Rumor: Lighter PS3 units on the way, Bright Yellow PSP-3000 to be discontinued

It’s been barely half a year since Sony released the lightweight PS3 Slim, but according to a Japanese retailer an even lighter version of the console is on the way.

It’s been barely half a year since Sony released the lightweight PS3 Slim, but according to a Japanese retailer an even lighter version of the console is on the way.

This new model will reportedly weigh 3kg — 200 grams lighter than the Slim SKU. The weight change isn’t as drastic as that seen in the PS3 Slim, which was 33% lighter than previous models.

The new SKUs willl sport the serial number CECH-2100A. In case you were wondering, the CECH-2000B spotted a while back turned out to be the 250GB FFXIII PS3. The retailer expects a March release for these new SKUs.

In PSP news, the same retailer reports that Sony will soon be ending shipments for the Bright Yellow PSP-3000 color variant. Apparently these were the lowest-selling variants at the retailer’s shop.

Via [Andriasang]