PS Business Briefing 2006 March official info

For God's sake. This is a conference in Tokyo with limited reporting. News filters through, people get wires crossed. Stop acting like it's all a conspiracy. We're only a couple of hours after the event, I'm sure there will be press releases latterly, and in English too.

 

Its really Nintendo-Age.

By far.

 

Why are people so angry about consoles...its not that serious.

So what if people are hypocritical... the world is full of hypocrites.

I for one was doubtful of the Worldwide launch only after hearing MS saying that is was difficult... If sony can pull it off, I say more power to them... instead of throwing negativity at the people who are excited over the news.

 

qft!

 

I think the max price would be $499 WITH the HDD.

Does anyone here think Sony will sell out over the holidays at that price?


I think they would.

I know I am "in".

 

English PR, but just the timing, nothing on HDDs or the like: http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060315be.pdf

 

They can sell the console for 500 USD if they include the HDD with Linux with the console because they can market it like a computer.

 

I'm most excited by the PSP news.

The PS3 announcements were a bit thin.

Worldwide launch in early November without a supply shortage would be incredible of course, but somehow, as much as I hate to say this, I'm still traumatized by the PSP "worldwide launch"

60GB HDD with Linux. A standard 60GB HDD with linux would be incredible, but somehow, as much as I hate to repeat myself, I'm still traumatized by Microsoft's promises of a standard HDD

Free basic online service. That was expected, and the "basic" leaves them enough open doors so we really don't know what the final PS3 online service will be like and what will bee free. I personally think it'll be free other than downloadable media (movies, music, extra game levels and other game related dl content would be free... mostly) and MMORPG's

The PSP announcements on the other hand were worth the wait.
Flash support at best would mean tons of free online games!
The GPS, so it is confirmed it is indeed coming, and with a great game to support it too!!
The camera and "Eye Toy" for PSP - - - What The F*ck??!?!? EyeToy for PSP?????!?!?!?
Did they think this through properly, really, because it just won't work!! Why? I HAVE JUST TWO PAIRS OF HANDS!!!!!!! How am I supposed to play those EyeToy games when my hands are already busy, by rolling my eyes, flapping my ears and flipping my tongue?

The bomb was the PSOne emulator for PSP though.
That is, as they say in America... F*CKING AWESOME!!!!!!

 

Can you explain that HDD part again. And maybe this proves that 6 million is possible this CALENDER year.

 

As I see it, the HDD in PS3 is not a standard item, but it will be bundle with every PS3 anyway at least in early stages, much like PSP with memory stick. Perhaps they will release a basic pack down the road, but not at launch.

 

It doesn't work like that IMHO. There is a sweet spot for these things. Not for us, but for 'normal' people there is...

 

I think they could sell it for 499 without the HDD, but just my humble opinion. Not indefinitely, but they'd get those 6m out anyway

It's not entirely clear what the story is on the HDD though. Some say the box will ship with it, others not. That it is a "requirement" seems to be consistently reported, though.

I think requiring PS3 games to all be on Blu-ray is interesting too. While publishers may have tried to squeeze their PS3 games on to DVDs to accomodate Xbox360 or for cost reasons, they now may as well take advantage of it (and if true, the same cost as dual-layer DVD is very good indeed).

Also, not sure if it was made clear before, but apparently it will support HDMI 1.3, which makes sense with it now coming in Nov.

 

well I think it will be just voice and video chat. kinda like that one eyetoy game that was supposedly coming out for ps2 that was just for video and voice chat. it did have some simple games like battleship and checkers/chess though.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/681/681449.html

I dont think it will have anything to do with using your body to play games lol. unless you put the psp on a stand on a desk or somthing and act goofy in front of your psp lol

 

Well, they did have images of Eye Toy Play type games attached to their Powerpoint presentation for PSP.
Well, maybe I could hold the PSP with just one hand while playing with Eye Toy.

Yeah, the camera would be also used in video chat, but that was a point of it's own in their presentation.

Edit: Now that I think of it, it would allow for a similar (almost) function to Nintendo's DS. You's use your other hand as an imaginary stylus wawing it in front of the PSP that you are holding with the other hand. It could work like a virtual touchscreen (only less accurate, likely and a bit more awkward as you'd be forced to "draw" on the imaginary "touchscreen" in thin air relatively far from the PSP screen)

 

Guys, PSP discusssion goes here: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29191

 

That's a valid concern, IMO. They could beat the problem, of course. But bleeding-edge optical drives have never been mass produced right away (that I'm aware of). Their yield (if that term applies) need not be great in the past because they were only making thousands of them per month until the tech matured. And they have to iron out drive failures from 1st generation hardware so that they don't get too much negative PR after launch.


In general, I think the news is positive. Sony is going in a good direction, even if that direction is largely copied from Microsoft. Lots of details remain to be clarified, but the day to address those is later. And I have to add that I think it's hilarious how exacting the 'net is about HDD announcements ever since the whole X360 fallout.