Sony: PS3 News and Discussion Thread
Originally Posted by SwervinCL
Damn 5 min edit rule
P.s. I just drove by Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, Frys & Toys R Us. Best Buy had the best turnout. There were about 30 people in line bearing tents. Target had about 10 people in line. Wal-Mart had about 10 people in line, one of which had about a 20" tv sittin on a knocked over shopping cart. No one at Fry,s Toys R Us. My guess is pre-order. I may be wrong.
People crack me up... If they have that will power. More power to them... I wouldn't do it. No way. That much money or not... I'm good.
P.s. I just drove by Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, Frys & Toys R Us. Best Buy had the best turnout. There were about 30 people in line bearing tents. Target had about 10 people in line. Wal-Mart had about 10 people in line, one of which had about a 20" tv sittin on a knocked over shopping cart. No one at Fry,s Toys R Us. My guess is pre-order. I may be wrong.
People crack me up... If they have that will power. More power to them... I wouldn't do it. No way. That much money or not... I'm good.
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Four People Shot While Waiting for PlayStation Console, Including 27 NEWSFIRST Reporter
Updated: 1:11 AM Nov 16, 2006
Elizabeth Dorsett
People Standing In Line For Video Game Hit By BBs
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting involving people waiting in line for a video game.
Dozens of people camped out in front the Best Buy store on Nicholasville Road. They're hoping to get their hands on a Sony PlayStation 3 console. But the wait turned serious when someone drove by and fired shots at people waiting in line.
Four people were hit by the BB pellets, including 27 NEWSFIRST reporter Elizabeth Dorsett. She was interviewing someone in line at the time. None of them were seriously hurt.
Police came to the store to investigate. They're still looking for a suspect.
Lexington Police say they'll stay at the Best Buy to make sure people in line stay safe.
The PlayStation 3 goes on sale Friday morning at eight. The consoles are selling for more than $600 a piece.
Updated: 1:11 AM Nov 16, 2006
Elizabeth Dorsett
People Standing In Line For Video Game Hit By BBs
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting involving people waiting in line for a video game.
Dozens of people camped out in front the Best Buy store on Nicholasville Road. They're hoping to get their hands on a Sony PlayStation 3 console. But the wait turned serious when someone drove by and fired shots at people waiting in line.
Four people were hit by the BB pellets, including 27 NEWSFIRST reporter Elizabeth Dorsett. She was interviewing someone in line at the time. None of them were seriously hurt.
Police came to the store to investigate. They're still looking for a suspect.
Lexington Police say they'll stay at the Best Buy to make sure people in line stay safe.
The PlayStation 3 goes on sale Friday morning at eight. The consoles are selling for more than $600 a piece.
If people want to stand in line at a retail store why doesn't the city require that the retail store have security to protect them rather than the city using taxpayer money to protect these guys.
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Yea I ordered 360 off a Kmart site the day it came out. Long behold 2 months later it came in and I alrdy got a 360 from Bestbuy. So I let my lil bro have it. Anyways im sure you could order it from costco but it will sell out so fast you may be waiting for a couple of months.
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From: Universal City
Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
That's nuts. I can't imagine paying upwards of $1K to get this thing. CNBC had a story on this, people waiting on line since Sunday!
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http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/hom...ps3-215198.php
I never knew the homless were such hardcore gamers.
I never knew the homless were such hardcore gamers.
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Originally Posted by studville
Mortal Kombat is the best game ever
Kid: Mortal Kombat, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.
Billy Madison: I disagree, it's a very good game, but i think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
Kid: Donkey Kong sucks.
Billy Madison: You know something? YOU SUCK!
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I go to Auburn, which is located in a small town. We have a game against Alabama this Saturday, so I figure everyone would be gone Thursday since we have all of next week off. I was planning to camp out at BB, but unlucky enough there were at least 20 people already camped out. I wasn't expecting it, but kind of was. I figure if BB has "23" like the site guarantees then I might have gotten one, but I couldn't justify 18 hours, nonetheless waiting since Monday to maybe make $1000 on Ebay.
I am very interested to see how much the PS3's go for on Ebay after tomorrow. I think ebay is going to be flooded with ps3, a lot more than the 360 was.
I am very interested to see how much the PS3's go for on Ebay after tomorrow. I think ebay is going to be flooded with ps3, a lot more than the 360 was.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-PLAYSTATION...QQcmdZViewItem
sold for $10000.. but i don't know who the fuck would pay that..
sold for $10000.. but i don't know who the fuck would pay that..
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the first few of many firmware updates, I imagine.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2059810,00.asp
Sony Upgrades Software to Fix PS3 Glitches
11.15.06
By Reuters
NEW YORK - Sony Corp. said on Wednesday that online software upgrades to its new video game console, the PlayStation 3, will fix glitches that make some older PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games not run properly on the PS3.
Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, told Reuters that more than 8,000 PS2 games will play on the PS3, and that so-called "firmware" upgrades will address problems found with about 200 games since sales of the PS3 started last week in Japan.
"We are aiming for perfect compatibility. Our goal is 100 percent compatibility," he said in an interview. "We are trying to get there as quickly as possible."
A Sony spokesman said the glitches in the 200 games in question were related mostly to audio problems and conflicts caused by the fact that the game controllers, held in users hands as they direct the action on the screen, differ from one PlayStation generation to the next. For example, buttons found on a PS One may not cause the same action on a PS3.
U.S. sales of the PS3 start on Friday, kicking off a holiday season battle between the $30 billion video game industry's leading game console makers—Sony, Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched a year ago, and Nintendo's Wii comes out on Saturday.
A limited supply, delayed debut and drop in the number of games built exclusively for the PS3 could hamper Sony's effort to remain market leader during this crucial holiday season.
Hirai confirmed that Sony expects to have 1 million units available in the United States by the end of the year. A Sony spokesman said the company's goal was to have 400,000 units available on Friday, and 6 million shipped worldwide by the end of March.
By contract, Microsoft expects to have shipped 10 million Xbox 360s by December 31, while Nintendo is targeting 4 million units.
Hirai said that supply issues are typical at the launch of new products, and it will take time to see which console will have the biggest effect on the market.
"We are very confident that when you look back over the long haul that PlayStation 3 is going to continue the leadership position that we have established for ourselves over the past 12 years," he said.
11.15.06
By Reuters
NEW YORK - Sony Corp. said on Wednesday that online software upgrades to its new video game console, the PlayStation 3, will fix glitches that make some older PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games not run properly on the PS3.
Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, told Reuters that more than 8,000 PS2 games will play on the PS3, and that so-called "firmware" upgrades will address problems found with about 200 games since sales of the PS3 started last week in Japan.
"We are aiming for perfect compatibility. Our goal is 100 percent compatibility," he said in an interview. "We are trying to get there as quickly as possible."
A Sony spokesman said the glitches in the 200 games in question were related mostly to audio problems and conflicts caused by the fact that the game controllers, held in users hands as they direct the action on the screen, differ from one PlayStation generation to the next. For example, buttons found on a PS One may not cause the same action on a PS3.
U.S. sales of the PS3 start on Friday, kicking off a holiday season battle between the $30 billion video game industry's leading game console makers—Sony, Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched a year ago, and Nintendo's Wii comes out on Saturday.
A limited supply, delayed debut and drop in the number of games built exclusively for the PS3 could hamper Sony's effort to remain market leader during this crucial holiday season.
Hirai confirmed that Sony expects to have 1 million units available in the United States by the end of the year. A Sony spokesman said the company's goal was to have 400,000 units available on Friday, and 6 million shipped worldwide by the end of March.
By contract, Microsoft expects to have shipped 10 million Xbox 360s by December 31, while Nintendo is targeting 4 million units.
Hirai said that supply issues are typical at the launch of new products, and it will take time to see which console will have the biggest effect on the market.
"We are very confident that when you look back over the long haul that PlayStation 3 is going to continue the leadership position that we have established for ourselves over the past 12 years," he said.
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Originally Posted by docbass
will the ps2 analog component work on the ps3? My tv does not have HDMI but does have component.
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From: DE
Originally Posted by srika
I am 99.9% sure the answer is no. You have to buy a new cable because the PS3 has a different A/V multi-out than PS2.
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Originally Posted by srika
I am 99.9% sure the answer is no. You have to buy a new cable because the PS3 has a different A/V multi-out than PS2.
I have heard both things, but most of what I read says that yes you can use the PS2 cable on the PS3:
Both models of the Japanese PlayStation 3 will be packaged with only composite (red, white, and yellow) cables, according to a report from uber-popular gaming magazine Famitsu. We've talked to death about its lack of an HDMI cable, component cable inputs are available even on standard definition screens to enhance the image, as are S-video inputs.
Those with PS2 component cables will be happy to know that they work with the PS3.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/ps...posite-cables/
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HAHA really no HDMI cables wow looks like my lil bro was right PS3 wont have all the cables. That sucks majorly. No DVI either. Damn what about VGA?
Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-PLAYSTATION...QQcmdZViewItem
sold for $10000.. but i don't know who the fuck would pay that..
sold for $10000.. but i don't know who the fuck would pay that..
The auction says
1. You must have a Feedback of 50 or more.
But if you look at the bid history there are so many people that have a 1, 0, or even a -1 feedback rating! either someone is doing this to promote the hype, or jack up the price to milk money out of the top bidder or something.
Originally Posted by sonnyg80
wow, $10,100...how sad - in the bid history, it shows some idiot who just joined ebay, jacking the price up to 10k, lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290050430221
this same guy that won this auction bid on the $10K auction.
They're doing this to keep the people that are selling the PS3's from making any money on them.
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LOL.....Just passed by the Best Buy on Sanford Ave in Mount Vernon, NY. About 20 people camping out. BUT!!!! Guess what?!?! It's gonna be raining like cats and dogs tonight, lol. What are they gonna do?
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Originally Posted by Silver™
I have heard both things, but most of what I read says that yes you can use the PS2 cable on the PS3:
Both models of the Japanese PlayStation 3 will be packaged with only composite (red, white, and yellow) cables, according to a report from uber-popular gaming magazine Famitsu. We've talked to death about its lack of an HDMI cable, component cable inputs are available even on standard definition screens to enhance the image, as are S-video inputs.
Those with PS2 component cables will be happy to know that they work with the PS3.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/ps...posite-cables/
Both models of the Japanese PlayStation 3 will be packaged with only composite (red, white, and yellow) cables, according to a report from uber-popular gaming magazine Famitsu. We've talked to death about its lack of an HDMI cable, component cable inputs are available even on standard definition screens to enhance the image, as are S-video inputs.
Those with PS2 component cables will be happy to know that they work with the PS3.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/ps...posite-cables/
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these pages probably won't work - at least the PS3 one - so, well, don't try them. 
Because, well, if you don't try, you will have zero chance of getting one.
http://techbargains.com/news_displayitem./74404
Because, well, if you don't try, you will have zero chance of getting one. http://techbargains.com/news_displayitem./74404
