Leaked PS3 info!

[Alpha_Spartan]

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?

I don't care how big the sample is, I just want to know where the sample was taken from. If it's from a group of hardcore gamers, then of course the probability of gamers who want backwards compatibility will be high. I'm sure if a sample of B3D posters was taken, the number will be about the same. But I believe that amongst the general public, b/c is a feature that's nice to have (like a DVD player in your car), but if the PS3 didn't have it that wouldn't stop them from buying one.

 

[scooby_dooby]

So is 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?

Email J and ask him.

Could have something to do with the fact they are killing of the current XBOX, could be some stupid marketing decision, could be alot of things. Bottom line is, BC won't really mean squat in the long-run, it won't affect sales, it won't make people buy the system it's just not that important.

If Sony's looking at hard numbers, and including BC is going to cost them X amount of dollars, and will only result in a very small increase in sales, it might be a good business decision to simply cut it. What's the bottleneck going to be with the PS3 production chain?? BR drives would be my guess, so that's something they are really going to have to think about. If they can release a cheaper, more stable, more readily available single-laser BR drive they might have to go with that.

The only REAL downside is the marketing angle, they will get absolutely slammed for claiming it at E3 and then completely abandoning it.

 

[One Shot]

GAF has gotten ahold of this newly leaked info! They are watching us!

L-B, you sure this person from "EA" wasn't "ontimeposter" with a moustache and a monikle?

LMAO ontimeposter can't be that bad.

 

[London Geezer]

He could have been Deadmeat!!!

 

[mckmas8808]

Why is there 5 pages of this? B3D -1.

 

[Carl B]

The only REAL downside is the marketing angle, they will get absolutely slammed for claiming it at E3 and then completely abandoning it.

Well the fact it wouldn't play CD's and DVD's either - and it's supposed to be a home entertainment hub - I just don't know. I *have* to think it's going to play all three. But, I keep myself ready for anything.

 

[scooby_dooby]

Well the fact it wouldn't play CD's and DVD's either - and it's supposed to be a home entertainment hub.

ya thats huge too. I meant the major downside to lack of BC is mainly a PR/marketing problem.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I don't care how big the sample is, I just want to know where the sample was taken from.

Famitsu readers, who are of course hardcore gamers, but also early adopters so their opinions are the one's that matter most at launch I'd imagine. I wouldn't bet anything on the validity of the survey per se, but at least it's some real info rather than personal guesses which I know can be rather coloured by personal perception.

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

Not at all. By the wording "reason's for buying Playstation3" in a poll of their buying habits and what they intended to purchase or were considering. If you haven't seen the full Famitsu survey thread I guess you don't know the context. Basically out of whatever percentage of readers said they were going to buy a PS3, this list was reason WHY they are going to buy PS3. For almost 60% of those going to buy PS3, BC is important.

 

[seismologist]

So which group does your source work in at EA? And where's some proof of his track record?
I'm not saying this is impossible but...
People love to come up with doomsday scenarios for Sony and this one is a pretty hard to swallow with absolutely no proof of a source.

 

[rabidrabbit]

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What's going on there, huh???
No private messaging is allowed if it's about the subject at hand!!!

 

[mckmas8808]

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.

So Tap In why is this a big selling point for the Nintendo Revolution? Nintendo is bragging stating that you can play Nintendo games dated back to the NES. If people didn't care, then why were people happy when they heard this?

 

[Xeno]

Originally Posted by Teddman:

The original source of this rumor is not London-Boy's Beyond 3D forum post, but a post by Hey69 at OA. Same guy who revealed the Giga Pack yesterday before it was officially announced.


Originally Posted by hey69:
That guy on Beyond3d asked me permission and I gave it!
good news has to be spread out.


Originally Posted by hey69:
because that guy has an absolute big credit and postcount over there.
they would ban me for trolling if I where to post that.

fake?

 

[Platon]

The biggest problem that I see is that even if they will only have a "few" consoles that can not read DVD/CD formats in Japan and US/Euro and later Japan consoles can, don't they screw the developers by forcing them to publish all their games on BR discs. I mean they can not allow developers to publis on DVDs since then the early adopters will not be bale to play those games, and if they allow devs to later publish games on only DVDs then they will be screwing the early adopters. I really can not see this happening, it has disaster written all over it...

 

[rabidrabbit]

??? so it's hey69 who originally got this info somewhere, if so that's worrying as I remember him being pretty correct conserning many things about PSP, like the euro launch delay to September etc...
It'll be interesting to hear what will be said in that Japan event, things should be confirmed there.... or not, remember when it was constantly said the PSP would launch in EU at the same time as US, but in the end it was delayed to sept. without us getting confirmation abput it but long after the US launch.

 

[Deepak]

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

Err! But it is 3 pages for me...

 

[Mefisutoferesu]

Doesn't hey69 post on B3D? Why don't we ask him for more details since he's a member?

 

[drpepper]

Wow, 5 pages on a rumour.

Count me as a person who loves BC (not the province). I still play Silent Hill 1 and Final Fantasy 7 ocassionally. And when the PS3 comes along I will probably still be playing GT4, MGS 3: Subsistence online, Socom 3 (maybe), and any other released games on the PS2 just to tide me over until the real PS3 titles come along. Not that launch title crap. My first PS3 title will probably be either GT5, MGS4, RE 4 or DMC 4, which ever comes first. Unless a really good early title comes along.

A nice transition can go a long way.

 

[Nesh]

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.

Well I am a PS1 and PS2 owner and I want BC.For me its important and I want DVD compatibility for sure too.
The same goes for other PS, PS2 users I know.

For a console gamer its highly importnat.Especially for Japanese gamers that have a different kind of preferences than US or EU gamers.There are tons of great selling Japan only games that suck technically/graphically that Japanese buy and are drooling all over them.

What I am trying to say is that Japanese will still want to play their previouss generation games even if they lack technically compared to the new gen games.And they will still be buying PS2 games when PS3 is released
Also japanese are leaving in smaller households than American and European gamers.The ability to use only one device to play PS1,PS2,PS3,DVD movies and BR movies is a very convenient and important feature for the Japanese as it takes small space in their room

 

[Nesh]

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.

Allard is a liar

 

[London Geezer]

DAMN WE GOT CAUGHT!


OK the story was, hey69 pm'ed me the "leak", i asked him if i could post it and make the forum a bit more exciting, he agreed.


I mean... you guys didn't really think i slept with an EA employee to get the info did u?!

... did u????

guys!!!