Leaked PS3 info!

[Shifty Geezer]

Even in Japan??

From the recent Famitsu survey

Reasons For Buying PlayStation 3

- 70.4%: I like its features
- 61%: I like the line-up
- 58.6%: I like the retro compatibility
- 18.7%: I like its design
- 6.2%: I like the controller
- 5.5%: I like the color variations
- 10%: etc

58.6% of people looking forward to PS3 will be disappointed to see BC off the specs sheet. I think that'd make a difference.

Edit : Well I doubt it'll makea difference to them buying an XB360 instead, but they'll be unhappy!

 

[Shifty Geezer]

BTW : Four pages already. We'll talk about any old rubbish this forum!

 

[NavNucST3]

It would be better for Sony to dump BR for the PS3 entirely in favor of DVD. That would make more sense. If Sony's having problems with BR and they want to launch in March, they'll just dump it for the PS3 entirely.

But if Sony's smart (and they didn't get to #1 by being dumb), they'll just wait as long as they need to. I mean, why should they worry about the Xbox 360...I mean, it's just another Dreamcast, right? Right?

I feel your sarcasm, but even if it were fiscally responsible to drop the drive in favor of DVD, I think you would see movie studios jump back to hd-dvd, which Sony definitely does not want.

Sony had help from SEGAs lack of deep pockets in killing the(MY!!!) Dreamcast, I don't think they are arrogant enough to think that MSFTs pockets are as light.

 

[Black Dragon37]

Related: didn't that Japanese PS3 show start this weekend (22nd)?

I've tried to google it but got nothing...

Yeah, I think so.

 

[London Geezer]

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[Black Dragon37]

It would be better for Sony to dump BR for the PS3 entirely in favor of DVD. That would make more sense. If Sony's having problems with BR and they want to launch in March, they'll just dump it for the PS3 entirely.

For a console that's gonna be the medium for their format, that'll make them dumber than Mr. Blobby.

But if Sony's smart (and they didn't get to #1 by being dumb), they'll just wait as long as they need to. I mean, why should they worry about the Xbox 360...I mean, it's just another Dreamcast, right? Right?

Wrong... if you think in terms of security, that is.

Didn't the Dreamcast lose because of lack of security? Third-party firms didn't want to risk developing for the Dreamcast as it was so easy to pirate their games.

The Xbox 360 is different.

 

[scooby_dooby]

From the recent Famitsu survey

Reasons For Buying PlayStation 3

- 70.4%: I like its features
- 61%: I like the line-up
- 58.6%: I like the retro compatibility
- 18.7%: I like its design
- 6.2%: I like the controller
- 5.5%: I like the color variations
- 10%: etc

Point taken!

 

[EndR]

Could there be some truth in it after all?
Ok.. this is kind of a longshot but hear me out..

Remember the Wintel-decision of backing HD-DVD before Blu ray? MS said that, amongst other things, that the BD-camp had trouble on manufacturing multiple layers on BD and one of the biggest reasons that they´d support HD-DVD was because of managed copy ability, which lets users copy from the discs onto pcs etc...

Well.. HP is now "kind of" backing the Wintel-alliance here. Not saying that they will withdraw their support to Blu-ray, but if BD lacks this (and iHD) functions, and HD-DVD has them.. then HP must make a choice...

source to this above comes from here
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27076
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Now, apparently, MS is right about this one.. HP seems to think so also.. so, could MS be right about the multiple layers thing?? That there is trouble with it..??

just a longshot thought...

 

[Alpha_Spartan]

Point taken!

Polls are meaningless.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Polls are meaningless.

As innacurate as they can be. Its better to gauge what could possibly be the mentality. Its the only form of data we got and with that, BC seems to be fairly important no matter how meaningless you think it is.

 

[Alpha_Spartan]

There's no way in hell that I believe that half of Playstation users care about backwards compatibility. Maybe 10%, but people buy new consoles to play new games. It's a nice feature to have, but it's not a make or break feature.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

There's no way in hell that I believe that half of Playstation users care about backwards compatibility. Maybe 10%, but people buy new consoles to play new games. It's a nice feature to have, but it's not a make or break feature.

So what, we have to take your 'gut feeling' personal assertion based on no research whatsoever over a poll that actually asked 2500 people what they want?

 

[Tap In]

I'll NEVER understand this need for BC.

it's NEXT gen.

Once I go next gen I can never go back.... except for maybe a 10 minute stroll down memory lane with a few select titles.

 

[Inane_Dork]

I can understand production issues with BR drives. And I can understand Sony rushing to market to quash any momentum gain that MS might build up. But this is a little too over the top. I don't believe it without more proof.

 

[Black Dragon37]

There's no way in hell that I believe that half of Playstation users care about backwards compatibility. Maybe 10%, but people buy new consoles to play new games. It's a nice feature to have, but it's not a make or break feature.

It was the minority of BC fans that got Microsoft getting BC on the Xbox 360.

 

[Carl B]

I'll NEVER understand this need for BC.

it's NEXT gen.

Once I go next gen I can never go back.... except for maybe a 10 minute stroll down memory lane with a few select titles.

Hey well, you'll never understand then. Me, I understand.

Like it or not, the phenomenon is real.

 

[Sis]

So what, we have to take your 'gut feeling' personal assertion based on no research whatsoever over a poll that actually asked 2500 people what they want?

Well, it wasn't a prioritized list, so it actually is kinda worthless--as worthless as his gut opinion. Asking someone to tick off which features they want is kind of silly if there's no cost associated with it.

All the poll shows is that 58% of those polled knew what backwards compatibility was.

.Sis

 

[Tap In]

Hey well, you'll never understand then. Me, I understand.

Like it or not, the phenomenon is real.

don't get me wrong, I've been gaming since Pong and I may find Live's arcade mode to be cool as those games are great "blasts from the past". As for games that I was just playing this past gen, well, I'm sure I can get whatever fix I'll need from the new gen versions, TYVM.

 

[scooby_dooby]

J Allard has been quoted as saying according to their research 95% of users never put a PS1 game in their PS2.

BC is one of those issues everyone "thinks" they want, however once they get used to the new GFX they never look back. There is that 5% though like xbdestroya.

 

[Edge]

> "J Allard has been quoted as saying according to their research 95% of users never put a PS1 game in their PS2."

So that's why they are not providing PS2 support in the Xbox 360?

If J Allard said that, why bother with BC support in the 360 at all?

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