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Sony E3 2006 Conference Thread (start at reply ~#1300)
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Confidence Man
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Wheres David Jaffe? I thought Sony's conference was going to cream everyone? and 1up, what was that about GT5 owning Forza 2?
They have placed the entire corporation at risk, as far as I am concerned. And that SCEJ PDF has stunned me. I am... that's absurd. That's... how could Sony show such incompetence? Why would Sony do something so potentially damaging to its divisions and its crown jewel's very future and legitimacy? Every big point for the PlayStation 3 was sold up the river in a way that would make Microsoft blush: no real 1080P, no flash options (barely understandable, but what happens when you want to take a game save to another friend's PS3?), no wireless connectivity to the net. That's just stupid, and the gimped PS3 goes for $499 before 8.375 percent tax in New York alone.
MightyHedgehog said:
Thats quite true if they were focusing it as only a console. It would be too much. But they do have Blu Ray to leverage and Blu Ray players in general are expensive. The market for next gen video will only grow. Clearly they arent aiming at the popular PS2 market for now.
I like that they added tilt to the controller. Sure it's a shitty half assed version of the wiimote but it validates what Nintendo is trying to do, which I think overall is the right direction. The more systems that do this the better it is for gaming (like the analog stick before it).
As for the price. WTF. 3D0 and Neo-Geo anyone? The only thing I can think of is they figure they'll be shortages worldwide at launch and these things would go for $600 on ebay anyway, so why not sell them at that price from the get go. Then drop the price once supply catches demand.
Either way, Nintendo can launch at any price they want now and it will seem like the steal of the century.
As for the price. WTF. 3D0 and Neo-Geo anyone? The only thing I can think of is they figure they'll be shortages worldwide at launch and these things would go for $600 on ebay anyway, so why not sell them at that price from the get go. Then drop the price once supply catches demand.
Either way, Nintendo can launch at any price they want now and it will seem like the steal of the century.
gamergirly
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Skilotonn said:Good LORD this is hilarious!!!
How are you guys gonna justify the "$500/Euro Tard Pack" now that it's missing all of that? Hahaha!!!
And I love this quote in the press release:
Uh... nice lie Sony, how about, "we lost the patent case, tried again, and lost the case, now we can't include rumble in our controllers"... talk about a bold-face lie - on top of stealing Nintendo's idea for a new console...
Value my ass!!! Damn I can't WAIT for the conferences tomorrow!!! So that the competition can just turn the knife in Sony's back...
That's bad PR
it would've been easy to justify a $500 ps3 if it played blu ray movies -- no hdmi and i probably won't buy one. what a colossal fuck up.
more than the price, the waggle shock 3 just galls me. i can't believe a company arrogant enough to sell a $600 game machine is simultaneously craven enough to steal nintendo's idea when it's unclear that this idea is even worth a damn. this actually dampens my enthusiasm for the ps3 games i wanted to play.
is this how freethinking wiitards felt when nintendo named their new console after piss?
more than the price, the waggle shock 3 just galls me. i can't believe a company arrogant enough to sell a $600 game machine is simultaneously craven enough to steal nintendo's idea when it's unclear that this idea is even worth a damn. this actually dampens my enthusiasm for the ps3 games i wanted to play.
is this how freethinking wiitards felt when nintendo named their new console after piss?
PhlegmMaster
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Whoa, I'm late. Well, holy shit! $600?! Microsoft might actually stand a chance this time!
As for me... hmm, I guess I'll be buying a new PC to go with my Wii? :lol
As for me... hmm, I guess I'll be buying a new PC to go with my Wii? :lol
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=139189
I suppose the price per vent is rather fair...
I suppose the price per vent is rather fair...
GauntletPhantom
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Ponn's review of Sony Confrence (not that anybody gives a shit)
Underwhelmton. FFXIII and MGS4 Suicidal Snake saved the day. The moment Kutaragi came out and said "Oh yea, one more secret" and took out the controller from his jacket the EXACT same way Iwata revealed the Revmote I was like "No, oh no they didn't". Me and my friend looked at each other and were in agreement that was really a low blow. It's only being done for really one thing and that is to steal Nintendo's thunder. I don't really see it being used much but my roommate was still excited in the used of FPS's (tilting controller to look around corners and stuff), Loco Roco, Katamari and those type. I don't, just really low Sony there in pulling that. At least its not the batarang anymore but it opened a whole new can of worms.
Games aren't really much different. Heavenly Sword I thought looked really good and fun in the vein of God of War. Lair you would think have some gameplay or something by now. At least I have FFXIII to look forward to for now and Marvel Ultimate Alliance and FFXII for launch. Maybe Heavenly Sword and maybe Lair if it actually shapes into something.
I really was jonesing for more shit on the online, marketplace and upset at nothing on multimedia. That really pissed me off. I want to know why I need a 60GB HDD compared to a 20GB HDD.
And the price, all I have to say is, TOLD YOU BITCHES!! And the more sensible people on the board have been saying $499 for awhile now with HDD (with the hope of 399) so really there shouldn't be much bitching. You are getting the hundred buck worth difference between the 360's premium $399 and PS3 $499 with the BRD alone. And you WILL be using it regardless for games, thats the point. If your dropping 400 bucks for a 360 and considering the HDDVD addon which will be anywhere from 100 to 200 or more then a 500 console with Blu-ray isn't that much of a stretch. 2 Million for launch worldwide they will still sell out and be sold out for awhile even after that. The question is if it stays steady when it comes time for the casuals to buy it or if Sony does a price drop quick.
Underwhelmton. FFXIII and MGS4 Suicidal Snake saved the day. The moment Kutaragi came out and said "Oh yea, one more secret" and took out the controller from his jacket the EXACT same way Iwata revealed the Revmote I was like "No, oh no they didn't". Me and my friend looked at each other and were in agreement that was really a low blow. It's only being done for really one thing and that is to steal Nintendo's thunder. I don't really see it being used much but my roommate was still excited in the used of FPS's (tilting controller to look around corners and stuff), Loco Roco, Katamari and those type. I don't, just really low Sony there in pulling that. At least its not the batarang anymore but it opened a whole new can of worms.
Games aren't really much different. Heavenly Sword I thought looked really good and fun in the vein of God of War. Lair you would think have some gameplay or something by now. At least I have FFXIII to look forward to for now and Marvel Ultimate Alliance and FFXII for launch. Maybe Heavenly Sword and maybe Lair if it actually shapes into something.
I really was jonesing for more shit on the online, marketplace and upset at nothing on multimedia. That really pissed me off. I want to know why I need a 60GB HDD compared to a 20GB HDD.
And the price, all I have to say is, TOLD YOU BITCHES!! And the more sensible people on the board have been saying $499 for awhile now with HDD (with the hope of 399) so really there shouldn't be much bitching. You are getting the hundred buck worth difference between the 360's premium $399 and PS3 $499 with the BRD alone. And you WILL be using it regardless for games, thats the point. If your dropping 400 bucks for a 360 and considering the HDDVD addon which will be anywhere from 100 to 200 or more then a 500 console with Blu-ray isn't that much of a stretch. 2 Million for launch worldwide they will still sell out and be sold out for awhile even after that. The question is if it stays steady when it comes time for the casuals to buy it or if Sony does a price drop quick.
Zombie James
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$649 CDN + $70 game + 14% tax = roughly $820 CDN.
Motherfucker...
Motherfucker...
CajoleJuice
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Yes it would.GhaleonEB said:
HocusPocus
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I think this will be a great console for me after 3 or 4 price drops .
.acoustic_douche
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The Eatable Arab said:
You don't need wireless internet, and if you don't already have it, fucking get it. You also don't need an HD-DVD drive, so strike that from your price and pull your head out of your ass.
Not the same features for $150 less. WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Holy shit! They no longer have any rumble in the controller! And I knew the controller was motion capable during the Tiger Woods demo. The guy kept shaking the controller like he was gimp.
I can't believe Sony has fucked up this much. They had almost a year to copy the Wii remote and this is all they can come up with. Freaking GBA Wario tilt!
PSP was lame again. Man this show wasn't just boring, it was damaging.
I can't believe Sony has fucked up this much. They had almost a year to copy the Wii remote and this is all they can come up with. Freaking GBA Wario tilt!
PSP was lame again. Man this show wasn't just boring, it was damaging.
HomerSimpson-Man
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What can I say?
Sony is just insane. The best they could have done was not even mention the prices until later in the year, now it constantly hangs over the head of PS3 for the rest of the show and the year.
$500-600....good god...
Sony is just insane. The best they could have done was not even mention the prices until later in the year, now it constantly hangs over the head of PS3 for the rest of the show and the year.
$500-600....good god...
JoshuaJSlone
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If Nintendo's surprise is "a punch in the gut", Sony's price must be... a John Bobbit?
Oh and Japan, how will you justify this now?
The PS3 is going to cost more in Japan than in the US... and you hated the Xbox's size you said?
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509ae.pdf
PS3:
325mm x 98mm x 274 mm
X360:
309 mm x 83 mm x 258 mm
The PS3 is officially bigger and heavier than the 360... something that of course I don't care about, but it was apparently a hot topic in Japan...
The PS3 is going to cost more in Japan than in the US... and you hated the Xbox's size you said?
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509ae.pdf
PS3:
325mm x 98mm x 274 mm
X360:
309 mm x 83 mm x 258 mm
The PS3 is officially bigger and heavier than the 360... something that of course I don't care about, but it was apparently a hot topic in Japan...
aparisi2274
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Hey did anyone else notice that they removed a hdmi port???
I remember on the old pics there were 2 hdmi ports.. now this press release says 1 hdmi port
I remember on the old pics there were 2 hdmi ports.. now this press release says 1 hdmi port
They can probably get away with that price(assuming a $100 price drop after the fabs are running full throttle sometime mid-next year), and it's probably the wisest move if they've a shortage(see ebayers 360 success, market demand for ps3 is even bigger), but DAMN IT that's just too much, even getting it free I'd be afraid to walk out the store with that in my hands this christmas.
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Fellow neogaffers my recommendation is to work/get-a-friend-to-work or get someone that works at one of the many chains offering large employee discounts and get it through there(though, employees have to skip launch at some stores, I think you'd find a few units, somewhere after launch, given that price).
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Fellow neogaffers my recommendation is to work/get-a-friend-to-work or get someone that works at one of the many chains offering large employee discounts and get it through there(though, employees have to skip launch at some stores, I think you'd find a few units, somewhere after launch, given that price).
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