The backwards compatibility-challenged PS3 we've all been talking about may be available in the US by November 2nd, if Hollywood Reporter is to be believed. Of course, our hero Capitan Obvious has to make a quick fly-by.
Sure, HR their unnamed "industry source", and a buyer from a major retailer was willing to say the same thing, but Destructoid has been all over this for months, and the real credit goes to Ars Technica for throwing this out there in early September.
HR says that he word is that SCEA has been dropping hints to retailers, letting them know that they should clear out current models to make way for these 40GB ones. Easier said than done, right?
As expected, this PS3 be the same version that our European friends are getting. That means that they will come with only two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI and Wi-fi, no memory card ports, and no PS2 backwards compatibility.
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10:53 AM on 10.08.2007
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I want to see the results of a poll asking people if Sony has confused them with all their shenanigans.
Only two usb ports, I'ld go w/ the 80GB.
( If the Picture tells the Truth )
...Stay in school.
I would of got one if they kept the backwards compatibility.
the people would buy a fully fletched 4o gig for 42o$ either and sony would still just lose 18o$ on one PS3.
18o= 2o for parts and BC - 2oo price drop ( i think its all a total hardcore loss)
Anyone who still has a PS2 is looking at a PS3 and considering, "Well, I already have these games, and it's supposed to play them, so why not get it so I can finally ditch the PS2?"
And I think there's this big deficiency gap in the PS3. People can go buy PSX games off of the PSN store, but they can't play their PS2 games? WTF? You're offering a genuinely beneficial service that makes you money, and it only applies to decade old games?
If they remove BC altogether eventually, I probably just won't end up getting a PS3. I like my PS2 games too much and I don't want to have to make room for my PS2 and PS3 in my already crowded entertainment center.
I haven't used it for PS2 games EVAR.
( Next ) Gen System... ( Next ) Gen Games...
The developers probably want some loyalty to ( PS3 Titles ) from Sony. Instead of buying old school games for $15 for your PS3... Get a PS3 game and give us ( Developers ) $59.
Besides that people probably sell all their PS2 Equipment & Games to move up because of the price. Because if people can afford the LOW PS2 price selling like ( HotCakes ) now. You know they probably can't afford the P$3's.
I've always preferred to game on Playstation... and now all I do is complain about PS3. I've never enjoyed playing on xbox. 360 is where I'm spending most of my gaming time now. You got to hand it to microsoft, they made a shitty piece of hardware but the content is great. Any multiplatform purchase is pretty much going to go to them (Half Life Orange Box...). They said they weren't going to focus on BC, yet we eventually were able to play Panzer Dragon Orta on the thing. Who would of thought that as time passes, and you make your product better... it does well. With PS3, seems to think the future lies in downgrading.
And fuck them for saying something about how their library of 65 titles makes up for the loss of BC. 64 unpolished / unfinished games. 10 of which are NBA games. Sweet. Thanks. At least we get Ratchet and Clank at the end of the month, which supports the rumble controller, which doesn't come out until spring 08. Maybe I'll wait to pick it up until then. Sweet strategy guys. I feel completely burned by Playstation.
It was just a thought.
Look @ everything in our world is centered by corrupt people, ohh & CA$H. Who Don't care about their consumers saftey, job security, or citizens.
( Mattel, China, USA, Microsoft, & Sony )
All the same.
$$$$$
Frankly, considering how i already have a PS2, i don't care much for BC, i'll just switch consoles when i want to play PS2... hell, since you can stand the consoles on their sides, i don't see how poeple have so much trouble fitting multiple consoles in their centers; they never seemed to take up THAT much space imo. only thing i really want included in the PS3, what wasn't in the orginal core, is the wi fi capabilities since it's very unlikely that where i put my PS3 is anywhere near a port; not THAT seems like a required feature, where as BC seems like more of luxury.
One thing that does consern me is the loss of the memory cards... though that kind of depends on how much space the save files would take on the hardrive... f it's very small then it's no big loss especially if i get a new hardrive... i do imagine that to be the case, if the save files don't do a big amount to filling up the hardrive then i'll be fine without memory cards. Also, don't care for Dual shock 3; never liked rumble.
Granted overall, i'm still not getting a PS3 at this time... not much time to play games and i still need to play Persona 3, Soul Nomad, and Zelda on my DS... so little time, so many games to play...
I'm scared enough to run my PS2 as it is for fear of it breaking
I heard they might be phasing out our 60gb model in U.K/EU, once the 40gb is out here (this could happen in the U.S too). If they release this piece of crap and do that phase out to the 60gb model, I'm afraid there will be no PS3 gaming for me...MGS4 or not...I don't care what's on it.
The people have spoken, Sony. Listen and adapt or perish in a mess.
people bitched about the price, they dropped it more than once so far, people bitched about no rumble, well there is rumble coming now. sony listens, and does what it can when it can. so i dont think any of us will be left out in the cold with their products, they are not apple, or microsoft.
stupid idiots are bitching. look at what you get. oh and btw, 360 is software bc emulation, there is not hardware bc in the 360 yet they did it.. so why wont sony?
40 gig, 20 more than 360, wifi which is 100 bucks extra on 360, blue ray hd gaming and video play back, oh no next gen format on the 360 native, the hd for 360 is another 170 and still pales next to the storage of blue ray.
and is it me, or are sony's up coming games just looking way better than the 360, little big planet, msg4, haze, infamous, eye of judgement, ratchet and clank, drake's uncharted, killzone 2, final fantasy and all the other exclusive rpgs that sony all ways gets. i mean. high def movies, and better games.. sony will win again, and sooner than i expect i bet..
why thats just 10 days before a "certain to be epic Wii title" gets launched in the US on Nov 12.
Coinincidence ? I think not.
Little Big Planet - Cool
MGS4 - Incredible, multiplatform (so sayeth the Workman)
Haze - Just another shooter
Infamous - Crackdown + magic
Eye of Judgment - For nerds, tiny niche market,low sales
Ratchet and Clank - Same old same old + shiny graphics (I know I'm in the minority in that opinion)
Uncharted - Interesting plot, dude raider, ugly girl still
Killzone 2 - really? No save film, no forge, no one liked the first one.
MGS 4
Motorstorm
Warhawk
FF XIII and Versus
Ratchet And Clank Future
Uncharted
Killzone 2 (I still dont know about this one, but it LOOKS good)
Gran Turismo 5 or whatever theyre calling the next one
plus a lot of the 360 games that everyone is all excited about are also coming out on the PS3.
And a blu ray player for 400 bucks is an absolute steal, whether you'll use it or not.
The BC doesn't bother me a touch, I have a PS2.
I think I'm getting a PS3!!