Quote :

"Sony has stated it has a 10 year roadmap"

Yeah, I wonder what they will do to compete when other companies come out with the next gen consoles in 5 years?

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=19342

Quote :

""We look at our products having a 10 year life cycle, which we've proven with the PlayStation."

Seems like a new console will emerge in 5 or 6 years and they'll continue to claim the PS3 has life for several years afterward. Much like the "10 year" life cycle of the PlayStation (one).

[Edited on March 20, 2007 at 2:28 PM. Reason : -]

3/20/2007 2:16:31 PM

well, just like now... the PS3 is out but the PS2 is definitely very much alive.


Sony is actually very good about not dropping support for their older consoles right away.

I don't care how much of a hard on you have against Sony, you can't deny that fact.

3/20/2007 2:47:38 PM

One of the PS3s biggest competitors is the PS2...I would say that its hurting PS3 sales.

3/20/2007 2:48:52 PM

PS3 could never catch the xbox? whatever fanboy...the fucking PSP has outsold the xbox/360...the PSP will continue to grow, especially as blu-ray dominates the hi def market

3/20/2007 3:31:31 PM

Has anybody played God of War II on their PS3 yet? Just wondering.

3/20/2007 3:39:47 PM

^^ Handhelds always do better than consoles. 1up recently did an article about how retailers were demanding sony do a price cut on the PSP because the sales were lagging so much. And the psp is getting its ass kicked by the DS

3/20/2007 3:45:53 PM

Quote :

"There's plenty of PS3 hate to be had in 2007, but even though most of the haters won't admit it, they do want one eventually. So it's just a matter of waiting for a price drop and catching up with the rest of the PlayStation Home players. You've been saving up money for when the time is right, but how far off is that? Recent predictions from Goldman Sachs analysts are possibly an October price cut of hopefully $100. Other speculation has been made about the disc format war. The Blu-ray disc association has declared that they will win the war in three years from now. Too bad people will still be downloading movies, fuck yo' couch. I'll gladly spend hundreds of dollars to get consoles as soon as they launch, but it will be 2010 and I'll still be buying used VHS movies for a dollar each. "

http://www.thelastboss.com/post.phtml?pk=2454

3/20/2007 3:51:13 PM

i bought one yesterday

3/20/2007 3:53:03 PM

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774165p1.html

Quote :

"We've received word from Sony that you will indeed be able to play games while downloading content in the background. Similar to how downloads on the Xbox 360 works, you'll be able to play games offline while downloads work in the background, and if you hop online your queue will simply pause until you disconnect."

awesome

http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=531474
Loot: Tokyo, We Have a Problem, Or, What's Wrong With the Playstation 3

Quote :

"The one-two punch of LittleBigPlanet and Home, along with the PS3 incarnation of that European favorite, SingStar, confidently displayed the kind of mass appeal that Microsoft, for all its Halos and Gears of Wars, has never been able to demonstrate. But for better or for worse, the vast majority of Sony's problems strike us as entirely self-inflicted. That's bad news for Microsoft and Nintendo if and when Sony starts firing on all cylinders."

Interesting opinion of the PS3.

http://www.vgcharts.org/aconscomps.php?name1=PS3&name2=X360&type=0&align=0
PS3 - Nov06-Feb07 - 1,160,500 units
Xbox360 - Nov05-Feb06 - 1,117,000 units

for seedless

[Edited on March 20, 2007 at 8:00 PM. Reason : .]

3/20/2007 7:36:00 PM

post some facts on how many of those people tried to RESELL it

3/20/2007 9:40:24 PM

^ And why would Sony care? A console sold is a console sold to them.

3/20/2007 11:35:26 PM

^ Sony cares a great deal.

Person A buys a console with the intent on selling it.

Person B buys the console with the intent on keeping it. Person B is likely to buy accessories and games with it their purchase.

Take the PS3 and the Wii. Wii had much greater software sales than the PS3, because people were buying 3-4 games with the wii. Whereas the PS3 folks were just buying it to sell.

3/20/2007 11:48:46 PM

attach rate is 3.5 units per PS3 now

there are 2x as many hits for wii on ebay as PS3

PSP is so much more versatile than the DS, they don't belong in the same category - it's not a DS killer...it operates opn a completely different level

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

3/21/2007 12:21:32 AM

Quote :

"^ Sony cares a great deal. Person A buys a console with the intent on selling it. Person B buys the console with the intent on keeping it. Person B is likely to buy accessories and games with it their purchase. Take the PS3 and the Wii. Wii had much greater software sales than the PS3, because people were buying 3-4 games with the wii. Whereas the PS3 folks were just buying it to sell."

This is a horrible argument.

Person A buys a console with the intent on selling it to Person C. Person C is likely to buy accessories and games after their purchase. It doesn't matter if someone buys the console from the store with intent to resell it.

3/21/2007 7:57:56 AM

Its not a horrible argument when alot of those PS3 scalpers are unable to sell their PS3 and it ends up being returned.

Quote :

" PSP is so much more versatile than the DS, they don't belong in the same category - it's not a DS killer...it operates opn a completely different level"

ahahaha

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 11:52 AM. Reason : a]

3/21/2007 11:51:36 AM

^ that made me laugh too

3/21/2007 11:57:08 AM

That really is Sony's downfall, they're trying to do so much with their console and handhelds. They ask Customers what they would like to see in their products, but not what they're willing to pay for. Simplicity is the key.

3/21/2007 12:11:26 PM

http://www.dna.fr/france/20070321_DNA006098.html
Interview with SCE France VP

Quote :

"The development cost of the games exploded, it becomes difficult to have exclusivenesses, except our own games. But we will have as of launching 30 games, of which Motorstorm, Resistance or Virtua Fighter. Moreover, we await 200 games from here the end of 2007. Lastly, for Final Fantasy XIII, I can say to you that exclusiveness is under discussion."

http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=347
Further Phil Harrison Interview From GDC

Quote :

"Q: Regarding LittleBigPlanet, how much pre-made content will go out with it? And secondly, how important would a tutorial be, for example? PH: We’re going to debut the product on the PlayStation Network first, as a commercial release, and then it’ll be on Blu-Ray disk in 2008"

Quote :

"Q: What about uploading porn from your PS3’s hard-disk to your private space? And maybe inviting people you don’t necessarily know back and them being slightly offended by what they see, then going to a moderator? PH: Well I’m disappointed that you would use those as the first questions. I think Home should be used for a much wider and more beneficial scope than that, but I think that people can express their creativity inside Home in a wide variety of ways and it’s not necessarily for us to dictate what that should be. However, if somebody feels uncomfortable about an encounter on Home, it’s very easy for them to ban that person from their friends list…"

lol

http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/03/20/first-and-second-party-content/
Upcoming First and Second Party Content

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 12:53 PM. Reason : /]

3/21/2007 12:43:50 PM

you may think it's funny to say that, but it's the truth...maybe you like your pokemon diamond too much to see that

did i miss something? would it be possible for me to have a game with PS2 graphics, 4 full length movies, and 15 full albums, 150 nintendo/tg16/sega games on a DS at the same time? because that's what's in my PSP right now...i can simply pick it up and choose any of those without having to switch a single thing out

3/21/2007 1:38:52 PM

Do I want a game with PS2 Graphics on a handheld? Doesn't matter as long as I like the games. I had a blast playing The New Super Mario Bros or Advanced Wars Duel Strike.

4 full length movies? Eh, I'll pass, I'm not really in a position where I want to be spending 2hours staring at something like a PSP, on a long trip, I'll just take my portable dvd player

15 Albums? Again, MP3 player, cheap one with 2 gigs costs what? 50 bucks now a days, and i can take it with to work out. Do I wanna take a PSP to the gym?

I'll give you the Emulator bit, but those functions aren't officially sanctioned by Sony. If I wanted to I could buy the emulator/movie playing cartridges for the DS, which are out there

3/21/2007 1:47:57 PM

Quote :

"you may think it's funny to say that, but it's the truth...maybe you like your pokemon diamond too much to see that did i miss something? would it be possible for me to have a game with PS2 graphics, 4 full length movies, and 15 full albums, 150 nintendo/tg16/sega games on a DS at the same time? because that's what's in my PSP right now...i can simply pick it up and choose any of those without having to switch a single thing out"

come on now, who actually uses their psp for all of this, LOL

i have never met or seen anyone that i know that owns a psp to watch movies, or even listen to music on it. that is what a dvd player and an ipod is for, lol

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:02 PM. Reason : ser]

3/21/2007 1:59:23 PM

yeah, you're right - there isn't a homebrew community for the PSP...it's all made up

but even better, i can carry 3 or 4 devices instead of just one? why the fuck didn't i think of that! man, i've been wasting my time exploiting the power of the PSP when I could have simple shelled out another 600 bucks and had enough crap to fill a backpack!

i'm sorry, but where did I say that I use my PSP for working out? of course you don't. i still have my old ass 1GB rio for that. maybe the PSP is better suited for people who travel more. when i went to india and south america for 2 out of the last 14 months, having the psp was great for all the time in the air (same as for all the other flying i do) and i didn't have to lug a shit ton of stuff everywhere. not to mention the fact the psp and a 8 GB mem stick take up less than half the space of just your portable dvd player

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:07 PM. Reason : .]

3/21/2007 2:04:38 PM

haha

you actually tote a psp around with you? HAHAHAHA

i admit the psp is awesome but i am willing to bet that over half of psp owners only use to play games with, and none of this other stuff.

3/21/2007 2:06:47 PM

no, i bought a portable system to sit at home and play games...jesus christ you really are dense

3/21/2007 2:09:01 PM

most people do sit at home and play with handhelds. i hardly ever see anyone in the public with any handheld game. how often do you see this?

3/21/2007 2:10:26 PM

if you're asking me if i play this out in public around town, no...but in ~40k miles of flying i did last year, i used it a whole hell of a lot...movies, music, games...one system the size of a paperback took care of me for flights up to 11 hours long

i keep it in my briefcase and listen to music at work on it - instead of buying an ipod nano, i picked up a 8GB card for 50 bucks

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:17 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:18 PM. Reason : .]

3/21/2007 2:17:01 PM

^ this fat kid used to sit in the front row of my econ class and play GBA throughout the entire class

3/21/2007 2:17:15 PM

If I was doing that much flying, I'd prefer a portable dvd player. A lot bigger screen.

3/21/2007 2:18:22 PM

great, and for a bigger screen, you also get to have a dvd wallet to lug around, its charger, an ipod, its charger, a portable game system (if you want one) and its charger...and then you get to lug all of that around for 4 weeks in india or argentina or brazil on flights, bus rides, etc...no thanks...i'll lose some screen size for ultra portability

oh and if you want to check and send e-mail, you get to bring your laptop as well...SWEET!

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:22 PM. Reason : .]

3/21/2007 2:21:27 PM

ok i see now. for traveling this much sure using all of the psp's power is justified. but for us that are more or less grounded, i can;t see just sitting in public playing a handheld by mature people on a regular basis. i tried handheld gaming in the public, and i felt cool for 10 mins. then i slowly started feeling stupid, childish, creepy, eetc.. true story.

3/21/2007 2:24:03 PM

i totally agree with you on that...i was in grad school when i got mine (before my trip to india), played it in the commons area once between classes when i had an hour to kill, and retired it to the nerdery after that. i guess if i was a professional involved in the gaming industry, i could feel ok about it, but you're right - it was kind of creepy

3/21/2007 2:43:36 PM

Quote :

"retired it to the nerdery after that"

LOL

3/21/2007 2:44:57 PM

http://asapblogs.typepad.com/theslug/2007/03/lair_cake.html

Quote :

"We're actually unicorn fans here, but the highly detailed environments and fiery aerial combat looked great in the unfinished version we witnessed. However, The Slug was most impressed by the game's flight controls. When you want the serpent you've mounted to bank right, you tilt the Sixaxis controller right. Want him to do a reverse 180-degree turn? Flick that motion controller backwards. No analog controls here. Fun! Now for the bad news: The dragons won't be customizable beyond some unlockable moves"

Lair is going to be a pretty interesting game. I think if they pull the controls off right it could be a massive success. If not it will probably be absolutely terrible. I don't see this being just an average game, either really great or not worth buying at all.


http://ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774440p1.html
DIRT Preview

Quote :

"From its breathtaking visuals to absolutely massive multiplayer lobbies to even its menu system, the game simply smells like a brand-new car, and an extremely plush one at that. On a technical level, Codemasters is attempting to push the systems to their limits. Audio is created on-the-fly and is fully dynamic. There are no pre-recorded versions of Doppler or reverb effects here, and the developer has managed to record individual samples for every section of an engine's sound palette."

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 3:34 PM. Reason : /]

3/21/2007 3:30:03 PM

Lair's my boy

3/21/2007 4:02:46 PM

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=resistance&thread.id=48805
Insomniac Games and Sony Computer Entertainment America have released the second content update for Resistance: Fall of Man. This update features two new modes of play amongst a host of other changes.

New Gametypes
- Added Team Conversion
- Added Assault

New Game Options
- Added "Round Balancing"
- Added "enhanced" radar mode

Spectator mode
- Added "Spectator mode"

General
- Optimized net code
- Improved respawn algorithm to avoid selecting spawn points near enemies
- Optimized join game process for ranked game to be faster and more reliable, especially for large parties

Balancing
- Increased points for a "defense" kill from 1 to 4 in all modes
- Shotgun damage will decrease faster as range increases
- LAARK respawn time increased to 90 seconds, ammo respawn time increased to 60 seconds
- LAARK splash damage radius reduced
- Carbine headshot damage increased

Bug Fixes
- In FFA gametypes, you can no longer incorrectly see players on the radar who are within radar range of other players but not within radar range of you.
- Chimeran players no longer take extra melee damage from some weapons
- Enemies killed after you die but before you respawn will no longer count towards your killing spree for your next life
- Deaths will now tally correctly when a player dies by drowning
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the wrong map to load after a map vote
- Fixed problem where the quality of the microphone chat would degrade over time when in a party or long game
- Fixed bug that would cause you to reload after firing one shot if you had full ammo and hit reload and then fired in rapid succession
- Fixed several collision problems, including potential methods of escaping from the intended play area
- Fixed several potentially exploitable gameplay glitches
- Fixed several rare crash bugs

3/21/2007 4:24:09 PM

^ Nice. Also can't wait for the big update tomorrow, and maybe MKII?

3/21/2007 5:02:13 PM

i really hope lair is good

3/21/2007 7:29:37 PM

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774939p1.html

Quote :

"This Thursday's weekly PlayStation Store update is made up almost entirely of movie trailers (Transformers, Bee Movie, and Shrek the Third), but that doesn't mean that videogames have been left out of the equation. SEGA of America will release the three different mission packs for Sonic the Hedgehog -- one each for Sonic, Silver, and Shadow."

At least we get the firmware update tomorrow. One more week for Calling All Cars and Mortal Kombat 2. There are a bunch of new CAC gameplay videos from GDC to help tide us over though: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=3348

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774900p1.html
BuddyStorm for MotorStorm

Quote :

"Though Evolution Studios' off-road racer MotorStorm has only been out for a couple of weeks, there are already plans to make additions to it. Starting Friday, March 23, Sony will release a brand new in-game Buddy List to coincide with the European launch date."

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 11:07 PM. Reason : .]

3/21/2007 10:43:11 PM

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774921p1.html
Calling All Cars Delayed

Quote :

"Looks like we'll have to wait a bit later than we'd hoped. Calling All Cars won't be making its way to the PSN in March; instead, the EDI title will be released in mid-April. No official statement was available from Sony as to the new date for the game."

actually I spoke too soon

3/21/2007 11:34:08 PM

I'd rather they delay a game and get it right than move to a model where they release a buggy game with the intent of patching it up via the online capabilities of a system... not to say they shouldn't make patches available like they are for PCs, just that they shouldn't release something that won't work well without them.

[Edited on March 22, 2007 at 7:40 AM. Reason : -]

3/22/2007 7:16:03 AM

i wish i had more time to play my ps3

i haven't messed with it for over a week

3/22/2007 7:23:20 AM

is that resistance game good b/c i need a game to play on mine

3/22/2007 8:48:47 AM

goalielax, you always like to make sure everyone knows you have no idea what music is on music threads, so i would like to know what 15 albums you have on your psp

3/22/2007 8:54:34 AM

^^^ I know what that feeling is like. After I get through school next week I hope to have a lot of freetime so I can finally buy and play through Oblivion.

^^ Yeah, I would say right now both Motorstorm and Resistance are worth owning if you don't have either. They definitely stand out as the best all around PS3 games with good single player and online modes. Personally, I really enjoyed the co-op mode in Resistance. Also if you like fighting games VF5 is pretty solid. Check out the reviews below and see if anything interests you:

http://ps3.ign.com/objects/748/748483.html Resistance - 9.1
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/768/768820p1.html Motorstorm - 8.9
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/765/765805p1.html Virtua Fighter 5 - 8.8

http://www.us.playstation.com/ps3/network/updates/default.html
Firmware 1.6 Now Available

Quote :

"The PLAYSTATION®3 System Software version 1.60 update includes the following: Featured Content * Folding@home connectivity, background downloading of content from the PLAYSTATION®Store, support for Bluetooth® keyboards and mice, and an optional full QWERTY on-screen keyboard for text entry. Folding@home * The Folding@home project allows PS3 owners to connect to Stanford University’s Folding@home program, a distributed computing project aimed at understanding protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and many cancers. Using the power of the Cell Broadband Engine™, PS3 system can perform computer simulations for the Folding@home program ten times faster than your average home PC. Once PS3 system is updated to version 1.60, users can easily sign up to join the Folding@home program by clicking on the appropriate logo on the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) under the Network icon. Then, when the PS3 system is left on and reaches idle mode, it will automatically begin a simulation and, once completed, send information back to a central computer. Additional details about Folding@home are available at http://www.scei.co.jp/folding/en/. Enhanced Downloading * Firmware Version 1.60 also delivers a more convenient process for downloading content to the PS3 from the PLAYSTATION Store. Up to 6 pieces of content from the PlayStation store can be queued up for download while the user enjoys other functions of the PS3 system, including playing games, browsing the web, using media functions including photo browsing, video and music playback. Progress of downloads can be easily tracked under a new Download Management menu under the XMB’s Network icon. Remote Play by way of the access point * This feature, enabling you to access photos, videos, andmusic on your PS3 system's hard drive from a nearby PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), will be available for the 20GB configuration, when utilizing an external Wi-Fi router or local wireless access point. Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support / Full size keyboard * Support for keyboards and mice enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology has been added. Text entry is further expanded with the option to use a full QWERTY on-screen keyboard, in addition to the existing single tap keyboard. PS3’s built-in Web browser is also enhanced with the ability to zoom in to the optimal viewing size for the selected area of a Web page at the press of a button, as well as an optional tool for reducing flicker when the PS3 system is using interlaced video out (480i or 1080i). Disc Auto-Start * This new option under System Settings allows you to choose whether or not a disc should start automatically upon inserting the disc or turning on your PS3 system. Blu-ray Disc Rewriteable (BD-RE) Support * PS3 system can now playback BD-RE discs (version 3.0)."

I am really happy about the background downloading and also the ability to turn off disc auto-start which was somewhat annoying.

[Edited on March 22, 2007 at 10:35 AM. Reason : .]

3/22/2007 10:09:37 AM

Fine, but I want to make it clear that it's not that I don't know anything about music, it's that I and a lot of other people on TWW don't give a shit about how indie you are in your tastes. It's really retarded how many of those fucking threads get made where all people do is drop names of small bands.

Here is my current album selection:

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Common - Be
Dropkick Murphy's - Do or Die
Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Jay-Z - Black Album
Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
Kanye West - College Dropout
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
MXPX - Ten Years and Running
The Killers - Hot Fuss
The Starting Line - Say it Like You Mean It
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (Nigel Kennedy)

Now everyone can say OMG j00 NOOB U R 2 MAINSTREAM!

Oh, I also have the "Aspen" episode of South Park, and three Family Guy Episodes "E Peterbius Unum," "Mr. Saturday Knight," and "Viewer Mail"

[Edited on March 22, 2007 at 10:28 AM. Reason : .]

3/22/2007 10:24:28 AM

I thought this was a PS3 thread...

I'm going to update my shit tonight and start queuing up some downloads. Still can't wait for MKII and Calling All Cars, but I've got so many games going on right now that I thin I will survive.

I just beat God of War 1 last night and it was a pretty awesome ending. I tried the "Challenge of the Gods" though and got to the last challenge and have never been more infuriated with a video game experience in my entire life. I'll probably pick up God of War 2 later on, it looks awesome.

I'm still debating on whether to pick up Oblivion or not, can't decide. Its 50 bucks at Circuit City this week.

3/22/2007 12:50:08 PM

yeah, i and a few others helped sidetrack it - my bad

i never did play GoW 1, but always heard it was awesome. I may just go out and pick it up, but Motorstorm has been filling my playing time.

I'm sure oblivion will be worth it, but I already had it on the PC. Loved it there and would expect it to be just as good on the PS3

Anyone heard when we're going to get an adapter to use the Guitar Hero controller on the PS3? I'm tired of keeping the PS2 hooked up

3/22/2007 1:12:57 PM

^^ Do you know if that $50 deal is only online or what? I am waiting on IGN to review Oblivion to make sure they did a good port to the PS3 before buying, but if the deal is ending this week then I might have to go ahead and buy it.

http://circuitcity.com/ssm/The-Elder-Scrolls-IV-Oblivion-PlayStation-3/sem/rpsm/oid/163179/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

[Edited on March 22, 2007 at 1:33 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2007 1:21:33 PM

how do you play music while you do other stuff? I cant figure it out.

3/22/2007 1:23:06 PM

^ I have not personally messed with playing music on the PS3 but I know for sure you can't play music during games (yet ... supposedly coming later via firmware update).

3/22/2007 1:31:02 PM