How2PK Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 So. The PS3 got released this week as well, right? I'm not hearing much about it on here. Other than a topic about how much it sells for it on the aftermarket. And I'm quite curious of what people think of it. Is there anybody on the forum who has got one? What experiences do you have with the machine so far? Thought I'd make a special topic for it. Otherwise it just gets so messy in all those other topics related to something else. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalord1 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Otherwise it just gets so messy in all those other topics related to something else. I can vouch for that. But yeah, most of the launch night was pretty mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Interesting IGN article... http://ps3.ign.com/articles/744/744967p1.html People Not Lining Up For PS3 But Wii and the DS are another story. November 9, 2006 - Yes, you read that right! We've got a story about something not happening! In truth, something not happening is something that happens every day, and we don't, in general, report on such non occurrences. For instance, today, Sega didn't announce the Dreamcast 2 (from what we hear, that won't happen until January 15th). Turn to the Dreamcast channel, however, and you won't see a story about Sega having not announced its new platform. But given that the PlayStation 3 launches only once in a... well, ever... we're making an exception to the general rule of not reporting about nothing, and reporting about nothing, and with pictures! And so, we can report today that no one has started to line up for the PlayStation 3 in Japan. This is based on a tour we took today of Tokyo's biggest game shops. That's right, the Bics, the Yodobashis, the Tsutayas, the Sakurayas, the Don Quixotes. No matter where we looked, no one was lining up for the 11/11 launch. This is a picture of people not lining up for the PS3. It's also a picture of people not lining up for Dreamcast 2. There's a reason. Many major retailers, including the Bics and the Yodobashis, are resorting to a lottery system for the PS3. A Bic Camera local to IGN Japan's headquarters in Shibuya's love hotel district will start handing out lottery tickets at 9:00 AM on Saturday. The drawing will be held at 11:00AM. Those who win will be able to select from a 60 Gig or 20 Gig model. The others... will probably be stoned to death. Bic Camera's lottery program. Some stores are going with traditional line-up systems. Asking around (in Japanese no less!), IGN was able to learn that the Bic Camera in Yurakucho and the Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku will start selling the PS3 at, respectively, 7:00 AM and 8:30 AM on Saturday morning on a first come, first serve basis. Why the difference in opening times? The store reps wouldn't confirm this, but Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi will apparently be making appearances at both locations. They're separated by about 30 minutes or so by train, so Kutaragi should have just enough time to hand off the first (also likely the last -- snap!) PS3 at one location before moving on to the other. Reps at the Yurakucho Bic told us that we're allowed to line up whenever the first people begin lining up. We're not sure if this means that we're not allowed to be the first ones in line. If the rep was worried about Kutaragi not being able to greet us in English, there shouldn't be much of a problem, as the Sony chief speaks English good. At least Sony has some slick retail displays! Famitsu's online publication reports that some shops (the site wouldn't name names) were turning people away from lining up too early. Some punks apparently tried to line up on Wednesday night at one shop. The store refused them, citing worries about disturbances to the neighbors, and plans on doing the same to people who attempt to line up Thursday night. Friday night (the night IGN intends to camp out), however, is a whole different story. So the number of people waiting in line for a videogame system in Tokyo is... zero, right? Nope! There were actually lots of people waiting in line today as we made the rounds around the city. Only they weren't waiting for a PlayStation 3. All those people may be standing in front of a PS3 display, but they're actually waiting for a Wii. Mega media retailer Tsutaya started Wii pre-orders on Thursday morning at 10:00, following a quiet announcement a couple of days prior. IGN checked in at the Shibuya Tsutaya outlet at 10:30 and found a line of at least 200 people waiting to pre-order a unit. Unlike the 2004 DS pre-order program, this was a no-money down transaction, but 200 people lined up for a pre-order is quite a feat. Tsutaya closed off the line at around 11:00, and even then the last few people didn't complete their transaction until past 1:00. \ And all these people? When we saw this line at the Bic Camera in Yurakucho, we immediately assumed that we'd found the PS3 line we'd been so longing to see. But no, this was a line for, of all things, the DS Lite. Bic had taken shipment of the popular system, which is still, in general, sold out wherever you go, and people were lining up to get one. This scene was repeated at Bics throughout Tokyo. There will presumably be something like it on Saturday for the PS3, at least at the few shops that aren't resorting to a lottery system. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackattack Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 ya i heard that a couple cities away there was fight and someone got stabbed as he walked out. :ohnoes: My carbon footprint is bigger than yours...and you know what they say about big feet. These are the times that try mens souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 It seems that noone that actually got a PS3 ever intended to use it and instead got one purely to sell for profit. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diminished2b Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 It seems that noone that actually got a PS3 ever intended to use it and instead got one purely to sell for profit. I'm hoping to get one.. eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak722 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I havn't had the chance to even get a glimpse in where I am... People scooped up every last piece. Thing is... there was no games being sold lol. Just the consoles... :lol: The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Other than people lining up by the thousand, shooting at each other, stabbing each other, commiting armed robbery on stores and hijacking trucks full of them...No, haven't heard much of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbfgraphx14 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I'm an xbox kinda guy :wink: Besides that, there is a picture in our local news that shows tents and lawn chairs out side of BestBuy. Half of them said they were re-selling it. Tbfgraphx14Happy to find I'm not the only one who eats glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicius Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Someone was shot because they cut in line while waiting for the release at midnight other day. :| I'm not a huge fan a video games really. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmms Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 even if i wanted to waste 600$ on it i would sell it on ebay right away since xbox360 is the much better choice, and will be and with the money i make form it off ebay id but some more xbox games, and then bank it all:) Aefx(started 11/1/2002) Cb: 200 TS: 1900+Bmms--Jr(Started on 1/24/06)(Banned 11/13/09 ) Cb: 119(pre-eoc) TS: 1700+Bmms(Started 8/?/2001)(Banned 1/24/06 ) Cb: 101(pre-eoc) TS: 1350+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodomX Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well, being a Xbox fan. I was quite surprised by the PS3. I played a demo of Motorstorm at Best Buy and I was blown away. It was nice. If you are to get a PS3 just get the 500$ one since there is no real difference between the two. Anyways if your selling it on eBay good luck because there is 500 pages of PS3's for sale. Add 1,407 posts to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Cleaned spam replies out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue107 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I have one but no games :? The place I got mine wasnt selling any games so I went to Best Buy and decided it was best to wait a week to get some games It has a kind of confusing menu interface, its bascially a PSP but with more options. The controller is lighter than I thought it would be and it has no buttons, the buttons to eject and turn on are similar to that of a microwave, you just lightly touch it 485th person to ever play RuneScapeBlue107- perm banned 10/12/2007. $300 USD reward if you can get me in contact with someone who will take 5 seconds to look at evidence and get my original character unbanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownmasterofnothing Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 what kinda features does it have? I heard you can search the web with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue107 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can play previous playstation games on it and actually DL them onto your PSP, so I could play the original Ridge Racer(thats example given from chairman of Sony) on my PSP that if you ask me is HUGE 485th person to ever play RuneScapeBlue107- perm banned 10/12/2007. $300 USD reward if you can get me in contact with someone who will take 5 seconds to look at evidence and get my original character unbanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falco513 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can play previous playstation games on it and actually DL them onto your PSP, so I could play the original Ridge Racer(thats example given from chairman of Sony) on my PSP that if you ask me is HUGE Sony, one generation backwards then.. Nintendo Wii, able to go back at least 3 generations of consoles.. Now THAT's huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalord1 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sony, one generation backwards then.. Nintendo Wii, able to go back at least 3 generations of consoles.. Now THAT's huge. Actually, Sony's machine can go back two generations. Now lets try and keep this from turning into one huge argument, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can play previous playstation games on it and actually DL them onto your PSP, so I could play the original Ridge Racer(thats example given from chairman of Sony) on my PSP that if you ask me is HUGE Sony, one generation backwards then.. Nintendo Wii, able to go back at least 3 generations of consoles.. Now THAT's huge. 4 Generations ^^ NES SNES N64 GameCube And maybe some more from the Sega consoles in the future. The most disappoining for me on the PS3 is the lack of rumble. It DOES add something. When I had my PSX, I had two controllers. One with rumble, and one without. It is so much better to have rumble to feel the game. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue107 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can play previous playstation games on it and actually DL them onto your PSP, so I could play the original Ridge Racer(thats example given from chairman of Sony) on my PSP that if you ask me is HUGE Sony, one generation backwards then.. Nintendo Wii, able to go back at least 3 generations of consoles.. Now THAT's huge. let me reword it better, the PS3 can DOWNLOAD PLAYSTATION GAMES ONTO YOUR SONY PSP, can the wii download games onto the DS? 485th person to ever play RuneScapeBlue107- perm banned 10/12/2007. $300 USD reward if you can get me in contact with someone who will take 5 seconds to look at evidence and get my original character unbanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalord1 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 let me reword it better, the PS3 can DOWNLOAD PLAYSTATION GAMES ONTO YOUR SONY PSP, can the wii download games onto the DS? We know it can download Demos onto the DS, so in theory, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 let me reword it better, the PS3 can DOWNLOAD PLAYSTATION GAMES ONTO YOUR SONY PSP, can the wii download games onto the DS? The DS doesn't lack games unlike the PSP. :wink: :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falco513 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 let me reword it better, the PS3 can DOWNLOAD PLAYSTATION GAMES ONTO YOUR SONY PSP, can the wii download games onto the DS? Demo's are downloadable, so theoretically yes but.. The control system for the DS is greatly different, so most games won't work well on it anyway...but that's the whole point in it being a seperate console.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 The most disappoining for me on the PS3 is the lack of rumble. It DOES add something. It's just what you're used to. For example, I've always played Halo2 with a controller that rumbles, and am usually the better of my ~10+ friends that play together. One time I got a no-name brand controller that didn't rumble, and you have no idea how crippled I was. I found out that I relied on how long/much my controller was rumbling to figure out how close I was to dying and if it was worth it to fight or run. It's crazy how much one thing can totally ruin you as a player. But of course if I had never used a rumble controller I would have used some other tell to tell me how close I was to dying. It was totally subconscious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hmm, just seen some stills of ps3 gaming. Well, I've got to admitt: it does look !@&*!# Saxy! Loads of pics: [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [Afbeelding] [Afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] [afbeelding] And here's a (video) report of the first selling day in japan. http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners ... 214130.php Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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