PS3 system pics, is it just me or...

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:38 am

....does the PS3 look a lot like the Jap Duo RX? Hey, I aint complaining

(but the boomerang shape of the PS3 pad is el-yucko)

PS3:

Jap Duo RX:

Very cool. Maybe someone at SCEJ R&D is an NEC/Hudson fan?

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:54 am

That's pretty hot. It'll work by a tv as a game console and in the kitchen as a george foreman grill. i love multifunctional appliances.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:59 am

roushimsx wrote:That's pretty hot. It'll work by a tv as a game console and in the kitchen as a george foreman grill. i love multifunctional appliances.

haha

Sad thing though is Sony fans are completely overlooking the shape of the pad (even jaded gamers in TNL forum) and immediately saying 360 will be a failure.

I give Sony props for having a good product unveiling, but it's sad all they have to do is have a slick press conference with an over-the-top close up photo of Jin's face from Tekken (which is debateable or doubt ful even as to whether it's actually in game) and everyone goes nuts.

But yeah, it sounds like that MTV special was moronic.

zer0eight · Post by **zer0eight** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:11 am

Here are a lot of official pics

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/050517_e.html

The Xbox 360 looks a lot nicer IMO

zer0eight

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:14 am

Controller: If it aint broken, why fix it? The new controller looks completely uncomfortable.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:32 am

Maaaaan... I thought the regular Playstation controller sucked, but this is just fugly. The console doesn't look any good either - though it's not as pathetic as the PS2 and its damned blue led from hell.

The XBox360 looks really damn sexy in comparison.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:33 am

I'm willing to give the new controller the benefit of the doubt only because I doubt Sony would spend time and money re-designing it if the end result was terrible. They'd fall back on the DS2 in that case.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:39 am

ARGH, where can I look at the new PS3 controllers?

Just for the record, me too, hates the PSX controllers.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:55 am

I personally liked the PS1/2 controller better than this one... Damn you, Immersion!

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue May 17, 2005 3:56 am

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/050517_e.html

Everything you want to see except the bread slots.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:19 am

The controller looks like some sort of futuristic adult toy.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:23 am

CMoon wrote:Controller: If it aint broken, why fix it? The new controller looks completely uncomfortable.

Maybe the recent lawsuit had something to do with that. Maybe this new design circumvents that somehow.

Anyway, I'll reserve judgment on the controller until I feel it. It looks quite ergonomic actually. The d-pad looks like it's in a very natural position, esp. compared to the analog sticks.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:27 am

Ganelon wrote:
CMoon wrote:Controller: If it aint broken, why fix it? The new controller looks completely uncomfortable.
Maybe the recent lawsuit had something to do with that. Maybe this new design circumvents that somehow.

Anyway, I'll reserve judgment on the controller until I feel it. It looks quite ergonomic actually. The d-pad looks like it's in a very natural position, esp. compared to the analog sticks.

Oh great, you may be right that the stupid lawsuit might have had an impact (what comoany was that again?). But couldn't they have tweaked it some other way than making it some weird boomerang-MS sidewinder clone?

But yeah, best to reserve judgment until you actually have it in your hands. I learned that when I thought the PSP was a piece of junk based on the construction of the PS2 and some rather wild net reports. But when I finally got the PSP in my hands I had new respect for Sony, it really is the best piece of hardware they ever made (assuming you didn't get a bad unit anyways

). Let's hope the PS3 is as nicely made.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:50 am

Can't say I've really seen anything for either the XBox360 or PS3 to really be all that interested in at this point (with the possible exception of the media center integration, which looks like it could have some really cool potential... Kudos to Sony for actually deciding to support some industry standard memory formats on their platform though. Memory Stick Pro Duo might not be too bad for a platform with limited appeal like the PSP, but I think they'd have a very hard time convincing the mass market to pay the big bucks for it on PS3, especially when people already have all sorts of SD and CF cards.) My guess is that we'll be getting a whole lot of the same old cookie-cutter FPS garbage as we've gotten from this generation, only with more polygons.

I think it sums up the market right now best that yesterday I was over at my cousins' house where someone was playing Super Mario World on an SNES, and I was wishing we could get more stuff like that... At least there's apparently a new 2D Super Mario in development on the DS, so maybe we'll get the chance...

And one more note: Reading the PS3 and XBox360 conference threads over on Engadget gives me a newfound appreciation for having a place like this, relatively free of the drooling rabid fanboyism over there (see also: Gamefaqs kiddies.)

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:56 am

Wow, I've never seen a Duo before, but I must say that Duo is one sexy beast!

I'm a bit worried that the long handles on that PS3 controller might aggravate my sweaty palm syndrome. I mean, they'll get sweaty no matter what, but just more so if they're gripped around hot plastic instead of having some air to breathe.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:25 am

Fight Night

Kill Zone

In this video you can see that you can talk to in game characters via headphone/mic. The unit has 2 x HDMI sockets so that you can play link with 2 TV's via one console or have a 32:9 (2 x 16:9 TV) setup for racing games (kinda like a panarama screen thingy) where you join 2 TV's together to make one big image.

http://www.gamespot.com/live/streamer_n ... =&urdate=0

In fact the graphics look real, not like games at all. In the video you can see how they blended GT5 graphics with Spiderman the movie. Spiderman swings through the gran turismo game

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:28 am

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:30 am

Color me negative. But who cares about graphics when the game is going to suck on all those run-off-the-mill FPS and Maddens?

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:39 am

http://www.ng03.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8832

Check that out, thats something new and innovative for you. Its on PS2.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:46 am

None of these new consoles will have built-in VGA output will they?
****ing Hell Sega is still the only company to have a ****ing clue.

edit: Will wait for more news tomorrow. Hope it doesn't make me want to swear more.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:48 am

Early reports indicate that the Revolution will in fact have VGA out. Nothing certain though, at least not until tomorrow.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:50 am

Nintendo Revolution is VGA compliant, as Nintendo noted it about 6 months ago.

As for XB360 and PS3, they adopt HDMI, which is considered the best for all digital sources. I am quite sure there will be more DVI/HDMI monitors by the time these consoles come out.

Remember in Europe SVGA monitors are the most commonplace screens to enable high definition video. So I am kinda expecting SVGA output on the new consoles.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:56 am

Wow, some people actually like the design of the PS3? I almost spit my drink all over my monitor when I first saw it. If they were designing a tanning bed for Barbie it would be on-point, but for a game system, it's absolutely laughable.

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:01 am

Nemo wrote:Wow, some people actually like the design of the PS3? I almost spit my drink all over my monitor when I first saw it. If they were designing a tanning bed for Barbie it would be on-point, but for a game system, it's absolutely laughable.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:04 am

The vast majority of LCD monitors currently produced (with the exception of the low end models) have DVI already. A good number of HDTV sets have it as well. It shouldn't be too hard to find, as long as you're TV isn't ancient (although I imagine the majority of TVs out there still don't even have S-video input, much less Component or DVI.)

As for the PS3 design, I get the sneaking suspicion we'll be seeing some design modifications there. The best theory I've seen is that it may have been a speculative design that got rushed out the door when they needed to have something to show at E3. Even the fanboys have panned the controller pretty thoroughly at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see that get changed before the release. But then again, the original larger style XBox controllers seem to have a surprisingly devoted following, so who knows?

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:24 am

HDMI is also being adopted on today's HDTVs because it's content protected, and you know that that bunch of baby-killing commie nazis... erm, content providers don't want you recording their shows.

The Xbox will display on VGA monitor provided that you use Neoya's VGA box. After all, what is a 640 by 480 Progressive signal, if not VGA?

Besides I'm sure that these consoles will support regular Hi-Def progressive component, and this can be converted to VGA. Just like the Cube.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:03 am

Console Specs can go screw as far as I'm concerned.

Games decide what I get. Ikaruga 2, Guilty Gear X3, Final Fantasy XIII, Legend of Zelda: InsertTitleHere...that sort of thing.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:35 am

is it just me or does the PS3 boomerang vaguely resemble the Ikaruga...?

also, while i'm at it...

A daredevil from Sony designed a bizzare controller.
It was feared.
And because of its shape, called...

...i have way too much free time on my hands.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:01 am

PS3 doesn't look so bad... actually, it's similar to ps2, but I prefer ps2 because you can stack things on flat surfaces.

The Joypad is the most terrible thing I've ever seen. Nooo! Give me Dual Shock Sony pleeease!

also, what kind of disc tray should be that one? Seems the much hated "cd eater" type...

I'm quite disappointed overall. I expected better aesthetics from Sony.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:37 am

Any news on the disks?

shmups.system11.org

PS3 system pics, is it just me or...

PS3 system pics, is it just me or...

uuughhhhhh that controller is nasty... sorry, but it is....