Official Playstation 3 Thread

[ledorky]

The weird thing is, almost none of the PS3 announcements were really new outside of the HD being required.
Everything else we've heard before.
Ah well, E3 will be the real deal then.
It'll be PS3 vs Revolution this Winter. I really doubt Sony can hit those manufacturing numbers (we all remember the PS2) but hopefully I'm wrong.
Kutaragi is known for fudging after all.

I do know one thing they'll beat the 360 on: Backwards compat. Yeah those PS2 textures will look outright NASTY at HDTV res but at least the models will look nice
The lack of jaggies will certainly be very attractive.

Whoops looks like I'm wrong. Sony's stock is actually up 1.8% as I type this

[CHINAdeals]

I wonder if ps3 will be able to play GAMES off of the HD using HDloader? ..i've got ps2 right now using this system.wondering if i can totally REPLACE it with this?

any insight ppl?

[ledorky]

I wonder if ps3 will be able to play GAMES off of the HD using HDloader? ..i've got ps2 right now using this system.wondering if i can totally REPLACE it with this?

any insight ppl?

LOL. Yeah right. HDLoader = piracy (even if you can prove you own the discs, no way). You actually think Sony will support piracy? Hell naw.

[JayPatel]

Not PS3 related but whatever.....

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) Model for $199.99
Wednesday March 15, 3:00 am ET
The PSP System Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary, More Than 15 Million Units Shipped Worldwide

FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced that it will continue to expand its successful PSP(TM) (PlayStation® Portable) platform by making a new PSP hardware package available for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $199.99 USD ($229.99 CND). Consumers will be able to purchase the new PSP system at this price, complete with AC adaptor and battery, beginning March 22nd. The new PSP hardware package offers consumers the same access to game titles, music, movies, communication and wireless networking.

[ledorky]

It's so successful, they're lowering the price
I want the white one

[sleepyguy]

Stay on topic Jay or I'll ban your @ss j/k

Not PS3 related but whatever.....

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) Model for $199.99
Wednesday March 15, 3:00 am ET
The PSP System Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary, More Than 15 Million Units Shipped Worldwide

FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced that it will continue to expand its successful PSP(TM) (PlayStation® Portable) platform by making a new PSP hardware package available for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $199.99 USD ($229.99 CND). Consumers will be able to purchase the new PSP system at this price, complete with AC adaptor and battery, beginning March 22nd. The new PSP hardware package offers consumers the same access to game titles, music, movies, communication and wireless networking.

[JayPatel]

Stay on topic Jay or I'll ban your @ss j/k

[JayPatel]

[numb555]

Not really a delay for N.A. gamers, as that is usually the time the Playstation is released for North American market. Since the 360 is not blowing the market out of the water, it was a calculated risk to screw over the Japanese market to fine tune the system, and to give developers more time to polish up their games. Though I'm expecting the launch titles to be ass.

[ledorky]

I wanna know what HDTV supports that new HDMI 1.3 standard.
Sounds very pricey.
Argh, my hopes are dashed. 2.5" HD

[poppa]

where's the 120fps? So all there's left to do now is to create some hype.

[ledorky]

where's the 120fps? So all there's left to do now is to create some hype.

The real hype is it will be secretly equipped with a flux capacitor for time travel (for the 4d bit) without you having to be hit by lightning while driving at 88 mph in a DeLorean .

[jerryhussain]

where's the 120fps? So all there's left to do now is to create some hype.

Correction: So all there is left to do now is to creat more hype.




KK is a laugh riot.

[numb555]

They are smoking some good shiet, in the Sony marketing department...

[joshmxpx]

Sony finally unveils Live competition.
by Chris Roper

March 14, 2006 - Sony today finally unveiled info on its PlayStation 3 online plans at its PlayStation Business Briefing currently happening in Japan.

Beginning at the system's launch, currently scheduled for sometime this November, the system will feature community tools including lobby matching and voice chat, commerce features that includes bootable software via the hard drive.

The service was created with the help of Sony Online Entertainment. Best of all, the "basic" service will be free of charge.

I thought I read on 1up.com that the PS3 would have no hard drive. Guess that article could have been wrong, though.