[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

Wow, those Ratchet and Clank screens are crazy. Is it actual game footage or a tech demo style thing?

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That's some good news SOLDIER. I wonder what companies will have playable PS3 stuff?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by russ

$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.

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

You forgot something:

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

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

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

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Oh, and it weighs 11 pounds.

Wow. That's huge.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Yeah, if I remember the PS2's stats correctly, the machine is only 4.5-5 pounds. This thing is not only gargantuan in size, it's also a scale tilter.

Looks like SASSBOX is gonna have to be retired. What now, SASSPS?

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Cetra

The PS2 was roughly $450 in Japan when the Gamecube was released for roughly $250. That's $200, and the PS2 continued to dominate sales. You also seem to forget people will see the major difference in graphics quality between the PS3 and Wii while the Gamecube actually had better graphics. Graphics sell regardless if you agree with the philosophy. It's also one time purchase which is expected to last at least 4-5 years. In the end people will be more than willing to spend the extra money if it is able to offer a gaming experience above the competition comparable to the PS2 vs the Gamecube and XBox.

80% of PS2 owners sit in the 23-35 age group. This group has an insane amount of disposable income. These are the same people that are willing to pay $300 for a slick looking MP3 player. How can you say the best looking game console with the most features and the (I'll say potentially at this point just to save some argument ) most diverse software lineup can't sell for a few hundred dollars more than its competition? If anything I would be more concerned about the competition being able to convince people that it is not worth the purchase. The Playstation produce name is immense, I think far larger that most people seem to think on this board. Do I even need to mention Microsoft can't even keep up with demand for their $500 product? There is simply no reason a $500-$600 PS3 won't sell.


Also about price drops. Don't expect one before launch, but there will be plenty down the road. The manufacturing cost of Blu-Ray drives alone is expected to be cut in half every six months from now.

I really don't understand everybody being so completely blown away by the price. We've all known about the specs for ages. The videocard alone would sell for the same price as the console if it were to be released as a PC card.

I also agree with Cetra. He's more or less saying things that I've said before. There are plenty of people 20+ that have the cash to buy one of these. The system will sell. It's got the graphics. It's got the games. It's got the brand name. MGS4, Grand Turismo and Final Fantasy alone more or less guarantee the system's success.

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

Originally Posted by INDIGO-1

And I'd like to point out that the PS2 didn't have anything over the Xbox either. That didn't stop Sony from coming out on top.

Exclusives and third party support has the final say in the system.

QFT.

The same shit is likely to happen this generation as well. The Wii looks fun and all, but most of the game developers that I like are sticking with releasing their major franchises on the PS3.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

CryHavoc - that is the real Euro price. For some reason Sony decided to just switch the $ sign to a Euro sign for the lucky Europeans.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Was the PS2 priced with a simple replacement of a $ with a Euro or Pound sign?

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

Originally Posted by IGN

August 4, 2006 - Though it seems to have been up for some time, Sony has updated its official PlayStation 3 FAQ page to answer an all-important question: Being as the PlayStation 3 is 100% (or nearly at least) backwards-compatible, how will PSone/PS2 saves work with the system, if at all? The answer not only explains how it'll work, but announces a new peripheral.

Sony, and likely third-party manufacturers as well, will release a memory card adaptor that allows you to connect your PSone/PS2 Memory Cards to your PlayStation 3, supposedly via USB or a Memory Stick slot. PSone/PS2 data will need to be copied onto the PS3's hard drive and onto a "virtual memory card". Data can then be copied back to a solid Memory Card for use on a standard PSone/PS2.

So no, you won't need to start your RPGs all over again on the PS3.

As of press time, IGN could not reach Sony for more information, details or even an official name for this peripheral.

As we all expected, a memory card adapter is going to be made available for the PS3. Yay.

How ya doing, buddy?

Really Inhert? That kind of ruins my plans. I was going to pass by the EB Games in Montreal tomorrow to pre-order a system so that I could re-sell it on eBay. I might end up waiting in line to buy one the day of release at the local Walmart or something - I really want to re-sell one or two on eBay.

I was speaking idiomatically.

You're in Quebec though right? I assume that it will be the same thing at all EB in Quebec.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

No kidding, I thought the Xbox 360 launch was "bad" (as in for the consumers), I might actually want to drop by a mall on November 17th JUST to see people running in and out and probably see how long the line ups are, with all the faces of whomever not getting their hands on a PS3.
Then I might do the same for the 19th, cause I've got not much else to do with my time ^___^.

Come to Montreal on the 16th and you can camp out at the local Best Buy with my friend and I as we wait for the PS3. Then watch us sell them on eBay for mad profit. Cha Ching.

Studying university stuff by flashlight and drinking Tim Hortons tea all night FTW.

How ya doing, buddy?

I just called the local EB: uuhh... we don't have any details on that. Can you call back in about an hour when the manager returns?

WTF...

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

So I call back twice and nobody is picking up the phone. They must be tired of "Are you accepting pre-orders for PS3s?"

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I just called again and encountered ANGST.

"So they told me to call back in an hour regarding..."
"WE AREN'T TAKING PRE-ORDERS. THAT'S ONLY FOR THE STATES."
"Uhh... ok."
click

They must be getting a bajillion calls. They've never been rude to me like that before.

How ya doing, buddy?

Wow. Your EB needs to get some new staff.

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

I'm sure that they appreciated you telling them that they were wasting their time. Did they cry?

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

The only reason why I want one on launch day is to sell it on eBay and make easy money.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Subsistence?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Spoiler:

There's word going around that Ebay is prohibiting the sale of PS3 systems until Feb or March 2007.

WTF. Why?

Originally Posted by SouthJag

I don't fucking like the people who do that. That really, really pisses me off that people do that sorta thing. Wouldn't you be extremely pissed off to be, say #11 in line, and the 10th guy got the last one only to sell it on eBay for a 300% mark-up? I'd beat his ass and steal his PS3. Hell, if he told me about it before he got his, I'd beat his ass and steal his spot in line!

Calm down there boy. This is a video game console, not a transplant organ. Oh, and, you already stole somebody's spot in line.

FELIPE NO

I'm not price gouging though. People are voluntarily coughing up that amount of money for the system. I'm simply making it available to the highest bidder.

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Waiting in line for this kind of stuff drives me up a wall. I'm sure not everyone will agree with me on this, but it is so damn childish and juvenile.

I agree to an extent. If your purpose is to make money off of it by auctioning it off, then I don't think that it's childish. Camping out because "OMG I'VE GOT TO HAVE A PS3 LAUNCH DAY!!!!" is ridiculous though. Were I not wanting to make some quick cash, I'd be waiting probably at least a year before I bought one.

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

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Getting stuff day one is exciting though, you can look forward to all sorts of cool system faults and spending hours on the phone with tech-support! :dopey_love:

EXACTLY! That's why I wait. Oh, and the fact that I have a huge amount of games from the previous system to play... oh, and I don't care about videogames that much.

How ya doing, buddy?