Sony Playstation 3 is far from complete

[Trevor Edwards]

Will we get a ps3 for november?

THE NEWS ABOUT PS3s being scarce at E3 is kind of troubling to me, but not totally unexpected.

We are about six months from launch, and debugging should be done, prototypes and dev kits should flow like water, and all the tame magazines should already have one. The situation is rather different though, they are nowhere, and there are two related reasons behind this.

The first is size. People tell us that the current PS3s are about 50% too large to fit in the sleek but empty boxes they have been showing off. This is a problem, but a solvable one, electronics always get smaller. Time solves all, and there is still time, just not much.

More troubling to me is that Sony is still bidding on components for the boxes. This means the development is far from final, and it will be debugging up to, and in a Microsoft overheating manner, past the last minute. Not a good sign.

Overall, I think it will be out late in the year, but Sony will push the launch out as far as humanly possible. If you have one on your non-denominational year end holiday list, you may be waiting in XBox360esqe lines to get your toys. Basically, don't hold your breath waiting, you may be blue till next spring.


Source:http://theinquirer.net/?article=30931

[speedref]

The ps3 looks really good. Hopefully by then I will know the ins and outs of referrals and get one free!

[zara]

I wonder how GTA will look on PS3?

[Bazza]

i have thought about that soooo much. i'm like a kid in a candy store. imagine how big the maps are and how many missions and hidden objects and general hidden bits n pieces there wud be. i think there will be travel between different maps/countries via air and sea.

i mean if a ps2 game like san andreas has got that huge map on a dvd disc that is about 4gb+ (not sure exact size) , imagine the possibilities with a 56gb bluray disc. i am so excited i think my adrenaline is running lol.

[benny456]

It is a shame then that rockstar games have signed a contract with microsoft. No GTA for PS3 (for now at least)

[Bazza]

r u sure, i herd that gta 4 is coming out on the same date on both consoles?

[GafferTape]

Yep, GTA4 will be coming out on both. Microsoft were very careful about not saying "Exclusive rights" at E3.