MASSIVE PS3 INFO POST!!!!!
Well people, I hope you are ready, I have compiled as much info as I could on the PS3. From online manuals, to the launch list to maybe even being able to get one at launch. If I missed a source, please point it out to me, so, without further ado, here we go….
If you can’t wait till Friday, there is an Online PS3 Manual that shows you how to navigate the system’s interface, which is similar to the PSP’s.
Although I may have listed them before, here are the confirmed launch titles for the PS3:
Call of Duty 3
Fight Night Round 3
Genji: Days of the Blade
Madden NFL 2007
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
NBA ‘07
NBA 2k7
Need for Speed: Carbon
NHL 2k7
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ridge Racer 7
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Tony Hawk’s Project 8
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
I have been hearing from many people that you may have a good chance of getting a PS3 if you go to some places like Sears, Sam’s Club or BJ’s. If you have it like that, you can always import one as well, check out Play Asia and see what they have going on. They also have discounts on Region Free XBox 360 games too(yeah, yeah, I know this is a PS3 post, I was just putting it out there).
I just plucked this off of Reuters about the PS3 selling 88,400 units in two days:
TOKYO – Sony Corp. sold 88,400 units of its PlayStation 3 game console in the first two days after the launch in Japan, leaving most stores without any stock, video game magazine publisher Enterbrain said on Monday.
Sony started selling the latest version of its blockbuster game console in Japan on Saturday, and all indications point to a strong start. Sony plans to have the PS3 on shelves in North America on November 17, followed by a European launch in March.
According to Enterbrain, Sony sold 88,400 units combined on Saturday and Sunday, depleting stocks at most electronics retailers that were able to get their hands on a limited supply of the console.
Sony was able to ship only 100,000 units for the launch after a glitch in blue laser diode production disrupted its output plans.
An official at Enterbrain said the sales figure could be interpreted as a promising start for the PS3, with thousands of game fans queuing for hours at electronics stores in Tokyo over the weekend to be among the first to play PS3 games.
The PS3 is up against Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360, which has been on sale for the past year, and Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s upcoming Wii game console, which is scheduled to go on sale on November 19 in the United States and December 2 in Japan.
Enterbrain said that Ridge Racer 7 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight, both from Namco Bandai Holdings, were the top two selling games at about 30,000 units each.
The basic model of the PS3, equipped with a 20-gigabyte hard disk drive, sells for 49,980 yen ($425), while a more advanced 60-gigabyte version is retailing for about 60,000 yen. ($512)
Of the total sold so far in Japan, Enterbrain said 54,600, or about 62 percent, were of the more advanced model.
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Hmmm, Gundam and Ridge Racer?? Oh well! Moving on…..
Of course, eBay is in full swing, with some people selling their PS3 for as much as $3000
Personally, I am just going to wait, $600 is way too steep for me right now. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even get my PS2 until late 2002. I was an early adopter for the PSP and the 360, but I am going to wait now.
Lastly (for now) Bloomberg news reporter Kanoko Matsuyama wrote an interesting article about the backwards compatibility problems that the PS3 is having so far. Apparently there is a fix on the way. Full article here
IF you still feel like hunting, here are a few sites you can try (some are very obvious)
- Jon
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