We may earn a commission from links on this page. The PS3 Slim was a decent attempt at reducing both the size, and the cost, of the original PlayStation 3. But did you know Sony were considering ...

and the Xbox 360 Slim 4 GB system for $119.99 (previously $179.99). All pre-owned PS3 hardware is marked down to $149.99 (from up to $259.99). GameStop is also throwing in any used game priced at ...

which will include the Slim. As that happens ... Digitimes is reporting that orders for components used to create the PS3 hardware are way up, almost as if the company is beginning a whole ...