PS3 Timeline by Third Party

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PS3 Timeline by Third Party

Feb. 27th, 2006 - Sony misses it's Spring launch date
May 8th, 2006 - Sony holds it's E3 conference announcing the pricing of the PS3 at $600/$500
May 8th, 2006 - New PS3 controller will have six degrees of motion, but no rumble feature. Sony's Phil Harrison states that rumble was last gen and no longer needed.
May 31st, 2006 - Sony's Phil Harrison denies copying the Wiimote and states that the PS3 will replace the PC
Sept 6th, 2006 - PS3 is delayed in Europe until March 2007
Sept 6th, 2006 - PS3 launch shipment is cut from 2 million to 400,000 in the US (100,000 to Japan)
Sept 8th, 2006 - Sony's President admits that the company's hardware is in a current state of decline
Sept 26th, 2006 - PS3 first-party titles announced to be the same price as third party titles, at $59.99
Sept 26th, 2006 - Square Enix will not exclusively support Sony's PS3 as much as they did with the PS2.
Sept 29th, 2006 - Sony's President Ken Kutaragi states that his company does not care about the Xbox 360 and Wii competition.
October 12th, 2006 - Sony Exec calls the 360 and Wii "too expensive"
October 19th, 2006 - The infamous spec sheet comparison and how Sony claims the Xbox 360 requires HD-DVD to play games
October 20th, 2006 - Announced that Sony may have to replace your PS3 controller for you after it no longer holds charge
October 24th, 2006 - Sony sinks Lik-Sang
October 26th, 2006 - Sony's Q2 profits decrease by 94%
October 28th, 2006 - Sony president Ken Kutaragi said he expects the PS3 to be capable of running games at a stunning 120fps
October 30th, 2006 - PS3 will push Sony $1.71 billion into the red
October 31st, 2006 - Japan launch of the PS3 is cut to 80,000 units
Nov 8th, 2006 - Sony ships without update. You must update your PS3 out of the box in order to use PlayStation Network
Nov 9th, 2006 - NBA Live 2007 is cancelled on the PS3
Nov 9th, 2006 - Oblivion is pushed back from launch title to Jan 2007
Nov 10th, 2006 - Sony's Phil Harrison states that he can no longer confirm a March 2007 launch for Europe
Nov 11th, 2006 - PS3 launches in Japan and rewards few
Nov 11th, 2006 - Sony unprepared for Japan launch
Nov 14th, 2006 - Sony will miss 400,000 unit target for the US. Approx 150k to 200k will be shipped for launch
Nov 14th, 2006 - PS3 has backwards compatibility problems
Nov 16th, 2006 - PS3 downscales 720p games instead of upscaling to 1080i
Nov 16th, 2006 - Sony's Jack Tretton comments on the PS3 BC problems and states that the Wii has 0 backwards compatibility
Nov 20, 2006 - NYT not impressed with PS3
Nov 21, 2006 - PS3, PSP Rainbow Six held till '07
Nov 23, 2006 - Saving Sony, one console at a time
Nov 26, 2006 - More PS3 exclusives head to 360
Nov 26, 2006 - Bloomberg: Sony missed PS3 ship targets
Nov 30, 2006 - Sony shuffles senior execs
Nov 30, 2006 - Analyst: "I cannot imagine a PlayStation 4"
Dec 4, 2006 - Sony Australia: Wii "More Fun" than PS3
Dec 8, 2006 - Court rules for Immersion; Sony to pay up
Dec 11, 2006 - Industry watchers weigh in on "record-low tie ratios" for Wii and PS3 and other results from the month of the new systems' debut.
Dec 19, 2006 - Time says PS3 was a bust
Dec 21, 2006 - Virtua Fighter 5 dukes it out on Xbox 360
Dec 21, 2006 - Sony filed a patent for wiimote style hand-held controler

News Source: Gamespot.com
 
The problems with these forums is that all of the above is totally true but for some they see the PS3 still for whats its been hyped to be.

Personally i can comment strongly on the problems and accept the situation as it is, not for fanboy reasons. Its not system bashing though its being ANGRY because of what has been said, what has been done and how things are.
To me its as if Sony dont give a monkeys towards their consumers and quite frankly have lied through their teeth on several occasions.

It seems some on these boards simply CAN NOT accept the fact that the Systems launch has been a complete mess. The sales of games to system rate has been the worst for any recent console. The systems currently best feature or reason for purchase is for Blu Ray playback not as an actual video games console. What happened to all the hype and how they were going to wipe the floor with the competition?

Quality Control
I put it to anyone to consider if the following should have been sorted prior to the machines launch and how poorly it reflects in the state of preperation Sony have been EVEN with ALL THE DELAYS....

Quirks Needing Sorted:
You need to update the machine when you get it.
720p HDTV issue and downscaling, major HDTV cmpatibilitiy
PS1 PS2 games having severe jaggies
PS1 PS2 games not possible to upscale
DVD not possible to upscale
Online Network not yet offering multitasking abilities?
Online Network not yet allowing resume of doanloads?
Online Network not yet allowing voice or video chat?
Online Network currently not supporting multiplayer gaming on most released titles (Japan Region)
Lack of quality launch lineup
 
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McManicMan said:
Nov 16th, 2006 - Sony's Jack Tretton comments on the PS3 BC problems and states that the Wii has 0 backwards compatibility
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OCUK users you lieing bunch of *******. I just bought rogue squadron because you lot said I could play GC games. :mad:

What a waste of money.
 
I dont like to sound 'Anti-Sony' after all the games I have enjoyed on the playstation and ps2, but they really have given little to no good reason for anyone to buy a ps3 at this stage in the game. I am certain they will fix a lot of things and the name alone will sell consoles, but the competition just looks too good for anyone who knows anything about gaming or knows about the lies Sony spout, which there was no need in my opinion, claiming the 360 is less powerful for example.
 
Nov 8th, 2006 - Sony ships without update. You must update your PS3 out of the box in order to use PlayStation Network

Yeah man, because that just doesn't happen with the 360 and Wii, does it? :rolleyes:
 
I'm afraid I have to agree with everything Mr Latte has said. The single-mindedness of many posters here is appalling. The hardcore among them will likely even deny that list is true.

I will be buying a PS3, though probably not at launch.
I will enjoy the system, and the games it brings me.
I will still enjoy my 360, and the games it does better / are exclusives.


What I don't like is when a company like Sony lie, carry out acts of desperation such as shutting down Lik Sang and banning PS3 exporting, ripping off competitors ideas and denying the fact, ship so few consoles (still late at that) and then ignore Europe all together, and generally treating it's customers like ****.

I realize that there will also be competition in business, but at least for once, Microsoft (the company heralded as the most anti-competitive in existence) have done the right thing (on the most part) and made a system for the public. Sony have made a system and demanded people like it, and put up with all the mistakes made, and god help them if they don't like it.
 
Yeah man, because that just doesn't happen with the 360 and Wii, does it?
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When I first got the console at launch I didnt need to update pdz or project gotham or my console for that matter, to play online.
 
slambo69 said:
When I first got the console at launch I didnt need to update pdz or project gotham or my console for that matter, to play online.
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Nor did I.

The updates brought extra functionality, not enabling features.
 
I'm almost certain the console had an update when first signing into Live (although I remember that being on a console bought a month or so after launch) - the Wii certainly did on launch day. Buy a 360 now and there's an update (there's been a few dashboard updates since launch).
 
Nickg said:
2009 PS3 outsells Xbox360 in USA, EU. (having already outsold the xbox360 in total units by xmas 06 in Japan)
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2009 - Microsoft Announce new Xbox console to be released in 2010, Sony still to busy trying to win the last gen war to plan new console, and we're back to square one..
 
Mr Spew said:
Uh? You HAVE to update the 360 if you want to carry on using Live.
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Yes, I know that.

We are talking about at launch, to enable online play. Try re-reading what has been posted.


EDIT - I'm giving up on this thread now, as the fanboys are arriving. I've made my post, I don't need to defend it.

Have fun.
 
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