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[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

How can you guarantee it? Have connections?

I believe in Sin and he has always been right in the past. Guaranteeing might be a bit too big of a word but it was more of a "DAMN THIS IS DEFINITELY REAL! THIS CANNOT BE FAKE! WHO WANTS A BAN BET" without me asking for a ban bet :lol

 

[JoJo13]

I believe in Sin and he has always been right in the past. Guaranteeing might be a bit too big of a word but it was more of a "DAMN THIS IS DEFINITELY REAL! THIS CANNOT BE FAKE! WHO WANTS A BAN BET" without me asking for a ban bet :lol

Wrong. Sin said this last year before E3.

He's got a good track history, but some of it is bumpy.

This is some of the stuff I have heard recently:

God of War III realtime teaser.

Solid State Drive PS3s.

Plans on PS3 Slim for release as early as Killzone 2 release.

Don't expect much on Final Fantasy XIII but there will be a blowout at TGS, realtime demonstration, and I've been told you better free a LOT of space off your HDD for the install. I've been told a number but I'm afraid to mention it and I want to get a confirmation first because I'm having a hard time believing it myself.

I'll post more rumors as I get them.

 

[Killthee]

GODDAMN IM BACK! feels so good!

In regards of the rumor of the slim, I can guarantee that this isn't fake. This can't be fake and this will definitely be unveiled at E3. Sin's September release makes alot of sense since thats the tentative release month for Uncharted 2. If this model is getting a $50 price drop then the older model will have a $100 price-drop to move the units from the shelves. To add a little spice to it, It'll be released with a PSN game as well (my guess would be Wipeout HD).


In short, BELIEVE!

 

[Crisis]

I believe in Sin and he has always been right in the past. Guaranteeing might be a bit too big of a word but it was more of a "DAMN THIS IS DEFINITELY REAL! THIS CANNOT BE FAKE! WHO WANTS A BAN BET" without me asking for a ban bet :lol

No he hasn't. Still want to make a ban bet?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

No he hasn't. Still want to make a ban bet?

I just got outta my ban hell. Can we bet for something less killer? Like a chocolate?

 

[cvxfreak]

are people thinking of double dipping the slim?

Shit, if I buy one, I'll be at #4. I did sell my Ceramic White one to fund the BH5 one though...

I love the PS3.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

if this shit is real, expect it to be on shelves shortly. not in september. what would heappen then is everyone would just wait. if it's real then they are hitting shelves mad soon. nahmeen??

 

[Click]

Wow, the ban bet retards sure are butthurt... :lol

 

[Sin]

This is some of the stuff I have heard recently:

1. God of War III realtime teaser.

2. Solid State Drive PS3s.

3. Plans on PS3 Slim for release as early as Killzone 2 release.

Don't expect much on Final Fantasy XIII but there will be a blowout at TGS, realtime demonstration, and I've been told you better free a LOT of space off your HDD for the install. I've been told a number but I'm afraid to mention it and I want to get a confirmation first because I'm having a hard time believing it myself.

I'll post more rumors as I get them.

1. God of War III realtime trailer was in circulation internally before the CG teaser was shown.

2. Solid State Drives were being researched, and still are, as an alternative storage medium for PS3 at Samsung.

3. As I have already stated, release schedules for the Slim PS3 were all over the place, they changed many many times.


Edit. My E3'07 predictions in comparison:

Sony

10 - PSP - Redesign revealed for a September '07 release.
10 - PSP - Official cable for connection with TV is revealed.
10 - PS3 - Pricedrop + 40GB SKU plans revealed, for release in October.
10 - PS3 - Rumble controller is revealed.
10 - PSP - Online Store to begin operation to coincide with new PSP release.

As I said, plans change all the time. I just reveal what I know.

 

[polyh3dron]

If this has PS2 BC and plays SACDs with DSD output over HDMI I will get one to replace my 60GB.

 

[pakkit]

If this has PS2 BC, a waffle iron, Halo 4 and is $199 I'll buy it.

Spoiler

You have the great library now, Sony. It'd be a perfect time to reveal this new SKU with a more attractive price point.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Wow, the ban bet retards sure are butthurt... :lol

No one's going for ban bet (retards). I'm betting for chocolate. You don't like it? You can eat Coconuts!

 

[Bearillusion]

Sin what are the rumours on BC? Do you know if they are working on it?

 

[Esperado]

I hope this is real. Initially it looked kind of dumb, but the design is growing on me.

 

[Benjamin1981]

Gaf needs to stop hoping for BC. It's gone and it will never come back as hardware feature inside a PS3. It's not like Sony has found a magical way to put the PS2 guts inside a PS3 at no cost. People, they dropped it because to drive down cost. Get over it.

 

[Ashour]

Could be half of a slim PS3 or it could be a prototype (or fake) either way that thing is ugly.

 

[starchild excalibur]

So I popped my head in close to the start of the thread to see people saying "lolz what a crappy fake" to now talking about whether they'll buy a second ps3 for the slim? When did GAF realize (or at least strongly start to believe) this is the real deal?

 

[voltron]

why are people talking like this is real now? Any links to prove this or is just some self proclaimed insider?

 

[gofreak]

So I popped my head in close to the start of the thread to see people saying "lolz what a crappy fake" to now talking about whether they'll buy a second ps3 for the slim? When did GAF realize (or at least strongly start to believe) this is the real deal?

why are people talking like this is real now? Any links to prove this or is just some self proclaimed insider?

I think the sequence of increased plausibility happened like this:

1) People started looking at it more closely
2) The realisation that making boxes and case moulds etc. seems a lot of work for a fake
3) The realisation that the context of the pictures - the environment - matches in detail that which we've seen of PS3 assembly environments before (see earlier in the thread for comparisons)
4) Prior recent history of leaks like this from chinese plants (one of the recent psp revisions, ipod/iphone leaks etc.)
5) The sudden removal of the thread on the original chinese message boards once western and japanese sites picked up on it (some say because of a cease and desist from maintek, a scea supplier, but I don't know if that's confirmed)
6) A comment in english and in chinese on another chinese blog concerning these pictures, claimed to be from Maintek, asking them to remove the photos as they were property of Maintek.
7) General closer examination of the casing and its dimensions, which show everything to be 'in place' and to fit, and the apparent new dimensions to be realistic, rather than overly slim (something a faker might be inclined to do..make the thing too small, as we've seen in previous ps3 slim fakes)
8) And then, to a lesser extent, Sony's response which went from "there are currently no plans for a redesign" the day before to "we do not comment on rumours and speculation, thanks for asking" when asked about these photos.

In short I think what's lending it credibility is that there isn't any obvious giveaway here that it's a fake, as normally is the case, and that if it were a fake, someone went to an awful lot of trouble.

If this is true I would expect corroboration to appear in one of the trademark/patent/fcc databases reasonably soon.. that would seal the deal.

 

[Philanthropist]

why are people talking like this is real now? Any links to prove this or is just some self proclaimed insider?

You haven't seen such an elaborate fake ever and there is circumstantial proof of it.

 

[voltron]

Ok, so my only concern was that it was one of those cheap 50 games in 1 knock off things form Taiwan. Thats obviously been proved as not the case?

 

[gofreak]

Ok, so my only concern was that it was one of those cheap 50 games in 1 knock off things form Taiwan. Thats obviously been proved as not the case?

Well, I always figured knock-offs like that tend not to use actual official branding and logos (and controllers). In other words they tend to look more like this:

Than this:

It's reasonable to be sceptical. I'm taking a bit of a leap in thinking this is true, but I just have a feeling it is.

 

[Zaptruder]

Wrong. Sin said this last year before E3.

He's got a good track history, but some of it is bumpy.

(It seems to me as though) he's as insider as insiders get. Even the top brass can come up with ideas and be serious about them, but for whatever reason never see them come to fruition.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I think the sequence of increased plausibility happened like this:

1) People started looking at it more closely
2) The realisation that making boxes and case moulds etc. seems a lot of work for a fake
3) The realisation that the context of the pictures - the environment - matches in detail that which we've seen of PS3 assembly environments before (see earlier in the thread for comparisons)
4) Prior recent history of leaks like this from chinese plants (one of the recent psp revisions, ipod/iphone leaks etc.)
5) The sudden removal of the thread on the original chinese message boards once western and japanese sites picked up on it (some say because of a cease and desist from maintek, a scea supplier, but I don't know if that's confirmed)
6) A comment in english and in chinese on another chinese blog concerning these pictures, claimed to be from Maintek, asking them to remove the photos as they were property of Maintek.
7) General closer examination of the casing and its dimensions, which show everything to be 'in place' and to fit, and the apparent new dimensions to be realistic, rather than overly slim (something a faker might be inclined to do..make the thing too small, as we've seen in previous ps3 slim fakes)
8) And then, to a lesser extent, Sony's response which went from "there are currently no plans for a redesign" the day before to "we do not comment on rumours and speculation, thanks for asking" when asked about these photos.

In short I think what's lending it credibility is that there isn't any obvious giveaway here that it's a fake, as normally is the case, and that if it were a fake, someone went to an awful lot of trouble.

If this is true I would expect corroboration to appear in one of the trademark/patent/fcc databases reasonably soon.. that would seal the deal.

Well, I always figured knock-offs like that tend not to use actual official branding and logos (and controllers). In other words they tend to look more like this:

http://i42.tinypic.com/e0r0n5.jpg[IMG]

Than this:

[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/Wollan/PS3_Slim_2.jpg[IMG]

It's reasonable to be sceptical. I'm taking a bit of a leap in thinking this is true, but I just have a feeling it is.[/QUOTE]

Ditto for every word you said.

We've seen mockups but we have never seen a mockup this believable with packaging and everything. If this indeed is fake then bravo, Sony should hire whoever created this mockup cause he certain knows his circuits boards, models, molding, photoshop, packaging and whatnot.

Also, when a company tries to give a much detailed or different explanation than "We don't comment on rumors and speculations" then it's mostly true.

 

[fanboi]

Wow, the ban bet retards sure are butthurt... :lol

No no... not butthurt, you dick size is to small. Sorry mate! :lol

 

[DieH@rd]

I just listened to 1up podcast, and everyone exept Garnett laughed and called it an uber fake.

 

[voltron]

good point re the cheap knock offs.

And holy shit that box really is convincing. The more you look at it. Not impossible that someone mocked up a hoax, but it looks pretty good to me.

 

[Jinfash]

I think the sequence of increased plausibility happened like this:

1) People started looking at it more closely
2) The realisation that making boxes and case moulds etc. seems a lot of work for a fake
3) The realisation that the context of the pictures - the environment - matches in detail that which we've seen of PS3 assembly environments before (see earlier in the thread for comparisons)
4) Prior recent history of leaks like this from chinese plants (one of the recent psp revisions, ipod/iphone leaks etc.)
5) The sudden removal of the thread on the original chinese message boards once western and japanese sites picked up on it (some say because of a cease and desist from maintek, a scea supplier, but I don't know if that's confirmed)
6) A comment in english and in chinese on another chinese blog concerning these pictures, claimed to be from Maintek, asking them to remove the photos as they were property of Maintek.
7) General closer examination of the casing and its dimensions, which show everything to be 'in place' and to fit, and the apparent new dimensions to be realistic, rather than overly slim (something a faker might be inclined to do..make the thing too small, as we've seen in previous ps3 slim fakes)
8) And then, to a lesser extent, Sony's response which went from "there are currently no plans for a redesign" the day before to "we do not comment on rumours and speculation, thanks for asking" when asked about these photos.

In short I think what's lending it credibility is that there isn't any obvious giveaway here that it's a fake, as normally is the case, and that if it were a fake, someone went to an awful lot of trouble.

If this is true I would expect corroboration to appear in one of the trademark/patent/fcc databases reasonably soon.. that would seal the deal.

Thanks for the wrap up, it certainly sounds plausible when you put it that way. I guess I was hoping for it to be fake because I'm not too thrilled about how it looks.

 

[TTP]

I think the more interesting bit about this whole thing is that the new waggle controller ain't coming anytime soon. Or at least Sony doesn't plan to bundle it with the PS3.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I think the more interesting bit about this whole thing is that the new waggle controller ain't coming anytime soon. Or at least Sony doesn't plan to bundle it with the PS3.

I'd say that's the best part of it.

 

[Machado]

1. God of War III realtime trailer was in circulation internally before the CG teaser was shown.

2. Solid State Drives were being researched, and still are, as an alternative storage medium for PS3 at Samsung.

3. As I have already stated, release schedules for the Slim PS3 were all over the place, they changed many many times.


Edit. My E3'07 predictions in comparison:

Sony

10 - PSP - Redesign revealed for a September '07 release.
10 - PSP - Official cable for connection with TV is revealed.
10 - PS3 - Pricedrop + 40GB SKU plans revealed, for release in October.
10 - PS3 - Rumble controller is revealed.
10 - PSP - Online Store to begin operation to coincide with new PSP release.

As I said, plans change all the time. I just reveal what I know.

what have you heard about BC on slim?

 

[Machado]

No no... not butthurt, you dick size is to small. Sorry mate! :lol

I can make a bet with you sir...if you lose you REMOVE YOUR GOD DAMN AVATAR

 

[gofreak]

I'd say that's the best part of it.

:lol

I wouldn't have expected any new controller to be 'enforced' as the standard, like the transition to dualshock. It's a bit late in the generation for that.

A peripheral is still possible of course. Although I have increasing doubts about that. I think that last rumour was probably just an echo from the patent that last popped up.

 

[$h@d0w]

I just listened to 1up podcast, and everyone exept Garnett laughed and called it an uber fake.

But Garnett is the most intelligent out of John, David and Patrick.

 

[slider]

I know it won't happen but I'd love a PSEye in there. Infact maybe intergrated into the HW itself (although it's not a laptop so... yeah).

 

[Click]

I can make a bet with you sir...if you lose you REMOVE YOUR GOD DAMN AVATAR

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15861131&postcount=919

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I can make a bet with you sir...if you lose you REMOVE YOUR GOD DAMN AVATAR

 

[hirokazu]

Who the fuck are you calling retard?
We did a ban bet than concerns only us, not you, US.

Why do you care what we do with our accounts?

High five!

 

[Blueblur1]

I just listened to 1up podcast, and everyone exept Garnett laughed and called it an uber fake.

I would think that they already know whether its fake or not. And if it isn't I think some of them sort of have to act like its fake so they don't piss off Sony. At the end of the day, these guys all have to abide by NDAs and even if this isn't covered they wouldn't like to piss off Sony. I'm sure they want to be able to cover everything Sony shows at e3 and junk.

Of course, everything I just typed just popped into my mind second ago. I could be way off base.

 

[Doc Evils]

calm down ladies.

 

[Machado]

you're not even fanboi....sheit

 

[NinjaFridge]

good point re the cheap knock offs.

And holy shit that box really is convincing. The more you look at it. Not impossible that someone mocked up a hoax, but it looks pretty good to me.

Plus, if it is real it can't be too far away if they are already printing the boxes.

 

[hirokazu]

good point re the cheap knock offs.

And holy shit that box really is convincing. The more you look at it. Not impossible that someone mocked up a hoax, but it looks pretty good to me.

Yeah, that's one of the most convincing evidence of it being real for me. It looks completely believable.

 

[bobbytkc]

Yeah, that's one of the most convincing evidence of it being real for me. It looks completely believable.

If true. Then this E3 is gonna be BIG.

 

[-viper-]

best. pic. ever.

 

[Wollan]

What movie is that?

 

[StuBurns]

What movie is that?

The Begotten.

 

[Aegus]

If true. Then this E3 is gonna be BIG.

I can see it being quite slim actually.

 

[Rayne.S]

No he hasn't. Still want to make a ban bet?

Its real. When i asked around, the facial expression following "no comment" is enough of a confirmation for me. Its real.

 

[bobbytkc]

I can see it being quite slim actually.

I see the folly of my ways now... :lol