Will there be a PS3 Slim TEST?

I have not seen a PS2 Slim TEST in real life, but some member here have showed us a picture of it at one point, so I'm willing to believe it.

So the question is, will Sony make or have they already made a PS3 Slim TEST? Is there a need for it?

 

Some already exist at SCEE for internal uses or trade show purposes but they have not yet started to ship to 3rd party developers. Probably because they are trying to get rid of their "old" DECHJ stock first

 

It exists, it mentions it here with some info on all the kinds of test/tools out there

DECH-2000(A/J)(S) - Slim line debugger, features a 120GB HDD, HW like the current slim units

Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-debug-test-consoles/playstation-3-test-tool-faq-106813.html#ixzz0ZEJYrJvX

Edit: mathieulh, i recognize your name from somewhere, do i know you?
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Tyler, it's possible you have heard of me if you followed the psp scene somehow.

 

probably ive been homebrew'n since 1.5 Kxpliot

oh and christer check your pm's

EDIT: just googled your name, now i remeber

 

Check yours

And thanks for that link, that explained alot. I like seeing prototype hardware.

 

Thanks for that link, I hadn't seen a couple of those proto revision, including the very first one. Looks like a solid chunk of metal!

 

You can also see it's codename: "Shreck". Suiting, don't you think?

 

That DECR-1000 is actually quite sexy, in an "early 90's AV equipment"-kind of way