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Shino
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 Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: PS3 in November |
No surprise.
There's no real reason for Sony to rush. The 360 isn't doing THAT well. You still can't get them. I'm not planning on getting one until they fix all the defects. Plus, with all the games coming out this year... Nov sounds good to me. However I probably still won't buy it at launch.
Worldwide launch before Thanksgiving.
Hoping to not have shortages. 6 million by March '07
HD is necessarry but not included?
Playstation Network confirmed and currently planned as a FREE online service.
| Gamespot wrote: | It's Official: PS3 launching worldwide November 2006
[UPDATE] Sony confirms delay for next-gen console, says it will support an Xbox Live-like online gaming service; console will require a 60GB Linux HDD--but will it be sold separately?
TOKYO--Today at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing in Tokyo, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutagari made it official--the PlayStation 3 has been delayed. The news confirmed widely circulated Japanese newspaper reports, which said that the delay was due to copyright-protection problems with the next-generation console's Blu-ray drive. For his part, Kutaragi would only say the delay was due to "Blu-ray spec finalization."
Kutaragi told the crowd at the event that the PS3 would now launch in November 2006 worldwide. That dispelled fears that the console would make it to Japan in time by the fall, but would miss the all-important holiday shopping season in the US and Europe. In fact, Kutaragi explicitly told the crowd of game retailers and journalists present that the PS3 would arrive before Thanksgiving in all territories.
Besides the delay, Kutaragi also made official another widely reported aspect of the PS3. He said that Sony is indeed preparing an Xbox Live-like online gaming service for the console, which would be called the "PlayStation Network Platform." Though he was short on specifics, the executive did say that currently Sony planned the service to be "free."
While the simultaneous tri-territory PS3 scheme may sound much like Microsoft's international launch of the Xbox 360, Sony plans to avoid the shortages that befell its competitor. Kutaragi said that the company plans on producing at least one million units of the console each month in order to keep the supply channel full. He said the goal was to ship 6 million PS3s worldwide by March 2007.
[UPDATE] The SCE president also told the crowd that the PS3 would use a 60GB 2.5" hard disc drive (HDD). A slide show during the presentation said the HDD would will be loaded with the Linux operating system versus Microsoft's Windows OS. The show also said it could be used as a "home server" and be directly connected to the Internet, and be full "upgradeable."
Kutaragi also made it clear that the hard drive will be necessary to play games--Sony is telling developers to make games assuming every PS3 has a hard drive installed. "We view the Hard Drive to be mandatory for the PS3," he said. "Rather than have developers create games for the PS3 with or without the HDD, we will be asking them to develop games as though all PS3s have the HDD installed."
However, Kutaragi revealed that Sony had not decided whether or not the PlayStation 3 would come with the hard-drive pre-installed. "We might end up installing it in all PS3s, though that depends on the market," he said. This raises the possibility that the PS3 could be sold without a piece of hardware needed to play PS3 games--in effect forcing consumers to buy a peripheral for basic functionality.
Kutaragi also said that PS3 games would be released only on Blu-ray discs, as DVDs have become too easy for software pirates to duplicate. The high-capacity format is capable of storing around 50GB on a single disc. Sony reps confirmed the PS3 will still play DVDs and CDs, as well as PS2 and PSone discs, as previously announced.
By Tor Thorsen, Brendan Sinclair, Henry Niizumi -- GameSpot
Posted Mar 14, 2006 11:07 pm PT |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject: |
Way too many contradictions for this story to be even remotely considered finalized.
"Buy our car but it doesn't come with an engine installed...that's extra"
"You'll get radio service free"
"Everyone will be able to get one the same day...um, never mind that no one's ever been able to do this before."
Forcing consumers to buy the HD is not like buying an extra controller or even memory card. There's no way they can make it mandatory adn not include it in some aspect.
Free online service is no promise of anything. XB 360 offers "a level of free service" also. That's a really nice loophole.
Worldwide simultaneous launch with no shortages is simply improbable. I MEAN TO SAY impossible but someone will always dispute future predictions. Probability cannot be disputed except in numbers.
Like has been stated before I know i won't be getting one before Summer '07 so I'll see what happens by then. The PS3 is seriously starting to look less and less attractive but simply by the lack of competition Sony has nothing to worry about. I'm suddenly sure I'm going to get a Revolution...and keep all my consoles I already own in good working condition. |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject: |
Well thats the thing about technology. Now it's a not a matter of what radio is free, but what kind of radio that comes with it. Most new cars now have a nice looking radio console with pretty lights and knobs. The one I have shows for it's age, but i'm glad I got one nonetheless cause it came with it.
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Shino
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: |
News...
Thought it should come as no surprise after the last statement... The PS3 will come with the HD preinstalled. It will be a 60G HD that runs Linux! BONUS!
Now... with that, I can now see the price moving between 400 and 500. Before this announcement about the hard driving being needed, I was calling the price $400.
$500 still keeps on par with the Xbox Premium Package since the PS3 has wireless built in and you have to buy a seperate $100 attachment for the 360. So it seems as if the price points will be close to eachother for the "complete package."
| Gamespot wrote: | Report: PS3 to come with HDD standard
European Sony rep reportedly confirms that the next-gen console will come with 60GB hard drive, dispelling dual-SKU fears.
At last week's PlayStation Business Briefing in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi revealed that the PlayStation 3 would have a 2.5-inch, Linux-based, 60GB hard drive. He also made it clear that the hard drive will be required, as Sony is telling developers to create PS3 games that will run on a console with a HDD. "We view the hard drive to be mandatory for the PS3," he said.
However, Kutaragi danced around the question of whether or not the PS3 will come with a hard drive. "We might end up installing it in all PS3s, though that depends on the market," he said. His comments raised the prospect that the PS3 could be sold without a piece of hardware needed to play PS3 games--in effect forcing consumers to buy a peripheral for basic functionality. It also raised the prospect that, like the Xbox 360, the PS3 would have multiple SKUs at different price points.
Now, though, reports have surfaced claiming that Sony has confirmed that the PS3 will indeed come with a hard drive. Along with a number of European sites, GamaSutra is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe PR Manager Jonathan Fargher has officially said that the next-gen console will be packaged with a detachable 60GB HDD. He also said that higher-capacity HDDs will be available as premium add-ons, though he did not list any specific storage sizes.
By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
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