PS Business Briefing 2006 March official info

[London Geezer]

Soooo... was this the February event or the March event?

 

[Nesh]

Is the conference still going btw?

Are there more info to be announced?

 

[Bad_Boy]

Is the conference still going btw?

Are there more info to be announced?

nope all done. looking forward to gdc, and e3 in the coming weeks/months.

 

[pipo]

Don't think so. It was supposed to take 1 hour AFAIK.

 

[one]

Is the conference still going btw?

Are there more info to be announced?

No it's over.

In a nutshell,

+ 100 million PS2 sold / 1 billion games sold
+ New PSP peripherals and memstick boot
+ PS3 WW launch in November
+ PS3 supports full HD, full BD, and next-gen HDMI
+ Full PS2/PS1 BC, with hi-res improvement
+ All PS3 have 60GB HDD with Linux
+ The basic service in PS3 network is free
+ All games are released on BD-ROM

So it's meant for publishers and investors (and hardcore people). Games and other fun will be disclosed on better occasions.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I'd like to know how that high-res PS2 gaming works. There's some old games that could do with looking better.

 

[Titanio]

I'd like to know how that high-res PS2 gaming works. There's some old games that could do with looking better.

I'd expect nothing more than simple upscaling, without further detail from Sony.

But I think online distribution of PSone, and probably PS2 games are now indeed a lock, given the PSP PSone service. Which should be all kinds of awesome.

 

[Nesh]

No it's over.

In a nutshell,

+ 100 million PS2 sold / 1 billion games sold
+ New PSP peripherals and memstick boot
+ PS3 WW launch in November
+ PS3 supports full HD, full BD, and next-gen HDMI
+ Full PS2/PS1 BC, with hi-res improvement
+ All PS3 have 60GB HDD with Linux
+ The basic service in PS3 network is free
+ All games are released on BD-ROM

So it's meant for publishers and investors (and hardcore people). Games and other fun will be disclosed on better occasions.

Generally brilliant news.

All is left now then are the games.The important ingredient.I hope they dont fall short of expectations when they finally show us

Cant wait.And I hope its worth the wait.I dont want to see any "Untold Legends" SHIT again.

Sony owes us the quality they promised at E3 and I DEMAND IT

 

[msia2k75]

No indication of the price, one?

 

[j^aws]

No it's over.

In a nutshell,

+ 100 million PS2 sold / 1 billion games sold
+ New PSP peripherals and memstick boot
+ PS3 WW launch in November
+ PS3 supports full HD, full BD, and next-gen HDMI
+ Full PS2/PS1 BC, with hi-res improvement
+ All PS3 have 60GB HDD with Linux
+ The basic service in PS3 network is free
+ All games are released on BD-ROM

So it's meant for publishers and investors (and hardcore people). Games and other fun will be disclosed on better occasions.

Thanks for the summary. I'm still getting conflicting messages for the standard HDD from the way it's worded in some links. So it's definitely confirmed as standard in all shipping PS3's?

 

[one]

No indication of the price, one?

AFAIK no. The news about the price is big, if they indicated something about it, isn't it strange that no media are evaluating that statement by now? Especially analysts and economists.

 

[pipo]

Guys, since the final final devkits are out in June, do you think there will be some other hardware related surprises in store?

 

[Titanio]

HDD - required, but may be sold seperately

Here's the clearest report on the HDD issue:

The SCE president also told the crowd that the PS3 would use a 60GB 2.5" hard disc drive (HDD). A slide show during the presentation said the HDD would will be loaded with the Linux operating system versus Microsoft's Windows OS. The show also said it could be used as a "home server" and be directly connected to the Internet, and be full "upgradeable."

Kutaragi also made it clear that the hard drive will be necessary to play games--Sony is telling developers to make games assuming every PS3 has a hard drive installed. "We view the Hard Drive to be mandatory for the PS3," he said. "Rather than have developers create games for the PS3 with or without the HDD, we will be asking them to develop games as though all PS3s have the HDD installed."

However, Kutaragi revealed that Sony had not decided whether or not the PlayStation 3 would come with the hard-drive pre-installed. "We might end up installing it in all PS3s, though that depends on the market," he said. This raises the possibility that the PS3 could be sold without a piece of hardware needed to play PS3 games--in effect forcing consumers to buy a peripheral for basic functionality.

So, my interpretation would be:

Mandatory peripheral, games can rely on it, but it may be sold seperately.

 

[pipo]

Linky? Please?

 

[Platon]

Here's the clearest report on the HDD issue:



So, my interpretation would be:

Mandatory peripheral, games can rely on it, but it may be sold seperately.

Actually what he is saying sounds like MS just the opposite but still that same. MS said that developers should develop games as if the HDD will not be there, meaning that the games should function without that HDD. What Ken is saying could be interpreted as "develop the games to take advantage of the HDD" but that does not mean that they should not work without one, a bit like MS wants things to work like...

 

[msia2k75]

AFAIK no. The news about the price is big, if they indicated something about it, isn't it strange that no media are evaluating that statement by now? Especially analysts and economists.

Yeah makes sense! Thx a lot for your sum up!

EDIT: Anyway there's no way they would announce the price so soon, would be kinda foolish.

 

[TrungGap]

Hmm, why am I not excited?

+ PS3 supports full HD, full BD, and next-gen HDMI

Isn't this expected?

+ Full PS2/PS1 BC, with hi-res improvement

Isn't this what they promised? So rehashing the same info

+ All PS3 have 60GB HDD with Linux

If it's a standard than it's good. It's odd when everyone was spectulating whether the 360 would include HDD as a standard, KK said no amount of local storage was big enough and that network Cell storage is the solution.

+ The basic service in PS3 network is free

Lukewarm excitement here...But is basic service? Let's hope it's not a LIVE clone, which is what Sony was against in the first place.

+ 1-2 Million at launch and 1 Million/month after launch

This isn't drastically different from the 360, so nothing to get excited about.

+ All games are released on BD-ROM

Now, this is unexpected! It could mean the cost of BD-ROM is very comparative with DVD.

+ Delayed launch to November

So, basically they haven't told you anything new or showed any demo (if we are to believe BD is the real reason for the delay), but somehow got you all excited?

 

[one]

Thanks for the summary. I'm still getting conflicting messages for the standard HDD from the way it's worded in some links. So it's definitely confirmed as standard in all shipping PS3's?

Oh, as the quote of Titanio suggests, there's still the possibility that it's not standard if the market situation changes, but I think SCE is already determined to have HDD as standard as it's listed as one of the key features...

(Besides, "Legacy SD to Full HD support" in the pic means all SDTV, PC monitor, and HDTV accroding to Famitsu)

 

[Sindre]

Truly great, if they deliver. Especially for us Europeans


I just thought of something, imagine if the ps3 did all these things but not games, at all. It would still be quite an impressive product;-p :

*It plays cd, sacd, dvd, bd
*It shows your digital photos
*It has a hdd (to put your multimedia on and play/show
*It is a location free station
*It can browse the internet, download and buy stuff and share with friends
*It can probably work as a videophone

But as they say, it's all about the games

 

[pipo]

AFAIK no. The news about the price is big, if they indicated something about it, isn't it strange that no media are evaluating that statement by now? Especially analysts and economists.

We do have this, but it's strange they've only come up with it: http://www.gamersreports.com/news/1746/

As for price, Sony has said the unit will not cost less than 50,000.00 JP YEN. This equates to $425.607 USD.

And as expected:

On to the other info, there will be no PS2 price drop anytime soon. Ken Kutaragi said a PS2 price drop is not forthcoming as the company plans to continue selling it at its current price of $149 for some time.