New PS3 Info, date, $, and controller)

[Digital Pimp]

Sony had their press conference tonight. So here's the rundown:

PS3 Console still looks the same (George Foreman Grill, Fax-Machine)

Will launch in "Clear Black" most likely a glossy black color

Worldwide Launch, i.e. Japan, USA, and EU on November 17, 2006

PS3 will be in two configurations and prices
-20 GB HDD version for 499
-60 GB with apparent "open pricing" Sony is pushing retailers to sell it at 600

Controller has been redesigned and it looks exactly like the PS2 Dual Shock, but it had Bluetooth Wireless and some type of 3D control, though not the same as "moving within a 3D space" type control like the Wii.

For 600 you can buy both the other next-gen consoles. I'm glad though Sony has made the pricing somewhat moderate for the technology they are craming into this thing. It'll be alot better for gamers to chose the 20gb over the 60gb unlike the 360 Core and Premium. Though I'm sure Sony will push the 60GB version because it will be able "to handle the array of things the games will do better

Also there are still over 200 PS2 games in development, so by no means is Sony killing off the PS2 like MS did with the XBox.

[Vlad]

It has tilt sensors, so much more limited that the Wii controller...yet...it is so blatantly a 'borrowed' feature from the wii....so sad....and the cost. Ughhh...

http://ps3remote.ytmnd.com/ <---------this sums it up nicely

[Mechanerd]

Oh fuck, Heavenly Sword looks like some real fun shit:
http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=1679

Their are a bunch of other kick ass vids floating around the net from E3, the new MGS4 trailer is pretty cool. I must say Insomniacs resistence: fall of man isn't all that impressive, just looks like COD2, but with bugs.

Armored Core 4 has finally been shown with gameplay. To series fanatics like me its like crack. November 17th will be a very nice day for me indeed. :D

[Phobo]

November 17th will be a very nice day for me indeed. :D

[tisl]

Hmm, I'm still willing to pay $600 as long as the games don't end up costing $60 on average.

[NiteX]

What the fuck happen to the other 2 colors? The silver and the white? I don't want a black I want a fucking silver. I doubt I will be buying one at launch.

[wangstramedeous]

HAHA. I remember Sony laughing way back when MS released two tiered systems. I'm not suprised. Well I do have to say, the specs are pretty sweet. 600...still would rather get a computer.

What I'll like to see is if the cheaper one will sell like hotcakes as opposed to Core not doing so well for MS.

[Digital Pimp]

Well it looks like your 500 dollar PS3 will be gimped. No HDMI, No Wireless Internet access, and no flash memory drive (SD, Memory Stick, Compast Flash, etc.)

[halomizer]

yea, they fuck over the cheap one.

[dimsum411]

$500 model, isn't bad, 20gb hdd, & assuming it has built in ethernet, wireless adapters are dirt cheap, hmm memory stick is useless to me not to mention if the harddrive is upgradeable, I can see a lot of ppl taking to the "cheaper" one.

but still, PC is the best platform

[Digital Limit]

10. Sony's pricing strategy is brilliant. Imagine if they entered the fast-food industry:

Cashier: Welcome to Sony Burger World, how may I help you?

Customer: I'd like a cheeseburger, hold the onions. That's all.

Cashier: No problem, you're order will be out shortly.

Customer: So, how much do I owe you?

Cashier: I'm not going to say right now.

Customer: Excuse me?

Cashier: But I will tell you this. This is a really nice burger, and your family is going to need to save up for a long time to afford this burger.

Customer: For a burger?

Cashier: A Sony burger, yes.

Customer: When will it be ready?

Cashier: In 30 seconds.

Customer: How can that be? You haven't even handed the order back to the kitchen yet! Nobody's even working the grill right now.

Cashier: It will be ready in 30 seconds.

Customer: I can see your cook in the kitchen right now. He's not cooking, he's on the phone! It is not physically possible for my burger to be ready in 30 seconds!

Cashier: It will be ready in 30 seconds.

Customer: (Pause) OK, it's been 30 seconds. Where's my burger?

Cashier: You're burger will be ready in 15 minutes. We had unforeseen supply problems with the ingredients.

Customer: Jesus Christ! Look, just tell me how much my burger costs or I'm cancelling my order.

Cashier: Your burger will be 600 dollars.

Customer: 600 dollars.

Cashier: Yes, sir. Will you be paying cash or credit?

Customer: That's too much to pay for a burger.

Cashier: Not for a quality burger. This one comes with a solid gold salt shaker, that retails elsewhere for $1,000.

Customer: I don't want a solid gold salt shaker.

Cashier: We want you to want a solid gold salt shaker. We want every family to own and use a solid gold salt shaker.

Customer: I'm not paying $600 for a burger.

Cashier: But look at everything that comes WITH the burger! When you add up the cost of the burger and the salt shaker, you're getting an incredible deal!

Customer: Let me see that shaker... Come on, in three years you'll be able to get this thing for less than $200.

Cashier: Yes, but right now it retails for $1,000 elsewhere, so you are getting excellent value for your money!

Customer: $600 is too much to pay for a burger.

Cashier: Price and value are too different things, sir. You are getting excellent value.

Customer: So you don't have a cheaper burger?

Cashier: Yes, we have a $500 basic burger.

Customer: A basic burger.

Cashier: Yes, it's the same hamburger, but the salt shaker that comes with it is made of aluminum.

Customer: So for $500 I get the hamburger and the shaker, except that the shaker is worthless.

Cashier: Yes, but you'll be saving $100! It's a very smart choice for the cash-conscious consumer.

Customer: Dude, will you get a grip? A 'cash-conscious consumer' is not going to spend hundreds of dollars for a burger!

Cashier: Sir, I saw the car you drove up in. You spent at least $20,000 on that. I'm sure your home cost even more. If spending $600 on a hamburger is going to ruin you financially, then you have some serious problems managing your money, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Customer: Spending $600 is not going to ruin me financially. I just think it's too much to spend on a hamburger.

Cashier: Why are you so obsessed with the cost? I've been trying to talk to you about our delicious hamburger, made with 100% Angus Beef, and our lovingly sculpted gold salt shaker, that everyone is going to want this holiday season. Yet all you do is carp about price, price, price. Can you think about anything other than money for a minute?

Customer: I'm sorry, I guess you're right. There are certainly more important things in this world than money.

Cashier: Apology accepted. Now pay me $600 for your burger.

Customer: Goddamnit, this is ridiculous! I'm going somewhere else for lunch.

Cashier: That's pretty much what I would have expected from a McDonald's fanboy.

Customer: I despise McDonald's. I never eat there. I just don't want to spend $600 for a hamburger.

Cashier: Anyone who complains about Sony Burger prices is a McDonald's fanboy!

Customer #2: Uh, I think $600 is too much to pay for a burger, too.

Cashier: Oh, well, here you go, ma'am! It's a special gift for a special McDonald's fangirl! Some red-and-white striped kneepads so that you'll be more comfortable when you're servicing Ronald!

Customer #2: That's totally out of line!

Cashier: Here's a red clown nose, too! Wearing this gets Ronald off faster, so you won't have to spend so much time with his clown schlong down your...

[Customers leave.]

OK, well, maybe it doesn't work so well with food.

[NiteX]

That was dumb.

[Digital Limit]

I enjoyed it.

:)

[Phobo]

anyone comparing burgers with consoles should be shot

[SuperDavidGT]

I didn't even bother reading it. I have a blood clot in my brain and the Doctor said I should avoid anything that has a decent chance of being lame, lest the blood clot explodes and takes out half of my medulla oblongata.

[Digital Limit]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9100/2025pc.png

[tisl]

Who wrote that burger bit?

[Digital Limit]

Some guy at Joystiq.

[Mechanerd]

PS3 dimensions:
325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D). around 5 kg.
Xbox dimensions:
320 mm (W) x 101 mm (H) x 260 mm (D) . Around 4kg
Xbox 360 dimensions:
309mm (W) x 83 mm (H) x 258 mm (D) around 3.5 kg.

Of course the 360 power unit is external(and fucking massive and heavy) and its internal cooling system is too small and inefficient.
But then who cares about that when being small and compact is SO much more important.
I mean why would you want practicality and efficiency over style?

[Phobo]

ya the 360 would weight over 6kg if it had the powersupply built in

[Digital Limit]

PS3 dimensions:
325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D). around 5 kg.
Xbox dimensions:
320 mm (W) x 101 mm (H) x 260 mm (D) . Around 4kg
Xbox 360 dimensions:
309mm (W) x 83 mm (H) x 258 mm (D) around 3.5 kg.

Of course the 360 power unit is external(and fucking massive and heavy) and its internal cooling system is too small and inefficient.
But then who cares about that when being small and compact is SO much more important.
I mean why would you want practicality and efficiency over style?

Hypocrisy at its finest.

[Phobo]

DL give it up, go play with your 360!

[Digital Limit]

But there's nothing to play!

If only PS3 was out...

[Mechanerd]

But there's nothing to play!

If only PS3 was out...
rofl

Hell their are like 5 PS3 games I actually want, 2 of which are only 'possible' launch titles, the rest either months or YEARS off. :p
360's been out for a few months, its getting cheaper quite quickly and the 'better' games aren't that far off. I think I'll be buying a 360 before I fork out 1000g(aus) come november for my PS3.
Damn these fucking companies, such brilliant machines with so very few titles worth buying the damn things for.
PC will ALWAYS own consoles in the gaming department.

[Digital Limit]

PC will ALWAYS own consoles in the gaming department.

Always and forever? I doubt it, especially given the lines between computer and console are slowly being blurred.

[Mechanerd]

the lines between computer and console are slowly being blurred.
Well I guess thats true, but until I have an RTS playing on my PS3 with a kb/m I stand by my statement. :D