Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but that is basically a misquote IIRC. Long story short, Stringer never said that. It doesn't mean that Sony won't end up pricing the PS3 around that price range, but they haven't said anything specific about the price yet. edit: in fact, the article even has an update about that.
7 wireless (bluetooth) controllers as opposed to the 4 (I think) of the 360. WiFi built-in. Blu-ray for movies and games (up to ~50GB per disc compared to the ~7GB for the 360). Support for a variety of memory formats instead of proprietary memory cards. It is potentially a much more powerful system, resulting in better graphics, animations, gameplay, etc. Maybe a couple other things as well that I can't think of at the moment, or things Sony hasn't released info on yet (details on Linux support, HD, online plans, etc). If these writers would check their facts a bit, this wouldn't be a problem. I actually find these articles pretty amusing. We might get another article in a couple weeks that states how Sony cut the router function from the PS3 due to costs, which was circulated shortly after E3 (and proven false, or should I say incorrectly reported). I'm so ready for my $800 PS3 supercomputer with $90 PS3 games that can only be played once, not to mention the same online plan at the PS2, no BC with PS1/PS2 games, and system launch in 2007.
variety of memory formats haha. i'm guess it's going to be the Sony MemoryStic and MemoryStic Duo or whatever it's called. In terms of power. I'm pretty sure the software hasn't caught up wo the hardware. Whoever wrote the "How does PS3 compare to Xbox360." That was the biggest act of bone throwing (to RC Cola) in BBS history. THe only thing that intrigues me about the PS3 is the blu ray. If that's where things are going... that could potentially outdate the xbox 360s.
Well, it supports that as well as some other formats (SD and compact flash cards). Maybe even USB since it has like 6 ports, but not sure about that...don't think so. I will say that there was a rumor that while these formats would be supported, only the MemoryStick format would be used for game saves. Not as good as it could be, but with the PSP's success, it isn't too bad. I think I saw a deal for a 1GB Pro Duo for like $40-$50 a short while back. That's about what it costs for a 64MB 360 memory card, and that price will continue to go down I imagine.
I'm waiting out for the PS3, I have never liked the idea of having to pay to play online (which has become my biggest addiction). I also heard something about video conferencing with PS3, I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard w/ an eye-toy, but it's definitely an interesting idea.
Ah yes...I completely forgot to mention the Eyetoy earlier as an advantage. The Eyetoy team is pretty amazing and has created some nice technology to use with Cell and the PS3 Eyetoy. In fact, the PS3 might be able to offer some experiences from both Nintendo's and Microsoft's main strategies (high quality HD graphics, online play, downloadable content, innovative control for games, etc.) For some reason, if gamers aren't impressed by HD games but are impressed with what the Revolution has to offer, Sony might be able to adjust their strategies and offer a similar gameplay experience as the Revolution with the Eyetoy. Hopefully, Sony will try to push it more next-gen than they did with the PS2 since I am pretty excited by what it has to offer...despite the fact that I forgot to mention it earlier for some reason.
Spring 2006 is when it launches, although we don't know where that would be for sure. Fall 06 would be a good guess for the NA launch, although it could be sooner...or at least I hope it is.
Excuse my ingnorance as I haven't bought a gaming console in many years, you have to pay to play online with Playstation's and Xbox's these days?
So far, Sony hasn't implemented a "pay to play" online service yet, although I suppose their is a chance for that to happen for the PS3. Microsoft, on the other hand, asks for like $50 a year in order to be a gold member for Xbox Live. You can still do some things online without paying that (EX:downloadable content). However, if you want to play games, you'll have pay for that subscription, unless MS does a few special offers allowing normal Xbox Live members to play. For the features they offer, it isn't a bad price, although it may not be that great if all you want to do is play a game online or something like that.
I thought Xbox Live was an Annual fee of like $30-50 dollars. Its not monthly. However, many games come with a free 3 month trial subscription that you can cancel before you are auto billed after the 3 months and then just re-submit another 3 month free trail,
Yeah, it's $49.99 for 12 months or $19.99 for 3 months of the "Gold" membership, which is the one you need to play multiplayer games online. I think those were the prices anyway. Something in that area.
You pay for Xbox Live Gold, Silver is free. Silver keeps your stats but does not offer online game play. If you see Xbox Live Gold and use it, it is well worth the 50 bucks for the year. MS is probably losing money on Live subscriptions. You can send voice messages to friends, talk free over th mic in a private chat, play co-op, download game demos and trailers, download complete games... the amount of stuff you can do on there is pretty amazing. Sony's online gameplay won't even be in the same ballpark as Xbox Live, just like it wasn't during the PS2/XBOX era.
