m_fergy Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Nightmare if PS3 games are going to cost £60, and it doesnt come out till March over here, there will be loads of games to buy at launch Im gutted when I pay £50 for one for my 360
DiemetriX Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Except Sony (come on, upwardly mobile yuppies will still buy) How is it good for sony? It's not like they get the extra money.
Ashley Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 How is it good for sony? It's not like they get the extra money. They get some money from it. (Presuming we're talking about the sale of new software units here, unless I got lost. Maybe I should hush.)
Dante Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. will use five times the number of U.S. demonstration booths to promote the PlayStation 3 as it did for the last console, part of a plan to keep users from defecting to Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox and Nintendo Co.'s Wii. Sony, the world's largest maker of video-game consoles, will spend $30 million to put the consoles in 15,000 U.S. and Canadian kiosks during the holiday season, said Jack Tretton, co-chief operating officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America. The 2000 introduction of PlayStation 2, which dominated the last generation of game consoles, used 3,000 demo booths. ``Once the consumers get their hands on a PS3 and understand what's under the hood, I think price will not be a factor in the decision-making process,'' Tretton said in an interview. Microsoft and Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo combined will sell four times as many consoles as Sony by year-end, partly because of the new PlayStation's $500 starting price and limited supplies, estimates analyst Evan Wilson of Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Oregon. Executives at Tokyo-based Sony will use the booths to convince gamers to wait. The PlayStation 3's Cell processor, 40 times more powerful than the predecessor, allows game developers to give characters the ability to ``learn'' from experience and change their response to gamers' strategies, Tretton said. High-Definition The PlayStation 3 also contains a Blu-ray high-definition DVD player, giving the console the ability to double as a home- entertainment center, Tretton said. U.S. depositary receipts of Sony rose 23 cents to $41.06 at 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading and are little changed this year. One depositary receipt is equivalent to one ordinary Sony share. Nintendo shares rose 840 yen to 23,400 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. They have gained 64 percent this year. Shares of Microsoft rose 25 cents to $27.20 in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading. They have gained 4 percent this year. PlayStation 3 isn't expected to dominate sales the way the earlier model. Sony's share of the $20 billion game-console market may drop to 40 percent from 60 percent over the next five years, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter said. PlayStation 3 will sell for as much as $600 in the U.S., compared with $300 and $400 for Xbox models and $250 for Wii. ``Consumers aren't sure whether or not they need this amount of technology,'' Wilson said. ``But they're sure $600 seems like a lot of money for a game console.'' Worldwide Forecast Evans predicts worldwide holiday sales of 4 million units each for Wii and Xbox 360. Sony plans to ship 2 million new consoles in the U.S. and Japan, starting on Nov. 17 in the U.S. In Japan, Sony last week dropped the price of PlayStation 3 models to $430 in response to consumer complaints. Sony has no plans to drop the price in the U.S., Tretton said. Sony on Sept. 6 delayed the introduction in Europe to March from November because of a shortage of parts for the Blu-ray player. About half the televisions sold in 2007 will be high- definition sets, a trend that will make the PlayStation 3's high-definition capabilities more attractive, Tretton said. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, said on Sept. 20 that it will sell a high- definition DVD player based on Toshiba Corp.'s rival HD DVD technology for use with the Xbox 360. Action-Packed Nintendo, meanwhile, is trying to get children off the couch. The Wii (pronounced ``we'') will offer simpler games, such as tennis and baseball, played with a motion-sensor wireless controller that players can brandish like a sword or swing like a racket, with the movements replicated onscreen. The company's strategy is to appeal to parents who want their children to get more physical activity. ``You don't have to have a consultant to play it,'' said Mike Hickey, an analyst with Janco Partners in Greenwood Village, Colorado. ``The new control system is very innovative and easy to use.'' The real test of PlayStation 3's popularity will come after the holiday season, when the company has worked out the kinks in its production schedule, Tretton said. ``These are the first few steps in a very long marathon,'' he said.
Domstercool Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 They will have a R.R.P of £50 I would of thought. So maybe some sites will sell them cheaper online.
Domstercool Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgRfcRhrdnk Just too cute...
Kurtle Squad Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 ``Once the consumers get their hands on a PS3 and understand what's under the hood, I think price will not be a factor in the decision-making process,'' Tretton said in an interview. So once you've played it you'll magically have more money and/or stop realising you'll be able to have the same amount/more fun with something cheaper???
mariosmentor Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-yW0RZDgQ4&NR lol, sorry but i had to post this somewhere. Theres tons of (wii kicks ps3 ass and vice versa) them flying around and most are balls but this one i thought was pretty good.
The Bard Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Heya lads; anyway, down to business: What with me having recently aquired a rather awesome white psp, and what with me being such a worthless peon, I was wondering how I could get Snes roms to work on my psp, my mate has chrono trigger running on his, and this makes me wet myself...every. single. time I see it. Help a poor lad out? Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on top??
KKOB Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Heya lads; anyway, down to business: What with me having recently aquired a rather awesome white psp, and what with me being such a worthless peon, I was wondering how I could get Snes roms to work on my psp, my mate has chrono trigger running on his, and this makes me wet myself...every. single. time I see it. Help a poor lad out? Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on top?? make sure you downgrade it to 1.5 ish
ZeldaFreak Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 the fans pointing in the wrong way, and that fan looks to be photoshop'd altered
Tellyn Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 why is the PS3 in an oven? Because it belongs there.
dabookerman Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 Can we focus on the Hot Piece Of Ass Please
dabookerman Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 Im diggin' the legs as well. Alot. Oh yes, FHUTA!
pedrocasilva Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 do you think she comes with the console?I'd buy a PS3. seriously if she comes included... I can understand PS3 needing a fan like that, I'd need one too
Zero Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-yW0RZDgQ4&NRlol, sorry but i had to post this somewhere. Theres tons of (wii kicks ps3 ass and vice versa) them flying around and most are balls but this one i thought was pretty good. Now thats my kind of Wii.
Dante Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 the fans pointing in the wrong way, and that fan looks to be photoshop'd altered A report from Macquarie Securities analyst David Gibson helped spur investor concern over Sony’s next generation machine. "While the reason for [the PS3’s technical difficulties] is unknown, we suspect it may be due to overheating as a result of enclosing the units and the high temperatures at the [TGS] venue," Gibson wrote in a report. "We are concerned that such a problem has occurred so close to full production and is clearly negative news for the company." Shares for Sony dropped 130 yen ($1.11) on Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following the report. Sony spokesperson Nanako Kato clarified the company's position on the matter to the Associated Press, saying that the 200 PS3s at TGS were grouped closely together in poorly ventilated in kiosks causing overheating issues and subsequent failures. Kato said, “It's not a problem with the PlayStation 3 unit itself. For a normal player at home, there shouldn't be any problem." SCEA hadn’t replied to Next-Gen’s inquiries on the matter as of press time. [uPDATE] David Karraker, senior director of corporate communications with SCEA, responded to Next-Gen's inquiry regarding the TGS overheating accusations in Gibson's aforementioned report. He called Gibson's comments "unsubstantiated" and that "comments related to the alleged failure of PS3 units at TGS are also not attributed to a source." Karraker offered up SCEA's official defense of the PS3's TGS performance to Next-Gen: Despite the report from Macquarie Securities implying that they had heard of reports of PS3's needing to be rebooted at TGS, SCEI are not aware of any instances of this occurring at TGS, nor have we received any reports from third parties to such effect. On the Press Day on Friday, and throughout the weekend the PlayStation stand was inundated by specialist gaming media, the majority of whom would have noticed if there had been a general problem with console overheating. The environmental conditions at TGS conspire to test any electrical item. In the case of PS3, the combination of pre-production software, running on pre-production debug units, enclosed in demonstration units without ventilation, and surrounded by so many eager fans that on Saturday and Sunday it was almost impossible to move, are bound to prove a challenge. If indeed, there was the occasional unit that needed rebooting, it was due solely to the adverse environmental conditions within the Hall and not to any more general problem with PS3. PS3 does not suffer from an overheating problem. www.next-gen.biz
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