Article Photos: Sony plans slimmer PlayStation 3 before year end



  Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO, Andrew House, right, and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano show the new PlayStation 3 and PS VITA during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO, Andrew House, right, and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano show the new PlayStation 3 and PS VITA during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)