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Rumor: Sony's October 12 'big bang' photo

GamePro France is reporting that Sony may have something up their sleeves in two weeks time. According to the roughly translated article, the announcement is said to be of some significance:

Indeed, it seems that the dated October 12, 2007 one was chosen by Sony to make an enough important advertisement to be qualified in-house “big-bang."

To be sure, that translation is a mess, but it does imply that this is an announcement that could send shock waves throughout the industry ... or at least jump-start system sales and interest. The GamePro France article reference the rumored PlayStation 3 price drop, but does that constitute the use of the words "big" and "bang"?

With less than two weeks to go, that gives us about 12 days to make wild, uneducated guesses in the comments section of this post. Well? What are you waiting for? Go on!

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Dunned's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 21:57
Dunned
FF VII remake would be nice
Kotua's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 21:59
Kotua
Talladega Nights themed PSTriple?
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 21:59
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
Why does everybody insist on giving us dates and no fucking news?!
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:01
Roryzilla
ps3 now ships with CP.
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:02
grrza
Big Bang, huh?
Sounds to me like Home is going to have a hentai dating sim add-on.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:02
Necros
The new PS3 chips are shipping! Oh boy!
hammburglar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:04
hammburglar
PS3 now comes bundled with a 360
bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:05
bhive01
$399 PS3?

That's my guess anyway.
sirpoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:06
sirpoop
Now with more fail.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:12
B-Radicate
It now comes shipped with every BluRay movie released yet AND a voucher for a free Wii.
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:17
grrza
PS3 will be able to divide by 0, create new universes.
Raidensolid's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:18
Raidensolid
Okay, so everyones guess so far has been great but it is France so probably something to the effect of a Wine-crushing-sim. Comes with a barrel controller for the real crushing experience.

On a more serious note, most likely a price cut. Everywhere else is doing it.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:19
Samit Sarkar
Perhaps it’ll be that price drop that everyone thought was gonna be announced at TGS — you know, the one where they put out a 40 GB PS3 bundled with Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray for $399 and lower the price of the 80 GB version to $499. Who knows?
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:21
Sharpless
NEWSFLASH: Sony announces that they will be making an anouncement. Film at 11.
DOOM's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:22
DOOM
Sony is droping out of the console biz!
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:29
Oni
Price cut, or perhaps they're going to start packing in the Dualshock 3 controller before next year.

Does it even really matter at this point?
ToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:33
ToiletDuck
new rumble technology!!

oh wait...
Reallynotnick's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:36
Reallynotnick
80GB dropping $200 and fans crying everywhere because they overpaid for there console and then me crying because for $400 it makes my 20GB, wifi less, blue laser disc less, with all the awesome games 360 look like a joke.
Phist's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:47
Phist
The Triple now plays Xbox, 360, Gamecube, Wii, DS, GBA and Coleco Vision games.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:47
parrothead
The next firmware update for the PS3 includes a change that will allow the PS3 to play HD DVD. Or that Sony is dropping Blu-Ray. Wait @home is delayed again. Talladega Nights themed PS3? Sony is buying Nintendo or the inverse. Also, Cocks!
Antimat3r's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 22:51
Antimat3r
Sony will pull a Sega and just make games, leaving Japan and North America to receive Sony's royal douche treatment (that Europe is familiar with)!
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:03
deiga-the-semivaliant
The PS3 will now fold@work as well as fold@home.

Soon our world will be overrun by demons who were before stunted by the debilitating cancers that rocked their dark, evil souls.
Yurimasa's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:11
Yurimasa
The CF slot can also be used as a vagina?
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:12
Scape
The FF7 remake sure does sound good...
Twisted Imp's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:13
Twisted Imp
@Phist

Mine PS2 can already do that, all you need is a stuffed toy unicorn...
Chibi_Zero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:32
Chibi_Zero
It'll be a limited edition Talladega Nights PS3.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:37
Sueng
"Big bang?"

All PS3's will explode as Sony's revenge?
crazywes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:43
crazywes
That was a mistranslated. It was suppost to read the Gang Bang of Europe.
brosef's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:46
brosef
NEWSFLASH!!!: Sony looks to Xbox360 to discover key to success. Starting October 12, PS3's will come with the RRoD
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:51
lAboMbA
has to be a price drop of some sort...i can't imagine anything else really surprising us. A game won't do it...unless nintendo finally finalizes the sony/nintendo merger that got shot down over a decade ago. that would be a big bang.
SSGogeta1013's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 00:06
SSGogeta1013
Playstion 3 will be able to play Halo.
Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 00:23
Torzelan
It would be nice it was not something that would make me really angry having ordered a PS3 yesterday.

The Final Fantasy VII remake would make me really happy everywhere.
somesthetic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 01:06
somesthetic
I'm going against the odds and guessing its a $799 PS3.
Hoss's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 01:15
Hoss
Sony announces simply "jk" and puts out an onslaught of amazing games?
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 01:57
Boolean
Jeff walks on stage, the crowd goes quiet...the lights dim...

"Everyone, hold onto your hats. Someone, somewhere bought a PS3".

Everyones head will explode in unison.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 03:26
Rainbowblack
an affordable system is nothing close to a big bang but that announcement is the only positive thing i can see coming from sony


A single job version of PS3 would be sweet (400$)
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 03:57
Mxyzptlk
They'll announce whatever the hell G4 was going to announce a few days ago.
cjpkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 05:57
cjpkiller
im going to go with addition of wireless n support on the built in wifi, 40 gig hdd, 65nm chipset and a 400 dollar price...
or maybe its a new awesome game.
or even better new controls announced for lair?!
TorpedoTed's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 06:24
TorpedoTed
That they are making the PS3 worth while, by knocking a 100 quid off and releasing a worth while game to play?
FFVII remake would be nice if it kept to the original!!!
You know its gonna be the new PSP in 5 different colours!
908peruvian's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 07:50
908peruvian
PS3 WILL HAVE ONE NEW GAME ANNOUNCED FOOR 2009 RELEASE!!!
itemforty's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 08:02
itemforty
Sony will rip off the mask to reveal that they are actually old man Johnson who runs the haunted science museum.
Oh, and they will get out of the console market.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 09:16
brainderailment
Probably a price cut for europe, considering they never got the first one. Also, I think they'll hold onto the 40gb unit until closer to black friday. They will also have to ship the 40gb units as they announce it, or they will cannibalize their own sales.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 09:18
DGX Goggles
Big Mama from MGS4 action figures for everybody! (I rofled so hard at that part of the trailer)
TehBoognish's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 11:10
TehBoognish
Considering how "full of themselves" sony can be, I would expect the announcement is not chock full of "big" or "bang". Maybe a white PS3 or a game bundle. I bet it will make lots of people say "meh".
maarken's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 12:09
maarken
i hope it's a price cut. and it most likely will be. especially since they know i'm going to be shopping for a ps3 soon. sony knows not to make me angry... they don't like me when i'm angry...
maarken's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 12:10
maarken
i hope it's a price cut. and it most likely will be. especially since they know i'm going to be shopping for a ps3 soon. sony knows not to make me angry... they don't like me when i'm angry...
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 14:35
PetiePal
PS3 now ships with DualShock rumble, since we were idiots and didn't include it in the first place.

That or you know they might announce a much cheaper PS3, although unlikely since Kaz is convinced the price-point isn't the reason it's failing.
Los Tres Ojos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2007 18:00
Los Tres Ojos
Lair control update.

Now you can control your dragon with a fishing pole and carrot; 180 degree turns become instantly easier.
sirpalee's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2007 00:29
sirpalee
It's easy and obvious, Microsoft bought the Playstation license, because of the success of HALO 3, and 'cause of the fuckin' amount of money, microsoft gave to them. So the next playstation will be called XBox 720.
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