NotebookJ2 said:I don't get it.
Of course the price is only going to be the same until Sony drops it. Think about it.
NotebookJ2 said:I don't get it.
He basically said "Sony will cut the price when they cut the price".NotebookJ2 said:I don't get it.
It might actually cost more money for Sony to make the psu external, due to more material needed for a power brick.pharmboy044 said:Sony needs to take that power supply out of the case and make a new truly slim version of the PS3.
I guess that will happen when it hits $199.
What a weird thing to want. Power bricks are the worst.pharmboy044 said:Sony needs to take that power supply out of the case and make a new truly slim version of the PS3.
I guess that will happen when it hits $199.
dak1dsk1 said:I wonder if its BC.
Was tempted to spoiler the last sentence.Added an option for those users without a PS2 backwards compatible PS3 (including Slims) to test PS2 original games and ISO backups using the PS2 software only emulator which is by default included with all PS3's. Please note however that as the software only emulator is slow and very buggy, this feature is disabled by default and is only intended as a gimmick
TheSeks said:Hey, Sony. If you're dropping the price, why not add in PS2 BC instead?
What's that? Not going to happen? And you're not going to fix my PS2 BC PS3 for free? Yeah?
FUCK YOU THEN.
diddles said:probably means the power supply dropped from a 230 watt spec version to a 200 watt spec one? doesn't mean that's what it's actually pulling from the wall at all times, just its peak output supported.
I personally do not want a brick for a power supply but to entice new customers Sony should make a new slim model.Dance In My Blood said:What a weird thing to want. Power bricks are the worst.
Power crick outside means less heat produced and less chance of getting errors.moreover they can also use cheaper alternative for cooling???Dance In My Blood said:What a weird thing to want. Power bricks are the worst.
It's easy to have a huge margin over the competition when they haven't hit the market yet.Chittagong said:Goddammit Sony, now we still won't know who will win the generation. First it was 360 leading with a huge margin, then BOOM Wii out of nowhere to the lead, Sony dropping last, then 360 back to the lead with Kinect, Wii to last place, 360 heading for the win for good but now Sony re-emerges with staying power and superb value with cheap PS3
Most confusing generation ever
TheSeks said:Hey, Sony. If you're dropping the price, why not add in PS2 BC instead?
What's that? Not going to happen? And you're not going to fix my PS2 BC PS3 for free? Yeah?
FUCK YOU THEN.
Revolver said:Now I have a glossy brick sitting there reminding me never to buy hardware early on ever again.
Krev said:Really good news.
If Sony can put this on the market for $199 then it will be quite an amazing value proposition.
It's easy to have a huge margin over the competition when they haven't hit the market yet.
Also, Wii is still in the lead. Though with the gen looking to last quite a while longer and the 360 and PS3 growing in popularity as the Wii falls off a cliff, obviously that won't be the case when all's said and done.
TheSeks said:Hey, Sony. If you're dropping the price, why not add in PS2 BC instead?
H_Prestige said:Uh, building a ps2 onto the motherboard like the early models increases production costs, does not make it cheaper.
I think he means the older games you can now buy cheap.Ether_Snake said:Do they really have to wait for a lot of patches? I'm guessing the thing comes patched.
Fezan said:Power crick outside means less heat produced and less chance of getting errors.moreover they can also use cheaper alternative for cooling???
also you dont have to open up ps3 just for some problem in power supply
Man said:PS2 BC support will be a PS4 and higher feature. The best games are coming out in HD variants anyways..
hiro4 said:I think he means the older games you can now buy cheap.
I remember buying Burnout Paradise last year and had to patch it with 2 gig of data. Same with Pain for PSN: 1.3 gig.
That sucks with this generation. If I buy a game I want to put it in and play it. Dont want to wait another two hours for patches and install files.
What?M.D said:I'll take more reliable hardware over no power brick
Why the hell is console hardware not reliable anyway? You'd think when they make the same box with the same parts millions of times, there would be no reason for hardware problems
Why do PC's with with different parts from different companies are so reliable and work perfectly together, but these companies can't make a box that won't break at some point in it life :|
Buy a second router and set up a simple wireless bridge.MikeE21286 said:If it's wireless N I might get it. streaming HD video to the PS3 is nearly impossible now that I'm living in a new house and my PC and PS3 are not in the same room
Rumor: New PS3 revision coming, new copy protection along with BD-J for BD-3D
According to a well-placed industry source who wishes to remain anonymous, developers were recently notified that a new revision of the PlayStation 3 is in the testing process that will feature a new copy protection system not on the motherboard but inside the BD-ROM drive itself, similar to the Xbox 360.
Presumably this would at least prevent these newer consoles from running copied games with an additional layer of authentication. Its likely that there will be some kind of watermark on genuine PlayStation 3 discs that the drive is looking for. All of these measures are in response to the acquisition of the PS3 root encryption key earlier this year (2011) by hacker GeoHot which allows unlicensed code to be run on the PlayStation without restriction.
This new hardware revision will be accompanied by a firmware upgrade that contains newly optimized Blu-ray playback drivers that can now handle BD-Java during Blu-ray 3D playback, at least on the 2D level.
This is a godsend for Blu-ray authors because they no longer have to author discs 3 times. Once for 2D, once for PS3 and once for full power BD3D.
There is no news whether or not this new firmware will also bring lossless audio to PS3 3D playback but our source indicates they doubt that this feature will be added any time soon due to the number of SPEs decoding the additional 1080p stream occupies.
This hardware revision is expected to accompany a price drop on the system hardware that could come as early as the Tokyo Game Show this September (2011).
Massa said:Surprised it's the same HD size. This will be the first year in the PS3's life Sony doesn't bump it.
06 -> 20/60
07 -> 40/80
08 -> 80/160
09 -> 120/250
10 -> 160/320
M.D said:I'll take more reliable hardware over no power brick
Why the hell is console hardware not reliable anyway? You'd think when they make the same box with the same parts millions of times, there would be no reason for hardware problems
Why do PC's with with different parts from different companies are so reliable and work perfectly together, but these companies can't make a box that won't break at some point in it life :|
I wish. A random few of some of the more popular games is more like it. No Final Fantasy collection is really bugging me...Gravijah said:I wouldn't say best. I would just say most popular.
Maybe. But Konami is bringing over ZOE. I don't think that series is popular.Gravijah said:I wouldn't say best. I would just say most popular.
I wish. A random few of some of the more popular games is more like it. No Final Fantasy collection is really bugging me...
androvsky said:I wish. A random few of some of the more popular games is more like it. No Final Fantasy collection is really bugging me...
H_Prestige said:Maybe. But Konami is bringing over ZOE. I don't think that series is popular.
androvsky said:I wish. A random few of some of the more popular games is more like it. No Final Fantasy collection is really bugging me...
zero_suit said:Yup, 30+ million ahead. It won the "race" ages ago.
They can sell them separately through PSN can't they? I think that was the case for PoP collection.Lupin the Wolf said:IMO, it's Square's style to find a way to sell them separately instead of a pack of three (FF 10, 10-2, 12).
Luckyman said:Not so fast. PS2 still sells 5+ million a year.. X360 and PS3 will be on the market quite a bit longer game support than Wii
now this I can agree with.Benjamin1981 said:Still no USB port in the back?
Come on Sony. At least someone from the hardware team with a little taste for a clean set up must be asking himself why they are only having USB ports in the front. Their designers can't really be that ignorant.
alr1ghtstart said:well of course, but that goes with everything. You still missed out on 4+ years of games.
M.D said:I'll take more reliable hardware over no power brick
Why the hell is console hardware not reliable anyway? You'd think when they make the same box with the same parts millions of times, there would be no reason for hardware problems
Why do PC's with with different parts from different companies are so reliable and work perfectly together, but these companies can't make a box that won't break at some point in it life :|
Tellaerin said:The games are all still there. They're just a lot cheaper now. I wouldn't necessarily call that missing out.
Mrbob said:Here comes the price cut. Pricing only the same until Sony drops the price, which will be soon. August is my guess.
Chittagong said:Goddammit Sony, now we still won't know who will win the generation. First it was 360 leading with a huge margin, then BOOM Wii out of nowhere to the lead, Sony dropping last, then 360 back to the lead with Kinect, Wii to last place, 360 heading for the win for good but now Sony re-emerges with staying power and superb value with cheap PS3
Most confusing generation ever
Corky said:Had you not you would never have gotten that sweet BC to begin with