Author Topic: More news for PS3 (Read 17721 times)

Donutt007 · « **on:** August 19, 2006, 08:35:27 AM »

Found this article at Gamespot. Has a couple of little things worth mentioning
PS3 Interview

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I think that we've always talked about shipping 2 million units worldwide within the calendar year. Since we're going with three territories, we haven't really come up with an allocation just yet. But even if you do the simple math you're talking about less than 700,000 units per territory, per major territory, between launch and the end of the year. So even if there was some fluctuation--you give Japan more, you give the US more, what have you--you're going to end up with some shortages. So I think that if we've done our jobs right and if we've been able to really have the consumers become interested in this product, then, unfortunately, I think it's going to be very much of a challenge to be able to meet every single unit demand that's out there in the market.

Possible shortage...that's not good

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We haven't started manufacturing yet. Some of our ops guys were actually just in China, and also in Japan just reviewing the [production] lines and everything else. But they are, again, preparing as we speak to get the manufacturing going. We've not announced and we haven't set really a specific date to say, "As of this day we're going to start manufacturing."

3 months to go...and no production yet

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I do think that the old E3 was great at what is was designed to do perhaps 10 years ago. But as the industry evolved, and as the show became bigger and bigger, a lot of the member companies said, "You know what? We need to take a real hard look at what E3 brings as a benefit versus the cost to put on the show."

Sony killed E3

There were some positive things said in that interview...but I don't like the PS3...so I posted the negative

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2006, 09:18:18 AM »

"We've not announced and we haven't set really a specific date to say, "As of this day we're going to start manufacturing."

Hahaha, not a good sign at all...

Kairon · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2006, 09:33:42 AM »

Sounds like a X360-esque launch.

~Carmine M. Red
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Spak-Spang · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2006, 09:35:05 AM »

So here is my take.

Those production numbers are probably Ideal numbers of 700,000 units per territory. If production hasn't started yet, then they have no idea what the ratio of defective units will be yet...and there is always bumps and incidents in the production lines. Just look at the Xbox 360. We are potentially looking for shortages worse than that. This is pretty bad for Sony.

On the other hand, you have Nintendo that has potentially been in production for awhile now, and they are confidently increasing their supplies at launch. Nintendo should also be facing far fewer numbers of defects because the technology isn't as cutting edge as the PS3...and not to mention Nintendo's track record of quality hardware.

Finally, I don't think Sony killed E3, but if I was Sony or any other 3rd party company I would have been upset to see Nintendo getting some much attention at the show, and our booth getting little to no love from the press. However, Nintendo came to the show with the goods and the most excitement, so you should have expected that Sony.

Ceric · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2006, 09:55:31 AM »

Worm Kaz Hirai Worm!!!

(He didn't give a straight answer most of that interview.)

Requiem · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2006, 10:05:15 AM »

I'm really tempted to buy a PS3....

Sell that sh!t like crack....

Ceric · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2006, 10:06:37 AM »

By the ounce?

Donutt007 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2006, 10:15:34 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
Worm Kaz Hirai Worm!!!

(He didn't give a straight answer most of that interview.)

And he likes to say "At the end of the day" quite a bit and that annoys the piss out of me for some reason.

He pretty much comfirmed UMD movies are dead. (as if we didn't know)

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We see the UMD as really being a delivery medium of entertainment content. And as is the case with PlayStation 3, some things lend themselves better to a delivery medium through online to the memory stick. Other content lends itself better to a prerecorded medium in the form of a UMD disk. At the end of the day, our strategy is first and foremost to establish and certainly grow the PlayStation Portable as a portable gaming and entertainment device. As a by-product of that we've set up a format called the UMD. If there are advantages, or for the motion picture companies to take advantage of UMD to deliver their content or music companies to deliver their content on UMDs, that's great. But at the same time, if they perceive another delivery medium or other ways of delivering that content to the consumers to be enjoyed on the PlayStation Portable, at the end of the day that's all going to help in increasing the installed base of the PlayStation Portable, and that's all good news as far as we're concerned.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2006, 10:28:31 AM »

Sony be dar doomed!

wandering · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2006, 11:27:20 AM »

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Sony killed E3

Mutual decision. As I understand it, Nintendo or any of the other big players could've decided to go next year, and then everyone would've been forced to attend, and e3 would still be alive.

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3 months to go...and no production yet

Has Nintendo started production yet?

Requiem · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2006, 11:30:09 AM »

They started production in early July I think...

There was some news story around that time about how some company who is in league with Nintendo ramped up there production.

Garnee · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2006, 11:53:13 AM »

This is news? We already knew the PS3 was gonna have a shortage.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2006, 01:08:40 PM »

I stick with my statement that PS3 will not release in 2006.
The fact that they have not started production yet only strengthens that argument.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2006, 02:50:28 PM »

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I stick with my statement that PS3 will not release in 2006.
The fact that they have not started production yet only strengthens that argument.

Has there ever been a time where a consoles official release date was delayed?

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2006, 02:56:39 PM »

They won't delay it...They'll just claim that the PS3 is a massive success when they sell all three systems they ship to stores...

BigJim · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2006, 05:00:24 PM »

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I stick with my statement that PS3 will not release in 2006.
The fact that they have not started production yet only strengthens that argument.

Has there ever been a time where a consoles official release date was delayed?

GameCube was set for Nov. 5th or something like that (according to Peter Main at that year's E3), but it was bumped about 2 weeks.

Edit: Oh and the N64 was delayed a month too.

For PS3, they don't necessarily need to be in production already, but they really should in the next couple weeks... not that I expect they'll have the full 2 million supply anyway.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2006, 05:48:09 PM »

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They won't delay it...They'll just claim that the PS3 is a massive success when they sell all three systems they ship to stores...

If they can only produce enough systems to provide each store wit 1-3 systems then that is not a "real" launch, that is more of a teaser launch. The PS3's "real" launch won't be until about feb. next year, but by then hopefully Wii will already be established ahead of Xbox360 and PS3 won't matter as much anymore.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2006, 05:55:10 PM »

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And he likes to say "At the end of the day" quite a bit and that annoys the piss out of me for some reason.

Claude Comair likes to say that, too. And all your code are belong to Claude.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2006, 05:57:26 PM »

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They won't delay it...They'll just claim that the PS3 is a massive success when they sell all three systems they ship to stores...
If they can only produce enough systems to provide each store wit 1-3 systems then that is not a "real" launch, that is more of a teaser launch. The PS3's "real" launch won't be until about feb. next year, but by then hopefully Wii will already be established ahead of Xbox360 and PS3 won't matter as much anymore.

Well I meaaaaant 3 systems total...for the entire U.S....But okay! ='D

Ceric · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2006, 07:41:33 PM »

Actually technically speaking the PS3 was originally announced to launch this Spring if memory serve. Then they Pushed it to the end of the year. What I don't understand is how can you think you might make a Spring launch and then come third quarter and you don't seem to be giving any indication that you have anything ready at all. When you talk to Sony they should at least have 5 titles that they'll instally respond with when you say the word Launch. I understand not having the full deal but honestly they should have a little.

wandering · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2006, 08:13:34 PM »

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What I don't understand is how can you think you might make a Spring launch and then come third quarter and you don't seem to be giving any indication that you have anything ready at all.

Because Sony lies as a matter of course?

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2006, 10:39:10 PM »

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What I don't understand is how can you think you might make a Spring launch and then come third quarter and you don't seem to be giving any indication that you have anything ready at all.

Because Sony lies as a matter of course?

PS3 is all a dream, we are trapped within the twilight zone and it never really existed. We are in fact the pawns of the giant enemy crab who is working the world like a puppet, deceiving us into thinking that his weak point is under his belly so we will not know the truth.

Ceric · « **Reply #22 on:** August 20, 2006, 05:13:14 AM »

and obtain the ability to do real-time weapon switching.

I guess it supports the Phantom Station 3 Hypothesis.

I also like that in that interview he pretty much said that they willl have 700k and know they will run out but aren't making more. Probably can't.

JonLeung · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2006, 05:57:06 AM »

How many game stores are there in the world? Maybe it's no joke that each store would get 0-3 units this Christmas.

stevey · « **Reply #24 on:** August 20, 2006, 08:58:03 AM »

I called it a year ago that sony wont launch till 07...

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