Headlines - New PS2 model hits Europe in October

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A fourth slimmer and sleaker Playstation 2 model is set to launch this October.

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What a stupid move to be honest, I'd say a lot of people already have a PS2 in there household .. why the need for yet another slim version? This is as crazy as toshiba trying to keep dvd going ...

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Originally Posted by digit

What a stupid move to be honest, I'd say a lot of people already have a PS2 in there household .. why the need for yet another slim version? This is as crazy as toshiba trying to keep dvd going ...

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Actually it makes perfect sense. The PS2 still sells very well across the world, with at least another 2-4 years of life left in the console. Bringing the PSU into the main housing will allow the manufacturing cost to drop and allowing a neater package.