They're not making the PS3 easy to stand up for.GameRadar wrote: Sony has today cleared up the confusion over the differences in specification between the two models of PlayStation 3 - and the cheaper version won't support wireless controllers.
As announced by the company on Monday, two versions of PS3 will be available at launch - one with a 60GB hard drive, and a less pricy model that features a 20GB hard drive. However, what the company didn't mention at the time is that the 20GB machine also lacks a number of key features that are included as standard in the more expensive model.
The 20GB console won't include an HDMI output, which means that it won't be able to deliver high definition pictures. But perhaps more disappointing is that wireless bluetooth controllers won't be supported; instead, gamers will have to make do with retro-style wired-up versions of the increasingly controversial PS3 pad.
Cheaper PS3 Will Lack Wireless Controllers
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Wow...
I wasn't interested in the PS3 before, so this has no influence on me purchasing it. But what about the sony fans out there that aren't up for paying the ridiculous price of the more expensive model?
I know the core Xbox 360 was kinda worthless, but this seems like it's even more worthless. Atleast the only draw back of the core 360 was the HDD, which could be added at a cost. It still did HD, again at a cost for the cables, and you could still get wireless controllers for it.
I'm wonderring if the PS3 will be the end of Sony's consoles? Probably not, but E3 this year has hardly done anything good for them. Except maybe MGS4 which does look alright, but I've never been a huge fan of the franchise anyway.
Reading at megagames apparently a Microsoft rep (can't remember who or what their position was, etc.) said you could purchase a 360 and a Wii for the same cost as a PS3, surely that would be an incentive NOT to buy a PS3. 2 consoles for the price of 1. The 360 for the graphics whores and Live lovers and the Wii for the innovative gaming style, not to mention the classics downloads.
I look forward to the next year or two in gaming, that's for sure!
I wasn't interested in the PS3 before, so this has no influence on me purchasing it. But what about the sony fans out there that aren't up for paying the ridiculous price of the more expensive model?
I know the core Xbox 360 was kinda worthless, but this seems like it's even more worthless. Atleast the only draw back of the core 360 was the HDD, which could be added at a cost. It still did HD, again at a cost for the cables, and you could still get wireless controllers for it.
I'm wonderring if the PS3 will be the end of Sony's consoles? Probably not, but E3 this year has hardly done anything good for them. Except maybe MGS4 which does look alright, but I've never been a huge fan of the franchise anyway.
Reading at megagames apparently a Microsoft rep (can't remember who or what their position was, etc.) said you could purchase a 360 and a Wii for the same cost as a PS3, surely that would be an incentive NOT to buy a PS3. 2 consoles for the price of 1. The 360 for the graphics whores and Live lovers and the Wii for the innovative gaming style, not to mention the classics downloads.
I look forward to the next year or two in gaming, that's for sure!
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PEople will pay it, the idiots who bought xbox 360's on ebay for 1 grand proved that you can inflate the cost of a console and people will still purchase it.
Sony could release it at 1 grand and probably still have plenty of people buy it. There is a lot of people who have spoilt kids and they will do anything to get there kid the game system they want for the holidays even if it means going into debt.
As for me Sony can keep there console. I plan to buy a Wii, although in no way for the new controller (I think it looks like a pain to use, but who knows at this point). I probaably will get a 360 down the road when they knock about $100 off the price and include a free game with it.
Sony could release it at 1 grand and probably still have plenty of people buy it. There is a lot of people who have spoilt kids and they will do anything to get there kid the game system they want for the holidays even if it means going into debt.
As for me Sony can keep there console. I plan to buy a Wii, although in no way for the new controller (I think it looks like a pain to use, but who knows at this point). I probaably will get a 360 down the road when they knock about $100 off the price and include a free game with it.
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It was Peter Moore using his usual dishonest spin tactics.Skynet wrote: Reading at megagames apparently a Microsoft rep (can't remember who or what their position was, etc.) said you could purchase a 360 and a Wii for the same cost as a PS3
As far as I can tell, the 'retard' PS3 package is going to be analogous to a premium 360, not the core pack - except it will cost $100 more for added BluRay.
Also if you fancy upgrading your PS3 HDD, its using standard ATA drives - unlike the 360. the only 'longterm' problem with the tardPS3s future proofing is the lack of HDMI slot, and thats only a problem if movie companies insist on using HDCP for movies.
Although obviously MS are spinning the tard360 as being similar to the tardPS3, when they are clearly not.
EDIT: although that article is unclear whether wireless controllers will be /entirely/ unsupported, or if you are going to be required to later purchase a generic bluetooth dongle to add functionality.
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oh come on... the tardps3 the same as the prem 360?Nyarlathotep wrote:It was Peter Moore using his usual dishonest spin tactics.Skynet wrote: Reading at megagames apparently a Microsoft rep (can't remember who or what their position was, etc.) said you could purchase a 360 and a Wii for the same cost as a PS3
As far as I can tell, the 'retard' PS3 package is going to be analogous to a premium 360, not the core pack - except it will cost $100 more for added BluRay.
Also if you fancy upgrading your PS3 HDD, its using standard ATA drives - unlike the 360. the only 'longterm' problem with the tardPS3s future proofing is the lack of HDMI slot, and thats only a problem if movie companies insist on using HDCP for movies.
Although obviously MS are spinning the tard360 as being similar to the tardPS3, when they are clearly not.
EDIT: although that article is unclear whether wireless controllers will be /entirely/ unsupported, or if you are going to be required to later purchase a generic bluetooth dongle to add functionality.
on the hdd bit by the way, im sure sony is gonna love people opening up their machine voiding their warranty because they ran out of disk space
and the 360 uses a laptop sized Sata drive, which can be replaced too
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how is it really dishonest. the core 360 is only $300 leaving $200-$300 for the price of a wii. and depending on how large a price cut happens by the time the ps3 is released those same numbers could apply to the premium system as well.Skynet wrote:Yeah I found that out not too long ago while at some other site.It was Peter Moore using his usual dishonest spin tactics.
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How are they not directly comparable?Disheveled DrFreeze wrote: oh come on... the tardps3 the same as the prem 360?
Backwards compatibility:
360 core: no*
360 premium: Yes, but only on selected titles
PS3 'base': Yes
PS3 'premium': Yes
Online access:
360 'core': no*
360 'premium': Yes, but limited access without Gold Live subscription
PS3 'base': Yes
PS3 'premium': Yes
On board memory:
360 'core': no*
360 'premium': Yes, 20Gb
PS3 'base': Yes, 20Gb
PS3 'premium': Yes, 60Gb
WiFi Capable:
360 'core': no**
360 'premium': no**
PS3 'base': no**
PS3 'premium': yes
HD Output
360 'core': no (HD component cables available seperately)
360 'premium': Yes (HD compoennt with machne, HDMI cable available seperately)
PS3 'base': Yes, to 1080 (via component)
PS3 'premium': Yes (via HDMI)
HD Media Playback:
360 'core': no***
360 'premium': no***
PS3 'base': Yes, Blu-ray
PS3 'premium': Yes, Blu-ray
MMC compatibility (including SD card / MemoryStick etc):
360 'core': no****
360 'premium': no****
PS3 'base': no****
PS3 'premium': yes
* = capable only after purchasing additonal HDD / memory unit
** = capable with purchase of WiFi adapter
*** = capable with purchase of additonal HD-DVD drive
**** = yes, with purchase of USB hardware
I'd say its pretty clear that the *premium* PS3 is aimed as a multimedia centre primarily, with games capability as a secondary focus, as opposed to the 'core' 360 which is an actually /crippled/ games machine with many of its features entirely unavailable without additonal purchase.
Which is why comparing the 'core' 360 with a 'base' PS3 is unfair in terms of functionality; comparing the 'premium' 360 with the 'base' PS3 is much closer in terms of capability, except the 'base' PS3 offers Blu-Ray playback at a $100 premium.
Which is why you don't see MS doing that.
Using a non MS authorised drive does void your warranty. Sony however:Disheveled DrFreeze wrote: on the hdd bit by the way, im sure sony is gonna love people opening up their machine voiding their warranty because they ran out of disk space
and the 360 uses a laptop sized Sata drive, which can be replaced too
Source.Phil Harrison: If you want to put all your music on your hard disc drive, you'll probably go for the 60GB version. If you're a complete music fan and video fan, and you want to have huge amounts of digital content, then you can upgrade to whatever size of drive you like. You can put any in that you like - it is a computer, after all.
Eurogamer: So that hard drive is a standard PC drive?
Phil Harrison: ATA, bog standard, yeah.
Eurogamer: You're not going to be selling Sony drive upgrades?
Phil Harrison: We've got no plan to. We may offer something, but we have no plan to at the moment.
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Covar wrote:i like bluetooth. but once again i must ask nyar how Peter Moores Statement is dishonest?
A few days ago he was talking about looking at the PS3, and asking if people would be looking at it saying "Wow, thats $300 better graphics" - then obviously stopped when he realised just how laughable it is to compare a tard360 with a blingPS3.I wrote: I'd say its pretty clear that the *premium* PS3 is aimed as a multimedia centre primarily, with games capability as a secondary focus, as opposed to the 'core' 360 which is an actually /crippled/ games machine with many of its features entirely unavailable without additonal purchase.
Which is why comparing the 'core' 360 with a 'base' PS3 is unfair in terms of functionality; comparing the 'premium' 360 with the 'base' PS3 is much closer in terms of capability, except the 'base' PS3 offers Blu-Ray playback at a $100 premium.
Now he's trying to directly compare the bling360 with the blingPS3, which is just not an equitable comparison.
It's also pretty funny how he's trying to spin 'NINTENDO + MS FTW!' given that Sony and MS are the only ones playing 'bigger-dick' syndrome this gen as Nintendo are going for an entirely different demographic as their 'core', which is presumably why he feels he can try and hustle people to buy a Wii.
To me, that article clearly says that it won't support wireless controllers at all. With the lack of an HDMI port, also, this is worse than the Core 360. At least with the Core, you can update everything as you see fit. Sure, it's a waste of money, but the option is there if you want it. With the "Core" PS3, you can't add the Wireless Controllers, or HDMI port.
It's weird, though. The Wii includes SD memory slots, Wireless controllers, and Wireless internet, and all these features were stripped for the more expensive PS3. They couldn't cost that much to manufacture.
It's weird, though. The Wii includes SD memory slots, Wireless controllers, and Wireless internet, and all these features were stripped for the more expensive PS3. They couldn't cost that much to manufacture.
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WiFi chips are VERY cheap to produce, and memory card slot/interface is super simple. The reason isn't cost, it's more than likely to urge people to buy the $600 system. There will be 5% low end systems and 95% high end... so when people walk into the store and see the higher end one they will wonder what the difference is. With all of those differences, people will think its such a good deal to go with more expensive one -- which will cut Sony's losses by about $90 per system.atf487 wrote:To me, that article clearly says that it won't support wireless controllers at all. With the lack of an HDMI port, also, this is worse than the Core 360. At least with the Core, you can update everything as you see fit. Sure, it's a waste of money, but the option is there if you want it. With the "Core" PS3, you can't add the Wireless Controllers, or HDMI port.
It's weird, though. The Wii includes SD memory slots, Wireless controllers, and Wireless internet, and all these features were stripped for the more expensive PS3. They couldn't cost that much to manufacture.
Yeah, this is what I was thinking. They are purposely crippling the functionality of the Core to encourage Premium sales.MulletMan13 wrote:WiFi chips are VERY cheap to produce, and memory card slot/interface is super simple. The reason isn't cost, it's more than likely to urge people to buy the $600 system. There will be 5% low end systems and 95% high end... so when people walk into the store and see the higher end one they will wonder what the difference is. With all of those differences, people will think its such a good deal to go with more expensive one -- which will cut Sony's losses by about $90 per system.atf487 wrote:To me, that article clearly says that it won't support wireless controllers at all. With the lack of an HDMI port, also, this is worse than the Core 360. At least with the Core, you can update everything as you see fit. Sure, it's a waste of money, but the option is there if you want it. With the "Core" PS3, you can't add the Wireless Controllers, or HDMI port.
It's weird, though. The Wii includes SD memory slots, Wireless controllers, and Wireless internet, and all these features were stripped for the more expensive PS3. They couldn't cost that much to manufacture.
Actually, this brings up another point. Does anyone actually like having 2 SKUs? It seems like a terrible idea. If the 360 came with one wireless controller, HD, and the necessary AV cables, they could've charged something like, oh say, 360.00 for the console and it would've been better. The 2 SKUs mean that not everyone can have a hard drive and it's a step backwards. With the PS3, it's not as bad since both have hard drives, but to have a crippled box at 500 dollars is pretty fucking awful.