Tekunorobby's impressions:
http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/3/22-53
Pics coming soon (or so he says).
http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/3/22-53
Pics coming soon (or so he says).
Wow. Thats pretty freaking cool.jarosh said:GDC 2006: Region-free PS3
Prepare for the shock of shockers - every PS3 game from the world can be yours!
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/697/697656p1.html
In a QA session following the platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison confirmed what was heavily demanded for import gamers all over the world and yet previously thought unthinkable for a major corporation: the PS3 will be region-free for gaming.
sorryaboutdresden said:
A reminder why we're having this conversation at all...BenjaminBirdie said:But they weren't nearly as funny!
It's a little disingenuous to call for coherent objections and simply respond with flippancy.Why don't you try responding to the "Xbot" posts that coherently raised issues about the cost of a free online network...
gofreak said:According to Kotaku:
http://www.kotaku.com/
"First, he declined to talk about whether the hard drive will be included in the PS3. Instead, he said that all PS3 games will require the hard drive.
Hard disk drive is a key feature for the Playstation 3. It is a key feature of the platform.
Developers are designing their games to support a hard drive. Every single game will support a hard drive."
Back to square one.
jarosh said:uhm, guys...
GDC 2006: Region-free PS3
Prepare for the shock of shockers - every PS3 game from the world can be yours!
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/697/697656p1.html
In a QA session following the platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison confirmed what was heavily demanded for import gamers all over the world and yet previously thought unthinkable for a major corporation: the PS3 will be region-free for gaming.
A PAL PS3 game, for instance, will have difficulty running on an NTSC TV, unless the developers have thought ahead and planned for that issue.
Dresden was the site of a vicious and (some say) needless bombing during WWII. It's one of the main focuses of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.Borys said:Sorry about Dresden? Was there an concetration camp there like in Auschwitz/ Birkenau?
kaching said:A reminder why we're having this conversation at all...
It's a little disingenuous to call for coherent objections and simply respond with flippancy.
Borys said:Sorry about Dresden? Was there an concetration camp there like in Auschwitz/ Birkenau?
Jim said:Tekunorobby's impressions:
http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/3/22-53
Pics coming soon (or so he says).
Jim said:Tekunorobby's impressions:
http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/3/22-53
Pics coming soon (or so he says).
GDC essentially confirmed that everything game related Sony showed at E3 was purely rendered footage and was no indication of the final product.
Since the final products were shown at GDC?GDC essentially confirmed that everything game related Sony showed at E3 was purely rendered footage and was no indication of the final product.
+Aliken+ said:What about the controller?
We know it's changing (thank god) but do we know anything else?
The first really nice news. I'm not that interested in online gaming anyway. But haven't I read this somewhere before? Good to have a confirmation.jarosh said:GDC 2006: Region-free PS3
This is what I'm wondering. Sony and Nintendo have huge ones - where is MS?u_neek said:Is there an MS keynote thingy?
Zaxxon said:holy shit region free!!!
gofreak said:
oh my gooooood !!!!jarosh said:uhm, guys...
GDC 2006: Region-free PS3
Prepare for the shock of shockers - every PS3 game from the world can be yours!
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/697/697656p1.html
In a QA session following the platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison confirmed what was heavily demanded for import gamers all over the world and yet previously thought unthinkable for a major corporation: the PS3 will be region-free for gaming.
We're cool. Personally, I would have thought the "wheel of fortune" line that was also quoted from "Doc Phil" would have made much more fruitful fodder for flippancyBenjaminBirdie said:Busted!
Yeah, that was pretty stupid of me. But man that kid's post was dumb.
ummm said:http://psp.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=2660
Harisson, the deliverer of the company's keynote address during the trade show made the surprising comment that "all" of the demo's shown today were in fact compiled and finished in December of 2005. The Sony executive reiterated that what was shown today is still a long way from what users can expect to see in when the console releases, as the provided demo's fail to mimic the quality of what is currently produced.
The demo's shown at GDC were entirely done in realtime and are said to be an accurate depiction of the system's hardware capabilities, however, knowing that the videos currently available are several months old it is highly probable that their finished products will in fact be superior.
I can imagine 3 scenarios for the PS3 controller:+Aliken+ said:What about the controller?
We know it's changing (thank god) but do we know anything else?
hukasmokincaterpillar said:Just a supposition, we'll see. SOCOM II-III with DNAS had pretty much the same level of cheating as Halo 2, the point is simply charging for the service to play games doesn't make a big difference there. And you can spare me the fucking laughing smiley faces and actually articulate your point next time, thanks.
kaching said:We're cool. Personally, I would have thought the "wheel of fortune" line that was also quoted from "Doc Phil" would have made much more fruitful fodder for flippancy
You're saying what was shown was a far cry from this?Overall it was a great demo but a far cry of what was shown last year and gave a nice sobering introduction to the rest of the demos which was shown towards the end.
Pug said:Its being said that its up to developers if they region lock their games ala 360. Some games will be region locked due to licencing issues and such like.
jett said::lol Tekunorobby seriously needs to watch the E3 trailer of Warhawk again.
Of course, we didn't play it, and this is mega-early. But for those of you who remember the Warhawk trailer earlier in 2005, you can rest assured that it looks to deliver on its visual promises.
jarosh said:uhm, guys...
GDC 2006: Region-free PS3
Prepare for the shock of shockers - every PS3 game from the world can be yours!
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/697/697656p1.html
In a QA session following the platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison confirmed what was heavily demanded for import gamers all over the world and yet previously thought unthinkable for a major corporation: the PS3 will be region-free for gaming.
kaching said:TekunoRobby, I gotta ask...
You're saying what was shown was a far cry from this:
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/651/651389/warhawk-ps3-20050916045048555.jpg