So it looks like Playstation Lifestyle has a few pictures up of a Best Buy ad showing an actual PS3 slim and price point for the system. Now there has been speculation around the web by people who have seen a pixel or two that the photo might have been manipulated or "Shoopd" as the kids say. Right now the only option we have to do is play the waiting game in hopes that Sony will announce something during GameCom in Cologne, Germany next week.

Now we think that these pictures are pretty legit being that this is the only possible strategy that Sony could afford at this point and with the recent news of them putting BluRay drives into a production pick up. Sony has been willing to lose money over the last three years on these things, but we think if they had released the PS3 at this price or something similiar to it during original launch they would have still met the same loss but have recouped more as well in people buying more systems, in turn buying more games, and in turn buying more BluRay movies.

Look Sony, you're not fairing too well in the market and we've heard all about your ten year plan but who wants to buy into a ten year plan? Gamers are notorious for our short attention spans. We're totally letting you dig yourself this hole because you did pretty much revolutionize gaming as Nintendo did before you, but we're starting to lose faith among hope. Console Wars be damned, for your sake, we hope this isn't just another joke, otherwise you might be headed the Way of the Sega. Don't let the PS3 become the next Dreamcast.