Playstation 3 Information, hardware, games discussion Part II

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Agreed, the XBOX triggers are far better suited for driving, while the PS2 controllers are better for me at least, for games like Madden and NCAA. The 360 controller seems to be a nice combination of both. Thank God,they got rid of the poorly placed black and white buttons.

agreed, I really do love the 360 controller...Thats just me.

[Flawless]

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Blu-ray not the only reason for PS3 delay?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146440.html

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[Crucial Mike]

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About The Getaway Demo:

"Straightforward as it may have been, the demo was used to prove a point. Harrison wanted to show the crowd why having the Blu-ray storage format was so important. This simple Getaway scene in particular, was so huge in terms of its data (hundreds of MBs), that without the Blu-ray, building the environment wouldn't be possible. It's an advantage that the 50 Gigs (on a dual-layered BD-ROM) can bring to content developers -- the opportunity to build and stream bigger, more detailed worlds."

I'm not really able to pick apart technical claims like these, but it's something that keeps me really intrigued about the PS3.

What do you guys think? A real advantage for Sony here?

[cbgatorade0202]

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About The Getaway Demo:

"Straightforward as it may have been, the demo was used to prove a point. Harrison wanted to show the crowd why having the Blu-ray storage format was so important. This simple Getaway scene in particular, was so huge in terms of its data (hundreds of MBs), that without the Blu-ray, building the environment wouldn't be possible. It's an advantage that the 50 Gigs (on a dual-layered BD-ROM) can bring to content developers -- the opportunity to build and stream bigger, more detailed worlds."

I'm not really able to pick apart technical claims like these, but it's something that keeps me really intrigued about the PS3.

What do you guys think? A real advantage for Sony here?

It could come back to be a huge thing for Sony using Blu-Ray and gettin the Extra Room for some games, I dont think itz gonna effect to much but i could see the Right Developers taking Advantage of it and makin somethin Special on the PS3 only basis. Sport games which i play i dont think itz gonna effect much at all, But ya never know.

I love the 360 i have , and as of right now i'll wait till the ps3 comes out and check a friends out to see if i want one..Prob wont get one just b/c allready spent so much on 360 but I definatly think itz gonna give the 360 a fight For Greatness and You never know Could Surpass it....Cant wait to get my hands on it and check it out

[CaptainZombie]

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About The Getaway Demo:

"Straightforward as it may have been, the demo was used to prove a point. Harrison wanted to show the crowd why having the Blu-ray storage format was so important. This simple Getaway scene in particular, was so huge in terms of its data (hundreds of MBs), that without the Blu-ray, building the environment wouldn't be possible. It's an advantage that the 50 Gigs (on a dual-layered BD-ROM) can bring to content developers -- the opportunity to build and stream bigger, more detailed worlds."

I'm not really able to pick apart technical claims like these, but it's something that keeps me really intrigued about the PS3.

What do you guys think? A real advantage for Sony here?

Is this demo available for viewing?

[Crucial Mike]

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Is this demo available for viewing?

I don't believe so. The article basically stated that all the demo did was show how you could actually zoom around the London scene in real time.

[roadman]

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I thought that was only for the vibration function or what not.

Ok now that I am confused, could you remind me what that lawsuit with Immersion was all about?

Sony just lost the appeal.

They have to pay Immersion $90 million.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=12102

[Ice Cream Truck]

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Warhawk demo, looks nice.

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96781308/K=warhawk/v=2/OID=e5921b6e510c65fe/SID=e/l=VDP/;_ylt=A86.OSCTeiJE.VUAj.f8w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNW N0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=11rj46h31/EXP=1143196691/*-http://69.26.178.132/~lemon/Warhawk.wmv

:O I'm feelin it

My computer is slow today but I did notice how well the water effects looked also

[Flawless]

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Warhawk demo, looks nice.

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96781308/K=wa...on/Warhawk.wmv

That video is from TGS 2005 (September). According to most people that saw the latest demo, it looks better than that now.


2 pics of the latest PS3 dev kit.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8018/ps3devkit3pl.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6397/ps3devkit28ie.jpg

[APOC]

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Sony just lost the appeal.

They have to pay Immersion $90 million.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=12102

That hurts.

[Rodster]

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Sony just lost the appeal.

They have to pay Immersion $90 million.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=12102

Can Sony still sell the PS2, because I read that if they lost the appeal they would not be allowed to sell the PS2 along with the DualShock2 controller.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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:O I'm feelin it

My computer is slow today but I did notice how well the water effects looked also

one of the guys in the video didn't seem like he cared to much, he walked away.....LOL

[roadman]

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Can Sony still sell the PS2, because I read that if they lost the appeal they would not be allowed to sell the PS2 along with the DualShock2 controller.

No, the article states at the end that they have to cease selling the PS2 with the DS.

Edit- My bad, here is the second to last paragraph. If they pay the fees, (90 million), they will be able to sell the PS2 with DS.


So this all leaves us with the question, "What does Sony do now?" It's hard to believe that Sony would end up ceasing production of its PS2 or DualShock. The likely outcome is that Sony will be forced to pay the damages and new fees to become one of Immersion's many licensees. This could cost Sony potentially up to $30 million a year alone. Immersion currently has more than 20 gaming companies as licensees.

[Heelfan71]

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New controller will be displayed at E3. No more boomerang !

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/22/technology/sony_ps3/

[luv_mist]

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Sony just lost the appeal.

They have to pay Immersion $90 million.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=12102

My heart just sank. Did M$ buy some of the shares of Immersion? I wonder what patent they exactly have on the controller and what Sony is going to do. That really sucks if they have to pay 30 million a year.