Yamauchi on the PS3: "...beginning of a new world..."

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drpepper

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Taking a page from Team Ninja creator Itagaki, the father of Gran Turismo gives his take on the PS3 console.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61269

Juicy bits:

"The PlayStation 3 is the first piece of hardware allowing photo-realistic computer graphics," offered Kazza in a special 10th anniversary Q&A sent over today "and is the first game hardware that can perform calculations for physics simulation to the level of our satisfaction.

"With a matrix of such elements, a new world of entertainment is about to unfold," he reckons, and went on to say "PlayStation is not just a platform, it's a movement," in a rare 'Zen of gaming'-esque moment to rival Microsoft's Peter Moore's wibblings at E3 this year.
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Although this has the workings of flaimbait, I thought it would be time to post something other than Xbox 360 news. So what do you think?

Keep it civil!
 
> "Keep it civil!"

Straps bombs to his chest, and runs towards forum.
 
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dukmahsik said:
I think it's typical PR? I wouldnt be surprised if someone on MS' end said same.
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Yes, Peter Moore is full of quotes. But J Allard takes it all with his "We want 1 billion gamers using Xbox 360..." to that effect during the E3 presentation.
 
"We want 1 billion gamers using Xbox 360..."
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he didn't say that. he said this generation they want one billion players playing video games. He wasn't talking specifically about xbox.
 
drpepper said:
Yes, Peter Moore is full of quotes. But J Allard takes it all with his "We want 1 billion gamers using Xbox 360..." to that effect during the E3 presentation.
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To be precise he said:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/rbach/05-16-05E3.mspx
In the HD era, we are going to reach 1 billion people with our medium.
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In other words, he thinks this generation, the entire market for games will grow to 1 billion people, not necessarily one billion people will own an xbox 360.

Though obviously he hopes some (large) percentage of those people will buy an xbox 360.
 
Sounds ookay , no diffrent than the emotion engine .

Its all hype , i just want to see playable games ..

But as i've said i'm more interested in the controller than anything else . The xbox 360 controller is like a sweet woman , The rev controller is something new and kinky . What will the ps3 controller be like ?
 
Seriously, it's worse than Trip Hawkins' comparing PS2 to the printing press. It's just a new damn console. To hell with the hyperbole. Show me a true GT5.
 
Alpha_Spartan said:
Seriously, it's worse than Trip Hawkins' comparing PS2 to the printing press.
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Hehe, did trip hawkins really say that?

With all the hyperbole being used this round i wonder if they'll have any left for the NEXT gen. :)

A 'movement' though? That's a bit rich...

J
 
What's wrong with saying it will be a movement? That is his opinion. If Steve Jobs in 1999 would have said Ipods will be more than just a mp3 player, but a movement he would have been right.

So again I ask what's wrong with his belief?
 
Me predicts...he will reply with an answer that has nothing to do with the question, but necessarily diverts to something entirely different, so as not to have to answer the question that was asked.
 
Replace the word Playstation with Xbox360, or Revolution, or PSP, or Saturn, or whatever you want and it becomes fairly generic PR. Meaningless drivel.
 
PARANOiA said:
Replace the word Playstation with Xbox360, or Revolution, or PSP, or Saturn, or whatever you want and it becomes fairly generic PR. Meaningless drivel.
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But he didn't say that so your point is moot.
 
Bring on the "Photo Realistic" graphics I'll be the first inline to play the photo realistic Warhawk on PS3.

"a new world of entertainment is about to unfold," he reckons, and went on to say "PlayStation is not just a platform, it's a movement,"

yea I had a "movement" about an hour ago, right after diner it was great, but alas I don' think it's going to usher ina whole new world, that might be a little lofty.

Is it normal for the Japanese to goto such great melo dramatic extremes when talking about their product.
 
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Here, let me help.

"The Xbox 360 is the first piece of hardware allowing photo-realistic computer graphics," offered Itagaki in a special 10th anniversary Q&A sent over today "and is the first game hardware that can perform calculations for physics simulation to the level of our satisfaction.

"With a matrix of such elements, a new world of entertainment is about to unfold," he reckons, and went on to say "Xbox 360 is not just a platform, it's a movement,"

;)
 
Azrael said:
Here, let me help.

"The Xbox 360 is the first piece of hardware allowing photo-realistic computer graphics," offered Itagaki in a special 10th anniversary Q&A sent over today "and is the first game hardware that can perform calculations for physics simulation to the level of our satisfaction.

"With a matrix of such elements, a new world of entertainment is about to unfold," he reckons, and went on to say "Xbox 360 is not just a platform, it's a movement,"

;)
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How does that help? What's the point?
 
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