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Game Forum / PlayStation / PlayStation / March 2006Sony to hold PS3 Event Thursday, March 2nd in San Francisco
Sony to Plug PS3 Games Brushing off reports of delays for the PlayStation 3, Sony is readying software for its updated game console. March 1, 2006 Amid speculation that Sony may face up to a year delay in the launch of its latest game console, the company plans to plug the game lineup for the PlayStation 3 in a private event in San Francisco on Thursday. The event could shed some light on Sony's strategy for the much-anticipated console. Industry analysts and insiders have speculated that the Japanese consumer electronics giant may not roll out the device until October. Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's major game event in early May. She also said Sony executives would answer questions about the company's strategy. Previously Sony had set an estimated launch date for this spring and analysts had expected the game console to hit shelves in time for E3. But in February, investment bank Merrill Lynch speculated that the debut of the PS3 could be postponed as much as six to 12 months, with an autumn launch in Japan and a late 2006 or early 2007 launch in the United States (see Sony May Delay PS3). According to analysts and industry reports, Sony is waiting for industry specifications to be finalized for the Blu-ray high-definition DVD drive as well as for input/output video and sound. But Sony announced Tuesday it will unveil freestanding Blu-ray DVD players and software during May (see Blu-ray to Shine in May). A later release date could affect major Sony sales in the next generation console wars, where the formerly unchallenged Sony faces now-eager Microsoft. Microsoft already launched its latest game console, the Xbox 360, in November (see Xbox 360's Desert Launch and Xbox 360 Starts Console War). If Sony delays the PS3 for another year, Microsoft could gain valuable market share against Sony. http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15913&hed=Sony+to+Plug+PS3+Games Sony has decided to make its presence known with a private showing of the console in San Francisco tomorrow. Courtney Simmons, a spokeswoman for Sony Online Entertainment, explained that the event will detail Sony's strategy for the PS3 (launch date, pricing and online plans, quite possibly) and attendees could get a sneak peek at the games set to be shown off at E3, coming up in May. With the event only hours away, stay near your computer as we'll update with any details that come our way. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6083 > With the event only hours away, stay near your computer as we'll update > with any details that come our way. Don't stay near your computers, folks! Go outside, meet other people, have fun! That big round orange thing in the sky, that's the Sun - you can just ignore that! The big news will still be there when you get back. ;) > Don't stay near your computers, folks! Go outside, meet other people, have > fun! That big round orange thing in the sky, that's the Sun - you can just > ignore that! The big news will still be there when you get back. ;) God damn, we have the big white thing in the sky over here in Scot-so-f.cking-baltic-land just now. 1:04am, and im freezing my nuts off sitting naked on the computer, my nipples are so hard from the cold air they could crack. You see, im on route to bed and I always quickly sit on my disgustingly smelly arse to check a few emails, and end up being a general knobhead here for a while. Dunno why im sharing this, but I like to let it all hang loose at night time, let the bird out the cage if you will... Or should that be the dragon out of the lair? Yeah.... No wait!!! The Jumbo Jet out of the Hanger...WoooHooo, thats definately the one. Badass. >> Don't stay near your computers, folks! Go outside, meet other people, have >> fun! That big round orange thing in the sky, that's the Sun - you can just [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Badass. Led Zepplin here!!!!! >Sony has decided to make its presence known with a private showing of >the console in San Francisco tomorrow. > >Courtney Simmons, a spokeswoman for Sony Online Entertainment, >explained that the event will detail Sony's strategy for the PS3 >(launch date, pricing and online plans, quite possibly) and attendees I'm gonna be surprised if Sony gives solid answers to those three questions. I'm expecting they'll (still) give a range for the price, a launch date no more specific than a season, and most of the hard info will be on the online plans. followups to rgv.sony  SignatureWe were raised on television to believe that we'd all be millionares, movie gods, rock stars, but we won't. And we're starting to figure that out. -- Tyler Durden, FIGHT CLUB (1999) > > If Sony delays the PS3 for another year, Microsoft could gain valuable > market share against Sony. They'll soon get to realize that there is a *huge* number of people who will simply wait for PS3 no matter what, and would not even dream of buying an X360 instead. OK, some may be tempted and buy X360, and...if this delay is true, then even their finances will have recovered enough to buy a PS3 when it finally comes out. It'll simply be too much to resist, and if not, certain key games will be *impossible* to resist (Gran Turismo 5, MGS4....'Ico 3', or whatever comes from that team). Sony's firm grasp on the crown won't be dislodged by Microsoft, no way will it, of that I have no doubt at all. Accuse me of fan-boysim though and you'd just be so wrong - I actually wish Nintendo to be market leader! It's just that I'm a realist, plain and simple. This race was over before it even started, IMOHO. Although I hope X360 is just successful enough to keep Sony on their toes, as this is better for the consumer.....whichever console you own. In fact, if they were 'neck and neck'...then that'd be even better for the consumer. Competition is great for the end users, it means games get better and better, as they try to gain ground on each other, and prices stay low. Although I do still think Sony will be the clear winner in the end. M$ will fall in 2nd, and Nintendo has a hardcore fan-base (like me) that will always buy their machines/games no matter what, so they don't have to be part of the race at all....they know the trick of staying highly profitable with their own little slice of the pie. That's how I predict the future anyway. We'll see if I'm right. :) >>> If Sony delays the PS3 for another year, Microsoft could gain valuable >> market share against Sony. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > profitable with their own little slice of the pie. That's how I predict > the future anyway. We'll see if I'm right. :) Entirely true. At the end of the day, the console that gets GTA first, the console with the most games that allow you to put neon lights on your car, and the console with the most games involving large numbers of black men with gold chains shooting at each other will win in the West. SignatureZo GamerTag: Zomoniac (COD2, PDZ, PGR3, Kameo, RR6) Last game completed: The Rub Rabbits (DS) - 26/02/2006 Playing: Advance Wars (GBA) / Listening: Arctic Monkeys - WPSIA, TWIN > Entirely true. At the end of the day, the console that gets GTA first, the > console with the most games that allow you to put neon lights on your car, > and the console with the most games involving large numbers of black men > with gold chains shooting at each other will win in the West. LOL. Indeed. Although it's easy to stay away from such games, I do. The user base of PS2 is so wide that it gets some real poo stuff - but dig deep, and the gems are there. I like GTA to an extent, but it never makes my top-ten.....and I despise True Crime type, overly violent GTA clones. But for every ten games like that, there's one Metal Gear, God Of War, Ico, SOTC - that is why I like PS2...second to Gamecube. If there was any justice, Nintendo would be top dog. They make the most innovative hardware and software, and have the best quality standards, IMO. Ultimately though, I just think Sony have dug too deep into the public's psyche with the Playstation brand for them to relinquish the crown now. Although there was a time when Nintendo believed themselves to be unstoppable (pity, they got too cocky and big for their boots - and burned a lot of bridges with 3rd parties), so you just never know what *can* happen. I personally believe if this market was split to the point where the three big companies had a 3rd of the market each, that would be the best possible situation for us, the gamers. I used to argue for the single platform, but I started to really think about it - and I saw that if there was just one top-dog, with no one to challenge them, they'd not have to try very hard at all - and before you know it, it's just sequel after sequel of generic crap. This is what the fan-boys have to understand, they love their 'brand' and wish it all encompassing success....to blow the competition out of the water so to speak. You read them on forums all the time, wishing failure on the competition. It's stupid, and if that actually happened, they'd be far, far worse off. Even though I don't personally did the whole Xbox thing, I wish it equal success to Sony - for my own sake. Competetion keeps the quality high, and the prices down. > Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event > would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's > major game event in early May. She also said Sony executives would > answer questions about the company's strategy. Let's hope they are planning on answering questions. If it's just a fluff event they'll get hammered for it. Ideally I'd like: 1) Pricing and options (with hard drive? without hard drive?) 2) Launch timetable 3) In game screen-shots of launch titles I don't think this is unreasonable if they are planning on bringing the console out in the next 3 months. If it's another CES style Blu-Ray and PSP fest it will be worthless. - Jordan >> Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event >> would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >- Jordan i'd be amazed if there were any major, major announcements made at this event. if there were to be, more would have been made of it. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk >> Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event >> would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 1) Pricing and options (with hard drive? without hard drive?) Options like that only serve to fragment the market and does a disservice to those that bought a console to get away from the PC upgrades/specs mentality. >>> Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event >>> would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >those that bought a console to get away from the PC upgrades/specs >mentality. didnt stop the 360 selling out worldwide, did it? Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > didnt stop the 360 selling out worldwide, did it? In an alternative reality where the world doesn't include Japan? Choobs SignatureSir Chewbury Gubbins <chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> "Streaming through the starlit sky, travelling by telephone" - Syd Barret 1967 http://www.nelefa.org - Game Diary, Fiction, and Ramblings [ESC]:wq >> didnt stop the 360 selling out worldwide, did it? > >In an alternative reality where the world doesn't include Japan? > >Choobs ah but they only shipped 3 there ;) Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk >>> didnt stop the 360 selling out worldwide, did it? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ah but they only shipped 3 there ;) And two of those are still on the shelf, hence not 'selling out worldwide' Choobs SignatureSir Chewbury Gubbins <chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> "Streaming through the starlit sky, travelling by telephone" - Syd Barret 1967 http://www.nelefa.org - Game Diary, Fiction, and Ramblings [ESC]:wq >>> didnt stop the 360 selling out worldwide, did it? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ah but they only shipped 3 there ;) Yeah, I've heard they cut the price of the last two they've got to try and get rid. ;) >>> Sony Online Entertainment spokesperson Courtney Simmons said the event >>> would preview titles that would be shown off at E3, the industry's [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > to those that bought a console to get away from the PC upgrades/specs > mentality. X360 coming out only 3+ years after the Xbox also does a disservice to people who hate the PC for demanding upgrades all the time. 5-6 years is more like it. And so it should be. > X360 coming out only 3+ years after the Xbox also does a disservice to > people who hate the PC for demanding upgrades all the time. 5-6 years is > more like it. And so it should be. November 2001 to November 2005 is 4 years. I guess, technically, that qualifies as "3+". :^) It's only 1 year short of what you would have liked instead of the 2 you make out to sound. But the thing you forget is that Microsoft and Nintendo were last to market that generation. The PS2/Xbox/Gamecube generation actually started with the launch of the Sega Dreamcast in September, 1999. The generation lasted 6 years, the only problem is that Microsoft and Nintendo missed the first two years of it. - Jordan > Sony to Plug PS3 Games http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24376134 "For its part, Sony is saying that, contrary to popular perception, they never intended to show the PS3 at DPS. "DPS is actually over and we have made no new announcements concerning PS3," a rep told GameSpot. "We never indicated that DPS was to be used as a forum to disclose new information or demonstrate PS3 content. DPS is designed as a forum to bring our retail and publishing partners together for new-year planning and this is the sixth conference we have hosted to do so." Now wasn't that a waste of cross-posted nonsense. SignatureScott http://www.gamepilgrimage.com Useful Usenet definitions: Hypocrite Gr: Hupokrites; 1. an actor, stage player 2. a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite Dissembler(Synonym of hypocrite); 1 : to hide under a false appearance 2 : to put on the appearance of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_%28law%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_(law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_argument http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man > > Sony to Plug PS3 Games > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > bring our retail and publishing partners together for new-year planning > and this is the sixth conference we have hosted to do so." Destination Playstation is/was in Florida. The new rumored event was to be in San Francisco and should have started around 4 PM Pacific time (1 1/2 hours ago from this post.) If they have anything to say about it it should be on some game-sites by Midnight Pacific time. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6083 - Jordan >>> Sony to Plug PS3 Games >> http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24376134 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6083 Dah, I knew I should have made sure it was the right city. ;) > - Jordan SignatureScott http://www.gamepilgrimage.com Useful Usenet definitions: Hypocrite Gr: Hupokrites; 1. an actor, stage player 2. a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite Dissembler(Synonym of hypocrite); 1 : to hide under a false appearance 2 : to put on the appearance of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_%28law%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_(law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_argument http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man > Sony to Plug PS3 Games > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15913&hed=Sony+to+Plug+PS3+Games So... what was this 'big event' about? |
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