Most of the pages are in japanese. And while I speak a little, I can' t read for ****. It' s still very unconfirmed, but do a google search for

SCPH-79000

(SCPH-79000 is the next logical step in PS2 version numbers by the way)

I found tons of japanese sites, with the occasional bite of english (smaller size/weight/ac-adaptor), & one english forum claiming it was news. I don' t trust the english forum one bit, considering it happened to be VGcharts , but the buzz coming out of Japan is certainly interesting.

It' s like focusing your efforts on a project you' ve already finished and received
top marks for.

They' re selling them in Japan next week.

Sorry about the Engrish:

<Modification point from SCPH-77000 series>
Light weight conversion of substance (SCPH-77000 series: Approximately 900g ⇒ SCPH-79000 series: Approximately 600g)
AC light weight conversion of adapter (SCPH-77000 series: Approximately 350g ⇒ SCPH-79000 series: Approximately 250g)

So the PS2 slim weighs about 2 pounds, which is next to nothing. And the redesign weighs about 1.3 pounds for those of us who are too lazy to hop on the metric-train.

The AC adaptor was about 3/4 of a pound, & it' s being reduced to about 1/2 a pound.

At this rate they might as well release a bundle with a decent screen/battery pack for mobile gaming. I' d buy one in a heartbeat.

SCPH-79000

I' d buy one if it wasn' t for the fact that I plan on buying a PS3.

well I wouldnt call it a re-redesign, its just an update to the slim line, ps2 went through about 5.

It' s like focusing your efforts on a project you' ve already finished and received
top marks for.

Kind of like George Lucas and Star Wars?

But the PS2' s revisions are for win and awesome. His were for the cash.

well I wouldnt call it a re-redesign, its just an update to the slim line, ps2 went through about 5.

But they were roughly the same size & weight. They just improved the heating & the drive on the inside.

I still say the most stable version is the SCPH5001, it' s the last " fat" model they made & it runs stone cold & whisper quiet. It will be interesting to see this one though.