At Sony’s press conference at Gamescom 2010 in Cologne, Germany, they announced a few things specific to European audiences, but others that might just make the whole world squee with joy.

The PlayStation Slim has apparently spurred a great amount of console purchases, and two new models of the PS3 coming to Europe will offer larger hard drives. A 320GB model will replace the existing 250GB model and will be available as part of a PlayStation Move bundle that comes in at £284.88. Starting in October, a 160GB model will phase out the 120GB Slim and be sold at the same price, £249.99. (These models will be coming to North America in the fall, according to Kotaku.)

The next upgrade to PlayTV (only available in Europe) is coming later this year, and will include PlayTV Live Chat. This adds a community to your television, allowing you to watch shows with an onscreen text discussion. Might not be awesome for watching a sitcom, but when it comes to sports (I hear they love real football over there), the discussion about referees could get pretty heated. In other television news, more Catch up TV channels are coming, with six new channels on PS3 across Europe.

As far as adding more community to media goes, film streaming service MUBI allows you to watch an expert-curated list of independent and classic films, right on your PS3 with an app available in Europe this October.

Ted Price, from Insomniac Games, announced two titles – Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and Resistance 3. The latest entry in the popular Ratchet & Clank franchise allows up to four players to battle side-by-side as Ratchet, Clank, Quark or Dr. Nefarious. All that was shown of Resistance 3 was a trailer, and it’s right here:

Apparently, the PSP is better at engaging younger gamers, what with its services like digital comics and minis working out very well, and the Essentials brand appealing to Mom’s pocket, too. More titles are being added to the Essentials range, including Wipeout Pure and Patapon.

Sony’s still very serious about the whole “3D gaming” thing, and they detailed what lies ahead for 3D. Like we found out at E3, Gran Turismo 5, Killzone 3 and MotorStorm Apocalypse will all have optional 3D support.

Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 looks like it’ll be a title to watch, what with both Move support and 3D capabilities right out of the box.