ZSNES board

Post by **pagefault** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:16 am

So I will say it first

PS3 is heug!

PS3: 325mm x 98mm x 274mm / 5kg
Xbox: 320mm x 101mm x 260mm / 3.84kg
Xbox 360: 309mm x 83mm x 258mm / 3.49kg

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:18 am

Santa Claus is going to have one hell of a ride.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:45 am

Well I just got my HD dvd player last night and its bigger than a fullsized pizza box. Blu ray requires much beefier equipment to play it so I can only imagine how huge and fucking ugly the PS3 will be.
Good thing however is games can support 1080p which is just happyness for my tv. Though I dont know if my tv can even support up to that lol.

Lizking · Post by **Lizking** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:55 am

eh. anyone rich enough to buy it is rich enough to hire a team to carry it for them too

Post by **badinsults** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:36 am

The PS3's size is only eclipsed by its price.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:32 am

I'm still buying one as its cheaper than buying sony's $1k stand alone blu ray player.

Post by **Nach** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:31 pm

clessoulis wrote:I'm still buying one as its cheaper than buying sony's $1k stand alone blu ray player.

And you need a Blu-Ray Player why?

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:19 pm

I've seen some pictures of a black PS3. It still looks pretty sleek and stylish for being so huge. It had a reflective/glossy black exterior and well we all know the PS3 is pretty curvy looking.

We all know the PS3 mini version will eventually come out a few years from now. THEN it will be smaller and still look good.

I have a PS2 mini and it makes the PS2 original look like a big huge POS.

It seems Sony's first try on their consoles is always a huge one.

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:05 pm

Nach wrote:
clessoulis wrote:I'm still buying one as its cheaper than buying sony's $1k stand alone blu ray player.
And you need a Blu-Ray Player why?

Like I said not even hours ago,

May 10 08:31:46 PDT <kode54> or print some money and get a PS3
May 10 08:31:57 PDT <kode54> otherwise known as the gateway drug to blu-ray

... oh damn, he still has me beat by 5 hours.

And probably by the time the PS3 comes out, the stand-alone players will be cheaper anyway. Or this is Sony's grand scheme to push Blu-ray into househoulds. And then you can throw it away when they sell you the PS4.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:08 am

I don't need blu ray I could stick with HD DVD but I rather have the video format that most movie companies are supporting. Only WB movies are coming on HD Dvd for a long time at the moment.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:16 am

HD-DVD blows, it is the inferior format (which means it will probably win)

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:09 am

I think that I will quit buying more consoles. I don't want to see how Microsoft monopolize the gaming industry. Sony commercial strategies sucks. the PS3 controllers won't vibrate anymore either.

VietBitter · Post by **VietBitter** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:58 am

Concerning HD-DVD vs Blu Ray, I'm betting Blu Ray will win they have alot more companies supporting them then HD-DVD. But it will be a very close race since HD-DVD has more support from the film industry and the mighty Microsoft.

Companies supporting Blu Ray
http://www.blu-raydisc.com/general_info ... Index.html

Companies supporting HD-DVD
http://www.hddvdprg.com/about/member.html

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:31 am

you can make HD-DVD in current DVD plants.

you can't say the same for Blue-Ray.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu May 11, 2006 6:33 am

Neo Kaiser wrote:the PS3 controllers won't vibrate anymore either.

Is rumble that important to you?

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:34 am

snkcube wrote:
Neo Kaiser wrote:the PS3 controllers won't vibrate anymore either.
Is rumble that important to you?

It adds some feel to the game. The ladies will miss that more than me thougth.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:27 am

On the surface rumble might not seem like much, but I can tell from experience that you'll really miss it when it's gone.

I remember one time when playing Rogue Squadron for the N64, the batteries of my Rumble pack had died, so I had to do without. I was pretty good at the game, but now I was suddenly dying all over the place like a newbie because of my delayed response to getting hit from behind or from the side, due to the absence of tactile feedback.

The generation after that, consoles didn't require batteries anymore so I didn't have that problem, but I can imagine how much I'd miss it in games like Metroid Prime or Rogue Leader.

Maybe others don't share my sentiments, but yeah.

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:53 pm

The rumble is nessesary so the player knows when they are hit and all. It is not for masturbation.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:22 pm

No rumble isn't that big of a deal - we all use wavebirds with no problem right?

Demios · Post by **Demios** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:49 pm

casualsax3 wrote:No rumble isn't that big of a deal - we all use wavebirds with no problem right?

It is the reason I don't own a wavebird. It's negligible in some games, but other games pretty much require fucking rumble. Perfect example for me? I refuse to play starfox 64 without a rumble pack. I refuse to play Metroid Games without a rumble pack. Rumble is now an intense part of gaming. Hell the metoid pinball game has rumble! Sony has no fucking excuse.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:08 pm

Demios wrote:
casualsax3 wrote:No rumble isn't that big of a deal - we all use wavebirds with no problem right?
It is the reason I don't own a wavebird. It's negligible in some games, but other games pretty much require fucking rumble. Perfect example for me? I refuse to play starfox 64 without a rumble pack. I refuse to play Metroid Games without a rumble pack. Rumble is now an intense part of gaming. Hell the metoid pinball game has rumble! Sony has no fucking excuse.

There is a good reason, but Sony's stated excuse is a farce. Sony and Microsoft were both sued and lost for their dual-motor force feedback. It apparently violated some patent. Rather than pay royalties or use only one motor, Sony opted to remove FF altogether. I believe the company that sued is "Digital Immersion".

Related:

2002
http://news.com.com/Immersion+sues+Micr ... 37139.html

2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5056455.html
http://immr.client.shareholder.com/Rele ... eID=114868

Current
http://www.immersion.com/

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:21 pm

I find it sad that there's two formats, and the one who loses is the consumer. if I spent money on a br or hd player, and a movie I want is out in the other format, then that's fucking gay as hell. dvd is still good enough for me, I'll let all the idiots fight over which format is better in the beginning like gay fan boys, and in a few years when the players are $30 and I can copy each disc for 50 cents, I'll buy one of each.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Mon May 22, 2006 7:31 pm

Good read

Sonuis · Post by **Sonuis** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:28 pm

Did Sony ever make an announcement about the MSRP of the games for the PS3? If they didn't why do I have the most sick feeling that it's going to be $59.95 - $69.95?

Post by **badinsults** » Mon May 22, 2006 11:04 pm

Hey guys, remember when snes games retailed at $59.95 - $69.95? I remember when games like Chrono Trigger were out, they were $90 CDN.