More images of the proto-fake-a-new-type PS3 we reported on earlier have surfaced.

Along with these comes word that the pix circulating at the moment are not even that new and, in fact, represent a model to be launched with no backwards compatibility earlier in the cycle. As ever, these are merely images afloat on the Internet and should not be held up as 'definitely the new PS3 model to be launched at E3 FTW!" or somesuch other blither.

Remember, none of these pix has been confirmed as anything other than 'available' by anybody at Sony.