The Playstation 3 Launch

[baddabang]

You are too kind, asshole.

Emo boy.

[The_Canuck]

I called the Best Buy near my house in Paramus. At first, he said he has no idea, so I called BS, so he asked his manager. Then, he put the manager on and he said 40-60 PS3's, none of which are pre-reserved. Since I wasn't yet satisfied, I asked him for an exact number, and after a good amount of business-speak, he told me they're getting 52.

As of right now, the cops keep kicking out the people camping in line, so I may have teh chancez 2 g3tz da ps3.

Stopz bribing teh workerz with teh C4NDY!!!

[Quiggs]

ROFL at PS3 prices on eBay already. I <3 capitalism.

[adrenaline]

i got the confirm today that the line for ps3 is inside walmart, which is nice since last year it was freezing all night

oh and i also played the ps3 today, and it was very disappointing

the new controller feels great in hand, the new triggers are great, but the games were really not great at all, sure they were launch titles, but thats wasnt even 360 graphics, id say slightly below

btw i played nba 07 and motostorm...that offroad racing game...both looked not nearly as good as racing and sport games ive played on 360 or even pc

but they are launch titles, cant expect much

Besides being launch titles, the PS3 is significantly harder to program for, than the 360 or Wii. Some developers have said they won't be able to exploit the full power of the PS3 until 2008.

[adrenaline]

I'm sure it breaks some kind of law, especially when you take into account the lines of people camping outside teh storez.

I just found this:

GameStop representative: "As this is not an ideal situation, we are asking employees to wait to purchase systems until the second shipment."

He said "asking", not "ordering" them to not purchase them.

[syko]

I've read a few news reports from retailer's who have stated that they will sack any employee's which are caught selling consoles online.

[adrenaline]

I've read a few news reports from retailer's who have stated that they will sack any employee's which are caught selling consoles online.

I doubt the employers would be scanning Ebay every 24 hours

[Cotterik]

does anyone have any real ps3 screenshots?

aka not of rendered images. of actual in game footage?

i cant recall ever seeing any

[adrenaline]

does anyone have any real ps3 screenshots?

aka not of rendered images. of actual in game footage?

i cant recall ever seeing any

Go to Gamespot.com

They have footage of the PS3, mainly Motorstorm, which looks absolutely awesome.

[fpv_gtho]

Stopz bribing teh workerz with teh C4NDY!!!

stop spamming teh forumz!!!

Besides being launch titles, the PS3 is significantly harder to program for, than the 360 or Wii. Some developers have said they won't be able to exploit the full power of the PS3 until 2008.

Arent they all like that though? I can think of countless examples where games towards the end of a platform's cycle crap all over ones at the start. GT3 vs GT4, GTA3 vs San Andreas, NFS:HP2 vs NFS:MW...I can understand that especially with Gran Turismo, the programming can change alot due to the physics engine etc but theres still alot more they seem to be able to fit in there.

[adrenaline]

stop spamming teh forumz!!!



Arent they all like that though? I can think of countless examples where games towards the end of a platform's cycle crap all over ones at the start. GT3 vs GT4, GTA3 vs San Andreas, NFS:HP2 vs NFS:MW...I can understand that especially with Gran Turismo, the programming can change alot due to the physics engine etc but theres still alot more they seem to be able to fit in there.

Naturally, launch titles will always be mediocre, because the developers are only just getting to grips with the new hardware. With a new system you always have to wait until around the 2nd or 3rd generation until you start seeing the system's real potential.

The PS3 is alot harder than both the others to program for. It's harware configuration is alot more complex. Nine core cell opposed to a three core for the 360. 256mb will also create a potential bottleneck effect. It is also ALOT more expensive to develop a game for the system. Recent reports suggest that the PS3 may not be as hard to program for as first anticipated, although it will still be hard nonetheless.

The first true next generation game we will see it Grand Theft Auto 4. Rockstar are not rushing the development phase to get it out for launch. instead, they got their dev kit August 2005 and won't have the game ready until the end of 2007, October.

[The_Canuck]

The first true next generation game we will see it Grand Theft Auto 4. Rockstar are not rushing the development phase to get it out for launch. instead, they got their dev kit August 2005 and won't have the game ready until the end of 2007, October.

October 2008?

[adrenaline]

2007.

[adrenaline]

October 2008?

[Quiggs]

So. I get to work today. There's dorks in tents. I'm like, wow you people need lives. It's going to rain tomorrow. Laugh.

And as of right now we only have 24 consoles. The 14 base systems have yet to show. Laugh.

I really want to hand out tickets Friday morning. "And here you go, #23. Here's yours, #24. #25, yours is- oh wait WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE!!!!!!!!! Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!" Laugh.