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anyone got the ps3.
Aboardman - 23/3/07 at 10:11 AM

anyone got the new ps3 and was you lucky to get a free 42" tv as well

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6474045.stm

Arnie - 23/3/07 at 10:30 AM

i'm waiting on mine being delivered hoped it would be here by now

Mr Whippy - 23/3/07 at 11:07 AM

looks like a New York office block Rescued attachment _42321778_playstationbody.jpg
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speedyxjs - 23/3/07 at 11:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Arnie
i'm waiting on mine being delivered hoped it would be here by now


Not at work today then?
PS3's too expensive for me at the mo

Mr Whippy - 23/3/07 at 11:20 AM

get a 360, very impressive piece of kit

jabbahutt - 23/3/07 at 01:25 PM

what is I heard on the news that it's only backwards compatible with only a handful of PS2 games.
I hope that isn't true as if it is I'll either wait until they sort it out or it'll have to drop in price a fair bit

martyn_16v - 23/3/07 at 01:33 PM

It'd need a hardware change to become properly backwards compatible like the Jap/US version, can't see it happening too soon. Can't remember why Sony decided to take the chip out of the European versions, probably just to save themselves a few pennies (they do make a loss on every PS3 sold)

speedyxjs - 23/3/07 at 02:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by martyn_16v
(they do make a loss on every PS3 sold)


What even at that price?

tri - 23/3/07 at 02:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by martyn_16v
(they do make a loss on every PS3 sold)


What even at that price?


blue ray players cost 1000 to make

tri - 23/3/07 at 02:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by Arnie
i'm waiting on mine being delivered hoped it would be here by now


Not at work today then?
PS3's too expensive for me at the mo
didn't know i was on dad's acount but nope i a student not there much so plenty of time to play it now that i got it looks nice walk through on setup very good so far just updating will tell ya all if its worth the money

martyn_16v - 23/3/07 at 02:58 PM

I don't think Blu-ray is quite that steep, but they do apparently cost sony about 800 quid per unit to produce. The money is all made on the games...

tri - 23/3/07 at 03:16 PM

i just going by what i was told still alot of money but hey i like it

i don't know if its the best out of them all but i'd still buy one again really like the control set up

Catpuss - 23/3/07 at 05:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
what is I heard on the news that it's only backwards compatible with only a handful of PS2 games.
I hope that isn't true as if it is I'll either wait until they sort it out or it'll have to drop in price a fair bit


Something like 12 games initally. The emotion engine chip is dropped for the Europe release and the software emulation is apparently wee poor.

Sony tried to spin this with crap about next gen being the way forward, after touting that a big feature of the PS3 was backwards compatibility.

Aboardman - 23/3/07 at 06:40 PM

here is the ps1 / ps2 games that can be played on a ps3.

http://faq.eu.playstation.com/bc/bcGames.htm?generation=PS2

Catpuss - 23/3/07 at 07:13 PM

Yep, you are right, the 12 is 50 of the top 50 games work.