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

That's my guess anyway.
sirpoop's Avatar
sirpoop at 09/30/2007 22:06
Now with more fail.
B-Radicate's Avatar
B-Radicate at 09/30/2007 22:12
It now comes shipped with every BluRay movie released yet AND a voucher for a free Wii.
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 09/30/2007 22:17
PS3 will be able to divide by 0, create new universes.
Raidensolid's Avatar
Raidensolid at 09/30/2007 22:18
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
Samit Sarkar at 09/30/2007 22:19
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
Sharpless at 09/30/2007 22:21
NEWSFLASH: Sony announces that they will be making an anouncement. Film at 11.
DOOM's Avatar
DOOM at 09/30/2007 22:22
Sony is droping out of the console biz!
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 09/30/2007 22:29
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
ToiletDuck at 09/30/2007 22:33
new rumble technology!!

oh wait...
Reallynotnick's Avatar
Reallynotnick at 09/30/2007 22:36
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
Phist at 09/30/2007 22:47
The Triple now plays Xbox, 360, Gamecube, Wii, DS, GBA and Coleco Vision games.
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 09/30/2007 22:47
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
Antimat3r at 09/30/2007 22:51
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
deiga-the-semivaliant at 09/30/2007 23:03
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
Yurimasa at 09/30/2007 23:11
The CF slot can also be used as a vagina?
Scape's Avatar
Scape at 09/30/2007 23:12
The FF7 remake sure does sound good...
Twisted Imp's Avatar
Twisted Imp at 09/30/2007 23:13
@Phist

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

All PS3's will explode as Sony's revenge?
crazywes's Avatar
crazywes at 09/30/2007 23:43
That was a mistranslated. It was suppost to read the Gang Bang of Europe.
brosef's Avatar
brosef at 09/30/2007 23:46
NEWSFLASH!!!: Sony looks to Xbox360 to discover key to success. Starting October 12, PS3's will come with the RRoD
lAboMbA's Avatar
lAboMbA at 09/30/2007 23:51
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
SSGogeta1013 at 10/01/2007 00:06
Playstion 3 will be able to play Halo.
Torzelan's Avatar
Torzelan at 10/01/2007 00:23
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.
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somesthetic at 10/01/2007 01:06
I'm going against the odds and guessing its a $799 PS3.
Hoss's Avatar
Hoss at 10/01/2007 01:15
Sony announces simply "jk" and puts out an onslaught of amazing games?
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 10/01/2007 01:57
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.
KraazyCraig's Avatar
KraazyCraig at 10/01/2007 02:56
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Rainbowblack at 10/01/2007 03:26
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
Mxyzptlk at 10/01/2007 03:57
They'll announce whatever the hell G4 was going to announce a few days ago.
cjpkiller's Avatar
cjpkiller at 10/01/2007 05:57
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
TorpedoTed at 10/01/2007 06:24
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
908peruvian at 10/01/2007 07:50
PS3 WILL HAVE ONE NEW GAME ANNOUNCED FOOR 2009 RELEASE!!!
itemforty's Avatar
itemforty at 10/01/2007 08:02
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
brainderailment at 10/01/2007 09:16
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
DGX Goggles at 10/01/2007 09:18
Big Mama from MGS4 action figures for everybody! (I rofled so hard at that part of the trailer)
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TehBoognish at 10/01/2007 11:10
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
maarken at 10/01/2007 12:09
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
maarken at 10/01/2007 12:10
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
PetiePal at 10/01/2007 14:35
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
Los Tres Ojos at 10/01/2007 18:00
Lair control update.

Now you can control your dragon with a fishing pole and carrot; 180 degree turns become instantly easier.
sirpalee's Avatar
sirpalee at 10/02/2007 00:29
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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