PS3 Pre-Ordering Subdued
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Topic started: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:50
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Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:21
I work near a retail park that has Curry's, Comets, Toys R us and PC World. I've asked all about the PS3 release today and all said the same thing, Interest on the PS3 has picked up but as soon as price is mentioned interest is gone. Also, all said they would be pushing packages as opposed to selling on its own.
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:35
SCiARA wrote:
Also, all said they would be pushing packages as opposed to selling on its own.
A sign of slim margins on the console hardware. Weren't retailers doing the same thing with the 360 when it launched, or was that just in the US?
Anyway, as long as you get to choose the games you want bundled, it's not too much of a bad thing. I'd like to get Motorstorm and Project 8, maybe Blazing Angels, but I think I want to avoid Genji. I can see a Motorstorm bundle being a popular one for retailers to push so I may have a chance of getting what I want.
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:38
yer 360 was bundle orientated. I'm guessing they will go with a popular game, not so popular game and extra controller for about £510ish
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:45
SCiARA wrote:
I work near a retail park that has Curry's, Comets, Toys R us and PC World. I've asked all about the PS3 release today and all said the same thing.
I don't think Toys R Us is going to be where the majority of them are sold, this isn't a low-priced Wii we're talking about here.
This is £425 cutting-edge technology (on the consumer level anyway). There hasn't been a clear launch date or price for some time now up until today, so see what happens closer to the launch date.
I don't remember a Wii frenzy two months before launch either, and I certainly don't remember it for the 360..
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:56
sciara il add u on my 360,do u have room on ur friend list. im have the same gamertag as i do spong username.
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:06
schnide wrote:
This is £425 cutting-edge technology (on the consumer level anyway). There hasn't been a clear launch date or price for some time now up until today, so see what happens closer to the launch date.
I don't remember a Wii frenzy two months before launch either, and I certainly don't remember it for the 360..
1st and foremost its a games machine.
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:08
majin dboy wrote:
sciara il add u on my 360,do u have room on ur friend list. im have the same gamertag as i do spong username.
I'm not on live at the mo as i'm swapping ISP, add me anyway and i can accept through xbox.com.
hopefully back on in a couple of weeks
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:54
SCiARA wrote:
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/1032615/Sony_Playstation_3_PS3_Console_With_60GB_HDD_3_Games/Product.html
They've had that up for so long it used to have SingStar as one of the games!
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19
tyrion wrote:
http://www.play.com/...
FFS, who wrote this crap.
An illiterate Play employee wrote:
PS3 is the most advanced computer system that serves as a platform to enjoy next generation computer entertainment contents in the home, realized through the combination of Cell and RSX processors, in addition to the playability of a vast catalog of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software titles.
That says that the PS3 is the most advanced system that uses a Cell processor. Maybe because it's the only one!!!!
A retard Play employee wrote:
Having Giga-bit Ethernet and a pre-installed hard disk drive (HDD) as standard in PS3, users will be able to download a variety of contents as well as access on-line games and services over the network.
That says that users will have a pre-installed hard drive. I bet they won't.
A f**kwit wrote:
The new controller for PS3 has been created by refining and improving the world's most popular PlayStation controller which has shipped more than several hundred million units worldwide.
more than several hundred million.
more than several hundred million.
Could they be any more precise?
Play are a bunch of idiots wrote:
The controller for PS3 employs a high-precision, highly sensitive six-axis sensing system
That'll be the X, the Y, the Z, and the... the what other three axes, exactly?
F**k off and die you Play c**ts wrote:
By applying this technology, it will become possible to freely control the PS3 system over the network.
WTF? Just. WHAT THE F**K?
We've got a page, and we're gonna write on it. Unfortunately, we don't have a clue.
Has anyone noticed how bad Play suck at selling anything but CDs and DVDs that steal hospitals and schools from the UK? If you want to buy a Plasma TV from them, you can't sort or filter by screen size. Or order by price. Nice!!!
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:45
Yes, with HD-DVD's they are adamant that its region locked. Even emaild me to tell me so:
"Regional Encoding Information
The same regional encoding will apply on HD DVD's as with the standard SD DVD's.
The HD DVD format for the UK and Europe is Region 2. Therefore, any HD DVD player bought in Europe, which is not specified as Multi-Regional, will play R2 discs, as they are intended specifically for the European market.
HD Region 1 DVDs are intended for the USA and Canada, and will not play on your HD DVD player unless it has been specifically modified to play all regions. Please ensure that you are aware of your HD DVD player's capability before placing your order.
Kind regards
Email Support Team
Play"
t**ts
"Regional Encoding Information
The same regional encoding will apply on HD DVD's as with the standard SD DVD's.
The HD DVD format for the UK and Europe is Region 2. Therefore, any HD DVD player bought in Europe, which is not specified as Multi-Regional, will play R2 discs, as they are intended specifically for the European market.
HD Region 1 DVDs are intended for the USA and Canada, and will not play on your HD DVD player unless it has been specifically modified to play all regions. Please ensure that you are aware of your HD DVD player's capability before placing your order.
Kind regards
Email Support Team
Play"
t**ts
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:06
Rod Todd wrote:
Play are a bunch of idiots wrote:
The controller for PS3 employs a high-precision, highly sensitive six-axis sensing system
That'll be the X, the Y, the Z, and the... the what other three axes, exactly?
Yup, three axes it is.
No doubt the six refers t movement along each axis, X, Y and Z, plus the rotation about the axes, better know as pitch, roll and yaw.
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:37
SCiARA wrote:
1st and foremost [PS3 is] a games machine.
No it isn't, you're thinking solely as a gamer, and as you might have already guessed, Sony doesn't care about you as much as you wish it did.
Nintendo is sidestepping the hardcore gamer market altogether and reaching out to an audience who didn't necessarily play games before.
Which leaves Microsoft as the ones striving to please the old gaming market, and people such as yourself. They may well be doing a good job of it.
But games machines are moving out of your bedroom, and the market's moving on.
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:41
schnide wrote:
But games machines are moving out of your bedroom, and the market's moving on.
i've heard this since the Sega Saturn days
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Heavyweights, as everyone knows, can take a while to get moving but pack a serious punch.
Of course when they go down, they go down like a sack of s**t..
..but as I've said in other threads, there are casual gamers and even people just wanting to show off their latest LCD TV screen who'll be cheering Sony on from the ringside.
It might not win it's first year's championship like Wii did, but it isn't going to do an Audley Harrison.
(Okay, that's enough boxing metaphors for now.)