Sony: PS3 News and Discussion Thread
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From: Universal City
Originally Posted by srika
couple of months? I think it may be like, a LONG time before they are readily available.
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
No doubt.... Either way, im in no real hurry. Im sure ill get one. SIGH at 600 bucks...........
Originally Posted by SwervinCL
I wont wait in line again. Ill wait for a couple months till they work out bugs and till the initial mad release rush is over....
I refuse to wait in line, "just to be one of the first to have it"....
I bet we will be able to find JB in line!
I refuse to wait in line, "just to be one of the first to have it"....
I bet we will be able to find JB in line!
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From: Land of cheap vodka, hot girls, and great nightlife
Yea the lines will start like 2-3 days in advance thats crazy. I still think sony should wait till they have more units built before they launch PS3. Oh well that day will be crazy even more fights and messed up things going down.
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
Cant wait for all the fan boys that waste 6 hours of their life "because they have to get it at launch" to chime in with "ha ha I got mine and you have to wait" bs... 
I'm with Stapler on this...if it were just a mere 6 hours, I'd be in line. No question.
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From: Land of cheap vodka, hot girls, and great nightlife
Originally Posted by Yumchah
6 hours...?
I'm with Stapler on this...if it were just a mere 6 hours, I'd be in line. No question.
I'm with Stapler on this...if it were just a mere 6 hours, I'd be in line. No question.
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From: Land of cheap vodka, hot girls, and great nightlife
Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
it doesnt kill kittens, it cures cancer 
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Originally Posted by SRK85
Yea the lines will start like 2-3 days in advance thats crazy. I still think sony should wait till they have more units built before they launch PS3. Oh well that day will be crazy even more fights and messed up things going down.
I think they should wait to, or should have at least upped production a little bit more. They think they can't afford to wait though. They won't have sufficient units to not sell out till early next year.I was
when I read sony's PR guy saying that they would have 2 mil units by the end of the year, they may not be boxed or even on their way to the stores yet, but they will have been produced, or something along those lines. 
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Originally Posted by SRK85
HAHA I thought you hated PS3 since it kills kittens. Anyways when is MGS4 coming out and when will there be a price drop?
Cuz.
I'm weak-minded. And a dummy-dum-dum.
I'll come on here to rant when I get herpes from it after I buy it.
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Yea the lines will start like 2-3 days in advance thats crazy. I still think sony should wait till they have more units built before they launch PS3. Oh well that day will be crazy even more fights and messed up things going down.
The new system will be available with two different hard-drive options in Japan and the United States in November 2006 and in Europe and Australasia in March 2007. The later date for the European and Australasian launches (as well as those planned for Russia, the Middle East, and Africa) has been blamed on delays in blue laser diode production.
So it looks like they're delaying the release in Europe and Australasia by 5 months so that the US and Japan will have plenty of units available at launch and through the holidays. So honestly, because of that, I don't think it will be so bad here beyond the normal new system launch hype you see for any console...
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From: Universal City
Originally Posted by Yumchah
6 hours...?
I'm with Stapler on this...if it were just a mere 6 hours, I'd be in line. No question.
I'm with Stapler on this...if it were just a mere 6 hours, I'd be in line. No question.
Walmart didnt care at all... It was complete pandamonium. So yeah. Thats the other reason I refuse to wait in line.
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
This is another thing that scares me with the PS3. I bought a release day PS2 (waited in line for 6 hours and the whole shabang). That PS2 went out about 2 years later, which forced me to buy a new one.
I dont want to spend the 600 bucks on a PS3 and have to buy another later down the road...
I dont want to spend the 600 bucks on a PS3 and have to buy another later down the road...
And i walked into sears at 10:45 for a new socket wrench and thought aw what the hell lets check and see and they had them sitting there. No standing in line for me
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Originally Posted by SRK85
Yea my PS2 broke after about 4 years of hard use. I probably played PS2 more then any other system.
i pounded the HELL out of my PSX, used to play that thing about 5-10 hours a DAY if you averaged out both weekend and weekdays. I had no issues. Had no issue with PS2, but I know people who did.
I am preordering one for my brother very soon, and will be incredibly pissed if it breaks down.
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Originally Posted by gocubsgo55
still unexcusable
i pounded the HELL out of my PSX, used to play that thing about 5-10 hours a DAY if you averaged out both weekend and weekdays. I had no issues. Had no issue with PS2, but I know people who did.
I am preordering one for my brother very soon, and will be incredibly pissed if it breaks down.
i pounded the HELL out of my PSX, used to play that thing about 5-10 hours a DAY if you averaged out both weekend and weekdays. I had no issues. Had no issue with PS2, but I know people who did.
I am preordering one for my brother very soon, and will be incredibly pissed if it breaks down.
who are you preordering it from?
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Well the cd reader evetually broke down and wouldnt read any discs. But I still have dreamcast and it has never broke. I hope PS3 is very durable unless they make it break within 3 years so you have to buy a new slimmer version.
Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
who are you preordering it from?
No one around here is doing pre-orders yet. From what I've heard some of the chains may start taking pre-orders in mid-October... but no one has decided on that yet. So as of right now there's no place doing pre-purchases....
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At an EB Games nearby me, their policy is that if you pre-order a game, you are put on a waitlist to preorder the system. As soon as they get your's, you come and pay the rest.
^ Odd, both EB Games and GameStop here said corporate has not decided whether or not to offer pre-purchases on the system until after their manager meetings which are either the first or second week of October. I checked with corporate and they both confirmed. That means that no stores are offering pre-purchases since they are all controlled by corporate and all stores in each chain follow the same policies.
So unless you have a hookup there that will put one aside for you if they choose not to do pre-purchases... you'll be waiting in line like everyone else. If they do choose to offer pre-purchases on the system, then you can put money down on it and avoid any hassles...
So unless you have a hookup there that will put one aside for you if they choose not to do pre-purchases... you'll be waiting in line like everyone else. If they do choose to offer pre-purchases on the system, then you can put money down on it and avoid any hassles...
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Originally Posted by juniorbean
^ Odd, both EB Games and GameStop here said corporate has not decided whether or not to offer pre-purchases on the system until after their manager meetings which are either the first or second week of October. I checked with corporate and they both confirmed. That means that no stores are offering pre-purchases since they are all controlled by corporate and all stores in each chain follow the same policies.
So unless you have a hookup there that will put one aside for you if they choose not to do pre-purchases... you'll be waiting in line like everyone else. If they do choose to offer pre-purchases on the system, then you can put money down on it and avoid any hassles...
So unless you have a hookup there that will put one aside for you if they choose not to do pre-purchases... you'll be waiting in line like everyone else. If they do choose to offer pre-purchases on the system, then you can put money down on it and avoid any hassles...
So, I guess I may hafta join a lineup...which I may not be too miffed about if it weren't November up here (which is farking cold).
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Originally Posted by srika
hah.. in a thread which has been almost overrun by sarcasm, I have concluded that red text is not needed anymore. 
Hell, just thinking about it gives me a rash and dark images/hallucinations...!
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just got this pre-order notice. digest it as you will. I had registered with their site maybe a year ago.
Sony's PlayStation 3 is only one month away, with its official release date set to November 11 in Japan and November 17 in the USA.
As of today, you'll find the PlayStation 3 and officially confirmed launch titles available for No Money Down Special-Preorder in our PlayStation 3 section.
For more information about ordering a PlayStation 3 at Lik-Sang.com, please follow the link below:
http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3895
If you alraedy have a pre-order, feel free to go to your My Account section and add your games to the list:
http://www.lik-sang.com/history.php?orders_id=534978
Here is a quick overview of the up-to-date confirmed launch titles:
o Genji : Kamui Souran (Japanese) (Item No. 9660)
o Mahjong Kakutou Club (Japanese) (Item No. 9661)
o Mobile Suit Gundam : Target In Sight (Japanese) (Item No. 9662)
o Resistance : Jinrui Botsuraku no Hi (Japanese) (Item No. 9663)
o Sega Golf Club (Japanese) (Item No. 9664)
o Ridge Racer 7 (Japanese) (Item No. 9665)
o F.E.A.R (US) (Item No. 9666)
o Madden NFL 07 (US) (Item No. 9667)
o Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (US) (Item No. 9668)
o Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (US) (Item No. 9669)
o Call of Duty 3 (US) (Item No. 9670)
o Genji : Days of the Blade (US) (Item No. 9671)
o MotorStorm (US) (Item No. 9672)
o NBA 07 (US) (Item No. 9673)
o Need for Speed Carbon (US) (Item No. 9674)
o NHL 2K7 (US) (Item No. 9675)
o Resistance : Fall Of Man (US) (Item No. 9676)
o The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (US) (Item No. 9677)
o Untold Legends : Dark Kingdom (US) (Item No. 9678)
The above games list (including hyperlinks) is also available right here:
http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3895
With best regards,
Your Lik-Sang Team
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Lik-Sang.com - Alternative Gaming Community
If you want to get in contact with Lik-Sang, you can use our online Customer Support Center for just about any request you might have:
<http://www.lik-sang.com/contact.php>
Enquiries are usually replied to within 24 hours, except on weekends.
As of today, you'll find the PlayStation 3 and officially confirmed launch titles available for No Money Down Special-Preorder in our PlayStation 3 section.
For more information about ordering a PlayStation 3 at Lik-Sang.com, please follow the link below:
http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3895
If you alraedy have a pre-order, feel free to go to your My Account section and add your games to the list:
http://www.lik-sang.com/history.php?orders_id=534978
Here is a quick overview of the up-to-date confirmed launch titles:
o Genji : Kamui Souran (Japanese) (Item No. 9660)
o Mahjong Kakutou Club (Japanese) (Item No. 9661)
o Mobile Suit Gundam : Target In Sight (Japanese) (Item No. 9662)
o Resistance : Jinrui Botsuraku no Hi (Japanese) (Item No. 9663)
o Sega Golf Club (Japanese) (Item No. 9664)
o Ridge Racer 7 (Japanese) (Item No. 9665)
o F.E.A.R (US) (Item No. 9666)
o Madden NFL 07 (US) (Item No. 9667)
o Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (US) (Item No. 9668)
o Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (US) (Item No. 9669)
o Call of Duty 3 (US) (Item No. 9670)
o Genji : Days of the Blade (US) (Item No. 9671)
o MotorStorm (US) (Item No. 9672)
o NBA 07 (US) (Item No. 9673)
o Need for Speed Carbon (US) (Item No. 9674)
o NHL 2K7 (US) (Item No. 9675)
o Resistance : Fall Of Man (US) (Item No. 9676)
o The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (US) (Item No. 9677)
o Untold Legends : Dark Kingdom (US) (Item No. 9678)
The above games list (including hyperlinks) is also available right here:
http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3895
With best regards,
Your Lik-Sang Team
-------------------
Lik-Sang.com - Alternative Gaming Community
If you want to get in contact with Lik-Sang, you can use our online Customer Support Center for just about any request you might have:
<http://www.lik-sang.com/contact.php>
Enquiries are usually replied to within 24 hours, except on weekends.
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from the link above.... 
Extra note: Be prepared that the day-1 prices will be much higher than the manufacturers suggested retail price. Experienced and veteran hardcore gamers, who are not importing a system for the first time, know that buying a PS3 at launch or a PSP at launch is not the same thing as simply buying a mere PlayStation 3 or a random PSP off some supermarket shelf. You're paying for the privilege of getting it two months before the massive overflow. Especially with the long forecasted shortages (only 100.000 units for Japan at release date), MasterCard would call that 'priceless'. There is never enough of the good stuff on a launch day, and Lik Sang is required to pay premium pricing to get earlybird stock in sufficient levels for everybody. We can only extend these offers to you during the first couple of months, while waiting for the market to stabilize. But that's the beauty of the No Money Down Special Pre-Order system, you can always ignore day-1 prices and wait for a few more days, a few more weeks, or even several months, until the price goes down to an acceptable level. Without ever losing your pre-order position!
