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Hey guys,
Sony has revealed the new PS3:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=8508882
Click on the pics to see an enlarged view.
Looks very white. Not sure if i like the curves. It would look nice as a item by itself on a shelf but amoungst your tv gear, i dont think so.
Interesting that microsoft and sony have gone the iPod look for their consols!
Ya, here's more pics........http://media.ps3.ign.com/articles/61...19/imgs_1.html
you're welcome all
hmmm wonder if they're rendered... they look too 'perfect' to be real. The ones posted at reuters look a lot whiter, maybe they're going to release them in different colours.
All in all, quite interesing, though i think the xBox 360 has the edge.
I'm not sure about Xbox having the edge. I find it interesting that both MS and Sony had IBM specially design their processors, and yet even more perplexing is that they split when it came to Graphic Card manufacturers.
The design is probably the ugliest thing I've ever seen. I don't know who they thought would want that nasty looking thing in their living room. It looks like a heating vent cover. And what's with the controllers? This isn't a sci-fi movie, as far as I know only human beings will be using these controllers, not some 20 fingered alien.
I'm going to have to wait until the release date of course, I can't decide if Sony is trying to BS their way through the hardware info or not...but the physical design of the system is repulsive.
I can tell you this though. The winner here isn't going to be from the same formula as the old systems. It's not going to be who has the best graphics, or the best titles. It's going to be who's got the most options. Online play, expansions, hard drives, software, dv-r perhaps, that's what's going to put forth a winner. And unless MS comes out with a handheld system soon, I think they're going to lose a big chunk of the market. I'm sure sony is somehow involving the psp's UMD's into the new system.
Im not sure if im going to be able to afford this new system! I had to wait almost a year till PS2's prices had come down to a reasonable price OR Sony will put the prices low because their nice (NOT!!!!)
i would advise waiting until the PS3 comes out, even if you want the XBox 360.
Because garenteed, the prices of the XBox will drop at the release time of the PS3. Whoever comes out second is definatly at an earnings disadvantage.
for sure, i dont like XBOX, just not a big fan of it. Been loyal to Sony lol. Dont know how long it will take for it to come to Sydney, we just got the DS and dunn0 when well get the PSP either.
DaYme that is hot... its like.. so sleek...
..my friend told me in school that he was looking at ps3 game shots in out IT lesson (I swear IT teachers know NOTHING about computers) and (coming from a nintendo/gc fan) he said they looked like photos, not games
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[edit] rofl, videos of ut2007
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they bloody amzing
oh and FF (ff VII some reason - maybe it new, maybe it same charecters diff story, maybe it same)
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The PS3 is supposedly going to be launched in 3 colors. White, Silver, and black. I personally like it alot except for the controllers. WTH happened? If I had a choice between Xbox 360 or PS3, I would choose PS3 because, to me, it has a better game selection like Socom, Gran Turismo, and Grand Theft Auto used to be only for Play Stations/PS2 but they moved to the Xbox.
yeah, plus im not really a microsoft fan...
apple should make a games console, tho i wouldnt want ti to be popular like ipod, just really good :)
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hmm apple had a fluke with the iPod which managed to revitalise their company, in all honesty if the iPod hadn't have happened then they most prob. would have gone under.
The iPod was successful because it cost far too much and looked cool, which made it popular with the rich people in holywood and NY. this made it very trendy and now it outsells competitors. The competitors offer beter quality and more features from a more mature product line.
If Apple were in consoles it may look good and be trendy to have, but you wouldn't have any advanced features, you could only buy games from an apple iGame web site, you could only plug in apple products, etc etc etc.
At least MS is supporting any device that is USB compliant and are trying to be the best gaming solution, not the trendy gaming solution that ties you into devices from a particular brand (something that sony love to do, just look at blue-ray CDRoms, Memory Sticks, and their mini disks).
i know...i like appkle cause of their computers, i went off them when everyone i knew got an ipod and most stupid adulst when they see you with your mp3 playa say "oh.. is that one of those "pod" things" really annoys me..
Those pictures of the new Sony Playstation 3 look pretty amazing. From the looks of it, it looks like it's going to be one powerful system.
Actually the previes sucked ass. If i wanted to see that i would play ut 2004 on my pc it looks exactly the same. The xbox 360 has twice as much memory as the new ps3. It has 512 while the ps3 has only 256. Buti wish micrsoft would have gone with nvidia graphics. I like nvidia. I am biased with microsfot tho. I really love my xbox. I cant wait for the 360!
Microsoft decided not to go with a specific graphics card manufacturer because of previous problems. in the first XBox both Intel and Gfx Card Manufacturer (can't remember if it was Nvidia or not) owned the chipsets, Microsoft was licensing the technology.
This means that if they had stayed with the old system, both Intel and whoever could increase the price each year and Microsoft couldn't get anyone else to build them.
This time around they own the technology/patents/copywrite/whatever and they can farm off manufacturing to different plants around the world. this lets them reduce the price as the various manufacturing companies will compete for the business.
So all in all it means better bang for your bucks.
Oh and I wouldn't pay too much attention to how much memory is available. I spose it will limit the maximum size of levels and such but generaly the memory requirements of these dedicated systems are always a god awful lot lower than a PC. Best to see what the various independant developers have to say about this (by independant i mean developers who make games for both platforms, not the ones that are in the back pocket of Sony or MS).
damn, spring 2006, thats exactly when i will be spending all my money on a motorcycle :blink: or moped whateverrr :blink: but i guess itll take a while before it comes to finland so ill just get it for christmas ;) or sumthing. And those controllers are wierd :huh:
Nintendo has revealed their console as well. it is soo small. it's called the revolutiona you might know. It will be very fast and will support Wi-Fi internet compatibility. Nintendo also claims that it will be possible to play every nintendo game created on the console. the controllers have not been revealed. they are supposed to have some kind of nifty thingy so they have kept it under wraps. If most of the gaming community considered the nintendo gamecube second rate to the PS2 and Xbox, because of its hardware, or whatever I think that Nintendo will again be catching the eye of its fanbase once again. It will definetely be an interesting console war.
In my opinion Nintendo's are made for not-so hardcore gamers. I don't think it will do as well as the Xbox 360 or the PS3.
hmmm its going to be interesting. Normaly it comes down to titles, a lot of people by because of the titles available for the various platforms. Though this is waning a lot as more and more companies are releasing for both platforms.
I think as an entertainment device the XBox has the edge, it has better support for HDTV streaming, cameras, etc, while the PS3 will continue to push the Sony line of products.
All I can say is, let the battle begin. Btw, I have an XBox and PS2. Got the PS2 the xmas it first came out, and got GT2 the day it was released. Got the XBox quite a while after it was first released and my impression is that even though the Xbox is ugly, I prefure it.
i cant wait til 2006... i love sony and this is gonna OWN. ill probably get all the others too but im probably gonna spend the majority of my gaming time on the PS3.
And to whoever said that mac should make a game console, i totally agree. Microsoft is jsut getting more popular with the xbox AND thier PCs. If mac made a console then they would even it out a bit.
Lets break it down.(Console Designs and Controls)
Console:
X-Box 360 is much much small then its previous console, but appears to hav too much in front like it's previous console.
PS3 has a slick, clean, smooth look to it, but is way too big in my personal opinion.
Overall: PS3 comes out better with the cd-insert drive, but in the long might become a major problem if a cd gets jammed.
Controls:
PS3 has a over the top design but wireless like the X-Box 360's.
Everything goes together but the handles look like half a steering wheel.
X-Box 360 is a very nice upgrade to it's old controls.
And a very welcoming sight to see from the "box" makers.
Overall: I gotta give it to X-Box 360, just a modifed but simple up grade to a really nice before hand control.
Saw the pictures earlier today (kinda late, eh) - and truthfully I'm not that damn impressed with how it looks at all. I enjoy the look of the ps2 a lot more.
Although, the power of the system is nothing to be angry with =). I'd like to turn it into a computer considering it will only cost in the 300 dollar range, and is very powerful!
I will discuss more when I'm @ computer, I'm on my cell at the moment and its not as easy to type.
lol, now u have won the ultimate geek prize Tacox! answering posts on your phone... sheesh.
Well I agree with you, dont like the new look, though i saw a black version today and it looks a hell of a lot better than the white.
I think they could of done a better job with the design but it does look good in black and it will match my PSP. Also they probably will redesign it like they did with the past consoles.
