compare what the PS3 sells for in Japan vs their country.

But it's not Sony's evil scheme. Or if it is, then every company on Earth has something against Canada.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 1:15PM]

About f*ing time for the white version.

When do we get the grey one ? And the black and red Wiis ?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 3:26PM]

Thats is a console that will get that 3m tape over it. It looks to good to have it ruined by someone's hands.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 3:52PM]

Ceramic white? More like Xbox White. :P 360 owners want a black console and PS3 owners want white consoles..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 4:54PM]

As far as I was aware, Microsoft haven’t yet patented the colour white.

Anyway PS3 - shiney. Xbox 360 - Matt

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 5:27PM]

@Scooby:

Well it was a joke :P ..but I thought Ceramic white is Matte. Definitely looks that way from the pic above!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 4:45PM]

yea im sticking with my ps2 until i saw multiple games that make the ps3 worth buying

[TheWakeUpCall Posted Oct 9th 2007 6:15PM]

Anyone else just think yuk?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 6:38PM]

No. Thanks for stopping by.

;0)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 10:33PM]

Hopefully this unit is available in a few years when the PS3 is affordable. No way in hell am I putting a black sandwich grill next to my white 360 and Wii.

Hell, do they make white slimline PS2s? Thats all I really require.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 9:16PM]

I live in Tokyo. All listed prices have to include tax in Japan by law, so the price of ¥39,000 should be inclusive of tax. Most likely I could buy this at Bic Camera and get 10% "points" meaning on my point card I'd have almost ¥4,000 store credit.

Also, thanks to the commenter for confirming the PS3 is NOT region locked, save for past PS games. Two of my friends have X-Box 360's, so now that the price has dropped and they've made it in white, which much better matches my decor (and my imported Wii), I may just get one! I'm not a huge fan of FPS, so just the sports games alone are ok with me for the PS3 as the Wii lacks in that area.

[Chanimal Posted Oct 10th 2007 2:35PM]

Is there any one here in the know that can confirm whether the new SIXAIS Rumble 3 will be "regionally locked"? i.e., would it be able to be paired with a US version of the PS3 60GB machine?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2007 9:43PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukhgHp8yak

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2007 3:48PM]

can it play american things. such as games and movies? cause it looks sweet as hell.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 3rd 2007 10:21PM]

does anyone know if this is (Full 100% Multi-Region)
and # Backwards compatible with PlayStation 1 & 2 software i have all so heared that you can upgrade the hard drive with a laptop how do reforamt so it works