PlayStation 3 in Europe: 23 March 2007

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Sony finally announced the release date for PlayStation 3 in Europe: it has been scheduled to March 23, which means something like 2 more months of waiting. A million units are being forecast for all of Europe to cover whats sure to be a hectic launch period. For everyone who manages to secure one of these first machines, there will be 30 software titles to choose from within the launch period (this can mean several months). There will be two models of PS3 available: the one with 60 GB drive for 425 and then also cheaper one with 20 GB storage. Prices for the rest of Europe will be similar, at 599 for 60 GB model. If you convert this to US dollars, you get to the sum of something like $800, which is still VERY overpriced against common US retail price of $600.

No false starts for the PlayStation Network; this will be up and running from day one with the much vaunted demo of Gran Turismo HD Concept to download alongside a demo of Tekken: Dark Resurrection. PlayStation Network will also be geared up to cater for more casual players with a coffee-break roster that includes Go! Sudoku, Go! Puzzle, and arcade style action in the form of Blast Factor and flow. An extra treat, if you can call it that, will be a new System Update as soon as you join PlayStation Network for the first time.

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[Avaloner]

Hooray...not.

Well if you have money to burn then the release date is 23rd March. its a grossly expensive machine. Consider you will go near the Lm400 mark to get a game and an extra controller with the 60gb version. And still to date there are very few games which are must haves on the console.

Ps: This should have been posted in the consoles sections.

[G-lock]

so true . moved to the console section .

[V0rteX]

btw the ps3 game launch lineup:


* Resistance: Fall of Man - SCEE - Disc
* MotorStorm - SCEE - Disc
* Genji: Days of the Blade - SCEE - Disc
* FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
* Ridge Racer 7 - SCEE - Disc Tekken: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
* Lemmings - SCEE - Network
* Go! Sudoku - SCEE - Network
* Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
* Blast Factor - SCEE - Network
* flOw - SCEE - Network
* Super Rub'a'Dub - SCEE - Network
* Call of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
* Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
* Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
* Gundam - Target in Sight - Namco Bandai Games - Disc
* Full Auto 2: Battle Lines - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
* Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
* Virtua Fighter 5 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
* Virtua Tennis 3 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
* World Snooker Championship 2007 - Sega Europe Ltd - Disc
* NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
* NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
* Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
* Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
* The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
* Def Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* The Godfather: The Don's Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
* Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Sony - Disc
* F.E.A.R. Vivendi - Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
* Gripshift - Sony Online Entertainment - Network

[Avaloner]

Not all are confirmed for launch mind you. Out of the list RFoM, Motorstorm and Virtua Fighter 5 are the only hot titles. The others are either quite old, exist on the 360 or are generally crap.

PS: Sony is releasing Untold Legends not EA

[V0rteX]

yeah resistance may be the only one there that might be worth it i guess. motorstorm until now was buggy as hell, not even managing to reach a smooth 60fps, it doesn't even run at 1080p

[Baegun]

only virtua fighter 5 looks good to me. and that's coming out on the 360 in summer.


obviously resistance is a great game, but nowhere close a good reason to burn Lm400 on.

[filthy hippie]

they said that RFoM is just liek WW2 but substitue the nazis wid d aliens

[Baegun]

yeah but it still looks like a solid game, with some cool weapons.


but like i said, wayyyyyy too little to justify Lm400.

[PostmortemMT]

Originally posted by Baegun
yeah but it still looks like a solid game, with some cool weapons.


but like i said, wayyyyyy too little to justify Lm400.

Unless you want to watch blue ray movies ofcourse. There's no better choice than the ps3.

[V0rteX]

btw if someone is assuming to buy a ps3 when it arrives here, new millenium are offering the 20GB version for Lm285

http://nmsuperstores.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=449

not thattttttt pricey after all

[G-lock]

im holding on the though of a reduction in price on the PS3 if i give them my old and non-chipped PS2 .

hopefully :rolleyes:

[PostmortemMT]

Originally posted by G-lock
im holding on the though of a reduction in price on the PS3 if i give them my old and non-chipped PS2 .

hopefully :rolleyes:

Mintx wahdek jew inkella safra malghir sa Ingilterra u nizzlu min hemm.

[badboy]

My last console was Playstation 1 as i was interested more in pc games. Im really looking forward o buy a console but sure i wont go for the playstation 3, although it looks tempting.

Do you think Xbox will have a newer version or something by the end of next summer?

[V0rteX]

yeah, basically it will consist of a newer cpu that emits less head and an hdmi port.

dunno exectly when it will be launched, cause lately thay had some delays from the cpu manufacturers.

but as regards to cpu and vga power it will remain the same.

some info about it: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/the-second-xbox-360-revealed-codename-zephyr/

[badboy]

Yes i heard bout it Vortex!

Is there going to be a NEW Xbox or do we have to wait another 2 years. I know that the Xbox360 is good and games are nice but its 1 and a half years old.

Dont know but i will ask at the end of summer cause i will surely by a console :)

[V0rteX]

nah, not this year surely (not even the year after i suppost)

[Baegun]

there will not really be a new version of xbox 360 as such.


yes,there will be an updated model, with:

1) cooler CPU (nice thing)

2) HDMI port (basically just to compete directly with ps3. component is more than enough for now.)

3) the most important thing... a bigger hard drive.


the current hard drive is 20gig. i have only used around 2 gig on it, if not less. so it's not really an issue of storage space at this point.

the reason they need this hard disk is for downloadable full length HD movies, and IPTV (high def quality tv over internet). however, these will probably not be supported in europe for a long time, if ever, as we see with the downloadable movies.



in my opinion, there is no reason to wait at the moment.

[Avaloner]

Originally posted by V0rteX
btw if someone is assuming to buy a ps3 when it arrives here, new millenium are offering the 20GB version for Lm285

http://nmsuperstores.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=449

not thattttttt pricey after all

Not that pricey.. you will need at least one game and a second controller which will bump the price over the Lm320 range. For a gimped version of the console I believe that is a bit pricey.

[badboy]

I think a price ranging from Lm150 to Lm180 maximum is a good price for a console. One has to remember that you will have no trouble with games not like pc, update this and that. With that price range i think i will buy one after the summer(earned some money:))

If the newer version of Xbox is pricey i will go for the old version. All games work on the old one so better spend the difference on games.

[Avaloner]

Nothing has been confirmed on the new version except that it will have a smaller and cooler CPU (meaning that if they decide to do a new box it will probably be smaller in size). The hardisk size and HDMI ports while extremely sensible propositions, are not yet confirmed by Microsoft. I am expecting to see a revision of the 360 after summer, but do not hold your breath.

[V0rteX]

Originally posted by Avaloner
Not that pricey.. you will need at least one game and a second controller which will bump the price over the Lm320 range. For a gimped version of the console I believe that is a bit pricey.

yeah true, considering it isn't even the 60GB version model

[Kevin]

not to spread my wii love everywhere, but badboy, have you ever considered getting the coolest console in town? :p

[V0rteX]

lol in a ps3 dedicated thread we managed to talk about every console rather than the ps3 :D

and that's the way it should be for now :p

one of the things that sux about the wii is that it doesn't have any counterpart to xbox's XBL

[V0rteX]

it seems that the ps3 has already been cracked to load ISOs

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/01/27/ps3-iso-loader-on-the-way/

all you need to do is to give it some time now :p

[ndroo]

dak il prezz tan new miullenium ilu hemm ix xhur.. qabel is sony poggew prezz tal ps3 al ewropa

niddubita hafna li se jkun dak il prezz taghhom - apparti il fatt li m hawnx 20gb version ghall ewropa.. igfieri kazzata

[ki||fr0g]

I'm so on the edge of getting a Wii, but I want to use it with my TFT which has only VGA/DVI inputs so I need some converters and shit :/ Even for sound because it's composite..

[V0rteX]

Originally posted by ndroo
dak il prezz tan new miullenium ilu hemm ix xhur.. qabel is sony poggew prezz tal ps3 al ewropa

niddubita hafna li se jkun dak il prezz taghhom - apparti il fatt li m hawnx 20gb version ghall ewropa.. igfieri kazzata

20gb version se jkun aw, imma mhux se tkun available mal launch date dak biss.

forestals milli jider se jofru is 60gig al lm300

http://www.fglit.com/gaming/page.asp?p=12102&l=1

[Clintos]

PS3 tider batuta hafna bhalissa ehh....ila naqa li harget issa il US u il Jappan u ghadhom ma hargux loghob sura hlief Resistance....

Nahseb al dak il flus ahjar tintefalu xbox hux.....

[Avaloner]

Lm300 is a bit less than I expected (Was thinking about LM350). Still, there is not reason to adopt early. I am undecided more than ever about all this next gen business.

[G-lock]

i just heard that forestals MIGHT do a swapping offer but reducing the price of the PS3 just LM30 if you give them the old PS2 unchipped .
they can stuff their cheap offer up their ars imho .

[PostmortemMT]

Originally posted by G-lock
i just heard that forestals MIGHT do a swapping offer but reducing the price of the PS3 just LM30 if you give them the old PS2 unchipped .
they can stuff their cheap offer up their ars imho .

Ifhem jekk kellek tbiehu 2nd hand mintix ha gib iktar ta. Tixtrih Lm70 gdid + 2 loghob ta l'ghazla tieghek.

F'opinjoni tieghi jekk ha tixtri l-ps3 ahjar tehles mil-ps2 u tifranka Lm30.

[filthy hippie]

well its not realy a good deal. lm30 is nothing when you consider the price its being sold at, you`ll be able to purchase 1 game(ps3) for the exchange of ps2 and thats if they are lm30. afaik they are worth lm40

but if your not goign to use ps2 might aswell get rid of it, it will only gather dust

[PostmortemMT]

Originally posted by lectric

but if your not goign to use ps2 might aswell get rid of it, it will only gather dust

Mhux hekk jew? Best get rid of it productively. As if you're gonna use your ps2 once you have the ps3.

[Avaloner]

Lm30 for my PS2? I would rather give it to charity. If it was not working then it would be another matter altogether.

[FrodoLives]

lm25 nixtrija jin

[G-lock]

Originally posted by Avaloner
Lm30 for my PS2? I would rather give it to charity. If it was not working then it would be another matter altogether.

infact thats what they do , they gather them for charity , institutes , hospitals etc .

[Chris]

tbh jek aw xi hadd jixtieq ibigh il ps2 chipped al lm30 flok il swap nixxiha jien :)

[V0rteX]

check out GTHD !!!!!! amazing :|

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[G-lock]

LOFL check this out

The PS3 Song hehe !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w

[PostmortemMT]

Originally posted by G-lock
LOFL check this out

The PS3 Song hehe !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w

LOL u le le !

[Runner]

t00 ch34p 4 m3 nP

[Avaloner]

So anyone got a PS3 and would like to share his experience?

[billy]

best blu-ray player ever

gamewise? pah

[Baegun]

Originally posted by billy
best blu-ray player ever




lol it doesn't have much competition :D .

[G-lock]

New PlayStation 3 firmware upscales to 1080p



Sony has announced details of tomorrows 1.80 PlayStation 3 firmware update. Tomorrow the latest PlayStation 3 firmware goes live. Version 1.80 features upscaling of PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and DVD movies up to 1080p HD resolutions. Its great news for those of us wanting to play GT4 on PS3, however the upscaling feature is only available via HDMI. Youll also be able to use a home network to view and play media content such as images, music and video on stored on DLNA3 enabled devices such as PCs and laptops.



The firmware update will also allow you to enjoy Remote Play between your PSP and PS3 via the internet, this will require PSP update 3.50 released towards the end of May. Version 1.80 also allows you to print photos stored on PS3 or storage media to a selection of Epson printers. Youll be able to download firmware 1.80 later today.

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Sony Corp., the worlds biggest game-console maker, surprised the industry by cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. by 100 dollars, or 17 percent, responding to the widening lead of Nintendo Co.s Wii and Microsoft Corp.s Xbox 360. Starting Monday, the current 60 gigabyte model will cost 499 dollars, down from 599, in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console. The announcement came two days before the E3 Media & Business Summit in Santa Monica, California, where dozens of Sony rivals Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. were expected to show off their latest games and related products.



The price cut is part of the companys upcoming strategy of eventually offering downloaded high-definition movies, video games, movie trailers and demos, Sony spokesman David Karraker said. Karraker said Sony would use the E3 show to focus on two areas: ways to increase the number of consumers who own PS3s and other products such as the PlayStation Portable handheld system, and expanding the systems library of available games. In April, Microsoft began selling a version of its Xbox 360 with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and a souped up high-definition video connection. Called Xbox 360 Elite, the black-colored system sells for 479.99 dollars.

Source: Sony, Xinhua

[Noctis]

F'Malta ada ma rahsitx imma.

[Avaloner]

Strange that they cut the price when just 5 days before an official statement said that there were no plans to make such a cut. Anyways, price cuts are always good news. There will be an 80Gb version of the console too btw.

Also to note: Microsoft may be following suit (click me! (http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=4852) )

[billy]

im not sure why they are releasing a 80gb model when u can et the 60gb model and just upgrade the drive urself in 30secs following the manual with a 300gb model with no warantee issues

[G-lock]

Big sale boost for PlayStation 3 in June


Sales of Sonys PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in the US rose by 21% in June, analyst figures show, but the machine still trails the Wii and Xbox 360. Tracking firm NPD Group reported that 98,500 PS3s were sold, compared to 198,400 Xbox 360s (up 28%) and 381,800 Wiis (up 13%). Sony said that the $100 price cut to the 60GB PS3 led to a 135% sales rise over the last two weeks. Independent figures for sales of the cheaper PS3 are not yet available. This jump in sales bodes very well for us heading into the fall as we launch an impressive arsenal of hardware and software, Jack Tretton, head of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said in a statement.



Nintendos DS handheld sold 561,900 units , while Sonys PSP, which has been boosted by an April price cut, sold 230,100 units, NPD reported. Software sales in the US are 31% higher than the same time last year, the market research showed. The industry continues to realise substantial gains, month after month, and on all fronts its great growth, NPD analyst Anita Frazier told Reuters news agency. Nintendo said the sales showed that the firm was reaching a new gaming audience. Money talk Sony, we told you!

Source: BBC