Sony PlayStation 3
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Revan
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And it's expensive.
these news are not new, but it sums up what sony's objectives are.
10 year life cycle?
And it's expensive.
these news are not new, but it sums up what sony's objectives are.
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mattster12
All-round Bastard
- 11 April 2005
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
Thank fuck for that, that would have been the one of the worst decisions in console history.
Thank fuck for that, that would have been the one of the worst decisions in console history.
rockykabir
hello
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But BluRay is apparently gonna be next to impossible to copy (i.e. for PES patching for example). Its not a software issue (which in the past can be easily cracked) but something to do with the laser.
Apparently, when copying the disc onto a harddrive, it reads different data to that to that which was originally burnt (or sumthin like that). You can't for example, make a HD copy of a film. For some odd reason, this was the why Microsoft were adamant of going to BluRay :eh:
But BluRay is apparently gonna be next to impossible to copy (i.e. for PES patching for example). Its not a software issue (which in the past can be easily cracked) but something to do with the laser.
Apparently, when copying the disc onto a harddrive, it reads different data to that to that which was originally burnt (or sumthin like that). You can't for example, make a HD copy of a film. For some odd reason, this was the why Microsoft were adamant of going to BluRay :eh:
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT GUYS, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
I get the feeling alot of people here are agravated with sony's tactics. I just wanted to make a couple of points. The first being that Sony are relying heavily on the PS3 for the long-term survival of the company. With the electronics market worldwide now becoming open Sony has lost its old "superiority" label as the market is much more competitive thanks to the koreans.
Sony are playing the same trick they did with SEGA on both the SATURN and DREAMCAST. Sega released the Saturn in MAY 1995 a couple of months before the PS3 and the machine flopped although it was sold out for the first two months. The same happened again with the DREAMCAST as sega released it almost 18 months before the PS2 and it eventually lead to the downfall of the company. I agree with Microsoft releasing the Xbox 360 months before the PS3 as it is essential for them to compete with Sony's dominance. Nintendo never have to worry as they have an established and faithful fanbase called "Kids" as well as people whom religiously play Zelda etc. Microsoft however want to win customers so had to rush the 360. I agree with many people that complain about waiting up to an extra year for the PS3 but most people did that with the PS1 & PS2 instead of rushing to buy a SATURN or DREAMCAST.
Dont get me wrong i am no sony fan, as i own a PS2 and XBOX but a friend of mine whom has a masters in computer design & architecture told me that the PS3 technically looks like the greatest thing since the first PC. He told me that people in the computer industry still have their mouths open from seeing what the CELL PROCESSOR can do. He highlighted that it having 7 SPE's (Cores) makes it faster than 95% of computer processors out there today. Whilst the RSX he claims has the new bsd952101 graphics synthesizer the first of its kind in a Graphics chipset. The Xbox 360 is a great console and definetly worth the money, technologically he also said that it was definetly sumthing he would buy as its architecture is brilliant, but if the PS3 and XBOX 360 were compared he claimed it was a landslide victory for Sony.
So maybe it will be worth the wait after all. Just some food for thought.
Word in Japan is that Konami are releasing 2 Soccer games for the Next Generation., maybe Xbox 360 and PS3 will get different soccer. Interesting!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT GUYS, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
I get the feeling alot of people here are agravated with sony's tactics. I just wanted to make a couple of points. The first being that Sony are relying heavily on the PS3 for the long-term survival of the company. With the electronics market worldwide now becoming open Sony has lost its old "superiority" label as the market is much more competitive thanks to the koreans.
Sony are playing the same trick they did with SEGA on both the SATURN and DREAMCAST. Sega released the Saturn in MAY 1995 a couple of months before the PS3 and the machine flopped although it was sold out for the first two months. The same happened again with the DREAMCAST as sega released it almost 18 months before the PS2 and it eventually lead to the downfall of the company. I agree with Microsoft releasing the Xbox 360 months before the PS3 as it is essential for them to compete with Sony's dominance. Nintendo never have to worry as they have an established and faithful fanbase called "Kids" as well as people whom religiously play Zelda etc. Microsoft however want to win customers so had to rush the 360. I agree with many people that complain about waiting up to an extra year for the PS3 but most people did that with the PS1 & PS2 instead of rushing to buy a SATURN or DREAMCAST.
Dont get me wrong i am no sony fan, as i own a PS2 and XBOX but a friend of mine whom has a masters in computer design & architecture told me that the PS3 technically looks like the greatest thing since the first PC. He told me that people in the computer industry still have their mouths open from seeing what the CELL PROCESSOR can do. He highlighted that it having 7 SPE's (Cores) makes it faster than 95% of computer processors out there today. Whilst the RSX he claims has the new bsd952101 graphics synthesizer the first of its kind in a Graphics chipset. The Xbox 360 is a great console and definetly worth the money, technologically he also said that it was definetly sumthing he would buy as its architecture is brilliant, but if the PS3 and XBOX 360 were compared he claimed it was a landslide victory for Sony.
So maybe it will be worth the wait after all. Just some food for thought.
Word in Japan is that Konami are releasing 2 Soccer games for the Next Generation., maybe Xbox 360 and PS3 will get different soccer. Interesting!
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Another point regarding "rockykabir" comments about Blu-ray not being able to be copied. I lived in singapore for a year in 2001 and met some of the worlds leading modders. Many of them do it as a hobby and not to save money on games, believe me they will crack it, sony know that in Asia (Middle East and South East) all their console sales are based on people able to buy pirated games. They will turn a blind eye!
Another point regarding "rockykabir" comments about Blu-ray not being able to be copied. I lived in singapore for a year in 2001 and met some of the worlds leading modders. Many of them do it as a hobby and not to save money on games, believe me they will crack it, sony know that in Asia (Middle East and South East) all their console sales are based on people able to buy pirated games. They will turn a blind eye!
LemonJelly
Bungie's Bitch
- 28 August 2002
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
Where to start....
Firstly the PS2 did put the nail in the Dreamcast coffin, that is for sure. However it wasn't the PS2 that killed the Dreamcast, it was Sega and the lack of 3rd part publishing that killed it. Sega were shit at advertising and to think that the console had no EA games is shocking. The DC was dead before the PS2 arrived.
The Cell processor is a beast that is for sure but whether it is practical in it's architecture is yet to be seen for the games industry. Comparing the two consoles is pointless and I don't want any kinda of console wars to start over it. Some things the PS3 can do better, some things the 360 can do better. At the end of the day you should buy the system which has the games you want to play on it.
Konami have already announced that Winning Eleven will be on the 360. Knowing how lazy Konami are, I doubt they can be arsed to develop two games at once. They are barely capable of producing enough worthwhile updates in each iteration of WE and PES.
suffdaddy said:
Where to start....
Firstly the PS2 did put the nail in the Dreamcast coffin, that is for sure. However it wasn't the PS2 that killed the Dreamcast, it was Sega and the lack of 3rd part publishing that killed it. Sega were shit at advertising and to think that the console had no EA games is shocking. The DC was dead before the PS2 arrived.
The Cell processor is a beast that is for sure but whether it is practical in it's architecture is yet to be seen for the games industry. Comparing the two consoles is pointless and I don't want any kinda of console wars to start over it. Some things the PS3 can do better, some things the 360 can do better. At the end of the day you should buy the system which has the games you want to play on it.
Konami have already announced that Winning Eleven will be on the 360. Knowing how lazy Konami are, I doubt they can be arsed to develop two games at once. They are barely capable of producing enough worthwhile updates in each iteration of WE and PES.
rockykabir
hello
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
So true! The Dreamcast was an incredible machine but it was ridiculous the way that Sega treated it. So many games were promised for it but many ended up getting cancelled. The marketing was terrible (apart from the fact they sponsored Arsenal that year - I think all their budget went on that) and had no chance up against the PS2.
TBH, my only reason for leaving the Dreamcast was for PES and GTA.
lol....Neither Sony or Microsoft are gonna make a profit on the PS3 or XBox. In fact, don't they lose something like $60 on each one? The money they make are from the games, the online services and maybe the peripherals. I'm sorry "suffdaddy" but Sony won't turn a blind eye.
LemonJelly said:
So true! The Dreamcast was an incredible machine but it was ridiculous the way that Sega treated it. So many games were promised for it but many ended up getting cancelled. The marketing was terrible (apart from the fact they sponsored Arsenal that year - I think all their budget went on that) and had no chance up against the PS2.
TBH, my only reason for leaving the Dreamcast was for PES and GTA.
suffdaddy said:
lol....Neither Sony or Microsoft are gonna make a profit on the PS3 or XBox. In fact, don't they lose something like $60 on each one? The money they make are from the games, the online services and maybe the peripherals. I'm sorry "suffdaddy" but Sony won't turn a blind eye.
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Lemonjelly, i agree with your point on the DREAMCAST death being down to SEGA's inability to advertise and get 3rd party license. However with regards to your comments about the Cell Processor I disagree. For years people have played video games on their PC's using intel/amd processors, these however are not designed to cater for the needs of video games specifically. These processors are designed to handle operating systems as well as other programs. I will admitt that intel/amd have gaming in mind when these processors are developed however they must cater for the needs of many other features a PC must fulfill. Over the years all game analysts will tell you that playing games on an Apple PC particularly the Power Mac is a much more enjoyable experience due to the fact that the Apple features a IBM processing unit with 3 cores (like the 360) as well as some having dual processors. Another point is that game makers have found ways to use these processors along with intel/amd to run games as well as the operating system.
The cell processors which is a far superior IBM processor (developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony et al.) has many of the foundations found in the current MAC processors as well as the IBM processor in the Xbox 360. You must remember though what distinguishes it are the 7 SPE's and PPE. Both PPE and SPEs are programmable in C/C++ using a common API provided by libraries. According to Sony, a compiler, debugger, IDE, performance analyzer, and Cell emulator have been made available to developers. IBM has developed a pseudo-filesystem for Linux coined "Spufs" that simplifies access to and use of the SPE resources. IBM is currently maintaining the Linux kernel and GDB ports, while Sony maintains the GNU toolchain (GCC, binutils). Therefore there is much to go on that shows that the processor is much more than suitable for the games industry, even more than the EMOTION ENGINE found in PS2's.
With regards to comparing the consoles, there is a point to this. When people compared the PS2 and XBOX it was clear that the XBOX was more powerful and could be seen in the graphics alone. I agree buying the console depends on the games you want but inevitably LEMONJELLY whether u like it or not there is gonna be a console war, no matter what me and you do. This is business and business is competition.
I do believe based on that source that there will also be two soccer games made buy Konami as with the PS1 and N64. The two were made by sony but one by KCET (Tokyo) and the other by KCEO (Osaka). Microsoft requested that Konami release PES for the XBOX as the XBOX owners were deperate. The idea appealed to Konami as they had reached the hardware capacity of the PS2. In Japan however Winning Eleven is strictly a PS2 games, whilst PES the inferior crap they give to us living in the rest of the world is available on most consoles. The Japs keep the best stuff for themselves, i cant blame them though!
Lemonjelly, i agree with your point on the DREAMCAST death being down to SEGA's inability to advertise and get 3rd party license. However with regards to your comments about the Cell Processor I disagree. For years people have played video games on their PC's using intel/amd processors, these however are not designed to cater for the needs of video games specifically. These processors are designed to handle operating systems as well as other programs. I will admitt that intel/amd have gaming in mind when these processors are developed however they must cater for the needs of many other features a PC must fulfill. Over the years all game analysts will tell you that playing games on an Apple PC particularly the Power Mac is a much more enjoyable experience due to the fact that the Apple features a IBM processing unit with 3 cores (like the 360) as well as some having dual processors. Another point is that game makers have found ways to use these processors along with intel/amd to run games as well as the operating system.
The cell processors which is a far superior IBM processor (developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony et al.) has many of the foundations found in the current MAC processors as well as the IBM processor in the Xbox 360. You must remember though what distinguishes it are the 7 SPE's and PPE. Both PPE and SPEs are programmable in C/C++ using a common API provided by libraries. According to Sony, a compiler, debugger, IDE, performance analyzer, and Cell emulator have been made available to developers. IBM has developed a pseudo-filesystem for Linux coined "Spufs" that simplifies access to and use of the SPE resources. IBM is currently maintaining the Linux kernel and GDB ports, while Sony maintains the GNU toolchain (GCC, binutils). Therefore there is much to go on that shows that the processor is much more than suitable for the games industry, even more than the EMOTION ENGINE found in PS2's.
With regards to comparing the consoles, there is a point to this. When people compared the PS2 and XBOX it was clear that the XBOX was more powerful and could be seen in the graphics alone. I agree buying the console depends on the games you want but inevitably LEMONJELLY whether u like it or not there is gonna be a console war, no matter what me and you do. This is business and business is competition.
I do believe based on that source that there will also be two soccer games made buy Konami as with the PS1 and N64. The two were made by sony but one by KCET (Tokyo) and the other by KCEO (Osaka). Microsoft requested that Konami release PES for the XBOX as the XBOX owners were deperate. The idea appealed to Konami as they had reached the hardware capacity of the PS2. In Japan however Winning Eleven is strictly a PS2 games, whilst PES the inferior crap they give to us living in the rest of the world is available on most consoles. The Japs keep the best stuff for themselves, i cant blame them though!
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The reason sony turn a blind eye my friend because in places like Saudi Arabia and Dubai, Sony sell consoles like hotcakes. Whilst growing up there my friend all my rich arab friends had every console. whilst the not so rich and majority of the population all bought pre-modded consoles (this is the norm over there). But sony in the middle east over price the console as they know they wont make money of games, when u comsider a PS2 still costs $220 over there till today. You can even buy modded PS2's in the SONY store in DUBAI! Sony know what goes on but turn a blind eye as they sell an estimated 150 Million consoles in the Middle east alone, this is where microsoft is missing out on a piece of the pie. I think i know of one friend in Dubai who owns an XBOX that he bought on holiday in london. All the others own a PS2 due to the cheap games ($4 per game) and great sony advertising.
The reason sony turn a blind eye my friend because in places like Saudi Arabia and Dubai, Sony sell consoles like hotcakes. Whilst growing up there my friend all my rich arab friends had every console. whilst the not so rich and majority of the population all bought pre-modded consoles (this is the norm over there). But sony in the middle east over price the console as they know they wont make money of games, when u comsider a PS2 still costs $220 over there till today. You can even buy modded PS2's in the SONY store in DUBAI! Sony know what goes on but turn a blind eye as they sell an estimated 150 Million consoles in the Middle east alone, this is where microsoft is missing out on a piece of the pie. I think i know of one friend in Dubai who owns an XBOX that he bought on holiday in london. All the others own a PS2 due to the cheap games ($4 per game) and great sony advertising.
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Won't even pretend to understand the technical stuff.
Have to agree with LJ about the Dreamcast being dead before PS2 even arrived, although I'd say a large part of that was down to the fact you could play copies on it without any sort of mod or boot disc at all!
There will be a console war, but power won't be the decision-maker here it's the games - Xbox is clearly more powerful than PS2, yet PS2 is still the dominant console, it's sold more than Xbox taken from the date that machine hit the street. Power doesn't count for that much, IMO.
I doubt very much that there will be two seperate Konami football franchises next generation. They've worked hard to establish the Winning Eleven brand, they're in direct competition with EA's FIFA and they're not going to jeopardise what they've done so far in terms of licensing and fanbase by producing another franchise. They might still only release it on Sony's machine in Asia, but that didn't stop them producing it for Microsoft in other regions and it won't stop them this time either.
Won't even pretend to understand the technical stuff.
Have to agree with LJ about the Dreamcast being dead before PS2 even arrived, although I'd say a large part of that was down to the fact you could play copies on it without any sort of mod or boot disc at all!
There will be a console war, but power won't be the decision-maker here it's the games - Xbox is clearly more powerful than PS2, yet PS2 is still the dominant console, it's sold more than Xbox taken from the date that machine hit the street. Power doesn't count for that much, IMO.
I doubt very much that there will be two seperate Konami football franchises next generation. They've worked hard to establish the Winning Eleven brand, they're in direct competition with EA's FIFA and they're not going to jeopardise what they've done so far in terms of licensing and fanbase by producing another franchise. They might still only release it on Sony's machine in Asia, but that didn't stop them producing it for Microsoft in other regions and it won't stop them this time either.
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LemonJelly
Bungie's Bitch
- 28 August 2002
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
You don't have to sell the Cell processor to me, I work for the company who designed it. Anything that makes us even more money is good in my book. I didn't say it wouldn't be great for gaming, I just said that development could be tricky to start with, just like any new hardware.
Yeah you are right that there will be a console war between the consoles at a business level. I didn't mean that. What I don't want is a bitch fest of words on this forum regarding which system is better.
You don't have to sell the Cell processor to me, I work for the company who designed it. Anything that makes us even more money is good in my book. I didn't say it wouldn't be great for gaming, I just said that development could be tricky to start with, just like any new hardware.
Yeah you are right that there will be a console war between the consoles at a business level. I didn't mean that. What I don't want is a bitch fest of words on this forum regarding which system is better.
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Dont worry APPLEJELLY :-p, i aint having an argument with u, u clearly know what ure talking about unlike the others in this forum. What is your predicted PS3 release date?
cheers
Dont worry APPLEJELLY :-p, i aint having an argument with u, u clearly know what ure talking about unlike the others in this forum. What is your predicted PS3 release date?
cheers
LemonJelly
Bungie's Bitch
- 28 August 2002
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
I wasn't argueing with you either mate, just laying down a ground rule for anyone reading.
Predicted PS3 release date in the UK, I would say either Q4 2006 or Q1 2007.
suffdaddy said:
I wasn't argueing with you either mate, just laying down a ground rule for anyone reading.
Predicted PS3 release date in the UK, I would say either Q4 2006 or Q1 2007.
rockykabir
hello
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Mate.....I feel really bad but you really are talking like a fanboy now (well I can't say I expected much considering ur avatar). The percentage of people in the Midd East who will buy all consoles is tiny compared to the market in the rest in the world - not enough to solve all of Sony's finances. And they are not gonna make a profit on their consoles FFS! Its the games!
Apple are one of the only few companies that are the opposite. They make their money on the iPod hardware as opposed to selling songs on iTunes.
Maybe they are making profit on the PS2 now but thats because they are using even cheaper components and/or the costs have come down. But by the time the PS3 comes, a bluray drive will cost near abouts a price of a PS3 anyway so its highly unlikely they will make a profit!
suffdaddy said:
Mate.....I feel really bad but you really are talking like a fanboy now (well I can't say I expected much considering ur avatar). The percentage of people in the Midd East who will buy all consoles is tiny compared to the market in the rest in the world - not enough to solve all of Sony's finances. And they are not gonna make a profit on their consoles FFS! Its the games!
Apple are one of the only few companies that are the opposite. They make their money on the iPod hardware as opposed to selling songs on iTunes.
Maybe they are making profit on the PS2 now but thats because they are using even cheaper components and/or the costs have come down. But by the time the PS3 comes, a bluray drive will cost near abouts a price of a PS3 anyway so its highly unlikely they will make a profit!
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whatever u say man!
Correction: PS2 sales 2000-2005
Middle East Sales: 15.6 million (middle east over 5 years)
European Sales: 21.6 million (over 5 years)
europe, has 4 times the population of middle east
the number speak for themselves, and their money talks man
but whatever makes you happy, ok young buck?
whatever u say man!
Correction: PS2 sales 2000-2005
Middle East Sales: 15.6 million (middle east over 5 years)
European Sales: 21.6 million (over 5 years)
europe, has 4 times the population of middle east
the number speak for themselves, and their money talks man
but whatever makes you happy, ok young buck?
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rockykabir
hello
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suffdaddy do I have to spell it out to you? Sony don't have much of a profit margin on their consoles! OK fairplay, it seems I was proved wrong in that the middle east actually buys quite a few consoles. However, from what you tell me, I doubt they buy as much legit games as they do in Europe(!).
It is ludicrious to even think Sony are happy to turn a blind eye to all that. Its more of the case that they consider it a lost cause now (hence perhaps why they charge extra for the console itself?).
suffdaddy do I have to spell it out to you? Sony don't have much of a profit margin on their consoles! OK fairplay, it seems I was proved wrong in that the middle east actually buys quite a few consoles. However, from what you tell me, I doubt they buy as much legit games as they do in Europe(!).
It is ludicrious to even think Sony are happy to turn a blind eye to all that. Its more of the case that they consider it a lost cause now (hence perhaps why they charge extra for the console itself?).
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you forgot to add the US.. and rocky is right... they lose money on each console sold, even if they sell it for $220... they make money on the games dude.... it doesnt matter how many you sell, if your taking a loss on each one, your taking a loss overall, simple economics, the middle east and parts of asia, they lose there ass in money since there are little if no laws against piratingsuffdaddy said:
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thats why we end up paying the difference over her with more expensive games etc. sony will begin to make a profit after 2 years. Plus they do sell legit games in the middle east as if u want a brand new game u have to buy it legit. Believe me sony know about that market otherwise would they sell modded PS2's in the SONY SHOP?
thats why we end up paying the difference over her with more expensive games etc. sony will begin to make a profit after 2 years. Plus they do sell legit games in the middle east as if u want a brand new game u have to buy it legit. Believe me sony know about that market otherwise would they sell modded PS2's in the SONY SHOP?
Revan
out the window
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I just want the gamez to rock, and since it will be a year b4 the ps3 arrives i'll probably have a x360 b4. And that won't sopt me of buying the ps3.
I just want the gamez to rock, and since it will be a year b4 the ps3 arrives i'll probably have a x360 b4. And that won't sopt me of buying the ps3.
JayD
Premiership
- 27 April 2002
- Arsenal
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
Wrong, you are making a lot of assumptions. I have friends in the middle east and legit games are few and far between Legit shops sell pirated software and will mod your PS2 for you, and the new games are always available pirated before they are officially released.
suffdaddy said:
Wrong, you are making a lot of assumptions. I have friends in the middle east and legit games are few and far between Legit shops sell pirated software and will mod your PS2 for you, and the new games are always available pirated before they are officially released.
Milanista
Mangiamoli!
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True, this is the case in places like Kuwait and UAE.
JayD said:
True, this is the case in places like Kuwait and UAE.
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Awww shit. . is this THE WOLF?? Of patching fame? *humbled*.
Either way, be careful of ebay - couple friends got badly burned this year on there.
TheWolf said:
Awww shit. . is this THE WOLF?? Of patching fame? *humbled*.
Either way, be careful of ebay - couple friends got badly burned this year on there.
Revan
out the window
Re: PlayStation 3 - Official Thread (Design, Screens, Videos)
Howard Stinger reveals that the PS3 will sell for $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows.
Sony's next console, the Playstation 3, is set to release sometime in late 2006 in North America. Along with the capabilities to play the next generation media format called Blu-ray.
Because the first standalone Blu-ray DVD players are expected to cost $1,000 or so, Sony is essentially giving a free next-generation DVD player to every PS3 customer. Howard Stinger stated, according to CNN Money , that Sony will be selling the PS3 at a loss for around $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows, many of which would be Sony's own.
It is also most likely that Sony will be making price cuts on their current-generation platform, the PS2, to counter the early release of the Xbox 360 in North America this month.
Looks nice, but in a year much can happen.
Howard Stinger reveals that the PS3 will sell for $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows.
Sony's next console, the Playstation 3, is set to release sometime in late 2006 in North America. Along with the capabilities to play the next generation media format called Blu-ray.
Because the first standalone Blu-ray DVD players are expected to cost $1,000 or so, Sony is essentially giving a free next-generation DVD player to every PS3 customer. Howard Stinger stated, according to CNN Money , that Sony will be selling the PS3 at a loss for around $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows, many of which would be Sony's own.
It is also most likely that Sony will be making price cuts on their current-generation platform, the PS2, to counter the early release of the Xbox 360 in North America this month.
Looks nice, but in a year much can happen.
foxtrot
Shoe bomber
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"...late 2006 in North America."
Doesn't bode well for us Europeans. Spring 2007 then?! How shite is that.
"...late 2006 in North America."
Doesn't bode well for us Europeans. Spring 2007 then?! How shite is that.
Revan
out the window
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yeah,
fucked up shit. I mean with all the time in the world they have from the japanese launch to the US launch, one could assume they would have more than enough machines for everyone including us europeans-that-stay-for-last-everytime-some-japanese-smartass-launches-something-hot. I very much doubt there would be a shortage of PS3's :\
yeah,
fucked up shit. I mean with all the time in the world they have from the japanese launch to the US launch, one could assume they would have more than enough machines for everyone including us europeans-that-stay-for-last-everytime-some-japanese-smartass-launches-something-hot. I very much doubt there would be a shortage of PS3's :\