PlayStation 3 launch date in question at DVinfo.net

Boyd Ostroff · January 17th, 2006, 04:04 PM

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...6FD591E51F0%7D

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Sony's Stringer has maintained that the PS3 would contain a Blu-Ray player. Yet at CES, electronics powerhouses Samsung and Pioneer announced Blu-Ray players that would cost $1,000 and $1,800, respectively.

Those costs won't fly among video game buyers, especially with the Xbox 360 going for as little as $300 for a scaled-down version. Most analysts expect the PS3 unit to be priced at $400: a loss-leader for Sony

Josh Bass · January 17th, 2006, 07:21 PM

It needs to come out like. . .soon.

Here's the thing, see. I know the Xbox 360 is supposed to be plagued with problems, and maybe the PS3 is better, but you don't know how much I loved "Morrowind" for the original Xbox. Its sequel is on the 360, and that right there makes me want to own it. So I gots to know if waitin' for the PS3 is worth it. I know, I know, I should ignore video games completely, but let's be real here.

Jack Zhang · January 18th, 2006, 07:23 PM

They should bring back the firewire port on the PS3, then it could be a crude NLE! (and there is no USB 2.0 to Firewire (400) cable in existance)

Paul Reichelt · January 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM

I like how almost all financial advisors have pegged the PS2 at about $499, and then market watch goes and says $399 or so lol.

Boyd Ostroff · January 19th, 2006, 06:11 PM

http://www.forbes.com/2006/01/19/son..._0119sony.html

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the PS3 will likely cost consumers more than the Xbox 360, which retails for $400. Even at a pricey $500, Sony will be taking a loss on each machine, just as it did with each earlier PlayStation model. The company will hope to make money selling software for the console down the line--the same strategy Microsoft and Nintendo have taken. But Sony's use of the Blu-Ray disc drive means even more is at stake for the company

Jack Zhang · February 17th, 2006, 01:49 AM

sorry for the bump.

Well, the big sony ps meeting is about to start. What do you guys predict would be the big news there?

Josh Bass · February 17th, 2006, 01:57 AM

The PS won't do REAL 24p, but will instead do a "cineframe 24".

Jack Zhang · February 17th, 2006, 08:20 PM

PS: Playstation, not the FX2/Z2 or whatever.

I perdict final specs will be announced and an updated developer's list will be released.

Boyd Ostroff · February 17th, 2006, 08:38 PM

Um, I think that went over your head Jack.... but I thought it was funny! :-)

Boyd Ostroff · February 23rd, 2006, 08:36 PM

http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/23/comm...ming/index.htm

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The frenzy started late Friday, when word of an analyst report from Merrill Lynch began to circulate. The key phrase, setting off hysterics in the gaming press – and the mass media – was the PlayStation 3 "could be delayed by between 6 and 12 months, with the result being an autumn launch in Japan and a late 2006 or early 2007 launch in the U.S."

Jack Zhang · February 25th, 2006, 03:36 PM

http://www.blu-ray.com/images/ces2006/ps3_04.jpg

The ATSC might follow now that the PS3 is confirmed to support the new HDMI standard!

January 17th, 2006, 07:21 PM	#2
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	It needs to come out like. . .soon. Here's the thing, see. I know the Xbox 360 is supposed to be plagued with problems, and maybe the PS3 is better, but you don't know how much I loved "Morrowind" for the original Xbox. Its sequel is on the 360, and that right there makes me want to own it. So I gots to know if waitin' for the PS3 is worth it. I know, I know, I should ignore video games completely, but let's be real here. __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

February 17th, 2006, 01:57 AM	#7
Josh Bass Slash Rules! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,472	The PS won't do REAL 24p, but will instead do a "cineframe 24". __________________ The Bass' camerawork The Bass on IMDB

February 25th, 2006, 03:36 PM	#11
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	PS3 confirmed to support 1080p60 http://www.blu-ray.com/images/ces2006/ps3_04.jpg The ATSC might follow now that the PS3 is confirmed to support the new HDMI standard!

January 18th, 2006, 07:23 PM	#3
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	They should bring back the firewire port on the PS3, then it could be a crude NLE! (and there is no USB 2.0 to Firewire (400) cable in existance)

January 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM	#4
Paul Reichelt Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 36	I like how almost all financial advisors have pegged the PS2 at about $499, and then market watch goes and says $399 or so lol.

February 17th, 2006, 01:49 AM	#6
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	sorry for the bump. Well, the big sony ps meeting is about to start. What do you guys predict would be the big news there?

February 17th, 2006, 08:20 PM	#8
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	PS: Playstation, not the FX2/Z2 or whatever. I perdict final specs will be announced and an updated developer's list will be released.

February 17th, 2006, 08:38 PM	#9
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Um, I think that went over your head Jack.... but I thought it was funny! :-)