[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

I hope so because even though seeing games get better and better is REALLY cool, and I'm not being sarcastic here. When it comes to the final two years of a system and there's been no progress, it kind of makes the industry a bit slow and sometimes stale. (even though there's still lots of good games to be played)

So yeah, I hope they won't develop quite as fast, but like anything in technology ever slows down...

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Here are links to interviews with the lead designer of LAIR
SD: http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...13777&type=wmv
HD: http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...13776&type=wmv

Here's one to a content packed interview Kazuo Hirai, CEO of Playstation
SD: http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...13731&type=wmv
HD: http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...13730&type=wmv

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I wouldn't be surprised seeing how EB and Gamestop have said that they're not going to be doing pre-books for the system. Heck, I'm surprised that they're even doing this.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Exactly, it can be up to 7 bluetooth components. 7 controllers is only an example as MetalSphere has already pointed out.

Torte: Yes Six Axis, due to the fact that 3D space has Six Axis as described with the cartesian plain. There's; X, -X, Y, -Y, Z, -Z

I was speaking idiomatically.

Actually to be more politically correct you are right in the fact that x & -x as well as y & -y are the same axis. You are also right that a plane can only have two axis meeting at the origin point forming a 90degree angle. However we arn't talking about planes, we are talking about how 3D space is mapped.

Therefore 3D space is maped with three axis, or in scientific terms three dimensions;

X: left & right
Y: up & down
Z: forward & backwards

The negatives at the beginning of each variable as I used before was to show that each axis has two direction upon which it can go from the origin point.

X= Right, -X= Left, Y= UP, -Y= Down, Z= Forward, -Z= Backwards

This is where Sony got their idea of "Six" axis, though there are actually only three... I think the term is still pretty self explanitory.
If you have any other conflicts with these points refer to here where it can all be explained: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_space

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In my earlier post I meant to say Cartesian Geometry, not plain which is probably the source of the debate, and therefore my fault. However you could have read between the lines and related what I said to the subject at hand which would have shown that I simply made a refferential mistake though my point was still accurate.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, if I spent that much on a 360 just to see that the real reason why M$ launched it early was because they couldn't compare with the PS3 I'd be pissed too.

DAMN IT! I have a 360 too! Oh well, I'm planning on selling it after I beat Mass Effect and Gears of War anyway in order to buy a Wii. (yes I know that's a ways off yet)

Also, with all the bad news that was coming out week after week before TGS it's good to see Sony finally getting some good press. It also makes me happy that I put my deposit down on my PS3 back in summer '05 at the store that I work at in order to get the 1st spot. ^^

FELIPE NO

Yeah it's that one with Will Ferrell and he's supposed to be a race car driver and what not. I probably won't watch it but it'll get me $20 at BlockBuster at least. (where's my DEMO DISC???)

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Finally shots that actually SHOW me something. Not like all the amateure stuff that has crappy lighting & angles that you look through for five minutes hoping to get a decent look at something. And then when you get to the end you realize that you just lost five more minutes of your life that you can't get back.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

It's definatly great to see a company finally making the right moves, consistantly. Sure things like price and marketing can be questioned from time to time, but in sheer design and praticality Sony does a pretty good job. The Blu-Ray, while gimmicky at first is actually flushing out to be a good move, the heat dispersition rods that allow for superior cooling looks to have payed off to with 36hrs and no overheating. Yup, I think I and the general puplic will be quite pleased with this next gen system once they can get around the "not so outrageous" price.

*This post has not been spell checked*

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Why do they get two systems? Can I have one? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE??? I've got money..... and chocolat milk.

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It's funny for me because I've been listening for the past year to the IGN podcasts, and they're always bitching about this and that about the PS3 and Sony. For me to read this glowing report on the system makes me feel even more excited because I never felt against the system like they did, and if they're minds have been changed so fast (at least a few of them probably) then man... it's got to be good.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It can be argued whether the thermo-sensor is needed or not. However every analog component in a device is more likely to break then a digital one. In other words at the store that I work at we get at least one 360 a week that the owner has broken the power button on it due to tripping over it, hitting it with something that they shouldn't have or some other randomly stupid event.

I like the comparison that a guy at PSM gave in last month's issue.

"Sure the PS3 is expensive, sure there's cheaper solutions. However if you think about the car industry the PS3 would be like a porsche of the gaming market. Yes it's expensive, and yes it can do a LOT of cool stuff. Do you think that other people drive cheapper cars because they think that they're better then a Porsche? No, it's because that's all that they can afford. However if you can afford a PS3, it may cost a lot, but you're going to get more value for your money then you would with the lesser expensive solutions."

I couldn't have described it better myself.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

God damn it people. Thermosensors are not that expensive. Products like the i-pod and many other things use these instead of a buttons all the time. There's nothing to argue. They cost $3 and are of no signifigance to anything other then the fact the PS3 has one. There's no reason to argue over this trivial point. If you want to argue over something then argue why the 360's HD-DVD player costs $250 CAD for a system that you already paid $500 for.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

My point was just simply that people are arguing over how a thermosensor may cost $2 more then a button, when there's bigger things to complain about that actually matter. Or at least to a higher extent.

But yes, let's try to keep the argument to a minimum from now on.... keyword "try".

MetalSphere: This is wat happens when you make ground breaking posts, lol. Keep up the good work ^^

Chairman Kaga: You wern't the only one that I was targeting with that post. It was directed to other, more serious people who were focusing on a matter that... well just didn't matter.

As for the overheating, what system doesn't overheat under improper conditions? (like TGS) At least the PS3 doesn't sound like it's going to have as many problems as the 360 or PSTwo. On the other hand, we're basing our opinions on other people's biased opinions, which is not good for data accuracy. So let's keep the speculation to a minimum too. ^^;

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I don't even know about that. Both GameSpot and IGN have complimented as to how smooth the PS3 games ran, even the ones that don't release until like Q2 '07. They both said that they never experianced any slowdowns at any time during TGS. GameTrailers said the same thing on their weekly report too.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Good point, however Sony has said time and time again that it can go up to 7 BlueTooth components (i.e. 7 controllers) if the developers make a game that actually supports 7 players. In other words we're going to have to wait and see. If it's said at all before the system comes out it will be at the Sony conference Oct 19th.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Man that's a LOT of stuff. It's going to take me a bit to get through all that. However, thanks for the great finds

FELIPE NO

Wow, lots of stuff!

Avanent: lol, that's ok.

MetalSphere: You should also post that White Knight Story infor in it's thread in the RPG area.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Unless your GFF bio is incorrect, why would you need free tickets to something you can't go to??? lol

(still cool that the code works though)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Call of Duty... Aliens... SWEET!!! I need to get me some of that.

And Metal Gear.... and Lair... Motorstorm... Devil May Cry... *drewling*.......

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Lucky for me that I'm already the first in line for a PS3 where I work. Also due to the fact that we're only a small chain, not only are we getting systems from our suppliers, the managers and owners are puting in for pre-books at every store they can. Then all thoes units are going to our store. Mwahahaha... It's pretty fun having your bosses doing all the hard work for ya ^^

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Hmmmmm... I'm in Ontario myself so it may or may not be different for me. I think it's time for me to get my dective badge from the dollar store and my bright lamp out of the storage and start going around grilling people for info, heh heh.

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Sony has always worked with companies like this for years and it seems to have paid off in the past generations. Unlike M$ who buys every company that makes a good game, and Nintendo who doesn't offer any first party support to third party developers.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

LOL, I work at a game store too and I have yet to have a day without assholes. Yo all you pre-bookers out there the real secret is to be nice to the person that's helping you otherwise they'll shaft you to the back of the line (or at least I would). Also don't talk too much, because you come off as a know it all.

Alright I'll stop there before I get into a bottled up rant ^^;

I was speaking idiomatically.

Same here. Except I get out at Noon, Mwahahaha... lol

Does anyone have an idea how much EB/GameStop gives for games? (based on age & system). Even a ballpark would help me organize my stuff that I want to trade in.

Thanks ^^

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I didn't mean that they don't at all, I just meant in comparison. Sony works with Insomniac, Atlas, Capcom, Square, Nippon-Ichi Soft, Konami and Namco. Where Obviously everybody is trying to kiss Ubisofts ass right now because they make solid marketable products which is key to releases of new systems. But how many companies does Nintendo really work closely with?

How ya doing, buddy?

Exactly. Also GameSpot should be reliable, seeing how they own EB and GameStop.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Well I called the three EBs in my area and all of them said the same thing. First at 10AM that their managers were at a meeting, and then I called again at 1:30PM and they all pretty much said the same thing once again, which was "There are currently no plans of doing PS3 pre-books and that it's more then likely going to be a first come first serve thing."

My friend who works at EB Ajax said the same thing too.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Never eh?? lol

Guess you wern't trying to get Guitar Hero when it first came out eh? It came out in the states fine... but like always Canada gets shafted and we didn't get it until a month later. Therefore whenever you tried to get an update from EB on the status of the game they would just say next week and hang up.

Yup, that's (generally) EB for ya.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Or you could be nice and sell it to me... lol







No, really...

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.