The Podcast Beyond guys are talking a lot about the rumored PS3 Slim this week and the consensus is that this will be announced at the Tokyo Game Show.  Hopefully when Sony does announce it a price drop will accompany it.  More likely is a price drop for the current system to clear the inventory and the PS3 Slim launching at the current $399 price point.

Sony has recently patented a system to emulate the PS2 Emotion Engine on the PS3’s Cell chip.  Although this doesn’t account for the GPU in the PS3 their is speculation that this means Sony will put it out along with a deluse of PS2 titles.  That would certainly be a welcome addition to the PS3’s capabilities.

There are a ton of emails and tweets this week with a lot of interesting topics as well.  Also, check out Ryan’s parlor trick after the break.

Chris, Greg, Ryan and Sam want to give you, the listener, the absolute best podcast experience around. In order to do this, the team has made certain ethical sacrifices for the greater good. The team has performed controversial procedures on Sam Bishop in order to create a more perfect breed of game journalist. A louder, more jolly creature than the old Sam Bishop could ever hope to become. The team has used this creation, Bishop Mk. IV, to formulate today’s breath-taking episode. All of the Topic of the Week suggestions you listeners gave us have been placed into a hat. What will happen? Is Ryan sick with some sort of virus? Find out today!

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