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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060315/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_sony

Whats funny about this is I thought it was coming out late in the year anyways. I had no idea they wanted a spring release.



I hope this is not for the story we heard about, the one that only lets you play a game on one PS3 therefore no used games.

Wow... big suprise. (not)

Well, a friend of mine works for a video game company, and his company only has the development kits for the 360 and Nintendo's new system.

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Oh my God, this is shocking, terrible news. I can't believe my favorite company, Sony, would be forced to have to delay my favorite next-gen system.
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Everyone else was being sarcastic, why couldn't I? Hopefully Iwata-san will have good news next week.

Indeed.

I think it is funny for one rease. Every major game and game console has delays.  :-/

I wish more people where like 3D Realms and not give a date but unlike 3D Realms and actually release the item. ;)

Just gives me more time to save up for it. :)

Has there ever been a system launched on time?

Dreamcast comes to mind...was it ever delayed or was its release always set at 9/9/99?

Saturn was even early ;).

If my pattern stays true to form with the current generation of systems, I probably won't be getting a PS3 until at least 2 yrs after getting a 360 (which I still don't own).

Wow.  What a freackin' shock.  Sony is screwing themselves from what I read.  Nintendo Revolution all the way for me this generation.

I would agree except that the controllers are going to scare everyone away. I mean really, what the hell is it? (http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/EdX2WT4zfrPiOI_RoY3JWEMfpGJXu5MG.jpg)

Eh i am going to give the revolution a try...
Never know it could be better than the U-Force and Powerglove combined!
or not...


In anycase.
Woopdee freakin doo!
I don't count on buying a PS3 until way down the road.
I might get one as a gift but other than that i can't see myself buying one now.

I dunno maybe by the time the thing is launching i will care more.
For example: The only reason i really ended up wanting a 360 was to resell it for a huge profit on eBay :)
I want it more now than i did then. But still not enough to warrant getting one.

And as for that last quote Scott had.
Sony is asking to get the shit kicked out of them this/next generation if they want to make each game console exclusive.

Last thing I read also had the PS3 releasing at around $500 too.   :yuck:

I hope it goes up to $600.

There's no WAY they'd be THAT stupid...probably no way...maybe...

I hope you drive off a cliff and die. ;)

I haven't heard anything about a set price yet but even at $500 big freakin deal. It has graphics abilities that'd cost 1000$ in video cards, has a killer processor, is completely backwards compatible, you can use your old save games, it supports seven bluetooth wireless controllers, uses blue ray discs which are a bazillion times better than your mom, it can play any type of disc you throw at it, it saves babies, it eats Nazi's, and is an all around good guy.

So what?  In my opinion, we hit the peak of those capabilities actually being relevant to games with the Dreamcast.  Since then, everything looks pretty much the same to me - time to start focussing on GAMEPLAY again.  I still play the original Galaga and SMB 1 games more than any other game.

I'm pulling for the Revolution because it's innovative and seems cool.  PS3/XBox 360?  It's been done before.

OD

Maybe it gives Sony more time to get its act together after the rootkit fiasco.

If they want the discs to only play on one machine, what happens when you have to replace your machine for whatever reason and the games you paid Sony for don't work anymore?

I guess we'll know more in the future. Meanwhile, the first Blu-Ray disc drive for PC's comes out in June from Pioneer. Maybe some industrious people will start hacking the PS3 early.

It is a huge deal. Given a choice between feeding his family and getting a PS3, I am sure that Mr. Blue Collar Man will choose the former. With a price at $500 dollars, you are destined to alienate a large group of consumers who cannot afford to own something that expensive.

Mr. Blue Collar Worker is a huge, huge demographic, and even with kickass games people are going to have to make a choice between what is more important, a PS3 or their basic needs.

$500 dollars is not pocket change, and it requires a large sacrifice for people of many demographics. For some people it is an entire month of rent, or utilities. It's sizeable, and I forsee people needing to make a deep reflection about this system should the price be as much as they are projecting it to be.

70$s per game too don't forget.

That is currently more than i have ever spent on 1 game.
I think only by 5$s though... maybe 10.

Don't try the Mr. Blue Collar man argument. If that's true than Mr. Blue Collar Man has been screwed with system prices since forever.

I think that video games sell mostly to kids who save up their money. The rest is stupid parents who spend insane amounts of moolah so that Little Timmy gets a nice present under the tree. I mean, somebody out there was spending 2000 dollars a pop for 360s on e-bay. People spend thousands on PC rigs. Many of you guys spend who knows what collecting. Gaming is popular, sure Odon is right that graphics don't make the good game, but they DO make it awesome. And people like awesome. We live in a society where we have to live boring repetitive lives, video games are the only escape some people have. Blah blah blah. Series of scattered thoughts.

I could sit here forever but I'm not going to.

*Stops playing WoW long enough to look at this message board.

There's a Playstation 3 coming out? Holy crap!

*Continue playing WoW

Sony is bad, mmkay.

Considering the price the Revolution is coming out with, I'd say it's a very big deal indeed.  Personally, I've NEVER bought any console within the first 2 years it was released.  Not a single one.  I have many reasons for doing this, but the rediculous prices consoles go for at release is the main one.  I am considering getting a Revolution within the first year simply because there are indicators it will be dirt cheap compared to the PS3 and 360.

OD

This argument is all very interesting, but I don't think it's going to matter at all. Despite the rumors of a $500 price tag, the PS3 will almost definitely cost $399 when it comes out. Why? Because that's what the competition's machine costs.
Speaking of the competition's machine, people were saying the 360 would be $500 before it came out too. I'm pretty sure I remember similar stories about PS2 as well. It's just crap started by the opposing company's fanboys.

I never heard that the 360 was going to be 500.

Same here. The estimates were always 3 to 4h.

PS3 region free
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146475.html

Thanks to Archmagus of Roo for posting the link on hardcoregaming boards.

I thought I posted this.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/28/news_6128295.html

About how it costs more to make the system than what they charge for it. Kinda interesting, it's a bit old.

Almost all systems are sold for a loss at launch. Look at the X-Box, they lost sooooo much money on each X-Box sale, however, it did what Microsoft wanted it to do -- it got them in the market. I honestly think it will cost more than $494 to make with all the features they have in the system it just seems destined to cost more to make. I'm probably wrong, and I have a biased viewpoint though, so keep that in mind.

No MS lost a ton of money on console sales.
But now they are a hug part of the industry and MS had the money to throw at a new project.

A few hundred mil isn't going to kill them.
if memory serves all companies lose on the hardware and have had to make it up on software.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/22/sony-confirms-ps3-controller-redesign/
New PS3 controller too.
Once again thanks to someone from hardcoregaming.
Don't remember who it was for sure.

This is an awesome quote

" upcoming PlayStation 3 controller will be unable to pull double duty as a precision kangaroo killer."

I hope it is not that ugly ass ball in the drawing.

Bend over, kids:

"Chicago (IL) - George Fornay, president of Sony computer Entertainment Europe, provided the first credible information on a possible price of Sony's next-generation game console. According to media reports, Fornay predicted a price range of 500 to 600 Euro, which could mean a price of at least $500 and as much as $750 for US consumers."

Update 1:16 pm EST: In an official response, SCEE corporate communications did not confirm reports that the PS3 will cost up to 600 Euro. Instead, the company told gamesindustry.biz that the indication of a price point has been "a mistranslation or misunderstanding of the discussion, which was actually focused on the relative value of PS3 as a Blu-ray Disc player."


Although they say it was misquoted, does make you wonder, no?

Taken from Tom's Hardware (http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/04/06/sony_ps3_pricing/)

Thats some good news!

Read the updates. :P

I did. I don't see why a Sony fanboy such as yourself should be using an emoticon such as :P .

As I said before, it should still be a disconcerting that a figure so high would even be mentioned, even if they don't anticipate selling it for that much. It kind of shows you their game plan, and from the looks of it, it does appear as though Sony will have no problem setting a "reasonable" price for their masterpiece.

huh?