PS3, Where is it?

Johanson said:
Sony have said that you will be able to upgrade the PS3's hard drive with a larger hard drive from any manufacturer, they have also said that the OS and other essential software will be stored on a small amount of flash memory inside the PS3, which is what makes the upgradable HDD possible.
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I don't think you see what NokkonWud is getting at. He's on about specifically how, not just 'upgrade', there could possibly be more to it than just buying a new HDD, you could have to buy some sort of external HDD docking solution or something along those lines.

Is there actually an official source for all Sonys claims about HDD and 3rd party hardware support? As all I remember seeing was a dodgy E3 FAQ thingy.
 
I believe it was Ken Kutaragi who stated that you will be able take any 2.5" HDD and use it to replace the existing internal 2.5" HDD. It will then perform the same functions as the previous HDD, except it will have more storage capacity if you need it. No adapters needed.
Of course this is not absolutely certain until we actually see it implimented in the final PS3 at launch.

Im sorry i havn't provided any links, but all this information has been gathered from many different interviews. It would take me forever to find them again...
 
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On a side note (you can either choose to believe me or not, makes no difference to me :) ) my friend who works for a well respected games developer told me a couple of PS3 facts the other day.

1) Its the most evil hard to develop for son of a ***** console ever.
2) It dies when you try to make it do anything too complicated.
3) Its so loud (well the dev kits) that it makes the 360 sound like a fairy whispering.

Now I'm not particularly anti-sony but I think its high time they got a massive slap in the face, and this news cheers me up no end :D
 
Moonpie2 said:
1) Its the most evil hard to develop for son of a ***** console ever.
2) It dies when you try to make it do anything too complicated.
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I heard those 2, also from a developer. I never knew about it being loud, I suspect those are only the dev kits as I heard the sound levels are comparible with a small Playstation 2.
 
Sony said in a Q&A interview that they have been able to get the PS3 to operate at 29dB. However they didn't specify whether this was with fans at full speed or low speed.
 
no doubt it'll fly of the shelves at launch but its the after launch sales if left at £425 or even if they bring out the lower spec version and then their is the development cost for game companies and the length it takes to develop such titles that worries me compared to 360 or wii

for example

THQ Lays a SmackDown On PS3 - Too many delays = Cancelled?

An admin at the German THQ website has said that Smackdown for the PS3 has been cancelled because there were too many delays present and they'd rather focus their efforts on the PS2,PSP and 360 version of the game.


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According to the German THQ site, there will no longer be a PlayStation 3 SKU of THQ's WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007. Despite being announced in May for the PS3, the game appears to have been shelved for the time being. Or has it? A site admin for the German THQ site had this to say:

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007 will not be published for the PS3: the title is still coming for PlayStation 2, PSP, and Xbox 360. The background is that the PS3 version became substantially delayed and would be finished much later, so the development team would rather concentrate their resources on the three other platforms. Future games in the SmackDown! series will appear, however, for PlayStation 3. Still if something should change in the present planning, it will be announced here.

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it just seems to me that unless the game company has a large amount of dosh to throw at the ps3 then they rather not do the ps3 version at present, and that to me don't bode to well for a brand new piece of kit
 
Moonpie2 said:
Now I'm not particularly anti-sony but I think its high time they got a massive slap in the face, and this news cheers me up no end :D
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Why on Earth does it cheer you up to hear this? Did Sony kill your kitten when you were a little boy/girl? :confused: :D
 
Zip said:
Whats taking Sony so long to get it out
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My local Game have said preorders will be open in first week of August so get ready for the mad rush ;)

therefore once game take preorders expect gameplay and the rest to open there preorders for this console
 
Livestrong said:
My local Game have said preorders will be open in first week of August so get ready for the mad rush ;)

therefore once game take preorders expect gameplay and the rest to open there preorders for this console
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I hope i have £150 going spare for the deposit by then :( i planned to have more money by now...
 
Sorry to bring this up again, but theirs a new interview if your interested, with Ted Price, CEO of Insomniac Games (ratchet & clank, resistance: fall of man etc.) LINK

I have so far only skimmed over the article since its about as long as the average PS3 fan's patience, but i noticed this at the end -

The other thing is Blu-ray. The fact that we’ll eventually be able to unlock more layers for up to 100GBs of storage is pretty impressive.
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His response after being asked what he thinks is the most impressive feature of each next-gen console.

Also states that Resistance: Fall of Man will be a launch title! I had no idea! It will have 40 players online aswell :cool:
 
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Zip said:
TBH that is pretty impressive :cool:
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What would be more impressive atm is the ability to manufacture double layer disks.

I've been following the blu-ray vs hd-dvd format war very closely and as it stands blu-ray is close to imploding before it even gets off the ground.
HD-DVD are in full flow, double layer disks (30GB) are on the market with full length feature films encoded by VC1. They already have prototype triple layer disks (45GB) and they're close to being able to manufacture them.
Blu-ray can only produce single layer disks (25GB) and are choosing to encode films with the much older mpeg2.
This is not the place to debate the two formats re. movies but as it stands there are a lot doubts Sony will be able to produce double density disks within 6 months! So imo, all this talk of quad layer disks and 100GB is more typical Sony theoretical pie in the sky nonsense that I've heard a thousand times before.
 
Johanson said:
Actually there have been prototype 100GB (4 x 25GB) and 200GB (6 x 33GB) Blu-ray discs already made. There is no real market for a 50GB disc right now either.
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I'd argue that there's a huge demand for the 50GB disk now but beyond a prototype they just can't produce them on any kind of scale.

Without the larger capacity what has blu-ray got? hd-dvd players are half the price ($500 as opposed to $1000), the disks are better quality (due to the codec being used), are more resistant, (early prototype double, triple and quad blu-ray disks were in cartridges!) and are easier and cheaper to manufacture). The only thing blu-ray has in it's favour is capacity; and imo, that's no good if it's just theoretical.

You only need to read third party reviews like this one: http://www.projectorcentral.com/blu-ray_2.htm to realise Sony needs to up the ante real soon.
 
Blu-ray movies will not use MPEG-2 forever, it just seems that the first lot of movies to come out for some reason use this poor codec. Blu-ray discs can also use the MPEG-4 H.264/AVC codec and VC-1. Blu-ray players have to be able to decode all of these codecs as standard.
The 'Durabis' strong polymer coating is used on Blu-ray discs, which was developed by TDK specially for this purpose. This is what allowed the discs to do away with the need for plastic caddies.
It is also not correct to assume that Blu-ray discs will cost more to the consumer due to the manufacturing costs being higher than HD-DVD. This has already been seen in America, where many shops are selling Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies at around the same prices.
Then you have to consider Blu-ray's biggest advantage: the PS3. There is no doubt that tens of millions will be sold over the next 5 years. Many people may also buy the PS3 simply because it has the ability to play Blu-ray discs and is much cheaper than what the first Blu-ray standalone players will cost (ie very expensive).
The same can probably be said for Xbox 360 though, with its upcoming HD-DVD player add-on. We will just have to wait and see how much it costs though before speculating any further...

It is a bit early to be having this kind of discussion though, since both formats have only just been released, and they are yet to be released in the UK. By this time next year, things should become much clearer.
 
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