PS3 puts on a silver satin dress in Japan

Mmm, the Satin Silver PS3. Scheduled for a ¥39,980 (about $374) March 6th release in Japan with matching ¥5,500 (about $51) DualShock 3 controller. The disk capacity you ask? 40GB, that's your only option in Japan albeit in your choice of three colors.

Gallery: PS3 puts on a silver satin dress in Japan

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[Luis @ Feb 5th 2008 4:14AM]

I hope we get this system before we get the white PS3. This is the best looking PS3 color option yet.

[Chebwa @ Feb 5th 2008 9:09AM]

Yeah, if only this had come in the 20gb/60gb models... : (

[Flashpoint @ Feb 5th 2008 12:27PM]

PS3's should come with a little emblem that says "I KILLED HD-DVD"

[NineT9 @ Feb 5th 2008 4:18AM]

Agreed! Although the black matches all my other Sony products :|

[Fruition @ Feb 5th 2008 4:25AM]

Wow, flashback to the original unveiling of the PS3... Now where's the good ol' boomerang controller?

[Bad Beaver @ Feb 5th 2008 4:41AM]

Finally, glossy black crawls under the sink to die groaning, smudges all over it. I hope the rest of the industry gets it too.

[Revels @ Feb 5th 2008 4:59AM]

Leaving us a cheap 80s plasticy look.

[Theboss @ Feb 5th 2008 12:46PM]

Gets what???

The black version of the PS3 looks the best. So does the elite 360. You have to understand most people have a Home Theater system composed of Black Components. Black HDTV/Plasma, Black Receiver and Speaker Setup, and most times a black case.

While having a silver or white PS3 may look great initially it stands out too much in a setup. Why do you think so many people wanted to purchase the Elite and were so excited about a new color?

You can always bet on black. lol

[Bad Beaver @ Feb 5th 2008 5:02AM]

You have not seen the 80s ;)

[John B @ Feb 5th 2008 8:52AM]

Wow. If you think that's 80s then you have a **really** different perspective on the 80s than I do -- and all of my teenage years were in the 80s. Personally, I like the silver more than the black version, but that's just preference.

[Alex R @ Feb 9th 2008 6:59PM]

@ Bad Beaver

Agreed. If they HAVE to amke things a black colour, then at least make them matte not gloss like the 360 Elite.

[hoppy @ Mar 10th 2008 10:02PM]

i just got a silver one - it looks nice. it's NOT glossy like the other 2. our office black ps3 looked lame with fingerprints all over it. the matte silver is a nice finish. but, i really would have preferred matte black. to each his own.

[webon @ Feb 5th 2008 4:48AM]

suge

[Adam Washington @ Feb 5th 2008 6:17AM]

Actually Thomas it only comes with a Sixaxis, at least, according to that last image. No Dual Shock 3 here...

[Vince @ Feb 5th 2008 7:44AM]

That thing is UGLY!!

[Flashpoint @ Feb 5th 2008 7:56AM]

It looks good. The Black PS3 looks better though.

[Rob @ Feb 5th 2008 8:37AM]

Going by the packaging, the days of free movies or games are over. Silver is nice, but the black ones would go with everything.

[Wwhat @ Feb 5th 2008 8:43AM]

Geez, I can't believe that tacky silver plastic look lasts so long.

[Andrew @ Feb 5th 2008 2:46PM]

Agreed. I find silver plastic just about the worst, short of bad pink renditions. Now if it were REAL metal, that's totally different. But plastic has that cheap look by default, and silver plastic has that cheap look squared. Sure, glossy black attracts fingerprints and isn't practical. But this silver stuff, yuck.

[whatsdamattau @ Feb 5th 2008 10:30AM]

I would assume this is the same silver paint they use on the PSP slim and their Sony reader, among other products. If that's the case then this unit will look pretty snazzy.

[Michael Marquez @ Feb 5th 2008 10:40AM]

Nothing says late 90's early 00's better than metallic silver electronics.

[The Miz @ Feb 5th 2008 10:42AM]

I have a question, will the region free PS3s work here in the US?

[The Miz @ Feb 5th 2008 11:16AM]

nevermind

[Jonny @ Feb 5th 2008 11:22AM]

My question for Sony is why cant they throw in a set of component cables.

But I suppose that cuts into profit margins. :3

[eddyk @ Feb 5th 2008 2:32PM]

Still no HD cable bundled, either HDMI or Component, only this lame composite ...

[AJ in the East Bay @ Feb 5th 2008 5:05PM]

The awful Spider-Man font is a deal breaker for me.

[Luis @ Feb 5th 2008 5:16PM]

If it makes you feel better, that font was used before any of the spiderman movies. I first saw it used on the poster for the movie Equilibrium. I have the DVD in my shelf right now. Its too bad the font got associated with Spiderman...

[Adam @ Feb 5th 2008 5:54PM]

It's too bad they destroyed ten years of solid branding, here here. Looks tacky and crap and out of step with the PlayStation brand. I've never thought the PLAYSTATION 3 looks like a PlayStation product.

[Jamesology @ Feb 6th 2008 2:35AM]

I got my PS3 80gb(blk), my 360 Elite(blk), now all I need is to sell my useless white Wii and buy a black useless Wii.

[beavis @ Mar 6th 2008 3:15PM]

silver rulez!I hate gloss blk electronics they look cheap and common.