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* Sony does not plan to release a Sixaxis controller with built-in vibration
That's it I'm not ever buying a PS3!
J/k, I really don't see why that matters. Rumble features might have been cool back in 1998, but it's way past its expiration date now, and I've never felt it's enhanced gameplay much. In some games it does, like when you're fishing in Zelda you can feel it move when a fish bites, but for the majority of games it's just a poor mans vibrator.
I especially hate when it rumbles during cut scenes, because sometimes I put the controller down and it just rumbles off my coffee table.
Saturn games...!!!! *drools* **literally** Holy Schick. That would so own. This is good news. For me atleast...
I might as well but a Saturn for far less money.
Oh yes, as I did two years ago. But where I live atleast all of the games you'd want are only online. And for some high prices at that(MK:Trilogy for $45.99!!) =/
O.o...Ok say what?
- Dav Karraker, senior director of Sony Corp., said that there is a good chance players can download and play Sega Saturn games on PlayStation 3 in future.
---:Laughs at the world, as he still has his original Saturn that still works-with his 4MB RAM cart for X-Men vs Street fighter and Converter for Sailor Moon Super S::
O.O..What? All's Im sayig is that Hellz no I'm STILL not buying a PS3, no matter how good it may make Azel seem.
Oh and that MKTrilogy for 45.99...I think I saw one for 30? But then again that was around my block X_X
$30!! AHH where do you live, dude? =P
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Genji 2 reviews. Talk about dealing massive damage
When Gamespot and IGN rate harshly, you know you're in trouble.
NY.
I can find Saturn games for cheap here still 😮 Chinatown 4lyf.
Good thing I decided to get a XBOX 360 in the near future.
I've got to admit, the ability to use any 2.5" SATA hard drive is pretty cool. I've always thought 20GB was a bit low for the 360, especially as the only available option. It'd be nice to be able to just go and buy whatever hard drive you want if need the space.
There goes most of my remaining interest.
If I can't even run my PS2 collection on it properly...
lol
There's 3 Wal-Marts in my general area.
Today, there were 4 PS3s between them. The only other places that had them had about 10 divided between two places.
This strikes me as being particularly hilarious.
It took my wal mart 3 months to get there first xbox 360 and they still havent got phantasy star universe or gears of war. I hate my wal mart. so i don't see them getting a ps3 for a while, like I want one any ways.
LOL, these PS3 stories are HILARIOUS!
I still want one, HELLA bad.
Who cares about backward compalibility?
Most of us have a PS2 if we have PS2 games, so it's not that big of a deal.
Thanks for the info, PSX, it was cool to know ^_^.
PS3 is gonna be essential to my video gamin', cuz it has:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Final Fantasy XIII
Kingdom Hearts III
My bro wants to get a Wii, and he's trying to manipulate my mom into getting it for us for Christmas.
But then I always counter his reasons with better ones for the PS3.
It's really a Nintendo vs. Sony battle at my house xD
Then there's my other brother who wants Halo 3.
But we usually just ignore him =P
So the rumours of the ps3's greatest function appears to be true :O
Mean lean fat reducing grilling machine 
Now i must get one of these when they launch in eutoland 😀
George Foreman will not be pleased by this latest development.
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PS3 is gonna be essential to my video gamin', cuz it has:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Final Fantasy XIII
Kingdom Hearts III
Not at or anywhere near launch, it doesn't.
I'd hang onto your enthusiasm util it actually has the things. Games a console is going to get to not help it in the current sales.
Plus, there's speculation KHIII might not be exclusive. Inw hich case, given the multi-system nature of Sonic the Hedgehog, you'd be spending $600 on the chance to play FFXIII in 2 years time.
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Not at or anywhere near launch, it doesn't.
I'd hang onto your enthusiasm util it actually has the things. Games a console is going to get to not help it in the current sales.
I got patience. Besides, I would care less if PS3 was a hit or a bomb 😀
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Plus, there's speculation KHIII might not be exclusive. Inw hich case, given the multi-system nature of Sonic the Hedgehog, you'd be spending $600 on the chance to play FFXIII in 2 years time.
Sure. But then again, why should anyone get a PS3 now?
Why not wait four years when it drops to $450?
Besides, PS3 games are SOO expensive right now >_< ($65? Geez...)
Looks like Gran Turismo HD has been pretty much cancelled.
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Sony hits brakes on Gran Turismo HD
Polyphony Digital's PlayStation 3 driving sim will only be released in free downloadable demo form in Japan; no word on game's US fate.
Last week, Gran Turismo fans might have been concerned by a change in an online retailer's product listing for the series' PlayStation 3 debut. Instead of the winter 2006 date Sony had originally pegged for the title, GameStop was listing Gran Turismo HD as releasing December 1, 2007.
Sony today updated the game's Japanese Web site with some good news and some bad news for eager fans of the game. The good news is that a free demo version of Gran Turismo HD with 10 cars and two layouts of a single track will be available for download in Japan from the PlayStation store on December 24, 2006. The bad news is that the full version of the game has been canceled, as the Polyphony Digital team is switching its focus to the next PS3 installment of the series, Gran Turismo 5.
"The Gran Turismo series will change its core principles," Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi said about the next installment in the series, which was not given any kind of release window. As for what direction Yamauchi is taking with the series, Sony has only said it "will be a fully realized Online Car Life Simulation."
Back in August, Yamauchi confirmed in an interview with Famitsu that development on the next PS3 version of Gran Turismo had begun. "We are working on a version of GT that supports the full PS3 specification," he told the magazine.
Gran Turismo HD may not be the last downloadable demo edition of the popular racing sim. The Japanese Gran Turismo site says that Sony might be able to offer more "concept" versions of the series before the full release of Gran Turismo 5 arrives. However, any such editions would be included in the final retail release of Gran Turismo 5.
While the free downloadable demo of Gran Turismo HD was confirmed for Japan, it's currently unclear if it will make its way to the US. When asked for a status update on the game's domestic fate, a Sony rep said only, "As of today, there are no official announcements for a North American release of GT HD."
As ridiculous as their plans for GTHD were, that's probably not really a bad thing. Better to just focus on the next full game in the series. But it also means no GT for PS3 owners for probably a long time.
As for GT5, who knows what they mean by "a fully realized Online Car Life Simulation." Makes me wonder how much they plan to neglect the offline play modes. Doesn't really affect me though, as I never had any plans to get either of these anyway. I'm quite content to keep myself entertained with GT4 and Forza while I'm waiting for Forza 2...
"This just in: Sony pulls a fast one on dedicated early adopters of the Playstation 3 console who may have purchased the machine at launch solely on the promise of a new Gran Turismo soon after. But first... kittens! Aren't they just adorable!?"
Show me an early-adopter who bought a PS3 only for GTHD and I'll show you someone who deserves all the disappointment they can receive.
www.joystiq.com/2006/12/13/ps2-graphics-on-ps3-look-like-crap/
"Lord Kutaragi, can you hear me?"
"Yes, Master. Where is the PS3? Has she launched? Is she glitch-free?"
"It seems in your rush to marketyou killed her ability to anti-alias.
"II couldn't haveShe was working! I felt it! Nooo!"
@ parody
Wow, that's pretty pathetic... I hadn't heard anything about how it worked prior to this, so I was just assuming it worked similarly to the 360, as far as slightly improving the appearance of older games. Far from it, apparently...
Kind of wish that video had shown a PS1 graphics comparison as well, since it says it does the same thing to those. Which almost seems even more pathetic, since PS1 games seemed to look just fine for the most part on the PS2.
The problem with PS2-PS3 conversion is that the vast majority of PS2 games had NO HD compatibility. Like not even 480p support, just interlaced. So that crudiness of the graphics you see is what happens when you run PS2 games on a PS3 through the HDMI instead of the component cables.
In short, the internet's hard-on against Sony continues, common sense be damned.
I refuse to apply common sense to a $600 game console.
$500. Of all the memes to hit the internet because of the PS3, $600 is by far the dumbest. This isn't like the 360 where the cheaper version is utterly worthless in every respect. The only things the $500 PS3 lacks is 40 gigs of HD space (which is made even further irrelevant by the fact that you can buy a bigger hard drive if you want and just plug it in yourself) and WiFi, neither of which are integral to playing the games.
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The problem with PS2-PS3 conversion is that the vast majority of PS2 games had NO HD compatibility. Like not even 480p support, just interlaced. So that crudiness of the graphics you see is what happens when you run PS2 games on a PS3 through the HDMI instead of the component cables.
In short, the internet's hard-on against Sony continues, common sense be damned.
So do you have to switch the cables, or if you have both HDMI and the cables will it choose the output by game? If I have to switch the cables I'd back off of PS3 because the main thing it has going for it from my point of view is that I don't have the previous playstations and there are quite a few games I want on them.
Good point. But, I also refuse to apply common sense to a $500 game console. Sorry.
Weren't Saturn and PS1 $400 when they came out?
I have never owned either system. But $400 is different from $500. If a system I really wanted were $400, I <i>probably</i> wouldn't get it, but I might consider it. $500 is simply a no.
Pretty sure PS1 was $300, actually. Saturn was $400, though.
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So that crudiness of the graphics you see is what happens when you run PS2 games on a PS3 through the HDMI instead of the component cables.
I don't remember where exactly, but I've seen comments from some people who were claiming the cables used to connect the system (HDMI or component) didn't make a difference in how the PS1/PS2 games looked.
Comparison (note all prices are MSRP at launch day)
Fifth Generation (1994 - 1999)
Sega Saturn: $399.99
Sony Playstation (1): $299.99
Nintendo 64: $199.99
Sixth Generation (2000 - present)
Sega Dreamcast: $199.99
Sony Playstation 2: $299.99
Nintendo GameCube: $199.99
Microsoft XBox: $299
Seventh Generation (2004 - current)
Microsoft XBox 360: $299.99(Core)/$399.99(Premium)
Sony Playstation 3: $499.99(20GB)/$599.99(60GB)
Nintendo Wii: $249.99
Video Game Industry: SERIOUS BUSINESS.
I was shocked... I walked into Walmart today (for the first time in ages... <3 Target =)... And they had 2 PS3s
I was so tempted to buy one and sell it on ebay...
And yet you didn't?
WTF is wrong with you, man?
I didn't want to risk LOSING $600 on a system I have no intrest in... If I had a TV that could output HD, I'd POSSIBLY consider it... And if there were any 'Must Have' games... I still don't have a PS2... >>
Man, have you so much as looked at eBay lately?
you should've done something like a one day auction with collection only paying with cash. So no paypal comeback if the transaction goes tits-up (fraud by seller etc)
The problem with PS2-PS3 conversion is that the vast majority of PS2 games had NO HD compatibility. Like not even 480p support, just interlaced. So that crudiness of the graphics you see is what happens when you run PS2 games on a PS3 through the HDMI instead of the component cables.
I know it's more complicated than this, but it's pretty stupid that the PS3 can't do the same thing as a $90 upscaling DVD player.
Ken Kutargi 'promises' a PS3 centered on audio and video.
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This just in from our Tokyo bureau: according to an interview conducted by Japan's Impress, Sony's Ken Kutaragi has gone on record with a "promise" for what he's calling an AV-centric PS3. In other words, audio and video capabilities first, gaming second (if at all), in a device built around the Cell-processor platform. Ken says that the device would certainly be more expensive, reflecting the prices and margins expected on high-end consumer electronic devices such as TVs, Blu-ray personal video recorders, etc. -- not the relatively cheap, but powerful gaming rigs sold at a loss under Sony's Computer Entertainment division. Impress speculates that the device could cost as much as 300,000 or about $2,500. The new Sony-branded living room box would, in Ken's (translated) words, "be a standard AV component sized box with a more powerful, power supply unit, anti-shake insulator, twice the main memory, and 2x HDMI to split sound and video output." More Cell-processor devices in the living room? We say bring it, Sony.
Considering this picture:
I'm inclined to disbelieve (it looks photoshopped). But on the other hand, who can tell with Sony anymore?
Also, from Joystiq:
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In his new capacity as chairman and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi spoke with Japan's Impress about, what he calls, an AV-centric PlayStation 3. This device, powered by the very capable Cell processor, would "be a standard AV component sized box with a more powerful power supply unit, anti-shake insulator, twice the main memory" adding that dual HDMI would allow the device to split sound and video output. So that's where the dual HDMI output went ...
Of course, we immediately recalled the PSX, Sony's AV-centric PlayStation 2 that suffered from poor sales, ultimately never seeing release outside Japan before stopping production. The unit's high price (95,000 for the high-end model) is often cited as the primary reason. So it is with this knowledge that we're wary of the prospects for Kutaragi's device when Impress speculates it may cost as much as 300,000 (around $2,500). With the PS3 already fulfilling much of the PSX's promise -- and then some -- we're unsure if the market is looking for a more expensive game console with anti-shake insulators. Toss some DVR-capabilities on the PS3 and we'll forget all about TiVo. TiVo who? See.
Dear Ken,
XDXD @ Ultra's insult to Ken. I'm almost positive the Dreamcast was more than $199.99 at launch. I remember seeing it in a magazine for like $399.99 i'm sure. Anywho...this generation may be my dream come true. The fall of Sony. *Jumps for joy*
I fail to see how Sony failing should be anyone's dream. Videogame monopolies = BAD.
I know most of the Sony hate stems from people who held irrational love for the Dreamcast (which quite frankly deserves far less love than it gets). I also know that those people should get over it and play some flapping videogames instead of wishing destruction upon gaming companies.
Alright Castor you got me. Nearly to the point actually lol. I don't want Sony to die, I just want people to stop praising the PS2[PS3 this genenration]. Sure Sony is amazing and they're a great company...but they destroyed the Dreamcast[with the help of Sega themselves >_<]. I definetly not want this VG oligopoly to transform into a momopoly, you are correct that would be bad. And whats this talk fot he Dreamcast receiving undeserved love? *cocks gun* =P
The Dreamcast was a mediocre system with a miniscule library of enjoyable games, a retarded controller, and an expensive gimmicky memory card.
