What exclusives have they lost? Not disagreeing with you, just wondering because I hadn't heard and that's good news to me since it'll be a while before I buy a PS3.
Originally posted by: cougar78
pretty much disenchanted with it right now. Especially considering how many exclusive rights they have lost. So considering I finally got a Xbox360 right now I find no reason to get a PS3 for the games since I can get GTA and Assassains Creed on Xbox360
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: cougar78
pretty much disenchanted with it right now. Especially considering how many exclusive rights they have lost. So considering I finally got a Xbox360 right now I find no reason to get a PS3 for the games since I can get GTA and Assassains Creed on Xbox360
What exclusives have they lost? Not disagreeing with you, just wondering because I hadn't heard and that's good news to me since it'll be a while before I buy a PS3.
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: cougar78
pretty much disenchanted with it right now. Especially considering how many exclusive rights they have lost. So considering I finally got a Xbox360 right now I find no reason to get a PS3 for the games since I can get GTA and Assassains Creed on Xbox360
What exclusives have they lost? Not disagreeing with you, just wondering because I hadn't heard and that's good news to me since it'll be a while before I buy a PS3.
Grand Theft Auto and Assassin's Creed are the first that come to mind.
More about how Sony lost exclusives here.
One of the biggest hitches with Microsoft's Xbox 360 launch last year was a dearth of follow-up shipments that left the console maker unable to make its next-gen system readily available to consumers until months after launch.
Sony and Nintendo might manage to avoid that problem, as GameStop today indicated that last weekend's launches of the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii sold out, but more units are on the way. In an investor conference call tied to the retailer's third-quarter earnings report, GameStop executives confirmed that they have already been resupplied with both systems, and they expect to get more of each on a weekly basis.
The executives also recapped the launch performances of the two systems. For the PS3, Sony's Resistance: Fall of Man and Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 07 were the biggest sellers, while Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Ubisoft's Red Steel stood out from the pack of Wii launch titles.
However, game sales were stronger on the Wii, with GameStop sporting a tie ratio of 3 games sold for every system, compared to the PS3's tie ratio of 1.5 games for each system. The shortfall on Sony's system was attributed to more people picking up the system on its own to turn around and sell it for a premium. As those systems find their ways into the hands of "real gamers," the execs said the PS3 tie ratio should increase.
GameStop's higher-ups noted that their chain historically has the highest tie ratio of any retailer in the country but estimated that they were still shorted on hardware allocation by both Sony and Nintendo. While GameStop and its EB Games brand collectively account for about 25 percent of the US gaming market, the company believes it didn't receive that much of either system's day-one shipments. Executives said that they've never been satisfied with their launch-day allocation of any new machine, but added their main concern now is the flow of follow-up shipments--which both Sony and Nintendo have promised will come at a steady pace.
Sony Computer Entertainment of America's Dave Karraker confirms that a new shipment of Playstation 3s has landed and will be available at stores by Black Friday.
No word on how many of the Playstation 3s, airlifted to the U.S., was in the shipment, but Karraker says that the company is shipping them on a weekly basis and that they are shooting for 1 million consoles in stores in the U.S. by the end of the year.
Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Originally posted by: Queasy
Sony begrudgingly promises fix for PS3 720p output issues
Apparently Sony's kicking off an early Thanksgiving break tomorrow, as they seem to be exhausting themselves today in preparation. After breaking the news that PSP Spots are US bound, floating the PSP 3.0 firmware out, and probably dealing with that massive invoice they just received from Thomas Menino and friends, the company is issuing a quasi-promise that the 1080i / 720p output problems plaguing some distraught PS3 owners will be fixed. Interestingly enough, Sony places a slightly unbelievable amount of blame on "antiquated HDTVs," as if having an HDTV that supports 720p is some sort of hidden requirement to operate a PlayStation 3. While we fully understand that most HDTV sets purchased today will indeed play nice with 720p signals, where's the love for folks who snagged those first generations sets produced by yours truly? According to Sony, a fix is on the way, but it doesn't sound like you'll be getting served with a smile.
You know, statements like this one are part of the reason I refuse to buy the PS3. Sony has become so arrogant it is ridiculous.
The auction is pretty dumb, IMO, but this Q&A got a chuckle out of me:Originally posted by: purbeast0
since the mods felt my auction link had to do with the actual playstation 3 and locked my thread in 2 secods, I"ll post it here too.
Check out this Playstation 3 auction!
Q: Do you have plans to release a Playstation 6 in the future?
A: No, that's just ridiculous. I'm not made of duct tape.
Originally posted by: purbeast0
since the mods felt my auction link had to do with the actual playstation 3 and locked my thread in 2 secods, I"ll post it here too.
Check out this Playstation 3 auction!
Originally posted by: Queasy
Well....this is one way to get attention for your PS3 auction
Originally posted by: loup garou
Rainbow 6: Vegas delayed for PS3 (and PSP)
More lost PS3 exclusives.
One more, man, Sony's having a crappy morning:
Sony to bill publishers for demo downloads.
It's like they're TRYING to give away 3rd party support.
Originally posted by: HomerSapien
I should have posted this earlier, but oh well. The Best Buy in Austin at Mopac had a stack of 10-15 or so on the floor and many people (probably another 10-15) walking around with one around 11:30 this morning. Just walk up past the 3 shrimps guarding them and get one.
Originally posted by: chowmein
does anyone have any experience with the Online features w/ the PS3? Does it at all compare to the Xbox Live, or is it still like the old PS2 ?
Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Originally posted by: chowmein
does anyone have any experience with the Online features w/ the PS3? Does it at all compare to the Xbox Live, or is it still like the old PS2 ?
I've seen a few articles that mention Live > anything PS3 has. The Played podcast (one of them visits these forums) mentions that the only reason to buy a PS3 right now is for the exclusives. If you're going to buy something like CoD3 you might as well get it on the 360 for Live.
Originally posted by: Wag
I got a 20Gb yesterday. I just walked in to EB, the guy just got a shipment of 4 units, 2 60Gbs+ 2 20Gbs. He called 4 people on reserve list and 1 guy said he'd rather wait for a 60Gb so he gave it to me on the spot.
Suprisingly mine came with Talledega Nights even though it just came in on the truck yesterday.
Originally posted by: Wag
Give it time.
The PS3 is pretty impressive. It amazes what an open ended piece of hardware it is. The 60Gb model is overpriced because they all support USB devices like flashdrives and even gives instructions in the manual how to swap out the harddrive. I will be putting a larger one in there, probably a 120Gb 5400rpm model.