John Koller frustrated with PS3 Slim rumors and leaks

It has been almost a month since we saw the leaked pictures of the PS3 Slim and the gaming scene has been waiting for an announcement (or an announcement for another announcement) from Sony to finally quash confirm the rumor. What we have today isn’t an official “Yes, it’s all true” confirmation, but in John Koller‘s interview with Ars Technica, the rumors are as good as confirmed. Read more after the jump.

What we have today isn’t an official “Yes, it’s all true” confirmation, but in John Koller‘s interview with Ars Technica, the rumors are as good as confirmed.

When you’re the hardware marketing manager for Sony, having your hushed-up projects spread into the internet months before you plan on revealing its existence is such a big blow to your entire strategy. For one, the E3 unveiling of the season’s worst-kept secret, the PSP Go, came more as a confirmation than an unveiling of new hardware.

“If [the coverage] focuses more on leaks or what may or may not happen then yes, there is a certain amount of frustration,” he admits. “I’d love to live in a world with fewer leaks and more meat,” he added, talking about the Sony’s long-term goals.

Notice the choice of words: leaks not rumors. So this is about as close as we can get prior to an actual confirmation. And using his words, with the accuracy of the PSP Go rumors, the leaks might as well be meat. Or Tofu.

As soon as the PS3 Slim was brought up, the interview went from friendly and casual to awkward. as Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica wrote:

It was fascinating to watch his body language when I brought up the PS3 Slim, we were having a friendly conversation, and when we started talking about that piece of hardware his face closed, he leaned away from me… it became almost adversarial until we got onto a subject that’s not as loaded.

Not surprising, but the new info does add weight to the rumor, which John Koller apparently shoulders with frustration.

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