PS3 not coming out in US until December 2006....

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:03 pm

I was over at my loca GameCrazy last night getting a disc buffered, when I asked Frank, "So what month next spring is the PS3 coming out?" . He responded by informing me that the PS3 isn't coming out here in the US until December of NEXT year!

It should be mentioned that GameCrazy employees, especially Frank, are VERY knowledgeable-lest someone respond to this post with, "teh game storez employeez are teh dumBzorz."

At any rate, I actually view this "delay" as a good thing-it will give Empire more time to get out the US rev. of Taito Arcade Classics, maybe PS2 owners will finally get that SNK Classics Collection, and perhaps even some more ports of the JP PS2 Sega Ages series.

Ramus · Post by **Ramus** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:06 pm

We can only hope that they use the extra time wisely. They definatly need to port more to US; that's for sure. Thanks for the info.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:07 pm

Ramus wrote:We can only hope that they use the extra time wisely.

If this release date is, in fact, true, then Sony had better make sure that they strain out all the hardware defects this time around...

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:49 pm

So, my PS2 won't be obsolete for at least two more years? Great!

I'm not (currently) planning on buying any of the next gen systems anyway. Until they announce a new Castlevania for them.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:56 pm

I would say that is rubbish. Over a year after the Japanese release? No.

Grinning Cat · Post by **Grinning Cat** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:18 pm

You're out of your fucking element, Frank!

~ Grinning Cat

Post by **nZero** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:32 pm

dave4shmups wrote:I was over at my loca GameCrazy last night getting a disc buffered, when I asked Frank, "So what month next spring is the PS3 coming out?" . He responded by informing me that the PS3 isn't coming out here in the US until December of NEXT year!

Contrary to your thread title, December of next year is Dec. 2006

dave4shmups wrote:At any rate, I actually view this "delay" as a good thing-it will give Empire more time to get out the US rev. of Taito Arcade Classics, maybe PS2 owners will finally get that SNK Classics Collection, and perhaps even some more ports of the JP PS2 Sega Ages series.

Like we won't be seeing an influx of PS2 bargain bin and compilation-type games for years to come after the PS3 arrives. Backwards compatability did wonders for sales of cheap-ass PSX games, which are probably still coming out here and there. I don't see any reason to think the PS3's coming out will greatly affect the continuing release of non-top-tier PS2 titles.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:18 pm

Has Sony made an announcement? Nope.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:21 pm

nZero wrote:Contrary to your thread title, December of next year is Dec. 2006

That makes more sense. However, the PS3 release dates Sony are pitching have so far not really stated which region.

I think I recall Ken Kutaragi even saying that they wanted to get the Japanese launch in-line with the US to get a simultaneous release.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:23 pm

I don't know what else to tell you guys. I just called the manager of the same Gamecrazy store, and asked him if this was true-didn't mention the name of the employee who told me-and he said, that "yes, it's just been pushed back".

So what if SCEA hasn't said anything yet? If this "just" happened, that would make sense.

And I fail to see what is so unbelievable about an American console coming out a year after it's Japanese counterpart.

Didn't the SNES come out in 1991, and the SFC in 1990?

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:28 pm

OK, I've now been told that the Fall'06 PS3 release date was given in both EGM, and PSM.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:47 pm

Hopefully the xbox 360 will benefit from this.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:53 pm

Ok, I'm going to sound like a dick here, but how is this news? Of course it's not going to come out in the US until Christmas of next year. Is that surprising to anyone? This is how it always works. I could have told you last year that the PS3 would likely launch around March of 06 in Japan and sometime around November of 06 in the US.

And those guys at Gamecrazy don't have any special info. All they have is an estimate made up by their corporation. When I worked at Gamestop we'd get emails all the damn time that would have made-up dates. They told us in January to start telling people that Zelda for the Cube was a sure thing for June of this year. Everyone knew it was bullshit, but we did it to boost preorders.

Even Sony doesn't likely know an exact date as they have yet to totally finalize the design and hardware and haven't begun any sort of production. No one knows what sort of mishaps/miracles could come up between here and there to change dates.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:10 pm

I get my news from Gamecrazy. They told me Giga Wing 3 was coming out for the GC and they were almost right!

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:26 pm

Agreed with 8.5. Besides, we need to see what kind of screw up they come up with hardware-wise, and Kutaragi's arrogant explanation telling us why we should learn to live with it.

Perhaps they'll make the discs octogonal, instead of round. And we shouldn't dare to question the design of a window, and Kutaragi's l337 sense of architectural design.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:38 pm

8 1/2 wrote:Ok, I'm going to sound like a dick here, but how is this news? Of course it's not going to come out in the US until Christmas of next year. Is that surprising to anyone? This is how it always works. I could have told you last year that the PS3 would likely launch around March of 06 in Japan and sometime around November of 06 in the US.
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Read what I wrote earlier, that's exactly what I was trying to argue.

And PSM, given that it's owned by SCEA, should be reliable. PLUS, there's EGM. Two different sources aren't likely to be wrong about this, IMO.

I could really give a rip about the PS3, even despite what nZero wrote, a Fall '06 release date would give SCEA more time to get a lot more games released then a Fall '05, or even Spring '06 release date would, IMO.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:27 am

I thought that PSM was independent.

Official PSM, on the other hand...

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:25 am

My bet would be October 2006 in the US to capitalise on the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:44 pm

Yeah, the big pay time for launch dates is Christmas its very likely regardless of what happens the next playstation will come out in november december time 2006. all the kids and their christmas lists = big bucks for sony.

When is the xbox 360 scheduled for release though? 6 months? worldwide?

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:54 pm

Diabollokus wrote:When is the xbox 360 scheduled for release though? 6 months? worldwide?

Tomorrow.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:00 pm

Bad job if that had been a rhetorical question eh?

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:23 pm

Diabollokus wrote:Bad job if that had been a rhetorical question eh?

It was a rhetorical answer.

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