Playstation 3 in November

insane_cobra · 03-14-2006, 11:47 PM

It's official.

And they're planning on shipping 6 million units till the end of the year. 6 million in a month or so? That's a bit optimistic, even for Sony, don't you think?

Unless, of course, they're not talking about the calendar year or if by shipping they don't mean actually selling.

There's a preview of Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom up on IGN. Is it just me or does it look quite unimpressive?

CrimsonBlue · 03-15-2006, 12:04 AM

By shipping, they never mean selling. That's why they say shipping.

I'm guessing around 3-4 million in Japan, 1,5-2 million in the US and the rest for us poor europeans.

insane_cobra · 03-15-2006, 12:28 AM

I'm inclined to believe they're talking about the end of their fiscal year. To produce 6 million units by the end of December, they should start cranking them out now.

SoccerDude28 · 03-15-2006, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

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And they're planning on shipping 6 million units till the end of the year. 6 million in a month or so? That's a bit optimistic, even for Sony, don't you think?

According to Gamespot

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While the simultaneous tri-territory PS3 scheme may sound much like Microsoft's international launch of the Xbox 360, Sony plans to avoid the shortages that befell its competitor. Kutaragi said that the company plans on producing at least one million units of the console each month in order to keep the supply channel full. He said the goal was to ship 6 million PS3s worldwide by March 2007.

insane_cobra · 03-15-2006, 01:00 AM

So fiscal year it is (theirs ends March 31).

Jayel · 03-15-2006, 01:03 AM

I'm surprised that Sony announced the delay without a good news to counter balance it.

insane_cobra · 03-15-2006, 01:10 AM

That's supposed to be the good news, it's coming out this year after all, yaaaaay!

Also, seems like it'll come with a 60GB hard drive.

Now, about that price...

CrimsonBlue · 03-15-2006, 01:29 AM

It's only a delay in JAP, not in the US or EU.

getmyrunon · 03-15-2006, 02:26 AM

Europeans will be jumping up and down.. getting their console simultaneously is a + for them.
Hopefully this means a standard HD / lower pricetag for the rest of us. I'm willing to wait 8 months if it makes it a better system. Expectations will be slightly raised, however.

bigjko · 03-15-2006, 04:52 AM

And Kutaragi claims it'll be in 4D!

SoccerDude28 · 03-15-2006, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayel

I'm surprised that Sony announced the delay without a good news to counter balance it.

They did announce an XBOX-LIVE like feature, which was the major selling point of their competitors.

wilco · 03-15-2006, 06:16 AM

The worldwide launch is kind of surprising, I wasn's expecting PS3 in Europe until 2007.
The online service is good news, although everybody was already talking about it.
The retro-compatiliby was confirmed (and there´s a rumour that it will have Nintendo-style downloadable PSone games).
Also there is the confirmation that all games will be blue-ray and it will have a 60Gb hard disk.
Its basically the confirmation of some rumours (except the worldwide lauch, that's new).

*Melanie68* · 03-15-2006, 08:10 AM

From the New York Times.

jjacob · 03-15-2006, 08:32 AM

I'm curious whether this is just damage control after their shares plummeted or genuine information. I highly doubt they can make good on their promise though, as the Cell processor is not being mass-produced yet (latest we've heard it won't be ready for mass production till 2007) and the components are still too costly. And if they don't have it on the shelves by Christmas, they're going to lose their war with MS for sure. If they manage to do it however, I'll be one of their happy customers

Dasilva · 03-15-2006, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

It's official.

And they're planning on shipping 6 million units till the end of the year. 6 million in a month or so? That's a bit optimistic, even for Sony, don't you think?

Unless, of course, they're not talking about the calendar year or if by shipping they don't mean actually selling.

There's a preview of Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom up on IGN. Is it just me or does it look quite unimpressive?

Thats impressive? Looks like a PC game.

jjacob · 03-15-2006, 08:42 AM

Yeah that looks fairly disappointing, whoever decided it'd be smart to promote that as a launch title should be fired

Now if they'd have Crysis as a launch title...

insane_cobra · 03-15-2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

Thats impressive? Looks like a PC game.

Yes, I wanted to say that it looks unimpressive, but I guess my English sentence construction could do a little work.

Actually, I think it looks like utter shit, but maybe other games will look better, that MGS4 demo was pretty neat.

Dasilva · 03-15-2006, 09:23 AM

I guess we'll only truly see PS3 & Xbox 360 games in a year or twos' time, same thing happened with the Xbox and PS2, they need to learn how to push every bit of power out of the machine.

insane_cobra · 03-15-2006, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjko

And Kutaragi claims it'll be in 4D!

We better get ready then.

SakSquash · 03-15-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

I guess we'll only truly see PS3 & Xbox 360 games in a year or twos' time, same thing happened with the Xbox and PS2, they need to learn how to push every bit of power out of the machine.

Exactly. Look at the first PS2 games, and then look at them now. There's a huge difference.

03-14-2006, 11:47 PM	#1
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	Playstation 3 in November It's official. And they're planning on shipping 6 million units till the end of the year. 6 million in a month or so? That's a bit optimistic, even for Sony, don't you think? Unless, of course, they're not talking about the calendar year or if by shipping they don't mean actually selling. There's a preview of Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom up on IGN. Is it just me or does it look quite unimpressive? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

03-15-2006, 12:04 AM	#2
CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	By shipping, they never mean selling. That's why they say shipping. I'm guessing around 3-4 million in Japan, 1,5-2 million in the US and the rest for us poor europeans. Share Share this post on Twitter

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insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	I'm inclined to believe they're talking about the end of their fiscal year. To produce 6 million units by the end of December, they should start cranking them out now. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

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insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	So fiscal year it is (theirs ends March 31). Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

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Jayel Club a seal or two Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Oh Canada! Posts: 300	I'm surprised that Sony announced the delay without a good news to counter balance it. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2006, 01:10 AM	#7
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	That's supposed to be the good news, it's coming out this year after all, yaaaaay! Also, seems like it'll come with a 60GB hard drive. Now, about that price... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

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CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	It's only a delay in JAP, not in the US or EU. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2006, 02:26 AM	#9
getmyrunon Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 27	Europeans will be jumping up and down.. getting their console simultaneously is a + for them. Hopefully this means a standard HD / lower pricetag for the rest of us. I'm willing to wait 8 months if it makes it a better system. Expectations will be slightly raised, however. Share Share this post on Twitter

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bigjko El Luchador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,629	And Kutaragi claims it'll be in 4D! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Use Verb On Noun - Adventure game inspired illustrations

03-15-2006, 06:16 AM	#12
wilco Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 442	The worldwide launch is kind of surprising, I wasn's expecting PS3 in Europe until 2007. The online service is good news, although everybody was already talking about it. The retro-compatiliby was confirmed (and there´s a rumour that it will have Nintendo-style downloadable PSone games). Also there is the confirmation that all games will be blue-ray and it will have a 60Gb hard disk. Its basically the confirmation of some rumours (except the worldwide lauch, that's new). Share Share this post on Twitter

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Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	From the New York Times. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2006, 08:32 AM	#14
jjacob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,771	I'm curious whether this is just damage control after their shares plummeted or genuine information. I highly doubt they can make good on their promise though, as the Cell processor is not being mass-produced yet (latest we've heard it won't be ready for mass production till 2007) and the components are still too costly. And if they don't have it on the shelves by Christmas, they're going to lose their war with MS for sure. If they manage to do it however, I'll be one of their happy customers Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2006, 08:42 AM	#16
jjacob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,771	Yeah that looks fairly disappointing, whoever decided it'd be smart to promote that as a launch title should be fired Now if they'd have Crysis as a launch title... Share Share this post on Twitter

03-15-2006, 09:23 AM	#18
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I guess we'll only truly see PS3 & Xbox 360 games in a year or twos' time, same thing happened with the Xbox and PS2, they need to learn how to push every bit of power out of the machine. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

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