Can someone summarize what happened.

I am busy watching Cellular.

The new controller is just a Dual Shock 2 with L2/R2 as triggers as well as wireless capability. It has 4 labeled lights on top indicating which player you are, as well as a USB plug so you can connect to the PS3 (for charging maybe?).

Conference has been boring as shit, though. The reactions from GAF are hilarious.

- Wireless Dual Shock 3 with L2/R2 triggers and USB
- Black is default color for PS3, available at launch
- Console is literally covered in vents
- HDD comes standard with every machine, no "core", removable

I'm sold. Heavenly Sword, Tekken 6, Virtua Fighter 5, GUNDAM..yeah Sony has my money this fall.

- Controller has 6 degrees of motion built into it
- 2 models, 20GB HDD ($499), 60GB ($599)

What did I say.

OH HELL NAW PS3 WILL BE $400 AT MOST ANY HIGHER BE SUICIDE LOL...........

Oh.

The only way I'm spending $600 for PS3 is if it comes with Rachael Leigh Cook.

SHE COMIN' BUILT IN YO.

I mean, the only thing more insane than that price is the people who are actually gonna buy it at said price point.

Ofcourse they will. I mean, how else will they play Final Fantasy! Announcing two FF games for the PS3 and saying it's PS3 only? People will end up buying it regardless for games like that, sadly.

$100 for an extra 40 gigs of disc space. Lol what is this, their microsoft impression?

Their attempt at recovering from selling the system at less than what it costs them to produce it.

Well. Onto afterthoughts.

Pretty much what I expected.

High-end PC graphics (and a bit better generally speaking).
Check.

Same gameplay stuff (not boring, just not "wow").
Check.

Gimmicky stuff (Eyetoy specifically, also PSP "rearview mirror", and in-game store to rape my VISA card).
Check.

Support from all the big money-makers/franchises (EA, SqEnix, Kojima, etc.)
Check.

VERY high price ($500 minimum).
Check.


Surprises? Obviously the tilt controller gimmick/ripoff/tacked-on/half-assed thing.

Does that sum it up?!

You forgot something:

People that take videogames way too seriously bitching about everything.
Check.

I like how these dumbass corporations have to pull this bullshit over on its customers to make up for having to build consoles that cost more than they can reasonably be sold for, all because they make these ridiculous promises about what the console will feature. Well hello there $100 for a 20 gig SATA hard drive for the xbox circle. Oh hi $100 to add 40 gigs of space for your PS3. I'd rather have less spectacular visuals than have Sony and Microsoft have to screw me over with peripherals all because of poor planning on their consoles.

I've already gotten insider information from a friend who works high up in Sony Playstation development team. He tells me that when ps4 comes out, it will cost $10,000 because you have to buy a 1992 honda civic with it in order to play it. Nevermind that a 92 civic costs like $1000.

There was no bitching in that post.

Only a summation. (though I admit my opinion isn't lacking in what I wrote)

Wow, this just in, the $499 model doesn't have an HDMI output, internal Wi-Fi or memory card slots.

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/rele...f/060509ae.pdf

I think you just dropped a BIG bomb.

Please tell me this is a joke. What happened to not pulling a MS 360, Sony?

Oh my fucking GOD.

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, Sony. Seriously. This is just too good to be true.

Designed by the specialists at Sony Bomba Facilities to eliminate any and all good points of the PS3.

Joke? This is far from it, given the tone in the PDF and the absurd price recently announced. As far as I'm concerned, this gen is 360 + Wii to me.

Uh, it also seems to lack SD/MemoryStick/CF *slots*? Huh?

edit: oops, you said that already.

I am in complete shock over this. They're touting the PS3 to be a cheap blu-ray player, and yet they fucking remove the HD outputs on the low-end system?

ARE THEY SERIOUSLY FUCKING RETARDED?

$499 & $599???

Oh boy! Then I guess our buddy, Kutaragi, remarks about having to work extra hours to afford a PS3 wasn't off the mark after all.


*Elsewhere, MS and Ninty are laughing*

Seems if you want the real deal on the PS3, you gotta fork over that $599.

hah, I knew they were gunna release the PS3 in two versions, seems like they pulled a 360... bastards. $100 dollars for 40gigs more, an HDMI output, memory slots, and a bucket full of bullshit. and this is american dollars were talking about, the high end ps3 is gunna be over $700 canadian. game over sony.

So, if you get the cheaper model you have to store your game saves on the HDD?

Hey, this is Sony. What was expected?