The Sony PS3 thread (apparently *still* obnoxious!)

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:43 am 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:

Well done Sony. You shifted 80,000 consoles to a nation of >100 million and by the sounds of it the majority of those to people who only bought it to profiteer on eBay.

Truly the spirit of videogaming. Not.

I thought they released 100,000 units and sold out? Not that it matters, 100,000 and a complete sellout is not really a suprise, and certainly more a reflection on low stock numbers, not fantastic sales.

Viscount Charles · Post by **Viscount Charles** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:14 am 0

You ask *why* Sony allow and some shops insist on thios queuing instead of pre-orders? Isn't the answer obvious?

With every console launch, pictures of Japanese queuing 1/2 mile down the road for hours the night before brings in lots of lovely publicity, and gives people the impression that the console must be really good - and REALLY in demand - for all those people to queue for it. Which helps inform (and "validate") other, later buyers who buy the same thing.

MUCH better way of building hype than getting a ticket and popping down to the shop on release day *knowing* that your machine is there waiting for you.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:05 am 0

offyoutoddle wrote:I thought they released 100,000 units and sold out? Not that it matters, 100,000 and a complete sellout is not really a suprise, and certainly more a reflection on low stock numbers, not fantastic sales.

It was 100,000 for the whole of Asia, and around 83,000 were for Japan.

clovis · Post by **clovis** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:35 pm 0

it's on bbc news now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6142782.stm

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:42 pm 0

Viscount Charles wrote:You ask *why* Sony allow and some shops insist on thios queuing instead of pre-orders? Isn't the answer obvious?

But they line up for all new consoles there and some games too, so it's not like Kutaragi is laughing like a madman and stroking a white cat somewhere at Sony HQ. Well, maybe he does, but not over this.

Besides, if Sony tried to make shops only do pre-orders, there would be a 10+ page thread already about how evil and draconian they are.

grue · Post by **grue** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:44 pm 0

Anders wrote: Kutaragi is laughing like a madman and stroking a white cat somewhere

So that's what he looks like!

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:40 pm 0

clovis wrote:it's on bbc news now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6142782.stm

The stupidity of what I just read boggles the mind, truly the ravings of a hardcore fanboy.

mightyzim · Post by **mightyzim** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:19 pm 0

Just got an email from Play asia. 60gb on import for $999 (US)
However

Japanese PlayStation3â„¢ Console Region Encoding:

PlayStation3â„¢ Software to be confirmed
PlayStation2â„¢ Software NTSC/J only
PlayStationâ„¢ Software NTSC/J only
Blu-Ray Movies Region A (Japan/USA/Asia)
DVD Movies Region 2 (Japan/Europe)

Might not be region free as people thought.

ThetaReactor · Post by **ThetaReactor** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:29 pm 0

Marius wrote:
clovis wrote:it's on bbc news now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6142782.stm
The stupidity of what I just read boggles the mind, truly the ravings of a hardcore fanboy.

Innit? "Sensational!" [I bought two games I don't really like, but they're better than the other three].

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:30 pm 0

Marius wrote:
clovis wrote:it's on bbc news now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6142782.stm
The stupidity of what I just read boggles the mind, truly the ravings of a hardcore fanboy.

Quite. He bought a couple of games he didn't want because they were better than the other launch titles? Why not wait until there are games available you want to buy?

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:35 pm 0

I have never seen anything like that before in Japan. Such was the competition that apparently people were going to the length of paying homeless people up to 10,000 yen (Â£45) to line up on their behalf.

I mean, didn't he wonder why someone would actually hire homeless people to stand in line on their behalf? And why all the homeless were Chinese? Or why they all bought the machine without a single game? Or why they all delivered their purchased machines to a few individuals, standing in the background, rubbing their hands together?

But those in despair do not have to worry as there is now a flood of PS3 machines being sold on internet auction sites in Japan.

Yeah, from 1.500Â£ and upwards

Having only played the PS3 for a day, my initial thoughts are that it is absolutely sensational.

Wow, like, he bought two games he didn't want in the first place. And one of them is Riiidge Raaacer!! Awesome, dude!

Hell, the 360 release lineup wasn't that impressive, but at least they had Oblivion.

It goes without saying that the graphics and playability were phenomenal...

Hello, Gears of War? Are we paying attention to what is happening on other machines? The people a 1UP said in their video review that Resistance - Fall of Man might have been graphically impressive...that is, if they just before hadn't played Gears of War. And Riiidge Raacer is Riiidge Raaacer as we know it, with a few extra bells on.

I'm not stumbling over my own feet to buy GoW, but it sure seems graphically more impressive than anything the PS3 has lined up in their launch window. And Wii has Zelda.

My guess is that Nintendo planted this guy there, to make Sony fanboys look like complete twits.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:50 pm 0

Marius wrote:
It goes without saying that the graphics and playability were phenomenal...
Hello, Gears of War? Are we paying attention to what is happening on other machines? The people a 1UP said in their video review that Resistance - Fall of Man might have been graphically impressive...that is, if they just before hadn't played Gears of War. And Riiidge Raacer is Riiidge Raaacer as we know it, with a few extra bells on.

Well the article's by a Japanese gamer and they don't do XBox in Japan. What's more it was written by a gamer who was willing to do the queue thing so yeah likely a Sony fanboy.

fog · Post by **fog** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:58 pm 0

Marius wrote: Hell, the 360 release lineup wasn't that impressive, but at least they had Oblivion.

Really?

Marius wrote: I'm not stumbling over my own feet to buy GoW, but it sure seems graphically more impressive than anything the PS3 has lined up in their launch window. And Wii has Zelda.

If you're not a huge Zelda fan like me then the Wii launch isn't full of must have titles.

Don't get me wrong, as launches go it's bloody good, but I bet a lot of people will be buying games that 6 months down the line they wouldn't bother with.

That's not always a bad thing mind. I took a chance on SSX at the PS2 launch and loved it.

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:01 pm 0

I consider myself quite the Nintendo fanboy, but I still try to have an open mind. Hell, my recently purchased PS2 is really earning it's pay these days while my gamecube is gathering dust. When it comes to handhelds, it's the other way around. And if the PS3 manages to convince that it's actually much more powerful than the 360, and with brilliant games as well, I'm fully prepared to eat my words.

But the truth is, so far Sony has really made a mess of things, something the fanboys refuse to admit.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:04 pm 0

Oblivion was totally not a 360 launch title, it came out this year, the 360 last year...

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The Sony PS3 thread (apparently still obnoxious!)