PS3 Slim Official!

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Well, the worst (best?) kept secret of the Summer has now been revealed.  Sony has officially OFFICIALLY launched the PS3 Slim at Gamescon in Germany.

The deets:

– Available beginning of September

– 120GB Hard Drive

– $299 US/299 Euros

– 33% smaller

– In addition, starting tomorrow the PS3 will drop in price to $299 from $399.

Sony reiterated that hardware revisions and price drops take place often, as referenced by the PS2 Slim releasing just 4 years after the original PS2.

For a fun rehash on how close we all were, check out our previous “Redesigning the PS3” article from waaay back in May.

(UPDATE: Now added official video and images)

Images after the break.