Let's face it - Sony's pulled the rug from under us. There wasn't a day where rumors and estimates of a price cut were shot down in rather judicious fashion by the company itself - and then, suddenly, they spring one on us that's three digits worth of greenbacks, an amount no one could have predicted. It was a knockout punch, and we were all caught off guard.And now, the PlayStation 3, often parodied as something akin to a bulky cooking grill named after a legendary heavyweight boxer, is now finally getting the attention it deserves - by attention, yours truly means as selling as hotcakes. This comes from an update directly from Amazon's best seller list, where the PS3's sales rank has not only jumped from a lowly 29 to the number 1, its sales have in fact spiked up to 2800%, bumping off the formidable Wii.2800%. The figure itself is incredible, to say the least. In the overall scheme of things, a price cut on that level is quite significant, and so is the fans' reaction (i.e. buying PS3s like a certain breakfast item).We can only wonder then what other sort of update we'll be expecting from Sony now - will it be the cardinal truth, or simply another fake-out to set us up for the big whammy later? Only time will tell. Updates as we get them!
Unreal 3 is now exclusive to ps3(this actually pissed me off)
PS3 price cut is not enoughMetal Gear Solid publisher to defectBy Nick Farrell: Wednesday 11 July 2007, 08:40SONY'S $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 is not enough to pull its nadgers out of the fire, according to the game software maker Konami.The software maker, who turned out Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation, said that it is looking at abandoning the PS3 and shifting its software onto other formats.Kazumi Kitaue, the head of Konami's North American and European operations, told Reuters he doubted if Sony could win back user support by the price cut of just $100.He added that Konami may need to expand the target hardware for its blockbuster fighting game Metal Gear Solid to other consoles in the future to recoup development costs.The outfit wanted to release Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PS3 in the current business year to March 2008. The game was hoped to be a boost for the PS3 which lacks much in the way of software.
One quick thing before I head to the show for the last day. I just wanted to clarify something. I’ve seen a lot of posts this morning related to the 60GB SKU and the comments by SCEE President David Reeves. As we announced this week, SCEA’s product offering in North America consists of a 80GB PS3 available in August and a 60GB PS3 available now for $499. We will have ample supplies of both models to meet the needs of consumers for the foreseeable future.
Sony rulez....
Quote from: TheApprentice on July 13, 2007, 06:52:52 PMSony rulez....Spoken like a true FANBOY. LOL
