Sony admits PS3 launch could be delayed

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:24 pm

Am I the only one thinking and believing Sony just set their own bar too high and now can't, or are strugling to, fullfill their own promises!?

As much as I have an antipathy towards Microsoft, they at least seam to have their basis (like hardware configuration) covered!

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:25 pm

lol JP, I'm a sega zealot like yourself but we've all got to accept times change, I'm glad I've come back to the mainstream, playing saturn at weekends PS2 during the week.

£10 says JP has a ceramic PS2!

I'm not pro sony or microsoft but fukkit got to play games somewhere.

jp · Post by jp » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:08 pm

Diabollokus wrote:
£10 says JP has a ceramic PS2!

I'll take you up on that and double it.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:08 am

I read a few days ago from unofficial sources that devcos are really struggling to program games at 1080p and all devcos have switched down to 720p instead.

No big deal in the real world, but in Sony's eyes thats another promise down the toilet.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:54 am

A delayed Japanese PS3 release is official, now:

http://egm.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148763

GDC should be pretty interesting, to say the least!

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:19 am

Worldwide tri-region launch confirmed for November 2006.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:47 am

I can guarantee shortages in all regions, depending on the price tag of course.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:23 am

Thunder Force wrote:Worldwide tri-region launch confirmed for November 2006.

At least, that's what they say to counter the very bad news and 1,8 plump they had on the markets...

But hey PS2 gets FFXII tomorrow, so I cannot immagine Japanese gamers to worried about the delay.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:13 pm

Lamespot wrote:Kutaragi also made it clear that the hard drive will be necessary to play games--Sony is telling developers to make games assuming every PS3 has a hard drive installed. "We view the hard drive to be mandatory for the PS3," he said. "Rather than have developers create games for the PS3 with or without the HDD, we will be asking them to develop games as though all PS3s have the HDD installed."

And the BS starts. WTF is this man thinking? Why use blu-ray then? Isn't it fast enough that it requires data to be put onto the HDD and then sent to the system from there? Sony is shooting itself in the foot. That's like selling an appliance without the power cord. Note that nowhere it says the the HDD will be included in the system. Somebody, anybody.. please. Just kill that man. Please, some extremist terrorist cleric declare a fatwa on him. Please.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:19 pm

Specineff wrote:And the BS starts. WTF is this man thinking? Why use blu-ray then? Isn't it fast enough that it requires data to be put onto the HDD and then sent to the system from there? Sony is shooting itself in the foot. That's like selling an appliance without the power cord. Note that nowhere it says the the HDD will be included in the system. Somebody, anybody.. please. Just kill that man. Please, some extremist terrorist cleric declare a fatwa on him. Please.

Wouldn't that actually correspond with the Denan Law though?

Customer: "Hey, it's got no power-cord!"
Retailer: "That way it won't possibly shock you."

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:19 pm

Didn't the 360 launch in all 3 regions, not in the same month, but at least within a month?

I'm just afraid that this is going to be a rush-job on Sony's part.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:21 pm

Turrican wrote:
Thunder Force wrote:Worldwide tri-region launch confirmed for November 2006.
At least, that's what they say to counter the very bad news and 1,8 plump they had on the markets...

But hey PS2 gets FFXII tomorrow, so I cannot immagine Japanese gamers to worried about the delay.

I see no reason not to believe this news. There is NO way Sony could've gone with a Spring '07 release and not tanked with this system. That's not to say that it will fly, but they have to release it this holiday season, or it's a dead duck.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:26 pm

Specineff wrote:
Lamespot wrote:Kutaragi also made it clear that the hard drive will be necessary to play games--Sony is telling developers to make games assuming every PS3 has a hard drive installed. "We view the hard drive to be mandatory for the PS3," he said. "Rather than have developers create games for the PS3 with or without the HDD, we will be asking them to develop games as though all PS3s have the HDD installed."

And the BS starts. WTF is this man thinking? Why use blu-ray then? Isn't it fast enough that it requires data to be put onto the HDD and then sent to the system from there? Sony is shooting itself in the foot. That's like selling an appliance without the power cord. Note that nowhere it says the the HDD will be included in the system. Somebody, anybody.. please. Just kill that man. Please, some extremist terrorist cleric declare a fatwa on him. Please.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148775

Kutagari did state that the PS3 will have a 60GB Hard Drive with Linux pre-installed, and that this Hard Drive will be upgradable.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:14 pm

Sony's all smoke and mirrors with every new console they make.

Remember their BS saying that the PS2 could easily render Toy Story and function as a missle launching system?