Following speculation that Sony was working on a 'slim' model, Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on August 18, 2009, at the Sony Gamescom press conference. New features included a slimmer form factor, decreased power consumption, and a quieter cooling system. It was released in major territories by September 2009. As part of the release for the slim model, the console logo ceased using the "Spider-Man font" (the same font used for the title of Sony's Spider-Man 3) and the capitalized PLAYSTATION 3. It instead reverted to a more traditional PlayStation- and PlayStation 2-like 'PlayStation 3' logo with "PS3" imprinted on the console. Along with the redesigning of the console and logo, the boot screen of all consoles changed from "Sony Computer Entertainment" to "PS3 PlayStation 3", with a new chime and the game start splash screen being dropped. The cover art and packaging of games was also changed. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the model number of the slim version of the PlayStation 3? ANS1 CECH-2000 QSN2 What font was discontinued with the release of the slim model? ANS2 Spider-Man font QSN3 What would customers notice about the sound of the new, improved cooling system? ANS3 quieter QSN4 What did the boot screen on the game consoles read before Sony changed it to "PS3 PlayStation 3"? ANS4 "Sony Computer Entertainment" QSN5 What did Sony change about the PS3 games along with the packaging in 2009? ANS5 cover art