Playstation Meeting later tonight/early tomorrow (PS3 info almost guaranteed)

if I'm reading the article on gamespot correctly - Sony announced that

1. HDD is required for all games

2. It is undecided whether or not the HDD will be standard with PS3's if/when they hit the shelves in November

....so they had a press conference to announce that there's a required peripheral that you may have to buy separately in November?

- ummm, Kutaragi, I think the market for people who want PS3s unable to play games is pretty small (although RC might buy one anyway... )

My god, that's an abortion on that front. Talk about dropping the ball.

 

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While delaying the console isn't a good thing...I am one of the many that decided to pass on the 360. Eventhough it's delayed 'till xmas, I'm still getting the PS3. My xbox and ps2 will suffice until then.

I just think the PS3 is a step ahead in design, functionality, and more importantly depth of game library (the latter maybe not intially).

RC...do you have any idea when the pre-orders start?

 

Pre-Orders started months ago... and if you go to Gamestop or others you won't be on the first shipment regardless of what they tell you. Your best bet is to camp.

 

I'm just wondering if this delay is affecting developers for the PS3? Like they can't get their hands on development kits or whatever.. and will need to delay development. To me, this seems like the biggest concern. If PS3 launches in November with games like Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom, it's going to be DOA.

 

This is a big deal for the developers too... Sony has released development kits, DD would be a better person to comment on something like this... on how difficult it would be to not know the launch or even the final configuration of the hardware.

 

the preorder your talking about is for the games NOT for the console

 

I haven't looked into it too much from the fact that preorders are generally a crappy way of getting consoles on the first day, but the two Gamestops I've been too that I asked about it said they were taking preorders. I guess they could have been 6 bucks an hour "bs lines" but they told me that pre-orders were filled for the first two shipments of PS3s, the truth to that is beyond me because I never pre-order. Give Gamestop a call I guess...

If you search "PS3 Preorder" on google you can find all kinds of information on places that started taking preorders months and months ago.

 

ive already googled that. no definate trustworthy info. I'll be one of the sobs probalby waiting for the "2nd" shipment

 

well if strategy analytics connected home devices service says sony is ok then i see no problem.

 

Big freakin deal its delayed. Assumming that the PS3 had gotten a spring release in Japan as initially stated by Sony, we would still had to wait until November for a US release anyway...so its Japan that got screwd not us. Actually a world wide launch in November would be the best option b/c the European will finally be happy that they're not the last to get a system anymore. I don't think the Japanese consumer will be affected by the delay at the slightest as they worship Kutrarugi like a God and avoid the 360 like a plague. Another upside due to the delay:

-more time for developer to tinker and play around with the Devs kit
-fine tune the PS3 to a science
-more time to work on the games
-focus on making the free on-line features capability(linux) better
-refine the controller even more
-maximise blu-ray component within the given price tag(under $500 as stated)

I have no problem with the delay, especially if Sony had no control over it due to difficulty finalizing the blu-ray specification. I would rather wait the xtra month to get best out of the system, then getting one that is rushed and fall short of all the feature that was expected upon initially.

The only negative ps3 news as of late were the screenshots of Untold Legends that had been poping out from a few places. My god, what an ugly pile of crap those were! Sony should be embarassed to have that company leaked out those screen which IMO set the PS3 back a little bit. Looks like a PS2 1.5 game at best.

 

i agree because the current ps2 is 6 years old and going pretty strong, i won't be buying a ps3 for a year and a half or 2 years anyways.

 

You've completely missed the point... Everyone knows the PS3 is going to sell well, but their delays only help improve the market-share of the XBox 360.

 

I don't think PS3 selling well is a foregone conclusion. XBox is going to have a full year to develop their gaming library before PS3 comes out. If PS3 doesn't have strong titles tied to it's release, they could be in for some trouble IMO.

 

Especially Sony - with the HDD required to play games, and the option of selling an HDD-less PS3 on the table - the people who want a $900 doorstop are jumping for joy.