According to sources of VG247, the PS3 super slim aka CECH 4000 won’t be shown at GamesCom as planned. The unit was revealed via FCC filings
and then a lot of images were leaked showing what type of console it would be – featuring 16GB flash memory and a top loading disc slot.

GamesCom starts on August 14 and Sony is expected to show some new stuff along with a price drop, but looks like that’s not on the cards for now. The reason given by their sources for a non-show is due to the stock levels being high. The current PS3 slim has a projected sales target of 12 million this fiscal year, and Sony has shipped a lot of them into the wild.

Stock clearance is something Microsoft did when shipping the Slim as well in 2010. The current PS3 is rumoured to be priced at $179 for the 16 GB model according to sources.

You can check out the FCC filing and images over here. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Image credit: MYE from Neogaf.

According to some new documents uncovered recently, Sony is currently producing a slimmer PS3, and we have images of that as well. The new model representing the CECH 4000 series could be revealed at GamesCom.

The documents were filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and this usually means once it is cleared the model will go in production.

This has happened before as well, and it will be interesting to see whether this will be accompanied by a price drop, because such a change in the chassis usually denotes internal restructuring to increase efficiency and reduced size of components.

You can check out all the three images below; the second and third images are the PS3 slim and PS3 fat respectively. The new model looks much smaller and thinner compared to the current PS3.

Via Japanese site Pocketnews