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Sony Announces PlayStation 3 Pricing

By Ed Oswald, BetaNews

May 9, 2006, 11:18 AM

Sony late Monday solidified its commitment to release the PlayStation 3 this fall in North America, announcing a release date of November 17 as well as pricing on two models to be made available at launch. Also as expected, the next-generation console will debut with a steep price tag.

A PS3 model with a 20GB HDD will retail for USD $499 USD, while a 60GB version will set the gamer back USD $599 USD. However, it's likely that most gamers will opt for the more expensive console, as the basic model is missing several key features.

The $499 version will not include MemoryStick, SD, and CompactFlash ports, as well as wireless networking. Additionally, no HDMI support is provided with the low-end model, which will cripple its compatibility with high-definition televisions.

Sony would make two million consoles available at launch, with a second two million shipping by the end of the year. By the end of March, six million consoles will have shipped, Sony Computer Entertainment of America president and chief executive officer Kaz Hirai said at a press conference.

Hirai also reviewed the PS3's feature set, including its Cell processor, backwards compatibility, and built in Ethernet and hard disk drive. The console would also be able to play back Blu-ray movies and support full HD on the high-end model.

Taking a jab at Microsoft, Hirai said Sony was taking more time to ensure that the console met its standards and delivered the technological jump that it promised. Microsoft will have beaten Sony by a full year at the PS3's launch with the Xbox 360.

"We're not about cutting corners to get to market," he chided.

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By AntiZen

posted May 11, 2006 - 10:54 AM

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By M.Sweazey

posted May 11, 2006 - 7:29 AM

The true irony, as all of you adolescents wrestle in the sandbox, is that the MAJORITY of the market is going to ignore ALL of you and not buy any of the overpriced toys!!

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By Keith Lard

edited May 11, 2006 - 5:57 AM

PS3 Pricing is good. Whilst even the basic version may be out of reach for some, prices will fall.

The 1st wave of adopters will be the ones with the cash to spend, and are likely to buy the full version anyway. I'm sure Sony realise this. The basic version is there is dampen the critism about the price of the full version, as people have the option to buy the cheaper one.

The lack of HMDI is the only thing I think they messed up on. I think they should have kept HDMI, and removed the wireless motion sensor controllers, and used standard wired controllers instead, thereby giving the people to upgrade from the basic to the more advanced setup (you cannot "add HDMI" ports in a upgrade fashion).

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By eriqcook

posted May 10, 2006 - 9:48 PM

There's no single winner. In order to be happy I'll have to have all three next gen consoles--
Xbox 360 (main console)
Nintendo Wii (strictly for old school games)
PS3

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By The-One

edited May 10, 2006 - 8:23 PM

Ok, aside from Sony's contempt for customers, I have an additional thing to add.

When the PS3 debuts, there will be shortages. Also, Xbox 360 will be on 2nd generation titles. That is HUGE, cause that means the games will be better than the first gen games available on the few PS3's when it launches. Also, don't forget, the US is the second market for Sony, they are NOT a US company.

Further, blue ray has not beaten HD-DVD, so a PS3 doesn't gaurantee anything in the HD market, it could be an expensive lemon.

For HD, its best to wait for the LG player that will be released by X-MAS that will support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray (further it will surpass MS's stupid 720p HD-DVD player).

Basically, if you like games, get an XBox 360 now, in another year or two you might be able to pick up a PS3, but you can have next gen today (check out the Superman game trailer for XBox 360).

Have fun.. and please don't waste money on Sony crap :)

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By Keith Lard

edited May 11, 2006 - 5:46 AM

Well personally I don't really care for your pro American preaching.

I want the best console, rather than just buying because Microsoft are an American company.

PS3 is the console for me. It's the only console that is truely HD. MS may claim the XBox360 is HD, but even with the HD-DVD add-on it's looking like it's not.

Whilst PS3 pricing may not be cheap, if you want quality, you have to pay for it. The bottom line, is you get what you pay for. If you buy a £299 console, you only get $299 worth of console, if you pay $599, you get $599 worth.

There is now no doubt Blu-Ray will win the HD format war, as even the basic console has a Blu-Ray player. Blu-Ray writers are a mere £600, which may seem expensive at the moment, will plumet in price once production ramps, and the 1st wave of buyers have spent their money.

That said I do think Sony's decision to omit the HDMI port from the basic model is a mistake, as it would be a definate one up on the XBox360 now we know it does not have HDMI either. I wouldn't put it past Sony to change the spec of the basic model to add the HDMI now we know XBox 360 HD-DVD does not have one.

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By cubebomb

posted May 11, 2006 - 5:36 AM

" if you want quality, you have to pay for it"
Yup that is correct!
MS is gonna make you pay More than 600 with all their stupid add-ons and Xtra s***! you'll see!

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By The-One

posted May 10, 2006 - 8:28 PM

One more observation about backwards compatability. Who cares? I've played a couple of XBox games on the 360, and all I can determine is how bad the XBox looks in comparison.

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By SorenMD

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:11 PM

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"XBox360 is too expensive... I'm gonna wait till the PS3..."

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:20 PM

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By SorenMD

posted May 10, 2006 - 4:09 PM

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By deadmonkey

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:21 PM

To be honest I couldn't tell the difference between the PS3 and the Xbox 360 graphically. At least not in the demo they had at E3 on Monday. I was expecting the graphics to be a lot better than the 360 the way Sony having been hyping up this Cell processor. I was kinda disappointed. I also didn't understand the guy presenting, he said Sony wasn't about gimmicks and then he goes on about all these gimmicky games. I was totally confused. Was he being sarcastic? It sure didn't seam like he was.

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posted Dec 12, 2006 - 9:31 AM

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:24 PM

*To be honest I couldn't tell the difference between the PS3 and the Xbox 360 graphically. At least not in the demo they had at E3 on Monday.*

OK, so this is a testament to the PS3, it will look as good as the Xbox 360, before it wasn't quite as good.

There is big difference under the hood so to speak, for one there will be a dual processor, and things will be faster on the PS3.

Gimmicks and Games with Gimmicks are different things. GM isn't about Add-ons for your car, but they do make aftermarket products to enhance performance and looks of GM vehicles, same with Honda. They don't endorse them directly, but they are available, because people like to mod them. Sony won't make gimmicks for the PS3, but they will be available. Maybe he worked for a software vendor, and that's why he prefaced his speech with "Sony isn't about gimmicks..."

Its not the same thing.

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By straes

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:10 PM

Did Sony announce addons to replace the card readers and HDMI? Cause if not, I don't see why anyone would buy the cheaper version, atleast someone who actually wanted the PS3 for what it was promised to be. If they are smart, they will do like Microsoft and allow those with less money to buy a console and then buy the addons at a later time to bring it's features up to the more expensive model. Seems to me like they are punishing those with less money by forever limiting their consoles abilities.

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By xyzcb1

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:29 AM

console is so expensive. you can get a kick a** pc system with this price.

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By eriqcook

posted May 10, 2006 - 9:40 PM

For $600? What are you smokin? Look at the specs/video card/Blu-Ray drive. There's no way in hell. Maybe you're talking about 2009???

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:25 PM

You are a damn moron. you can't buy a quality gaming PC ANYWHERE, for $600.00, that's just retarded.

You can barely buy a decent gaming video card for less than $300.00

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By templar™

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:15 AM

It's unfair to compare Xbox360's current price with PS3's launch price.

This holiday season is going to be a very tough one on many people who want to buy a console as a gift... Xbox & PS2 used to cost around $200+. Now the new ones cost $400-$600. *cry*

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By mshulman

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:39 AM

Why is it unfair to compare 360's current price with PS3's launch price? 360 hasn't had a price drop, so we are comparing launch prices of both units.

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By cubebomb

edited May 10, 2006 - 3:30 AM

!!STOP whining about the PRICE!!

OK here is something
Xbox360 $400
Only 20GB+ *NOT* 100% backwards compatibility- MEaning you need to keep the Xtra BOX (xbox)around to play your Other Games- unless All u play play is HALO!--Wich People Hacked online!- Wich is gaY!-no fun-
You Gonna have to BUY the HD DVD External Drive( wich Im sure is gonna be well over 100 Bucks)because they gonna be making HD DVD games - So here is the DEal--You pretty much spending 500++ PLus ALL that JUNK!-

Now Ps3- $600 bucks
60GB HD~-100%% backwards compatibility-
So sell your Ps2 and u can get $100 plus for it-i know i can-And u have 60GB!! cant beat that!+++ BLUE RAY ALREADY INSIDE!-COME ON!
so now you bringing the Ps3 to 500- Ok
No need for Extra Junk HERE guys!
And you might end up paying for alittle extra more- and im sure comparing to the SPECS ill rather have Ps3-
*Sony also showed off the PS3's new controller, which can sense motion like the Wii system.

Xbox Doesnt--But im sure they gonna come out with a NEW controller- And YEs something Else you gonna have to buy-so more money ladies!-

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By Maestr0

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:34 AM

LOL.100 bucks for a used ps2? Good luck with that one in November.

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By M.Sweazey

edited May 10, 2006 - 7:26 AM

Oh, you said stop whining about the "PRICE", and not stop whining 'altogether'.

With the amount of whining that continuously occurs here, I was afraid that you were kicking everyone off the site. ;-)

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By Mark Gillespie

posted May 10, 2006 - 7:06 AM

Sony have not claimed 100% backwards compatability with all games.

Only 100% backwards compatability with games that have adhered to the Sony P22 API, and not done low level hacks for extra performance etc. It's unknown how many games this applies to...

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By Floodland

posted May 11, 2006 - 8:50 AM

But we're talking about Sony, not Micro$oft. M$ would claim 100% compatibility and the final product show 5%. Sony don't work that way.
Maybe Sony will infect the console with some king of spyware and/or DRM crap, but compatibility will be no issue.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:28 PM

The PS2, is 100% compatible with ALL PS1 games, so why wouldn't the PS3 be compatible with ALL PS2 games? What evidence do you have to support, they would NOT make it the same way?

Sure they have not said one way or the other, but they WILL make it compatible...

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By pafinator11

posted May 10, 2006 - 6:10 PM

they probably will make most of them compatible, but it should be noted the proccessor architecture change. So there probably will be a decent number of games that won't work properly.

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By Jedite

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:29 PM

Um no its not.. Thats what is advertised but I have first hand knowledge that of the 25 or so PS1 titles ive tried running on the PS2 less than half of them work.

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By The Man

posted May 10, 2006 - 4:08 PM

lol, your ps2 must be broken then, they ALL work

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By sartori

posted May 10, 2006 - 4:32 AM

If you believe 100% compatibility means 100% compatibility you must be on Sony's Marketing Board.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31247

Sony never lie do they........

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By Mark Gillespie

edited May 10, 2006 - 10:10 AM

Did you read the article that The Inquirer links to? It reads differently to how The Inquirer imply.

Original Article:

"the software emulation system is progressing well and may indeed meet that lofty goal.

He claimed that a surprising number of PS2 titles are already working on PS3 prototype hardware, and revealed that the emulation tricks being used to mimic the behaviour of the notoriously complex PS2 processors are getting whole swathes of game titles up and running on an ongoing basis."

The Inquirer's spin:

"DESIGNERS working on the PS3 are having problems making the beast as compatible with the PS2 software as Sony would like.
GamesIndustry.biz has hatched a story quoting a source in Sony's UK studios saying backwards compatibility has become a real problem."

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By sartori

posted May 10, 2006 - 10:51 AM

Yep, sure did, and you're right the original article was more hopeful than the Inquirer's spin on it.

Sounds like they are doing well considering how hard it is. 100% though is a tough one, no matter if it is Sony or someone else. It all depends how many people/man hours they want to devote to doing this and getting the last few % of games working, especially if they were low sellers.

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By Mark Gillespie

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:13 AM

Their get out clause, that it they only claim 100% compatability, as long as the games are programmed within Sony's programming API.

Sounds fair, Sony are going to emulate the PS2 API on the PS3, but if developer have bypassed the API, then it's not going to work. We can't really expect Sony to emulate anything other than the official API, unless some major titles are breaking the rules, so to speak..

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By cubebomb

posted May 10, 2006 - 7:08 AM

Uhmm Well you know what-, Well see when the system out- because they wouldnt be saying that on e3 -
and i would love to be on sonys marketing board!-lol-but still man- 360 only plays halo--and other titles that people dont give a crap about

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By sartori

posted May 10, 2006 - 8:14 AM

Well, personally, I think if they achieve around 75-80% they will be doing well. That's not meant as a snub to Sony, it's not exactly an easy task and I think that kind of figure would keep most people happy. After all, 100% is certainly a 'nice to have' feature but how long would it take to test and ensure compatibility with the huge amount of titles?

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:30 PM

And 70-80% compatiblity is better than 0% with the Xbox 360..

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* The Lord of the Rings™: The Return of the King™
* The Simpsons™ Hit and Run™
* The Simpsons™ Road Rage
* The Terminator™ Dawn of Fate
* The Thing™
* Thief: Deadly Shadows™
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon™ 2
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® 2 Summit Strike
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Black Arrow™
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Pandora Tomorrow™
* Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™ 4
* Tony Hawk's Underground 2
* Tork™: Prehistoric Punk™
* Toxic Grind
* Ty The Tasmanian Tiger™
* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger™ 2: Bush Rescue™
* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger™ 3: Night of the Quinkan
* Urban Freestyle Soccer
* Vexx™
* Volvo: Drive for Life
* World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
* World Series® Baseball 2K3
* Worms 4 Mayhem
* Worms™ Forts: Under Siege
* WWE™ Raw™ 2
* XIII
* Yourself!Fitness™

Taken from http://www.xbox.com/en-U...patibilitygameslist.htm

Sure looks like more than 0% to me

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:26 PM

You know the link would have sufficed, you didn't need to show off your copy/paste skills.

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By deadmonkey

posted May 11, 2006 - 5:16 AM

Yeah but it wouldn't have looked as good ;)

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By mshulman

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:01 PM

Being a fanboy is ok. I don't have any problem with it. But if you are going to be a fanboy, at least be an accurate one.

360 is more than 0%.

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By M.Sweazey

edited May 10, 2006 - 1:33 AM

Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that we may all be missing the point here?

I suspect that Sony may actually be making the first step to transitioning to a cell based PC/Media Center with the PS3 as a major core component.

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By improvelence

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:29 AM

This is complete BS. This thing better be able to give me a hand job for that price.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:32 PM

If you need those types of services, you need to quit watching Girls Gone wild videos and actually get out and find yourself someone, or you can get a nice street gal to help you out, either way, no one is forcing you to buy the console at that price, if you can't afford it, I am sure you can find a nice PS2 on Ebay..

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By twosheds

posted May 10, 2006 - 9:04 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor

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By ds0934

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:02 AM

$600! OMG. That's just stupid. Single guys that don't care if they get laid (physically, not virtually) will probably love this and drop the $ without hesitation. I'd rather spend the $ on beer and women.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:35 PM

You HAVE to spend money on the beer/Women, that's the ONLY way you can get either.

Its an investment or hobby. Its not a MUST have, you want it, you can buy one, if not, don't worry about it.

I skipped the Xbox 360 for the PS3 release, and therefore, I am not wasting my money on the new Xbox, I suspect others are doing the same thing.

So 600 bucks isn't that expensive, especially when you consider the amount we are paying for good video cards on the PC.. If you use the PC primarily for playing games..

$600 isn't a bad price. Its not stupid, if you would rather destroy your liver than to use a video game, now THAT's stupid.

Drugs are stupid.

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By The Man

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:05 PM

yah, and if you ever get surgery, make sure to pass on the morphine if you think drugs are stupid

drugs have their place

besides, nothing better than a beer and a game of NHL06 on a hot day

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 3:28 PM

Only dumb a** people use drugs, they don't have a place, they are for people to abuse themselves. You want to abuse yourself, go ahead, only proves my point.

DRUGS are STUPID.

Thanks for this ringing endorsement.

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By The Man

edited May 10, 2006 - 6:34 PM

you've NEVER been perscribed DRUGS by your doctor
and maybe taken them to alleviate pain, or to kill infection?

don't make dumb statements

Crack is stupid

not all drugs are as dumb as U

(i DO NOT condone ANY illegal drugs, they will eventually wreck your life and land you in jail)

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By paulm

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:20 AM

$600 on Beer and women won't go all that far! :-)

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By deadmonkey

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:19 PM

depends on the women ;)

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By zridling

posted May 10, 2006 - 2:49 PM

I hear the fat ones with no teeth are cheaper this year. Deadmonkey you kill me.

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By Perth, Australia

posted May 9, 2006 - 11:09 PM

it will sell like hotcakes...let me tell ya

for those who don't think it will - watch and see... you just have to match the specs between the 2 units; ps3 + xbox360 - ps3 way ahead and ready for the future

i know when the ps2 was released in australia it was going for just under AUD$750, i purchased 2 for 2 mates birthdays..

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By mshulman

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:43 AM

"for those who don't think it will - watch and see... you just have to match the specs between the 2 units; ps3 + xbox360 - ps3 way ahead and ready for the future"

Way ahead? I just don't see that. It's like comparing a 3.6Ghz PC with a 3.0Ghz PC.

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By sartori

posted May 10, 2006 - 4:37 AM

You have the Sony Playtstation fanboys who will buy a Playstation just because it's a Playstation and they think their console is the best thing ever.

You have the MS Xbox fanboys who will buy an Xbox 360 just because it's an XBox and they think their console is the best thing ever.

While both of these groups go mad on forums about the other, the general public who couldn't care less about either company will buy the one with the best selection of games at the most reasonable price. If Sony come out with some amazing games and don't rip people off too much with the cost of the games they have a good chance. Buying a console is a one off payment remember. Buying games all the time if they are more expensive if far more costly.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:40 PM

*While both of these groups go mad on forums about the other, the general public who couldn't care less about either company will buy the one with the best selection of games at the most reasonable price.*

Based on those ideas alone, the PS3 WILL be a better choice.. and you forgot one, PS3 doesn't charge to go online.. Xbox they charge 50 bucks a year.. And with Xbox you MUST have a broadband connection, with PS3 they still allow dial up, so it would cater to a broader range of people..

Games on the PS are far more accessible than Xbox, just look at the selection on ANY gaming site, there are more (and better quality games) on the PS than Xbox.

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By KSzostek

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:10 AM

Buy it! Just another fool, more money than brains.

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By The-One

posted May 9, 2006 - 7:29 PM

Reminder: Root kit....

Let's not forget this one!

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:43 PM

That was an isolated event.. and I am not so sure it wasn't intentional.. They wanted to prove a point.

Just because something is Labeled "Sony" does not mean EVERYTHING Sony is bad. GM makes many cars, Saturn sucks, but GM makes the Corvette, they also own Hummer, so you can take the name with a grain of salt, it doesn't mean anything.

So just because the root kit was a perceptible mistake by the public, doesn't discourage an entire different division of a company.

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By KSzostek

posted May 9, 2006 - 10:11 PM

I have to laugh at all the fools that were fooled thinking $300 was going to be the price. I said it was a cheap publicity ploy to pull people away from the Xbox 360, jokes on you is it not!

I also have to laugh at all the fools that stand behind Sony after everything they have done to the consumer lately.

WOW Buy that PS3 fools! HaHaHaHaHa

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:45 PM

We weren't fooled, we were realistic. The price has always been assumed to be at least in the neighborhood of the Xbox, which is $400 for the good unit. So we had a good idea it was going to be ~450, maybe higher.

And what has Sony done that's so bad? Besides the Root Kit, what else have they done? I don't think you can come up with something plausible, fool.

If we WANT the PS3, and we LIKE the PS3, why are WE the fools when its YOU that wants to discredit a proven game console?

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By wincement

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:13 PM

Lol.... a proven game console that hasn't even been finished yet?

You fanboys crack me up.

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By Jason29

posted May 9, 2006 - 7:16 PM

600 dollars, omg. Sony can go die in a fire.

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By aburton261

posted May 10, 2006 - 10:56 PM

I don't like the price At ALL!. You guys forgetting TAX on the system and games also extra controller. PS3 System 599.99 X 8.25% Tax Rate in my city = $49.49 Tax. of course you need a game to Play, going to be at the same price at Xbox 360 games were priced at 59.99 X 8.25%=$4.94 now that extra controller, i heard its going to cost around $69.99 X 8.25%=$5.77 let's checkout now boys and girls. System $599.99 + ($49.49 TAX) tax.Game $59.99+($4.95 Tax) and the extra controller $69.99 ($5.77 Tax) Total= $790.17 Hope all you fanboys got $800.00 to spend. Also hope you don't get a defected system like MOST first generation models, sony ps1,ps2,psp systems Had. Also im not forgetting XBox and Xbox360 had issues too. oh yeah to really enjoy the system your going to need a HDTV :-/ Personally I'm going to wait till Next Year 2007 Fall see how the games are for 2nd gen of ps3 games and price of system and HDTV prices will have come down more too. That's my 2 cents sorry for being a Kill joy :)

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By kbsoftware

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:48 PM

$599, wow and ouch.
I'm wondering how much the games will cost. If I can only afford to buy a game every 6 months or so then I won't be too motivated to buy PS3. I have enough junk collecting dust don't need another :)

Sweet thing is if it ends up that a PS3 is out of my budget, there will still be a good chance that the PS2 will drop in price again and maybe a bunch of games as well :)

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:51 PM

Why would the games be any more expensive? they will cost the same 40-50 bucks..

Games are made by other companies other than Sony, so they won't control the price.. but the games are pretty much the same price across the board, PC, PS2, Xbox.. Some PC games are cheaper, because the console games are eating the PC's lunch.. because we don't want to spend the 300 bucks to upgrade the video to support that new game..

Which is WHY I don't understand people complaining about PS3 price.. when did the PS2 come out, I know its been at least 5 years.. because it was released right before the Dreamcast.. so if you do the math, 600 bucks, that's about ~100 bucks a year, that's not bad, compare that to avg computer components a year..

PC's are more expensive.. CPU, memory, hard drive, USB devices, video.. Games are the primary focus, its natural to use a console the play them, everyone plays on the same level.

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By aburton261

posted May 10, 2006 - 11:21 PM

"Why would the games be any more expensive?
they will cost the same 40-50 bucks"

Cause making the games for PS3 cost more. More staff, R and D. marketing cost. Also have to make a profit. That's why there is Extra cost in games. at least it isn't as bad as neo geo games were lol wonder if anyone remembers them bulk monster games 200+

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By rijp

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:37 PM

*Sony also showed off the PS3's new controller, which can sense motion like the Wii system.

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are vying for control of the video game industry, which according to market research firm NPD Group, saw sales drop 5 percent to $7 billion in the United States last year. Much of it is blamed on consumers' desire to hold out for the PS3 and Wii.

Microsoft said it has sold about 3.2 million Xbox 360s so far — about half of them are used online. By this time next year, the company expects to have sold 10 million units and have 6 million online subscribers.*

http://news.yahoo.com/s/...MTA3cjE0b2MwBHNlYwM3Mzg-

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By rijp

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:31 PM

And in other news....

*Ukrainian sentenced in US software piracy case

Tue May 9, 2:59 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Ukrainian man extradited to the United States from Thailand on software piracy charges has been sentenced to 35 months in prison, the U.S.
Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
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Maksym Vysochansky, 28, was arrested in Thailand in 2003 on charges of selling pirated software of Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Autodesk and other firms through Internet sites such as eBay.

He was arrested after U.S. officials monitoring his e-mail traffic learned he would travel from Ukraine to Thailand, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California said in a statement.

Vysochansky, also known as Maksym Kovalchuk, was extradited to the United States in 2004 and pleaded guilty to the charges last November. He was sentenced on Monday.

Software piracy is widespread in many parts of the former Soviet Union. Prosecutors in Northern California, which is home to some of the world's best-known software companies including Adobe, have launched several high-profile anti-piracy cases.

The U.S. Attorney's office listed his name as Vysochanskyy, although it is commonly transliterated as Vysochansky.*

So tell me, how do we convict people if they are NOT guilty of something that ISN'T LEGAL? hmmmm?

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By The Man

edited May 9, 2006 - 7:25 PM

lol, u suck!

besides, this post is about a perfectly LEGAL gaming console. (which i'll hack as soon as possible!) :-)

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:56 PM

Yes, thanks for your intelligent reply to my post on other news, that was very enlightening.

Especially since its too difficult for you to type the word "you", which makes you look more of an idiot, but thanks for the candid comment just the same.

I didn't say the console was illegal, this post was directed at other inviduals from an early news..

and you can't hack a console.. You can modify it, but you won't be able to play online.. unless you have a bonafide copy of the game.. This new console also has protection to prevent hacking, but feel free to try..

What was your address again? I want to report you as a potential problem...

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By The Man

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:15 PM

i'd prove to U i can hack a console (couple of 'em actually), but it might burn your virgin eyes. you're thinking of the common chip hack, but there are other ways, trust me. :-)

anyway, there's nothing illegal about it, just voids your warranty.
i'm not going to play pirated music on it, ok?

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By dwaterman

posted May 9, 2006 - 7:16 PM

He IS guilty of something... piracy.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:56 PM

...and Piracy is...?

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By dwaterman

posted May 10, 2006 - 10:23 PM

I can't believe I'm taking the bait...

Piracy is the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright.

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By Bobbitchin

posted May 9, 2006 - 5:04 PM

$500, $600 get real Sony!

Yet another game system that I will not be buying for my kids.

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By PC_Tool

posted May 9, 2006 - 5:25 PM

Of course not. For that kind of money, it'd be for you, right?

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By Bobbitchin

posted May 9, 2006 - 5:55 PM

Um...NO.

There is no way I will pay that kind of money for any game system ever.

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By kungfubeer

posted May 9, 2006 - 8:35 PM

How much did you pay for your computer?

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By rijp

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:39 PM

Wow, I bet your kids love you...

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By Jason29

edited May 9, 2006 - 7:20 PM

Don't pay any attention to rjip, he's a troll. As they say, don't feed them.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:57 PM

And just who the hell are you? Some poor newb with no history I presume?

Let others make their own decisions there choir boy, its not for you to decide. Do you have anything important to add? I didn't think so.

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By PC_Tool

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:08 PM

It was a joke. Lighten up.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 12:58 PM

Joke 'em if they can't take F#$K.

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By twosheds

posted May 10, 2006 - 9:08 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor

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By rijp

posted May 9, 2006 - 4:53 PM

*$600 BARGAIN?

Sony will also sell a PS3 with a 60-gigabyte hard drive for $599 in the United States. All Sony's units will include a Blu-ray high-definition DVD player. Microsoft's premium Xbox 360 package, which does not include an advanced DVD player and has a 20-gigabyte hard drive, costs $400, by comparison.

"As just a game console it is expensive, but not if you think about it as an entertainment center," said Koichi Ogawa, chief portfolio manager at Daiwa SB Investments. "The price may be somewhat tough for Sony. If you consider the costs, the price probably should be higher."

The larger hard drive allows users to store more games, music and other downloaded content onto the PS3, while some software developers said the extra storage capacity allowed the machine to load games faster.

Sony's Bluetooth-powered motion-sensitive wireless controller is shaped like the controller for the current generation machine, but the advanced controller can shift objects in games when a player moves the unit, without pushing buttons. In a demonstration, a virtual duck lifted out of a tub of water when the controller was jerked upward.

Sony expects to hit the market with 2 million PS3 consoles at launch and a total of 4 million by the end of December 2006. Analysts expect Microsoft to ship up to 8 million Xbox 360 units before Sony launches the PS3.

Ken Kutaragi, Sony's game unit head, also known as the "father of the PlayStation," told Reuters that this would be a huge year for the video game industry and Microsoft's early advantage was not a great concern.

"We have not paid much attention to market share in the past, and that is still the case," Kutaragi said on the sidelines of the Sony news conference.

The success of the PS3 is crucial for Sony as a company.

At stake is not only continued dominance in the game industry but leadership in the next generation of DVDs, the commercial viability of the Cell processor that powers the PS3 and possibly control over the future living-room electronics around the world.

It's also an expensive bet.

Tokyo-based Sony plans to take a 100 billion yen operating loss at its game division in the current fiscal year due to costs related to the PS3 launch. Game machines manufacturers often lose money on the initial sale, but recoup those losses over the life of the product through software sales.

"Unless there are some amazing launch titles that turn up in the next six months, I think it's going to be pretty tough going for Sony," said Hiroshi Kamide, game analyst for KBC Securities. "It's still going to lose money hand over fist at these prices."*

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By The Man

posted May 9, 2006 - 5:27 PM

"The success of the PS3 is crucial for Sony as a company."

what?

are you aware of how many ventures sony has going at one time?

there are many companies dependant on sony's chips and technology (ever take a look inside a cd player and seen what kind of chip makes the cd transfer data?)

that's like saying the xbox will make or break MS

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By asellus

posted May 9, 2006 - 11:03 PM

It has been quite some time that their console business has been supporting the whole Sony (including the electronic, movies and music division) for quite some time already.

PS3 is important to Sony just like WIndows/Office is important to Microsoft.

PS3 has to succeed. Sony is in trouble if it don't.

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By ryanyogan

edited May 10, 2006 - 12:45 PM

It is crucial to the future of Sony's playstation division, not Sony as a whole. Sony's record label and movies pull in more money then anything else, do a little market research. Not to mention the royalites that are paid to sony for the chips and patents they own on alot of music devices. They have a very strong electronics department as well. Trust me, sony isn't going anywhere, playstation may hurt them if they don't do too well. But it would not put them under.

This is speculating on something that is a given, of course it will do well. It's market in Japan will buy these things like hot cakes. And I can gurantee you millions of parents will be standing in line all night on the launch because its the first item on there kids christmas list.

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By rijp

posted May 10, 2006 - 1:01 PM

Its not speculation, that was a quote from Sony upper management.

So you do a little research, newb. I am quoting, not stating my opinion, I got it from another news site....

So obviously you are WRONG! Sony said it, not me.

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By rijp

edited May 9, 2006 - 5:46 PM

I didn't write the article . . . . . I found it on a News site.

*"The success of the PS3 is crucial for Sony as a company."*

That came from Sony Management, so they are hinging their sucess on this upcoming console.

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By The Man

edited May 9, 2006 - 6:29 PM

oh, sry

still don't see how sony's future can hinge on a game console

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By rijp

posted May 9, 2006 - 6:40 PM

You underestimate the gaming industry. Its the LARGEST sector of ANY in the computer world.

Gaming for consoles alone was a 7 billion dollar market.

Gaming for PC's is twice that..

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