So we didn't see any PlayStation 3 price cuts this year. Will we at least see any next year?
The answer is a definite maybe. SCEE's executive VP Jim Ryan says "We'll look at pricing decisions for 2009 sometime in 2009. It's too early to tell."
On the other hand, he does say that Sony's gaming division doesn't seem to be affected by the economic recession, so that's promising:
The received wisdom on this is that when there's a recession, people stay at home and watch movies and play games. Everything that we've seen so far on sell-through for both hardware and software is that that's the case.
Our numbers don't seem to be affected so far, and we're tracking very nicely against our plans. This is a different economic climate to certainly anything I've experienced, so who can tell where it ends up? But as of now, we're happy the way sales are going.
[...] I think we will be less affected than most business categories.
Also, last we heard, the 45nm Cell Chip starts mass production next year...............
GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the most interesting facts about the PS3."
I knew all of those things. I'll add one that many dont know (if you are a hardware person you do). you CAN actually swap bluray drives between systems. The drives themselves are interchangeable but the board that interfaces is not. So anyone who has a dead optical drive can just get a replacement and swap the interface board and be back to reading discs in no time. I've had to do this myself on both a 20gb B01 as well as a 40gb L01 unit.
you can also replace the spinning hdd with an SSD for improved (not life changing) performance as well as quieter and cooler system reliability. The physical spinning drives draw more current and generate heat as a result. Using an SSD means no moving parts and thus will have less current draw and reduced fan noise from not having to spin as much as usual to offset any heat generated by the spinning hdd.
Still one of my favorite Playstations next to the Playstations that came before it and after it.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
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Thats nice can't wait. The 45 nm are those the ones that consume less electricty and dont make loud sounds?
lowers the cost of the ps3, along with killzone and a few other things, microsoft will THAN have its hands full competing with that and THATS from a MS fanboy!
cause i know my white ass will be buying a 80 gig or the 120 or 160 whatever gig it is, im so sick of this 40 gig.
if only they could bring back backwards compatability..
Home = vaporware
IT'S REAL!!! ;-P
The POOR POOR xBot Zombie Retarded Caveman Lemmings on this who said it wasn't real are WRONG(AGAIN)!!! ;-D
It makes the xBox 360 (Hmm) Version look like 'Barbie Dolls'!!! ;-D
The Best bit was the 'Games Room!!!' in HOME ;-P
It's well good!!!;) + It's the FUTURE!!! Ahh...SONY ARE GODS!!! ;)
we won't see a slim ps3 next year, not until sales peak.