Μικρά νεα και rumors για PS3 all in one Thread

[NonBorn]

Rumor: Crysis για το PS3? Η απάντηση μπορεί να είναι ΝΑΙ!

If you were a PC game which console would you make your way to — The Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3? Let us think about the recent course of events for a moment and examine the facts.
Could Crytek be following in the footsteps of Epic? There has been a job post on Crytek’s official site looking for a PS3 developer for a few months now, however when asked about it Crytek declined to comment.
The job opening itself may be all the fuel Playstation 3 fans need, however we would like to add some more. Take into consideration the course of events that took place recently between Sony and Epic.

Sony has just made themselves very attractive to PC game developers by allowing mods and map building on their console, exactly the type of things that Microsoft would not.
If Sony is willing to extend the offer they made Epic to other developers (and we can’t see why they wouldn’t) then the “woosh” noise you hear in the distance may very well be the sound of developers lining up to sign on Sony’s dotted line.
To those who say the PS3 is not capable of handling the requirements for the Crysis game, you may want to rethink your stance on the subject. We recently spoke to two Crytek representatives at this years E3, of which one mentioned that the game is still being worked on and their hopes are to not only continue to improve the overall experience, but to also find ways to lower the minimum spec requirements necessary to play the game.
In closing, while the game is meant for DirectX 10 and will run on DirectX 9, it seems that Crytek is still looking to refine the games requirements. This could prove to be a positive thing for PS3 owners.

[antonis]

Μακάρι να βγει για ps3, δεν έχουμε pc της nasa για να το παίξουμε

[PDS]

Νέος τίτλος από το δημιουργό του Katamari για το PS3

Λέγεται Nobi Nobi Boy και είναι εξίσου χαζοχαρούμενο και εξίσου παρανοϊκό.

Κατά την ανακοίνωση του Beautiful Katamari για το Xbox Live Arcade πριν από αρκετούς μήνες, έκπληξη είχε προκαλέσει το γεγονός ότι επικεφαλής του project δεν θα ήταν ο δημιουργός της σειράς, ο Keita Takahashi. Σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα του IGN, ο λόγος ήταν η ανάπτυξη ενός νέου τίτλου για το Playstation 3, ο οποίος αποκαλύφθηκε στα πλαίσια του Playstation Premiere.

O τίτλος λέγεται Nobi Nobi Boy και πρωταγωνιστής είναι ένας σκουληκόμορφος (αλλά ευτυχισμένος παρόλα αυτά) χαρακτήρας, ο οποίος έχει τη δυνατότητα να επιμηκύνει το σώμα του. Προς το παρόν δεν υπάρχουν άλλες πληροφορίες για το παιχνίδι πέρα από κάποια artworks που κάνουν αυτή τη στιγμή το γύρο του Διαδικτύου.

[X-NEC]

Κυκλοφόρησε το νέο τεύχος του περιοδικού P3Zine με previews από Killzone 2, GTA IV, ρεπορτάζ από την Ε3, Αποκλειστική συνέντευξη developer του Heavenly Sword, reviews από Rainbow Six Vegas, Transformers και όλα τα νέα games του PS3!!! http://www.gamerzines.com/downloading-p3zine_5.html
Πολύ καλή δουλειά κάνουν οι άτιμοι!

[WolfRathmA]

Και ναι... τον τελευταιο καιρο (αν και καλοκαιρι που ο κοσμος φευγει για διακοπες) το ps3 πουλαει περισσοτερο!!!

PS3 Out Sells 360 In North America

Hardware: Console Weekly Total Week Ending 7/14 show the Ps3 at 41,005 and the 360 at 35,084 a difference of 5,921. Other hardware numbers are listed below.

Πηγη: http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-52919.aspx

[Slay]

Sony draws up Leipzig battle lines
Stuart Dinsey Today, 10:22am

SCEE boss David Reeves says E3 was a phoney war

SCEE's president and CEO David Reeves has told MCV that E3 was a phoney war, and that Sony will let off the first of its peak season “fireworks” in Leipzig next month.

Talking exclusively to MCV, he intimated that a series of big announcements will be made at the Game Convention trade and consumer show in Germany – massively enhancing the appeal of both the PlayStation 3 and PSP.


“We prefer to make our big statements in Leipzig, it suits us much better,” Reeves told MCV. “Yes it has been a bit of a slow summer, but we feel that we have kept the momentum going.

“There will be absolute fireworks at peak, that I can promise you. We will be doing things no-one has seen yet for both PS3 and PSP.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27811/Sony...g-battle-lines


PS3 surprises ready for Leipzig
Stuart Dinsey Today, 10:46am

Video-on-demand, Freeview TV and price cut expected in UK pre-Christmas

MCV believes that SCEE is readying a number of significant announcements for next month's Leipzig Games Convention - with a possible European PS3 price-cut leading the way.

Whilst Sony has not confirmed its exact Leipzig plan, MCV believes that territories across Europe and other export markets could also be getting video-on-demand services and Freeview TV features this side of Christmas.

MCV’s prediction follows comments from SCEE's president and CEO David Reeves in which he claimed that Sony will let off the first of its peak season “fireworks” in Leipzig next month.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27815/PS3-...dy-for-Leipzig

[WolfRathmA]

Unreal Engine "not running well enough" to release yet

The PS3 version of Fatal Intertia has been delayed due to "difficulties" with the Unreal Engine's performance on the Sony hardware. The game was originally designed specifically for the system, yet is deemed to be "not running well enough" according to a Koei representative. The Xbox 360 version is to be released ahead of it, as delaying it further while the PS3 version is fixed wasn't deemed necessary

Πηγη: gamesradar.com

Να λεμε και τα κακα...
Για να δουμε τι θα γινει...

[klepidas]

apo oti eidame kai me to r6 pou ta grafika tou den skizoune katalavenoume oti i unreal engine den exei disei to 100% ton dinatotiton tis

[PDS]

Sony's Reeves Lobs Leipzig Bomb
The SCEE prez promises "fireworks" at next month's GCDC.

"We prefer to make our big statements in Leipzig, it suits us much better," Reeves reportedly told MCV, apparently intimating that E3 is small schnitzel in comparison. "There will be absolute fireworks at peak, that I can promise you. We will be doing things no-one has seen yet for both PS3 and PSP."

[NonBorn]

Capcom Label PS3 "Sluggish"


In a belated translation of Capcom's Q&A following the company's latest financials, the Japanese publisher labelled PlayStation3 sales as "sluggish" and in a double-pronged attack claimed the "PSP hasn't achieved the numbers expected."

Perhaps a reminder of why the Japanese publisher has adopted a multi-format development policy regarding titles such as Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, it's worth noting that Capcom have created one of the most successful titles to appear on the PSP in the shape of the Monster Hunter series.

[SQP_GR]

Sony Wants PS3 Owners To Cry
by Victor Dangelo on 24/07/2007 Views: 402


Sony has come out and stated that they want to make PS3 owners cry through and until the end of 2008.

Sony’s ThreeSpeech blog stated that the mission for the company is to make gamers cry. The European boss for Sony David Reeves stated that there are about 12 games coming out in which Sony is currently developing for release by the end of 2008

[WolfRathmA]

Sony wins top prize at Develop Awards

The European arm of software giant and PlayStation 3 maker Sony has picked up the main award at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards, which took place this evening at the Hilton Metropole hotel on the UK's south coast before a crowd of 500 games industry executives. SCEE picked up the Grand Prix award for "capping 12 months which have seen the firm deliver a new hardware format that has inspired developers around the world to make cutting-edge next generation games."

The Develop Awards are focused on UK and European companies and are judged by close to 100 industry experts. This year marked the fifth such show, and was held in conjunction with the currently underway Develop Conference.

Πηγη: gamespot.com

[WolfRathmA]

Πτώση κατά 61% στις πωλήσεις του Xbox 360

To μηχάνημα της Microsoft, όμως, παραμένει σε κυρίαρχη θέση.


Hανακοίνωση των αποτελεσμάτων για το οικονομικό έτος 2007, δεν ζωγραφίζει μια ωραία εικόνα για τη Microsoft. Οι πωλήσεις του Xbox 360, οι οποίες την περσινή αντίστοιχη περίοδο έφτασαν τα 1,8 εκατομύρια τεμάχια, φέτος έπεσαν στα 700.000. Ανάλογη είναι και η εικόνα των κερδών του τμήματος DevicesandEntertainmentτης εταιρείας, το οποίο σημείωσε ζημία της τάξης των 1,2 δισεκατομυρίων δολαρίων. Βέβαια, η ζημία αυτή οφείλεται κυρίως στην επέκταση της εγγύησης του μηχανήματος, μια αρκετά γενναία κίνηση που κόστισε στην εταιρεία 1,06 δις δολάρια. Ίσως τελικά να μην ήταν τόσο προσωπικοί οι λόγοι του Mooreγια τη μετάβασή του στην ΕΑ.

Αυτό βέβαια δεν σημαίνει πως το Xbox 360 χάνει προς το παρόν τη θέση του ως το κυρίαρχο μηχάνημα αυτής της γενιάς. Παρά τις εκπληκτικές πωλήσεις του Wiiκαι της αύξησης των πωλήσεων του PS3 που προκάλεσε η πρόσφατη (προσωρινή, κατά τα φαινόμενα) μείωση της τιμής του, το 360 παραμένει μπροστά, έχοντας αποστείλει στα καταστήματα περισσότερα από 11,5 εκατομύρια τεμάχια. Επιπλέον, ο Σεπτέβριος φέρνει μαζί του και το Halo 3, έναν τίτλο που έχει προπωλήσει ούτε λίγο ούτε πολύ επτά εκατομύρια τεμάχια, ενώ το XboxLiveεξακολουθεί να πηγαίνει πολύ καλά, ενσωματώνοντας στο LiveArcadeτίτλους όπως το WingCommanderκαι το Bomberman.


Πηγη: gamelife.gr


Αναμενομενο... με τοσες χαλασμενες κονσολες...

[WolfRathmA]

Sony denies Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war


Sony Australia has again denied the existence of any significant challenge from the HD-DVD camp in Australia, drawing on GfK data in support of the argument that Blu-ray is dominating over its rival in the high definition disc market

Πηγη: current.com.au

[Slay]

Earnings Release (PDF)
Supplementary Material for Electronics (PDF)
Presentation Slides (HTML)

Fiscal year 2007 is from April 2007 to March 2008


No more production shipments. Recorded sales only now!

Sales and operating revenue increased 13.3% over same quarter last year to $16 billion
Operating income increased 267% over same quarter last year to $808 million

Game Division
Sales increased 60% over same quarter last year
Q1 2007 operating loss of $237 million primarily due to PS3

Code:

Sales and operating revenue:
in billions of yen, millions of USD
Q1 FY06 ¥122.5
Q1 FY07 ¥196.6 $1,598

Operating income (loss)
in billions of yen, millions of USD
Q1 FY06 (¥26.8)
Q1 FY07 (¥29.2) $(237)

"Inventory s of June 30, 2007, was ¥227.0 billion ($1,846 million), which represents a ¥105.0 billion, or 86.1% increase compared with level of June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily to due to buildup of finished goods inventory following the introduction of the PS3 platform in Japan, North America, and Europe. Inventory increased by ¥28.2 billion, or 14.2%, compared with the level as of March 31, 2007."

Reuters
Originally Posted by Reuters:
TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said its quarterly profit more than trebled after strong digital camera sales and a softer yen outstripped losses at its game unit, and it stood by its annual outlook, which is above market expectations.

Sony, which competes with Canon Inc. (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) in digital cameras and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) in video games, earned an operating profit of 99.32 billion yen ($825.6 million) in April-June, up from 27.05 billion yen a year earlier.

This is a turnaround from an operating loss of 113.4 billion yen in the previous three months, when Sony booked losses at its once high-flying game unit.

Sony's PlayStation 3 game console has lagged Nintendo's Wii in monthly sales since their launches late last year due to the PS3's high price and scarcity of strong software titles.

Sony kept unchanged its operating profit forecast of 440 billion yen for the year to March 2008. That is up sharply from 71.75 billion yen a year earlier, when the company was hit by hefty costs for launching the PS3, and compares with a consensus of 423.7 billion in a poll of 20 analysts by Reuters Estimates.

[NonBorn]

Everybody’s Golf 5 Sells (150k) on first day in Japan


Everybody’s Golf 5 is off to a strong start in Japan. The game has already sold more than 150K on its first day release. A total of 300 copies were shipped out. Many stores in Japan are reporting that , they have already sold out of the number of shipments they received.

The game has not been dated for the other regions yet. We will keep you posted

[WolfRathmA]

Rumors: New Bionic Commando, And Four RPGs From Level 5

The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly's Quartermann rumor mill is coming with a fresh set of rumors to peruse. The juiciest hearsay is that Capcom's Bionic Commando, once rumored to be getting the remake treatment, is now being developed as a full-fledged installment for the PlayStation Network.

Dark Cloud developer Level 5, whose current PlayStation 3 project White Knight Story has been outside of the limelight since wowing us with footage from last year's Tokyo Game Show, is rumored to be announcing four new RPGs at this year's TGS in September. And they're not necessarily PS3 games, either

Πηγη: joystiq.com

[NonBorn]

Sony Online to Reveal New Game at Fan Faire

Sony Online Entertainment announced today that they will unveil a new online game at their annual Fan Faire this weekend, which takes place at the Rio hotel on the Vegas strip. The game will then launch later in August.

Company president John Smedley -- who, in a vaguely disconcerting attempt to endear him to fans, is referred to as "Smed" in the press release -- will unveil the game to the over 1000 MMO fans in attendance during his opening remarks on Friday, August 3, at 5:30 PM PDT. Attendees will get the first chance to demo the game.


Since the game will launch just weeks after the unveiling, I imagine that it is some kind of downloadable PC title. But that's just me. Other products at the three-day fan festival will include Pirates of the Burning Sea, Gods and Heroes, and the latest Everquest expansion packs.


Πηγή: http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/07/...nline-to-.html

[WolfRathmA]

Rumor Mill: Bioshock Coming to PS3...next year ?

In a recent interview conducted by Gamepro, Ken Levine, one of the developers working on the game. Gamepro asked him if the game would ever be seen on the PS3, he did not confirm nor did he deny the possibility of the game on the PS3. However, he replied that "right now" are focused on the Xbox 360 version.

Πηγη: n4g.com

Το παιχνιδι αυτο δε το αφηνω με τιποτα! Φυσικα θα το παρω στο xbox πρωτα και επειτα θα δουμε και τι θα γινει και ΑΝ θα βγει στο PS3. Παρολα αυτα πολυ καλα νεα.
Αντε Nonborn θα το παιξεις του χρονου (?) Mπορει!

[WolfRathmA]

The Full Scoop: No Announcement for U.S. PlayStation 3 DVR

Sony and TiVo speak the same language regarding speculation around PS3 DVR

Sony Computer Entertainment America's PlayStation 3 offers a hot list of capabilities including Bluetooth controllers, Blu-ray movie playback, WiFi internet connectivity and hard drives capable of storing demos and movie trailers. Yet, trailers seem like child's play when compared to Xbox 360's full movie download rentals and the future use of TV over IP (IPTV) over the Xbox Live service.
SCEA hasn't said much about its intentions to get into video but a new head of marketing for SCE New Zealand recently said that digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities would soon be offered as the country gains Freeview terrestrial digital broadcast channels.

Just yesterday, we talked to SCEA's Dave Karraker about the agreement that Sony Electronics, Inc. has with TiVo. Back in 2001, Sony and TiVo signed an agreement that would allow Sony to feature TiVo software. While Sony has offered standalone TiVo (SVR 2000 & 3000) machines along with a DirecTiVo (T60) receiver, Sony hasn't made much use of the agreement.

Considering that the original contract is scheduled to end in October 2008, there's still time. With TiVo's growing list of patents and U.S.-based user base, which should grow as a TiVo-enabled Comcast digital receiver releases, adding DVR capabilities via a unit that would decode channels through the CableCard interface seems theoretically possible.

Sony has tried its hand at DVRs in Japan at the end of 2003 with the PlayStation 2-based unit known as the PSX. The 160 to 250 GB units introduced what was to become the PlayStation 3's XMB (Cross Media Bar). Sales data regarding that unit's success (or lack thereof) isn't readily available, but a history of price drops after its original $950 MSRP suggest it failed to gain a large audience in Japan.

Given that the PlayStation 3 now supports the more HD-friendly H.264/MPEG4 video format versus the PSX's MPEG2 standard format, it would seem as if Sony was gradually building features that resemble DVR functionality.

Karraker, again reiterated his comment from the day before, "We [SCEA] have no announcement regarding DVR capabilities for the PS3 in North America at this time."

A representative for TiVo replied to GameDaily's query with a friendly "no comment."

As more information comes to light and we force PR people to start statements with something other than "no," we'll pass that along.

Πηγη: http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=17001