A new standalone app for PlayStation 3 titled Visualizer, will be released by Q-Games next
week. It contains a new set of over two dozen music visualizers to use with your PS3’s music
library, and will arrive in North America on Tuesday, August 13 a special, limited launch price
of $2.99. Once the two-week launch window is up, the app will be available for $4.99. It will be
released in Europe and Asia “shortly thereafter.” Have a look at screens for it on the PS Blog
and watch it in action below.

Out of all the different PS3 systems that have been available since console launch (60GB,
80GB, 120GB, 1 billion GB, etc), one that hasn’t reached North American shores is the
12GB version .
Thanks to PSLS reader Jim, who sent us a pic of a database entry from EB Games/
GameStop Canada, it looks like we may be receiving it on August 18th for $199.99:
ps3-12gb
Since we aren’t able to verify the 12GB PS3, and whether it’s launching in Canada, as well
as the United States (Sony usually treats North America as one, but it’s possible we could
have another Wii Mini situation on our hands), we’ve reached out to Sony and we’ll let
you know if we hear anything back. Should it come out, it will likely also release
alongside the ‘External Mounting Bracket’, which you’ll need to buy if you want to
replace the HDD – in the UK, it currently costs £10 ($15.50).
Of course, if this is true, it would mean that Sony backtracked on what John Koller
previously told Engadget about the 12GB system in North America:
The smaller Flash drive isn’t coming to North America, and a lot of that reason
is the digital consumer. We really want to make sure, out of the box, that
there is an option for them to be able to download that content. That is really
critical for us, very very important.