[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

The P$3 won't come out till 2007 in Europe, why lie, just watch when they announce the next delay, Sony has a history of screwing us over.

Face it people Sony lie.

If they do release it in Novemeber, it seems they are rushing it even more than Microsoft were especially seeing as they haven't even finalised the Blu-Ray technology that will run under the hood. All I can say is that it better not have a stupid online service, which I'm worried it will.

I think this will be the PS2 launch all over again where you buy the console and it doesn't turn on, then have to wait weeks for a replacement.

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Originally Posted by Kilroy

What is this? Megalith 2.0?

Hell, I'm glad that Sony says that P$3 (lololol, look what I did there. The $-sign insinuates that Sony likes money. How clever I am!) reaches Europe this year, but if it doesn't, I won't get mad. No one in their right minds would actually dare thinking such a thing. (Thinking and hoping - two different things)

I want to see the European price, as it's the only thing I can really calculate with. The cheapass american price only serves as a reminder of how expensive everything is in Europe (Or Denmark...)

Sorry but waiting 9 weeks (after numerous complaints) for a replacement PS2 leaves a bitter after taste, especially after getting it a year later than those damn fuckers with the squinty eyes, it didn't even turn on. People blasted the 360 release that was nowhere near as bad as the UK PS2 launch in my opinion, to be honest I don't expect it to be much different for the PS3.

I'd take a guess at £500 for a PS3 pack inluding the hardrive, anything more would just be pricing out too many people. But even I think anything above £350 is too much, but from the outset they have always underlined that it would be expensive. So most people are screwed, I may pick it up at launch I'm not sure, I get a month off at Christmas so I suppose it would keep me entertained.....maybe.

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I thought it was the PS3 games that were region-free? Has there been a clear explanation on what is region-free? The best case scenario is PS3, PS2, PS1, and even DVD movies. That would rock.



Make the store bigger.

Only the PS3 games will be region free, DVD's will be region locked.

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The pictures are of a poor quality which makes it harder to guage how good the graphics are, but nevertheless they do look nice. Impressive if they are real time.

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

You people would seriously pay over $2000 for a TV?

Why not?

If you want excellent picture quality, HD capabilities, and an overly large screen like me then it makes sense.

I was speaking idiomatically.

The good thing about game development with the xbox is that developers are good at using LIVE to add a good online experience. More or less most games on the xbox do have some sort of online LIVE functionality one way or another.

Thats what I am hoping for with the PS3, as having this new online 'playstaion hub' service is no good if the game developers don't use it, just look at the PS2 online service for example. So I really am hoping that most PS3 game developers do take account of the online gamer like most xbox devs do.

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Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Kind of like the mediocre DVD playback capabilities of the PS2

That better not be true of the PS3, I don't want to pay X amount of money for a so called 'blu-ray player' if its gonna have shitty play back.

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Either the conference is late getting started or Gamespot's servers are being raped because of all the people wanting to watch the video stream.

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Hideo Kojima is stuck in the queue. He looks bored.

Even he's waiting.

EDIT: I saw a computer screen/projector (not sure) then it went blank, and the 'stay tuned' screen has come up again.

EDIT: The Playstation logo with Guns N Roses Sweet Child of mine playing in the background now. Still seems like it will be at least 30 mins other websites are saying.

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The Playstation logo with Guns N Roses Sweet Child of mine playing in the background now. Still seems like it will be at least 30 mins other websites are saying.

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Originally Posted by Casual_Otaku

dude, can you give details of how you're watching it (URL or whatever)

www.gamespot.com click e3 coverage and click go.

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This is just going to become a music thread now.

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I think we should of had a seperate Sony E3 thread for the duration of the conference which could be deleted after the conference ended how about it Acer??

I was speaking idiomatically.

I once again ask before this thread goes to hell:

Originally Posted by El Ray Fernando

I think we should of had a seperate Sony E3 thread for the duration of the conference which could be deleted after the conference ended how about it Acer?? Close the offical thread for that duration.

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Originally Posted by Pietak

OH NOES! BLACK PERSON SINGING!

HAHAH I almost spat out my coke.

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He broke the PS3

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/1..._Crashes_at_E3

You all complained about the 360 but I expect the PS3 to beat it in the fuck up departement with interest when it comes to the first batch of PS3's especially with their past record with the PS2.

I want to pick up a PS3 on launch but I just know its going to screw up in some manner, so I'll pass.

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The issue really isn't the warranty, its the fact that if I were to buy a PS3 I wouldn't want to take it back in every week because it kept breaking down, when I purchased my PS2 I had it fixed 3 times under warranty and I had to wait weeks for a replacement because they had sold out everywhere.

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Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale

Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) has gone on sale on the web despite not being launched until November this year.

The next generation consoles are on offer as "pre-orders" to Europeans for £550 ($1,020) at online shop, play.com.

The website says that because of an expected European shortage, it cannot guarantee delivery before Christmas.

The PS3 is the successor to the best-selling PlayStation 2 and will compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii.

The Xbox 360 is already available, while the Wii is due out later this year.

All three consoles promise cutting edge processing and graphical power.

Higher price

Sony currently dominates the console market with more than 100 million PlayStation 2s in homes around the world.

The electronics giant had originally planned to launch the new console in the spring, but was forced to delay because of technical problems with its high-definition Blu-ray DVD drive.

The PS3 comes in two different models. The basic model has a 20GB hard drive, while the more expensive model comes with a 60GB one.

The lower end model also lacks wi-fi, a slot for memory cards and a HDMI port for high-definition programmes.

The model for sale on play.com is the 60Gb model.

When Sony announced prices earlier this year it said that gamers would pay about £425 ($785) in the UK for the top end version of the machine.

play.com is also offering three games in its package. Driving simulator Formula One 06, flying game Warhawk and the karaoke-themed Singstar.

The website says the games shipped with the console may change due to availability.

Gamers will have to wait until later in the year to buy a console in the shops.

Japanese gamers will be the first to get their hands on the PS3 on 11 November while the console will arrive in the US and Europe on 17 November.

Looks like preorders are starting to be taken now by some of the big retailers such as PLAY.COM here in the UK, £550 is ridiculous seeing as I only paid £250 for my Xbox 360.

Spoiler:

Also to note the new James Bond film Casino Royale will be released on the same day.

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Us British always get the short end of the stick, Sony could easily sell it for £300, roughly after exchange the same price it will retail for in the US. I suppose its the harsher edge of having a strong pound against a weak dollar.

I bought my Xbox 360 for £250, if the Wii retails for lets say £199 (just under $400) all together that comes to £250 + £199 = £449.

That means I could buy a 360 and Wii and still have £101 left to spend on games.

That just shows the falicy in Sony's pricing. Not even shitty marketing ploys employed by Sony such as spray painting 'PS3' on all of the worlds walls will save them this time.

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The latest instalment in Dante's adventures has joined the list of titles that will no longer be platform-exclusive to Sony's next-gen console, which launches in the UK on Friday. The news is in line with a growing trend--many companies that are choosing to go multiplatform rather than limit profits with a single-format game.

Previous titles to go multiplatform include Grand Theft Auto IV, Assassin's Creed, Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War, Fatal Inertia (all previously PS3-exclusive), and Saint's Row (previously billed as an Xbox 360-exclusive).

Capcom said in a statement that Devil May Cry 4 "will take advantage of each platform's hardware strengths." The company added that the move was made to "to help enhance profits."

Talk about Ouch, thats a total surprise to me but does make me happy as I can delay my decision to grab a PS3 even longer so as for the price to depreciate. I never thought for a second the 360 would see this game.

Now I'm honestly believing that either one or both between MGS4 or FF XIII has a chance of becoming multi platform a rumor which I was previously so haste to brush aside.

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Originally Posted by randomwab

I'm heading to GAME at midnight tonight to pick mine up. Think i'll probably get Resistence and Motorstorm initally, then VF5 next week. Can't wait, no sleep for me tonight.

Just be careful on your way home, especially if you live in a not so pleasant area. Seriously you can probably expect a few gangs to be waiting outside the Game stores accross the Uk waiting to smack customers silly to get their shiny new PS3.

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Sony: FFXIII PS3 exclusivity under discussion

Sony France executive says in interview that Square Enix's latest installment may not be exclusive to the console after all.
By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK
Posted Mar 22, 2007 1:36 pm GMT
One more platform-exclusive title may be going multiplatform, it has been revealed. The latest news appears to be that Square Enix's latest epic role-playing game, Final Fantasy XIII, may follow other titles--including Saints Row, Assassin's Creed, and Devil May Cry 4--that have now been announced as appearing on at least one other platform as well.

Sony Computer Entertainment France president Georges Fornay dropped the bombshell in an interview with French-language newspaper Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (subscription required). He said, "The development costs of games have exploded, and it has become more difficult to have exclusives, outside of our own games. But we have for launch day [in France] 30 games, including MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Virtua Fighter 5. Moreover, we are expecting 200 games [for the PS3] by the end of 2007...As far as Final Fantasy XIII goes, I can tell you that the exclusivity is in discussion."

Fornay went on to say that he believed that the PS3 would be particularly successful in France, and that there had been approximately 60,000 preorders made (compared to 40,000 made for the Xbox 360, and 75,000 for the Wii). France will be getting approximately 150,000 of the 1 million consoles allocated to PAL regions.

He also answered questions about backward compatibility for the next-gen console, responding to fears that the console would not support many PS2 titles without the Emotion Engine. Fornay said, "Now, if you ask me whether this was a blow to the launch, I would say that [Sony] would have done better to be sure that the console would be completely backward compatible before announcing it. But hey, when it becomes clear what the PS3 is capable of, gamers won't really fancy playing PS2 [games] anymore..."

Square Enix had not returned calls to comment as of press time.

It does seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill. In reality I don't think it will go multi platform but I sure as damn hope it does as there is a chance with the current trend.

I was speaking idiomatically.

It does make sense for Microsoft to bid against Sony aggresively in regards to FFXIII because it is the key to the Japanese market.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

This is true, however the Japanese unlike North Americans have a larger sense of loyalty and honor, even when it comes to business. I'm sure if MS does try to secure FFXIII that it won't be the first time that Square has dealt with the (FFXI). MS has already tried to buy Nintendo and Capcom, despite the large amounts of money so I don't think we need to worry about SE too much.

You have a point that is culturally true, but look at Capcom (DMC 4) and Namco/Bandai (Ace Combat 6), two power houses in the Japanese games industry; Square Enix could follow suit lest us not forget the jump from Nintendo in the 90's and a repeated statment of liking to develop for other systems. I agree with you, I still believe that it will stay an exclusive as Sony will fight tooth and nail to defend one of their jems, and it does seem once square make a commitment they do keep to it.

But it would make sense for Square unlike the last generation to go multi platform because of the shear competiveness in the next gen market; they will be cutting off a large supply of revenue if they didn't. This is unlike last time when the PS2 trounced everyone they could afford for it to be exclusive to Sony.

And that is very significat, so many boards I've read people are buying their PS3 to specifically play FFXIII but why pay £425 when you can pay £289 for the pleasure. It by no means is a disaster for Sony but alot of people will opt for the lower price tag. One thing for sure is if this is true it does give consumers great choice without hurting their wallets with not having to buy another system just for those few games they want to play, whether it be Sony, MS or Nintendo.

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