[jj984jj]

So for those not willing to go through the 1600 post EJACULA-TON, here's what happened:

PS3:
- GLOBAL RELEASE NOVEMBER 11th
- 60GB HDD 2.5" with pre-installed Linux OS will be standard (included? we don't know 100%, but it is "required") and is upgradeable
- Dev kit specs fix as of today
- Final PS3 development kits will be sent to developers in June
- 10.000.000 BD-ROMS manufacturing capability per month @ cost around same as 2-layer DVD
- Every PS3 game will be on a Blu Ray Disc, in an attempt to prevent piracy
- Price will not be less than 50.000YEN (~$425USD) [Note that Japanese prices are usually higher. SPECULATION is that it will be $349-$499 USD]
- PS3 will have HDMI support from launch
- Sony plans to produce 1 million PS3s a month; 6 million PS3s for FY2006 (by the end of March 07)
- "basic" online service free, no details yet (and apparently free for games as well unlike XBLS)
- Full backwards compatibility from day 1; hi-res and texture filtering for all titles (akin to what MS does to the few BC titles on 360)
- The online service will be working off of GameSpy technology (co-development with SOE)

PSP:
- videophone in autumn
- GPS (Hot Shots Golf with GPS revealed; October 2006 for Japan)
- Eyetoy
- Flash support with next update
- Mem.Stick boot support in autumn
- first-gen PS1 official emulator
- buy/download games from net
- 199 CORE PACK PSP being released in USA/Europe by end of March (March 22nd for Europe)
- 19,800 yen Ceramic White PSP CORE PACK from 15 April in Japan









No games were on display, this was a conference that concentrated purely on hardware.

Japanese PR Release:
http://www.playstation.jp/news/2005/pr_050517_ps3.html

"The Cell will be able to realize a 4-dimensional world"

Other Sources:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148775
http://ps3.ign.com/index/news.html
http://www.gamespot.com/news/index.html
http://ps2.gamespy.com/news-by-day/?...d.section=News

A VERY special thanks to winston_pr, hyp, and Jonnyram for the early info. Anything I miss? Is something wrong? Yes I am aware some places say different things, please do not correct me unless you are absolutely sure something is wrong and I'll update the post, so just tell me. :)

[MattPeters]

A small bit of info missed

- 6 million PS3s for 2006.

[Mrbob]

$199 core pack PSP being released in USA by end of March. Also being released in Europe at 199 Euro.

White PSP being released (re-released?) in Japan at 19,800 yen.

[neptunes]

$199 psp isn't true?

[ziran]

thanks for the summary.

[damisa]

It has "basic" online service free. Might be the same as xbox silver.

[TurtleSnatcher]

$199 psp isn't true?

its true

[Jonnyram]

19,800 yen Ceramic White PSP standalone from 15 April.

[clearacell]

Good summary. Maybe this news will bring some good conversation until GDC rolls around.

[Striek]

$199 psp isn't true?

To accelerate further penetration throughout the world, a new Base Model in black color will become available in Europe from March 22, 2006, and 199 Euro/199US$ respectively in North America end of March 2006.

http://www.scee.presscentre.com/cont...1&NewsAreaID=2

[neptunes]

Awesome, I hope the psp sku breathes more life into the system.

[jarosh]

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/814/814614/imgs_1.html

fugly untold legends official now. new, right?

edit: gaf's a mess now, damnit. old of course.

[Amir0x]

Thank you, jj. I was going to do this, but I was waaaay too lazy tonight

[Wollan]

Also, 60gb hdd 2.5" with pre-installed Lnux OS.

[ThirdEye]

- Price will not be less than 50.000YEN (~$425USD)

Really? Did KK say something about the price?

[gofreak]

A small bit of info missed - 6 million PS3s for 2006.

By March 07, according to Gamespot.

[TheDuce22]

Im confused on the Linux thing. Does it allow PS3 to double as a PC?

[speedpop]

Very interesting.

[acidviper]

Wow I hope these BC legacy games look good in higher rez. Some of those PS2 games are just brutal looking on a big screen.

[Fowler]

Yeah really, thanks for summing all this up in one place.

[Odysseus]

6 million PS3s for 2006

If they can manage to do that in the first two months, I will be very impressed. And if they can, Microsoft had better have some Pimps in strategically placed locations to witness it so they might learn how to get it right next time.

[Striek]

Really? Did KK say something about the price?

Exactly that was said.
Which isn't surprising and would translate to $400-450 depending on how they go (and the stock market I guess). It could be more, of course.

[gofreak]

Im confused on the Linux thing. Does it allow PS3 to double as a PC?

Basically, yes. Add in Cell tools and nVidia tools = PS3 bedroom coding. And they should be there, I can get both of these things on my PC already, just need the hardware to run code on!

[Red Blaster]

With PS2 games getting upscaled, will this also mean the possibility of getting some AA?

[Ranger X]

Your resume assume the HDD will be sold seperatly.... only?


This is not true. Nothing is confirmed. They say the PS3 REQUIRES the HDD. It means it needs it for some features at least. + Kutaragi said to devellop games accounting the HDD will be there.

SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY JUST BE INCLUDED.

IGN also stated it would be there right off the box.

[jj984jj]

Thank you, jj. I was going to do this, but I was waaaay too lazy tonight

No prob. :)

By March 07, according to Gamespot.

Must be FY, I'll update. :)

Your resume assume the HDD will be sold seperatly.... only? This is not true. Nothing is confirmed. They say the PS3 REQUIRES the HDD. It means it needs it for some features at least. + Kutaragi said to devellop games accounting the HDD will be there. SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY JUST BE INCLUDED. IGN also stated it would be there right off the box.

Will it be 60GB? Will there be different packs? I guess we'll find out. $400 with a 60GB including Linux would be killer though.

[ThirdEye]

Exactly that was said. Which isn't surprising and would translate to $400-450 depending on how they go (and the stock market I guess). It could be more, of course.

Hmm, not that I don't trust you but IGN mentions nothing about the price in any news article.
http://ps3.ign.com/index/news.html

[Reilly]

I thought I read in the other thread that the banana controller isn't final and that they're will be a new design?

[E-phonk]

6mil for sony's fiscal 2006 - runs until march2007

[Jonnyram]

[Seth C]

If they can manage to do that in the first two months, I will be very impressed. And if they can, Microsoft had better have some Pimps in strategically placed locations to witness it so they might learn how to get it right next time.

By "get it right" you must mean...by delaying 6 months?

[speedpop]

So how does the PS1 emulator work?

[Jonnyram]

So how does the PS1 emulator work?

The PS3 turns your PS1 CD-ROMs into UMDs, you put them in your PSP and BINGO!

[Odysseus]

By "get it right" you must mean...by delaying 6 months?

Microsoft started production on Xbox 360 ~September last year, I have no idea when Sony is going to get everything rolling. But basically it seems as if Sony is implying that they will be production ninjas with the PS3, while Microsoft has to date been production ninja dogs. I say good luck to Sony, and Microsoft better take notes.

[speedpop]

The PS3 turns your PS1 CD-ROMs into UMDs, you put them in your PSP and BINGO!

Ahhh thanks for clearing that up.

[Elios83]

Microsoft started production on Xbox 360 ~September last year, I have no idea when Sony is going to get everything rolling. But basically it seems as if Sony is implying that they will be production ninjas with the PS3, while Microsoft has to date been production ninja dogs. I say good luck to Sony, and Microsoft better take notes.

Sony according to a lot of sources will start mass production in June.
Also this was from yeasterday:
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060314PB204.html


Anyway great PS3 news,for us Europeans it's victory,PS3 at early November,OMG.
Of course haters got owned quickly.

[neptunes]

-gamespy helping sony with it's online network

[Amir0x]

Microsoft started production on Xbox 360 ~September last year, I have no idea when Sony is going to get everything rolling. But basically it seems as if Sony is implying that they will be production ninjas with the PS3, while Microsoft has to date been production ninja dogs. I say good luck to Sony, and Microsoft better take notes.

Well from the sound of it now...

it SOUNDS LIKE...

2 million at worldwide launch
1 million units shipped every month thereafter until March 2007

That's still gonna be SUPER shortage.

[Borys]

Thanks, mods.

Although the PS3 stuff is OMGMSWTFISBBQDEAD-ton I am really more impressed with the PSP stuff.

Amazing move by Sony. The day Kutaragi leaves this company is the day it *will* be doomed.

[KyanMehwulfe]

Nice work on the images.

[gofreak]

-gamespy helping sony with it's online network

SOE with a Gamespy "contribution" reportedly. I think next-gen mixed up their SOEs and SCEEs ;)

[TheDuce22]

The PS3 turns your PS1 CD-ROMs into UMDs, you put them in your PSP and BINGO!

Wow, thats by FAR the best news ive heard. Sony fans should be pimping this rather than jerking off over vague bullshit about an online service/price/HD.

[Battersea Power Station]

The EyeToy idea sounds neat. Is there indication as to whether it will be mainly use for non-game/communication functions? It would be pretty awkward to play a game that requires you to secure your PSP in some position.

Wow, thats by FAR the best news ive heard. Sony fans should be pimping this rather than jerking off over vague bullshit about an online service/price/HD.

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[VALIS]

Ah, phew. Glad someone made this thread with the real details. All sorts of untrue shit is still being spun in the press conference thread.

I have to question this one, though:

Full backwards compatibility, hi-res and texture filtering for all titles (akin to what the Xbox 360 does to Halo)

I do remember hearing full BC, but I DO NOT remember hearing about upscaling (or whatever the technical term is) for all titles. The word a few people who were at the conference used was "legacy" titles will be upscaled.

[Marty Chinn]

Are we sure about this fiscal year stuff? It's sorta weird that it's now just being mentioned. I also find it hard to believe they would commit to that type of launch with only 1 to 2 million units. It's the very thing they didn't want to do before. It makes much more sense that they start manufacturing parts in a couple months and then keep producing up until November with a lot more numbers available. It seems like with the PS3, it's much more about the software at this point than the hardware. The hardware is much further along than the 360 was in the same time frame of development.

[jj984jj]

I do remember hearing full BC, but I DO NOT remember hearing about upscaling (or whatever the technical term is) for all titles. The word a few people who were at the conference used was "legacy" titles will be upscaled.

I dunno, that's what hyp said, is it wrong?

Are we sure about this fiscal year stuff? It's sorta weird that it's now just being mentioned. I also find it hard to believe they would commit to that type of launch with only 1 to 2 million units. It's the very thing they didn't want to do before. It makes much more sense that they start manufacturing parts in a couple months and then keep producing up until November with a lot more numbers available. It seems like with the PS3, it's much more about the software at this point than the hardware. The hardware is much further along than the 360 was in the same time frame of development.

I'm not sure about it either, but that's what GameSpot said. I'll change it if they were wrong, someone find out plz. :)

[shidoshi]

Ahhh thanks for clearing that up.

Wow, thats by FAR the best news ive heard. Sony fans should be pimping this rather than jerking off over vague bullshit about an online service/price/HD.

Er...

[Amir0x]

Ah, phew. Glad someone made this thread with the real details. All sorts of untrue shit is still being spun in the press conference thread. I have to question this one, though: I do remember hearing full BC, but I DO NOT remember hearing about upscaling (or whatever the technical term is) for all titles. The word a few people who were at the conference used was "legacy" titles will be upscaled.

They said "ALL LEGACY TITLES". Legacy titles just means = PS1 and PS2 games

[TheDuce22]

The EyeToy idea sounds neat. Is there indication as to whether it will be mainly use for non-game/communication functions? It would be pretty awkward to play a game that requires you to secure your PSP in some position. TheDuce22 clearly losing his mind (Today, 03:52 AM) Reply | Quote

So ps3 cant rip your ps one games onto a memory card? Thats what i assumed you meant.

Edit: or they sell blank umds?

[speedpop]

Well I am still a bit miffed over the PS1 emu.. since you'll need a PS3 to utilise it, as well as purchase blank UMDs.. of which I have not seen at all within Australia. So, even though I might be premature in saying, it sounds kind of anal.