[PS3] PS3 delayed until March 07 in Europe

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The sales delay is caused by a problem in mass producing a key component in the Blu-ray disc laser part of the machine, the next-generation successor to Sony Corp.'s hit PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Ken Kutaragi told reporters.

Wasn't this the same problem last time they delayed the console launch? Something about melting discs and whatnot.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

I don't really see the big deal myself. Seeing how Sony's plans for the PS1,2 and 3 (originally) were to launch in Japan first and then NA & Europe about a year later is worse for us then the current situation, I'll just be happy to get them when we do. Also we don't want the hardware to be the quality of the 360 now do we? (On my 3rd 360 as of now) And don't forget that Sony is going to have about 100 000 more then the 360 had for NA release and they have more factories working on the system then Microsoft.

As for the Wii, of course it's not going to be as near as troublesome to stick another stick of RAM, add a new case & peripheal as it would be to make a whole new system from scratch, so as far as the Wii's concerned I find $200 to be expensive for an upgraded system that I already paid $200 for.

It's not that they couldn't get in a better release date, but it's that they promised a world wide launch that they didn't keep. They also promised, I believe, 2,000,000 systems at launch, which is sitting at 500,000, I think? And I think I mentioned it earlier, but a shitty launch for the 360 certainly does not justify a shitty launch for the PS3. I have no comment about the 360's hardware since I don't own one.

I don't believe the PS3 was made from scratch, BTW. Nothing nowadays is made from scratch. Companies take what they have and improve upon it. No point in reinventing the wheel. You'd be on target if you made the connection that it'd also be expensive as hell to pay $600 more on something that is upgraded from something you already paid $250 for.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

True, but Sony has developed the cell processor and Blu-Ray DVD player themselved which is what makes it more unique then the 360 and such (which is just a PC in a box) and is also the reason why it's more.

NES Oldskooler: That's the Premium PS3 which is $650 but if you want to compare that.

PS3 Premium: $650
Premium 360: $500 + HD-DVD $120 + Wi-Fi $100 = $720 (and you can't upgrade the harddrive from 20 GB now where the $650 PS3 has 60GB, nor do you have the HDMI)

The 360 isn't at $500.....the premium version of the XBox360 lies at $400 last I checked...Maybe you're gettin screwed over? o.O

Ironically, Sony themselves have said that the PS3 is basically a PC entertainment system. And Cell was not developed soley by Sony, it was a joint effort by Toshiba, Sony, and IBM.

Also, from your earlier post, numbers might be 32x that of the PS2, but numbers don't always equate exactly into performance. (I actually know nothing about the numbers, but I'm almost certain that nothing jumps up that much (32x) flawlessly without a few limitations and draw backs). New technology is always a gamble. There have been plenty of new things in the past. Some of them work wonderfully, some of them fail. I'm not saying that the PS3 is going to fail, but I think it's going a bit overboard on the numbers. As a result, the cost of the system suffers. It also takes a lot more power to run all those high tech things too, I wouldn't be surprised if that thing was running a bit on the hot side. Also, adding everything into one package isn't necessarily the best course of action. I'm sure there are people who don't need one feature or another, and at the same time, there are those who must simply have everything.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

Even though it was a joint effort, it was originally designed for the PS3, and would still cost alot more then just buying consumer parts like Microsoft and Nintendo do.

As for the price I'm in Canada therefore the 360 has an exchange difference of $100 and the PS3 has an exchange of $50 (set by the companies)

core premium
US 360 $300 $400
CAN 360 $400 $500

US PS3 $500 $600
CAN PS3 $550 $650
You can check any retailler site, these are the costs.

Also why Sony were trying to promote it as a PC entertainment system is because the taxes on video games & hardware are insane in Europe compared to that of consumer electronics, so if Sony could get the countries to believe that it was a PC and not a Console they could save something like $3,000,000 on taxes which they were going to in turn use to pay immersion to get the rumble feature. Unfortunatly the European countries didn't fall for Sony's marketing.

(Information from IGN podcasts and articles)

That's interesting. That's definitely news to me....so what, Sony retaliated by launching the PS3 next year? Haha.....

Just kidding, I don't really know....But it would be hilarious if it were true....

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