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Stringer "Ps3 Euro launch April" - SCEE says "March", reiterates 6M by end of March
- Thread starter Alcibiades
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It's fun to see how any CEO, Country Chief, people at Sony speak about PS3 in a different way and with different informations, they are living in anarchy...
It's better for Sony to sit around a table and decide to show the same things to the media and people, they are losing a lot of credibility...
It's better for Sony to sit around a table and decide to show the same things to the media and people, they are losing a lot of credibility...
...that's not even a funny April fools joke.
Oh well i'll have GOWII to tide me over for a week and a half, hey maybe i can actually buy that MGS PO.... no wait that launches in April to....
FFXII and Okami it is then.
/tries desperately to find a silver lining.
The official word is that they are "on track" to go with a March release date, as they were "on track" for a worldwide launch in November including PAL region, just as they were "on track" for a Spring 2006 release.
/April 1st Comes
April fools what we REALLY meant was September not April.
Oh well i'll have GOWII to tide me over for a week and a half, hey maybe i can actually buy that MGS PO.... no wait that launches in April to....
FFXII and Okami it is then.
/tries desperately to find a silver lining.
The official word is that they are "on track" to go with a March release date, as they were "on track" for a worldwide launch in November including PAL region, just as they were "on track" for a Spring 2006 release.
/April 1st Comes
April fools what we REALLY meant was September not April.
Treespeech is saying that the date for the European launch will be announced next tuesday.
http://threespeech.com/
http://threespeech.com/
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Considering that Stringer sounds like he was drunk while giving this interview (or almost completely clueless), I wouldn't take his answers at a face value.
Let's see:
- He "assumes" there will be more than 20 games for PS3.
- PS3 an "effective" BD player (it's the best BD player you asshat, and every report out there indicated that)
- He "thinks" HDDVD sold 60000 "discs" (WTF, he sounds like he thinks he can say anything he wants, and it's OK as long as he precedes that with "I think" or "I assume")
I really hope Stringer is much better with company politics and directing than he is with his factual knowledge about his company products and his competition.
Let's see:
- He "assumes" there will be more than 20 games for PS3.
- PS3 an "effective" BD player (it's the best BD player you asshat, and every report out there indicated that)
- He "thinks" HDDVD sold 60000 "discs" (WTF, he sounds like he thinks he can say anything he wants, and it's OK as long as he precedes that with "I think" or "I assume")
I really hope Stringer is much better with company politics and directing than he is with his factual knowledge about his company products and his competition.
plagiarize
Banned
since i heard the 'second half of march start to advertising' i've been guessing a good friday launch, which would make sense, but we'll see. i don't think two weeks either way is going to have a big impact on anything.
but wow at the hd-dvd vs blu-ray comments. stringer thinks 90% of the people that bought a ps3 have a hdcp compliant hdtv? isn't he wrong that you have to have a hdmi linkup to watch a blu-ray in high def too?
and are people really still saying the ps3 isn't a good blu-ray player (well, apart from 720p tv owners i guess)?
i still can't believe they picked talladega nights, a crappy film with a crap transfer as their pack in. i hope europe gets something that is A: much more enjoyable to watch and B: does the format justice.
but wow at the hd-dvd vs blu-ray comments. stringer thinks 90% of the people that bought a ps3 have a hdcp compliant hdtv? isn't he wrong that you have to have a hdmi linkup to watch a blu-ray in high def too?
and are people really still saying the ps3 isn't a good blu-ray player (well, apart from 720p tv owners i guess)?
i still can't believe they picked talladega nights, a crappy film with a crap transfer as their pack in. i hope europe gets something that is A: much more enjoyable to watch and B: does the format justice.
Tanzen said:
I agree. Sony was falling apart before Stringer sat on the throne. Now it's even worse than before. The Motorstom 1080p/60fps bullshit and the Emmy Award gaffe are just the lastest examples of a company which seems like it doesnt really care about the Playstation as much as it did in the past. Very superficial I might say.
Besides, doesn't Stringer resamble Benny Hill to you? They look like brothers to me.
edit: well said Marconelly. My thoughts exactly
Goldrusher
Member
Borys said:
Comparison of worldwide prices, in USD, including taxes.
727.62 / 909.53 -> Mexico
710.00 / 838.96 -> Finland & Ireland
000.00 / 828.58 -> UK *
647.86 / 780.56 -> Australia
644.00 / 773.13 -> EU (- Finland & Ireland) + Switzerland
539.99 / 647.99 -> USA (8%)
537.54 / 645.25 -> Canada (15%)
534.99 / 641.99 -> USA (7%)
529.99 / 635.99 -> USA (6%)
524.99 / 629.99 -> USA (5%)
519.99 / 598.95 -> USA (4%)
514.99 / 617.99 -> USA (3%)
514.17 / 617.20 -> Canada (10%)
509.99 / 611.99 -> USA (2%)
504.99 / 605.99 -> USA (1%)
504.82 / 605.98 -> Canada (8%)
500.15 / 600.37 -> Canada (7%)
499.99 / 599.99 -> USA (0%)
480.59 / 576.83 -> Taiwan
435.58 / 522.73 -> Japan
407.76 / 484.69 -> Hong Kong
* no 20GB price known
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The craziest thing is that you are completely wrong. When it comes to actual *competing*, their European division easily trumps the other two in the quality of their advertising, work and effort put in.Haunted_One said:harsh, but true. Sony tries to compete in only two of the three major markets in earnest it seems.
Of course he is.
radioheadrule83
Banned
The delay is only one month but you know what this tells me? Sony care more about Hollywood and BluRay than gamers in Europe. Good business sense for them, a bit shit for me.
The Innocent X
Banned
Marconelly said:
Sony Europe advertising has always been more about lifestyle than information though.
Just tell us the price + date already, we`ve been waiting for long enough
This is insane.
I can seriously feel that by the time PS3 finally arrives in ze United States of Europish, nobody will care. Of course people are going to buy it and then be happy, but the launch is still going to be lackluster.
*Extends the post-it labeled "PS3 funds accumulation" another inch towards April.
I can seriously feel that by the time PS3 finally arrives in ze United States of Europish, nobody will care. Of course people are going to buy it and then be happy, but the launch is still going to be lackluster.
*Extends the post-it labeled "PS3 funds accumulation" another inch towards April.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The rest of Sony never really cared all that much about Playstation. Even in days of PS1 and PS2, whenever the subject was brought up that games division makes money, they would always try to spin it in some way as to suggest that part of business was less significant than the reporter suggested.TTP said:
Imperial Hot
Banned
I am starting to think that the European launch isn't going to happen until Christmas 2007. I just don't understand why! Apparantly they are shipping tons of consoles to the US and Japan, why can't they just limit the supply a bit, and send them to Europe. Sheesh, I feel bad for you Europeans, always getting the shaft.
Goldrusher
Member
Pug said:
FFS, read what I said !
tax not included
I deducted the tax percentage off the European prices.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Mr Stringer seems alarmingly out-of-touch.
Souldriver
Member
:lol
if this is true at least. I'll wait for an official announcement
TTP said:
Are you serious?? Stringer brought Sony back on track.
Of course he had to do some serious stuff like cutting about 10'000 jobs, killing AIBO etc. He also did some nice things which is stop paying retired ex-managers (they were on the payroll for being "Advisors"), he sold some Sony Jets and reduced Sonys investment in some strange areas (not sure what it was, food or something). He also made Sony the #1 in the US LCD market (they have more than 30% market share with Sony BRAVIA). Of course, it was a tough year for Sony (rootkits, batterys etc) but to say Stringer does a bad job.....no, in my opinion he did a pretty good job.
cank stoochie
Banned
maybe we should wait for next week?
Il Comodino
sorry about his english
Goldrusher said:
great Idea
I have paid my Ps3 USA 20gb less than yuo and less of a 360 premium:
386$
plagiarize
Banned
yes you can. someone confirmed above.Sysgen said: