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Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on March 28, 2006, 15:16:43 PM
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30597

LOL, oopsey. I love this bit:
QuoteThe journos, who belonged to TG Daily, were first told that the people looking after the stand couldn?t find any HDMI tellies to run the consoles on. However the hacks pointed out all the TVs on the stand had HDMI inputs. The PR people started clearing their throats and claiming that they were a bit short of HDMI cables and that "they are difficult to find".

When they were offered an HDMI cable which one of the hacks happened to have in his car they said no.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on March 28, 2006, 18:38:47 PM
Or it could just be that this is still early hardware and there are problems with the HDMI interface at this time...  OMG Sony delay release by 8 months.  Could it be there are problems with they hardware which they are trying to resolve?  *shocked*
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Chanser on March 28, 2006, 18:40:56 PM
Or it could be the Sony TVs arent HDMI 1.3 compatible.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on March 28, 2006, 22:37:28 PM
They would have moved heaven and earth to ensure they had TVs that ran with the best setup.  
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Cypher on March 29, 2006, 01:32:20 AM
Quote from: ChanserOr it could be the Sony TVs arent HDMI 1.3 compatible.

Aye, as it said "We know that the PS3 will use HDMI 1.3, but Sony?s current TV offerings use HDMI 1.1"

Makes sense.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on March 29, 2006, 02:49:09 AM
Though if you go on what they announced and then Some sony people then told people on the side that the fact it didn?t work yet.

Main point i was making is that they were so much "No" as to show it. The machines had the hardware but they didn?t want to show what happened and were very cagey about it.

In other words it does something pretty bad, its plain broke and they don?t want what ever is wrong coming out as its quite bad.

Don?t get me wrong, love Sony hardware and things i have that are sony are solid as a rock and last till they are upgraded, but when someone doesn?t want to show you something that much its not working and its pretty bad.

Even with the new release date i bet you it will be tight with regard to them finishing and i bet supply will be short.

Watching gamespot vids and reading forums, and GDC they would not even let people touch the controllers (ps2 ones used mind) that were used to interact with the demos (duck in bath for example) which had comments regarding them being very temperamental.

Microsoft only revealed progress when they were happy with things and when things worked, Demos were on the 2 Macs, but very quickly the machine demos came out and they admitted faults ASAP, which was very good for MS, they dont normally do it that well.
Sony with regard to the PS3 at every stage so far seems rushed and temprimental.

Nintendo at GDC didn?t have anything revolution wise, they even gave out boxes shaped as the controller, one console and controller was in a case and people were shoved away even if they touched the glass, lol.
But in interviews they are growing in confidence due to the state of Sony.


Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on March 29, 2006, 02:50:55 AM
On a side note - WOW on the DS lite.
On the old forums i did say, OMG another machine not long after the other moan, but tbh, the DS lite is a good machine.

Nintendo saw the psp, heard the feedback and did something about it.

The screen brightness is great and they made the pen bigger, the build quality is 10 times better, and is in a sense the ds they intended.

Makes you think though that they did indeed rush the ds out to beat the psp and to get the sales and the rep in as well as the low cost. I always thought the casing was like the demo case you would have when making mock ups of it.

Back to the ps3:
Controllers being ps2 ones ad GDC is another good point to highlight. Not in a bad way I don?t think but shows that Sony are re-designing the controller after seeing and using the Xbox360 one and seeing the Nintendo one.
Xbox 360 is in my eyes the best controller out their to date and the Nintendo one has so many possibilities (if it does what they say it will)
Many journalists agree that at E3 the statement of ?The controller design may change? was a rushed in comment after seeing the xbox360 controller in more detail at the show.

There is no Harm in Sony learning and making changes as a result of thing as mentioned in my post, but you got to admit that they for once didn?t/haven?t done it right this time and are rushing and worried a bit more then they thought they would be, I mean they have people leaving and left The gaming departments for MS and Nintendo as well in the past two years.

MS have done a good job if this is what they have done to Sony, from the get go they have tried to out do them with ambitious specs etc, and they are pushing the limits and taking risks.

The next big thing will be the cost, die hard fans will pay what ever, but by the time it launches the xbox360 full pack will be like 150 pound or something and the revolution has poor tech so will be cheap.

With this all in mind if it doesn?t go well it could hurt Sony bad :/ I bet you they have spent the most cash in development and will loose the most per console in terms of cost to sale ratio.

People here tend to comment bad when I post and that?s my fault, I don?t put the points I try to get across in a short statement very well. I apologise for that as well as this long post, but hopefully you will get a better idea of my thoughts on the matter.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Batch on March 29, 2006, 21:42:28 PM
Geez nexus...give the PS3 a chance!!

November 2006 is enough time to sort any issues out, whether it be HDMI or blu-ray.

Im actually looking forward to PS3!
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: FuMaN on March 29, 2006, 22:51:27 PM
Quote from: BatchIm actually looking forward to PS3!

Of course you are!

Im still waiting for some decent games for my PSP.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on March 30, 2006, 01:09:58 AM
Batch, you will be surprised how long it can take for the cause of a problem to be found in modern hardware, the fix itself is usually very fast its just finding out what is causing it can be a time consuming process.  I know from past experience.  Just on a sidenote, you would be surprised at the number of hardware issues that exist and the number of times that a software fix has been used to get around this.

I do wonder if people such as yourself Batch are open to consider a console which isnt a Sony.  You say give the PS3 a chance.  Its going to get more than one, but I do have to ask... did you give anything other than Sony branded a chance?  Im sure if they took a sample of your blood they would find the Sony gene ;)

I know how youre going to react to that but I do mean it in a light hearted way.  Sony has been good to you in the past so it will do so again.  

The launch *may* make or break the PS3.  If it goes similar to the Xbox360 launch then questions have to be asked.  Why didnt they learn from the mistakes made in that launch?

I would say MS currently has the ball at the moment and its up to Sony to take it off them.  There are 3 key aspects.  Price, Availability and Launch titles.   The games shown at E3 which ran on dual Macs were shown way too early, it gave a false impression of the quality of games.  All previews at the time included the "this is on alpha kit" but I believe every single one did question whether or not the 360 was that great of a leap forward.  Showing things too early can do more bad than good, but not showing anything at all can be worse.

Apart from the hardware shortages the Xbox360 has had an excellent launch (ignoring Japan) and it has followed through.  From my memory of previous launches, damn near every console has had a period where nothing of any worth is released.  I dont beleive the 360 has had such a gap... yet.  I think it has had quite possibly one of the best launch line ups and then 2nd wind releases.  I currently own 6 Xbox 360 games and I am due to own my 7th shortly and I want an 8th and maybe a 9th also.  

Having said that, I think the PS3 has more longevity than the 360.  It has HDMI and Bluray for a start.  OK, the 360 is going to get a HD DVD as an addon but if youre going to buy that you may as well buy a standalone.  I think thats a waste of time and money and was only done to shut up Sony.

A major selling point, which strangely is not pushed a great deal, is Xbox Live.  It is the biggest selling point it has to offer at this present moment in time.  Download demos and videos straight to your Xbox.  MS are more than happy with the way Xbox Live has progressed.  I would have thought the take up would be higher.  I have not personally done so myself, I am saving my free month of gold access for when I have something I want to play online. :)

I am surprised about the amount of silence surrounding the PS3.  Although, thinking back to the Xbox360, when did we start getting any concrete info regarding the 360?  One thing I will say is when MS showed it, it was the final design.  I think there is still some tinkering to be had with the PS3.  I read an anonymous developer say that the PS3 controller design is still to be decided but it will not be far from the design that has currently been shown.

If Sony is to challenge MS on price alone it is going to have to accept heavy losses per console for the first 18 months at least.  Sony is no longer in the position to be able to accept those losses.  There rest of Sony is not doing as well as it has in the past, on the other hand MS has money to burn.  I wouldnt put it past MS to drop the price of the 360 by Ã,£30 on PS3 launch and possibly a tier 1 game for launch as well.

Rather than asking why would you buy X console, should I ask why wouldnt you buy X console.  

At this moment in time I would be apprehensive in buying a PS3 because of:
1) Cost.
2) Launch titles are completely unknown.
3) Do I need to play an F1 game that badly?

Having said that, there are things that I know wont make it to the Xbox360 that I would want.  Similar for the PS2 and Xbox.  I would have loved Katamari Damacy to have come to Xbox but that was never to be.  *sigh*.  Gran Turismo...

There are alot of things that MS did wrong with the Xbox360, eg media centre playback, shortages which are still ongoing in parts of the US, However there are alot of significant parts that they got right.  The controller is the best controller I have ever used, ignoring the D-pad which is one of the worst, Xbox Live, Launch titles and 2nd wind titles being very good.  What can Sony do?  I cant wait to find out :)  
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on March 30, 2006, 03:12:27 AM
Quote from: Deaths HeadBatch, you will be surprised how long it can take for the cause of a problem to be found in modern hardware, the fix itself is usually very fast its just finding out what is causing it can be a time consuming process.  I know from past experience.  Just on a sidenote, you would be surprised at the number of hardware issues that exist and the number of times that a software fix has been used to get around this.
Yeah mate, this was whats been my thinking and i hope it came across ok. As i said sony do good hardware when it all goes well and when its out their to sell their products are pritty good. They have admited some issues and a delay, but being honest and going on the several reports i have now read, they have issues to do with the disks, drive and high def and they havent really found the fix for it.
I know they still have memory issues etc, but that has been identified and will be fixed.
I am a man who likes honesty, if something isnt going to happen or somone cant do something for me etc, i dont like them to tell me that they may be able to sort it, or just ignore me. Even if its bad news at least i will know.

QuoteI would say MS currently has the ball at the moment and its up to Sony to take it off them. There are 3 key aspects. Price, Availability and Launch titles. The games shown at E3 which ran on dual Macs were shown way too early, it gave a false impression of the quality of games. All previews at the time included the "this is on alpha kit" but I believe every single one did question whether or not the 360 was that great of a leap forward. Showing things too early can do more bad than good, but not showing anything at all can be worse.
Yeah, MS went out on a limb to show at least something for people and kind of gave a bad impression, but did say to people that they had games that were made and you could play and did say "they will be better" and are.
They learnt a lot form the xbox and improved on many aspects, and tbh everyone has to give a hand it to the team that made it, they did a good job. Its not the most ideal machine in the world by far, but it is better by a mile then the xbox and thats what counts.
Sony have shown demo after demo, videos (which we all now know as they admited were pre-rendered movies and not real time. The tech wasnt even working yet so they could not have them done, no kits were even shipped out) and its kind of anoyed many people now.

Batch just look at the time frames, Xmas release in Japan with no actual proper in game footage for ANY game shown, and no actual hardware, even non finished machines running. GDC they had one that could do some sound, anothe box with different hardware to do graphics demos etc, it isnt great stuff.

QuoteHaving said that, I think the PS3 has more longevity than the 360. It has HDMI and Bluray for a start. OK, the 360 is going to get a HD DVD as an addon but if youre going to buy that you may as well buy a standalone. I think thats a waste of time and money and was only done to shut up Sony.
Agreed, it will last longer, MS realised that when there was talk of releasing a better hardrive etc, but nevermind, Sony will pay the price with regard to its cost.

Last parts of your thread Deaths Head i totaly agree with.

Xbox has the ball in their court, they have it early, they can get game devlopment pushed out, games will devlope and improve earlier then that of the PS3, Developers will be getting to grips with the code much sooner, they now will improve the manafacture of the machine and therefore make it cheaper, it Will be cheaper by the time PS3 launches.

The thing is, there are a lot of worring factors appearing in the PS3 plan, the list is growing, and as Deaths head said as well - No real games to show, no real console to show, and your launching in  6-7 months time.
Questions have to be asked.

A more direct comment to Batch:

As i said - I love sony products, i had a playstation, i have a psp (agree that i am let down by the lack of good games, they have been slow coming, there are some really good ones finally coming at last, but its been a long wait)

I think the build on most Sony items are great, the new walkman is a grea t design for example.
BUT
I think Sony got a bit complacent with the PS3, they went all out on the hardware, which never is a bad thing IF you can get it to work. The cell is a clever thing and we will see it used in many things over the years and the PS3 features do sound nice, BUT they thought/think they will have the market no matter what they do, And i think they made an error with that mindset and no matter how popular or well the machine does IT WILL COST THEM.
I can see quite it being quite possible that the PS3 will be a hit with people, the games will be stunning and play well (thanks to the developers of course) But even if its a hit i think its going to hurt Sony, they are going to take heavy losses not only finance wise either.

I mean look at Nintendo, they have even less to show,  The gamecube hurt them and they are picking themselfs up and trying but they and others, even me now are growing in confidence with the revolution becuase of its concepts and cost and development time.
I saw a new video yesterday of a guy wield the controler as a light sabre and a moterbike handle and a helicopter control stick - thats great use, as long as it works game play is going to be very different for that machine, and their goal to have non games enjoy playing it i now beleave will work IF they do what they say it will.

As i said:

I like sony

MS have been honest all the way(as much as companies can be) and the xbox team has put the effort in producing something that is decent. I so which i could buy and actually use a 360(my bad hand)

Sony have put out all the stops on the tech, but have not been honest with people and could have taken more then they can chew.

Sony Has made it to costley for them or/and the consumer


The console is not on sale, and the 3 companies are not all trying for the same next gen market yet so we dont really know how things will pan out, but you cant deny that Sony has as the title says got issues.

Will be interesting to see if they can pull it off, and even if they do and people love the console; will the number of people that own one be enough and will hit hurt sony to much in the pocket that departments close and people loose their job to claw back the money, remember Sony World has allready made cutbacks in many areas and sacked a lot of people and rumour was that it was due to production and development costs of recent and up and coming products (walkman, psp, ps3, HDDVD war)

As I agree with Deaths Head, its a make or break, much like Xbox360, but with higher stakes.

And again as Deaths said, i cant wait ti see what pans out.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Cypher on March 31, 2006, 19:20:03 PM
TBH, just because you have something to show, doesnt mean you have to show it.  The PS3 has a confirmed world wide release date with units now well into production iirc.

Valve for example recently attended GDC iirc.  They showed absolutely nothing of Half Life 2: Episode 1 (May 31st  :nana:  ) or anything else that is in development, they were just there to talk to people wishing to use the source engine for their games.

I think your all looking at this issue somewhat to deeply.

Quote from: Deaths Head2) Launch titles are completely unknown.

http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3LaunchGames.htm

And teh rest of them eventually....

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/618/618430p1.html

Some recent demo news...

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/698/698165p1.html

Oh here are some recent comments on the Revolution btw...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03/31/nintendo_comments_revolution/



Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Sweenster on March 31, 2006, 22:47:01 PM
As much as sony and square are denying it, i have a feeling some kind of final fantasy 7 related game, possibly a remake of the original is on the cards for the ps3.

If they did release it, especially on launch, it would be big, bigger tha big. But everyone is denying it so who knows. But sony need something big for their launch, they are behind in the next gen console market already, delaying and losing ground on a pretty successful 360 launch, they need something that will make people pay whatever they charge on launch

ff7 remake could do that, or possibly something else, but it would have to be a suprise as they need the hype to sell it.

heres hoping
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on April 01, 2006, 18:14:14 PM
Quote from: CypherTBH, just because you have something to show, doesnt mean you have to show it.  The PS3 has a confirmed world wide release date with units now well into production iirc.

Valve for example recently attended GDC iirc.  They showed absolutely nothing of Half Life 2: Episode 1 (May 31st  :nana:  ) or anything else that is in development, they were just there to talk to people wishing to use the source engine for their games.

I think your all looking at this issue somewhat to deeply.

Quote from: Deaths Head2) Launch titles are completely unknown.

http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3LaunchGames.htm

And teh rest of them eventually....

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/618/618430p1.html

Some recent demo news...

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/698/698165p1.html

Oh here are some recent comments on the Revolution btw...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03/31/nintendo_comments_revolution/




DEMOS, not games. Hardware demos.
And guess what, one type of demo per machine that had the componants to do it. NOT in any ps3 case or shape.
The water demo machine crashed several times at GDC.

30 games sounds cool, but when now you have one machine for sound, one for visuals and not being able to use the hdi cable, cell chips in pc cases not in ps3, not a great sign.
You cant Have manafacture well under way and shipped when only febuary you gave out devlopment machines at a decent level.

I said what i thnk the ps3 will be like, it will be good, but will cost to much and wont be when they say it will be.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: soopahfly on April 01, 2006, 18:19:48 PM
I dont see what the fuss is about!

When the X360 was demod at E3, it was empty boxes, with Macs running the games.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: soopahfly on April 01, 2006, 18:33:02 PM
(http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/other/looflirpa/ps3-banner.jpg)
Gotta love Thinkgeek.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on April 02, 2006, 00:52:17 AM
Dont take IGN as gospel.  They are notorious for making stuff up just to generate extra hits apparently.  Some of those will certainly be ready for launch but not all.  Eg, Gran Turismo was initially advertised with the PSP, where the hell is that? :(

The original creator of FF7 is no longer with Square, correct?  Hes working for MS now iirc.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Cypher on April 02, 2006, 01:19:54 AM
Quote from: neXusDEMOS, not games. Hardware demos.

Thats what the link says.  Hands-On PS3 Show Demos.  Would you mind explaining the difference?  Sounds all the same to me.

I was linking them for the sake of the PS3 discussion, not against what you were saying.

QuoteYou cant Have manafacture well under way and shipped when only febuary you gave out devlopment machines at a decent level.

Sorry I must have read that wrong somewhere.  Anyway Sonys PS3 manufacturing capability is 1 million per month.  They expect to have shipped and sold 6 million PS3s by March of 2007.  The rumoured start of the manufacturing is June.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on April 02, 2006, 02:20:42 AM
Quote from: Cypher
Quote from: neXusDEMOS, not games. Hardware demos.

Thats what the link says.  Hands-On PS3 Show Demos.  Would you mind explaining the difference?  Sounds all the same to me.

I was linking them for the sake of the PS3 discussion, not against what you were saying.

QuoteYou cant Have manafacture well under way and shipped when only febuary you gave out devlopment machines at a decent level.

Sorry I must have read that wrong somewhere.  Anyway Sonys PS3 manufacturing capability is 1 million per month.  They expect to have shipped and sold 6 million PS3s by March of 2007.  The rumoured start of the manufacturing is June.

Reports you need to read properly

Live demo of game stuff (sort of)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7CNYSbOVxU&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

A Person pointing at a screen of stuff. Videos and possibley real time stuff running a cell based pc, not ps3

Actual semi ps3 stuff running:
If this is the wrong episode, sorry, its either one before

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/onthespot/index.php
 On the Spot - 03/23/06 episode.

Always have no comment on games on a new machine till you either see somone or be it yourslef playing an actual game, with the controler and the console in front of you. IF Sony have that at E3 then they could be on track
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Batch on April 02, 2006, 21:54:39 PM
I have been considering Xbox 360 too. Looks good too.

Not sure as to when or ever I get it...Ill see what I think about it very soon.

Im missing the Rev out of my list cos of mostly what happened with Gamecube. Sorry Nintendo fanboys out there!

I dont count me as a Sony fanboy but I have been gettin other Sony products other than Playstation because of how good the products are! Like Nexus said, the walkman was superb...but hardly use it now I have iPod and it really is handy not carrying CDs with you on the move whereas the iPod you can listen to music without the hassle of putting CDs in the player. I know that there maybe a MP3 player made by Sony so if there is, I never knew there was one in my knowledge :)

Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Adrock on April 03, 2006, 08:19:03 AM
That whole reply sounds like youre trying to justify yourself not being a sony fanboy Batch. Course the fact you run a playstation fan site and have the ps3 as your avatar means nothing ;)

There isnt anything wrong with liking the products from one company exclusively, it just grates when people foam at the mouth and defend the honour of the company like its their own 14 year old daughter.

Ill be buying a PS3 and a Rev to go with my 360 because I prefer to play all the games I want to play, not being restricted by platforms. Generally speaking though I prefer games that arent FPS.

And as for PS3 issues, yes they probably have issues. But the fact the 360 has had a rather worryingly large amount of consoles fail already would suggest MS still have issues.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Batch on April 04, 2006, 20:22:02 PM
Quote from: AdrockThere isnt anything wrong with liking the products from one company exclusively, it just grates when people foam at the mouth and defend the honour of the company like its their own 14 year old daughter.

And that is what i do not do. I think 360 and Rev are gonna be great as well as PS3 so I dont really defend just Sony. :)
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on April 11, 2006, 22:34:25 PM
Quote from: Batch
Quote from: AdrockThere isnt anything wrong with liking the products from one company exclusively, it just grates when people foam at the mouth and defend the honour of the company like its their own 14 year old daughter.

And that is what i do not do. I think 360 and Rev are gonna be great as well as PS3 so I dont really defend just Sony. :)

Could pull up where you do, but what would be the point. As said, you like Sony stuff, no harm in that at all. But I dont like the fanboy term here, no one of the people i know on here are ever a fanboy. Most will buy whats good or what they like.
I Prefer my xbox, but have a psp, Dont like macs but have an ipod, for example.

Anyway:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30919

Hhmm, i cant really comment on it, i will just say again, doing that has to make you think why tbh. For me (and a load out there on the web allready) feel, its no where near ready, something isnt quite right, there is issues, and to do that at E3 is interesting.
MS had some running machines, did not have enough for all devlopers so some ran the duel g5 mac systems they got.
Was not great, but it was close and not long after they had more to dish out there. Come release they have been short, they know that and slowley getting there.

Sony I feel are even further behind and i do expect a delay to be anounced. On release we may see the games they say they will launch, but the ps3 itself will be in very very very short supply.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on April 12, 2006, 03:02:39 AM
Is there another big Expo between E3 and November?  ECTS?  It strikes me if they are not showing it off, even in a unready form ala MS and its Alpha kits then that is a bit of a blow for Sony and for US.  Hopefully some sneaky people get some info out on the web. :)
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on April 12, 2006, 11:49:19 AM
Quote from: Deaths HeadIs there another big Expo between E3 and November?  ECTS?  It strikes me if they are not showing it off, even in a unready form ala MS and its Alpha kits then that is a bit of a blow for Sony and for US.  Hopefully some sneaky people get some info out on the web. :)

And here is some of it:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30931

QuoteWe are about six months from launch, and debugging should be done, prototypes and dev kits should flow like water, and all the tame magazines should already have one. The situation is rather different though, they are nowhere, and there are two related reasons behind this:

The first is size. People tell us that the current PS3s are about 50% too large to fit in the sleek but empty boxes they have been showing off. This is a problem, but a solvable one, electronics always get smaller. Time solves all, and there is still time, just not much.

More troubling to me is that Sony is still bidding on components for the boxes. This means the development is far from final, and it will be debugging up to, and in a Microsoft overheating manner, past the last minute. Not a good sign.

Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on April 15, 2006, 02:52:55 AM
http://www.ps3portal.com/ps3/article/352.html
Interesting if true.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Adrock on April 15, 2006, 22:42:31 PM
Quote from: Deaths HeadIs there another big Expo between E3 and November?  ECTS?  It strikes me if they are not showing it off, even in a unready form ala MS and its Alpha kits then that is a bit of a blow for Sony and for US.  Hopefully some sneaky people get some info out on the web. :)

Im pretty sure TGS (Tokyo Games Show) is early September or October. Sony might feel its best to showcase it in their home country first.
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Sweenster on April 16, 2006, 03:35:12 AM
Quote from: Deaths Headhttp://www.ps3portal.com/ps3/article/352.html
Interesting if true.

hmmm, this will either cause buggy games or an amazing background system, knowing sony and background systems it could be amazing, they have been doing this kind of system with tvs and videos for a long time. I know it isnt exactly the same kind of system. But I have a feeling it wont hurt.

All they need now is a good networking and pc linking system to rival or beat ms. Otherwise this console wont match up. The revolution has new gaming, the 360 was the first with next gen graphics, what will the ps3 bring other than blu-ray playback, which at launch isnt the biggest of things
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on April 22, 2006, 13:12:59 PM
More info:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31157

Now, the mass production chips are only just being tested, again its another sign that the date they have set is a bit optimistic, i cant see many being around if released this year.

I think the console most likley will get a feb 2007 japan release and summner for us.
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on July 13, 2006, 10:16:58 AM
PS3 yields ARE crap it seems then:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32978

After all the fanboys saying its rubbish IBM Finally let it out, and the cell chip yields for the ps3 are poo.
For the size, the casing a console will have this means it could be not long before Sony makes an anouncement that the specs are less but what will be the betting that the price wont be any different ^^

I am still expecting them to anounce a  release delay
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on July 13, 2006, 15:01:51 PM
The Inquirer are rumour mongers and will post anything on a whim.  Please bear that in mind.  

They wont delay, there just wont be very many and they will run hot because they will have to do what the Xbox360 did, pump a bit more voltage through the cores to get them to run stable :)
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: neXus on July 13, 2006, 15:48:44 PM
Quote from: Deaths HeadThe Inquirer are rumour mongers and will post anything on a whim.  Please bear that in mind.  

They wont delay, there just wont be very many and they will run hot because they will have to do what the Xbox360 did, pump a bit more voltage through the cores to get them to run stable :)

The last ones about it people said the same thing, go to the link, its the guys IBM admiting it now.
But you may be right about voltage, which would mean though more heat, and more cooling and their case design with everything else going in it does not leave it much room tbh
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: funkychicken9000 on July 13, 2006, 15:54:17 PM
The Inq are just about the least reliable news source availiable.

Having said that, I dont doubt this story at all.  Im sorta glad the PS3 is struggling, sony needs a kick up the arse IMHO.  Its like they have 8 year olds speccing the console; "I want 8 of those, and machinegun ports in the case!"  :roll:
Title: Re:Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Mardoni on July 13, 2006, 16:12:42 PM
Quote from: funkychicken9000Its like they have 8 year olds speccing the console; "I want 8 of those, and machinegun ports in the case!"  :roll:

Cool, I want one. Stick me ont he pre-order list :D
Title: Sony PS3 still has issues then
Post by: Deaths Head on July 13, 2006, 16:21:21 PM
Quote from: neXus
Quote from: Deaths HeadThe Inquirer are rumour mongers and will post anything on a whim.  Please bear that in mind.  

They wont delay, there just wont be very many and they will run hot because they will have to do what the Xbox360 did, pump a bit more voltage through the cores to get them to run stable :)

The last ones about it people said the same thing, go to the link, its the guys IBM admiting it now.
But you may be right about voltage, which would mean though more heat, and more cooling and their case design with everything else going in it does not leave it much room tbh

I did go to the link when it was posted on Inquirer yesterday afternoon.

If the PS3 came with an Aliens Sentry Gun, Id buy 8 of the things!