* e3 2008 Live Coverage Discussion *

It's hardly a new way of doing business, Sony themselves were prolific at doing just that in the PS/PS2 days.

And even if it is the case (since it would make financial sense to go multi platform even without a payoff), so what?
 
wedgie said:
It's hardly a new way of doing business, Sony themselves were prolific at doing just that in the PS/PS2 days.

And even if it is the case (since it would make financial sense to go multi platform even without a payoff), so what?
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Sony never "paid" for exclusvies, they may have aided them with free support or publishing but not heres x million £ to make the game for us. Sony had the most 3rd party support as it had a giant lead over the other consoles, it had the most 3rd party exclusives so has more to lose in that way.
 
Not sure how much I believe that, I've always thought it was common practice to offset the potential lost revenue by paying for exclusive rights to the games.

I don't know why any company would limit their customer base for no financial gain.
 
Sony confirms 80GB PS3 for Europe but no video download service:

Gamesindustry.biz said:
CEE boss David Reeves has revealed that the 80GB PlayStation 3 SKU, which was confirmed for North America in the E3 Sony press conference on Tuesday, will arrive into Europe on August 27, although the video download service will not make it across the Atlantic.

Speaking at an informal reception for EMEA media in the Viceroy Hotel, Santa Monica, Reeves also gave pricing and release details for the forthcoming Platinum range of PS3 titles.

"Generally, everything that Jack Tretton laid out [in the Sony press conference], with only two exceptions, pertains exactly to the PAL markets," he said. "This is symptomatic of the fact that our company is getting more global, and more consistent - the exceptions are the video download service and some of the specifics of the PSP and PS2 promotions.

"PS3 80GB - we will introduce this in the PAL markets on August 27, it will be a simultaneous release. It will come in at EUR 399, GBP 299, and we will be doing promotional bundles from the middle of September to the end of December at various prices…the 80GB replaces the 40GB.

"We will launch Platinum for PS3 on August 1, so that's the same time frame as North America. The suggested retail price will be EUR 29.99 and GBP 19.99."

He went on to clarify that PlayStation Home will also launch into open beta on the same day and date this Autumn as the US market, and that the precise date would be revealed nearer the time.

He also confirmed that while the video download service wouldn't appear in Europe in 2008, announcements would be made later in the year, and that the corporation's chairman, Sir Howard Stringer, had committed to providing the non-games services in all territories over time.
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Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-confirms-80gb-ps3-for-europe

Still too expensive for my tastes.
 
Shame the guys don't actually want to talk about the damn game.

Not a fan of the graphic style tbh. Fair enough you can go back to the basic game play but no need for the sucky graphics.
 
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