Playstation 3 Basic Model japanese price cut down to $410 dollars American

[MajorMarvel]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14951324/

If they do this with America, then the sales will skyrocket for that thing. Thats a good move to win back people who were put off by the 500-600 dollar price tag

[Meltman]

Wow...90 dollars off....yeah, still too much.

[TheImperial]

Wow...90 dollars off....yeah, still too much.

Ditto.

[MajorMarvel]

still just 10 dollars more then XBOX360 Plus

[Meltman]

For the basic model.

[MajorMarvel]

yeah. Its a nice looking piece of Hardware, but the lack of games for it and the high price prevents purchase. I'll sit on my hands for a while and watch it closely. but I will get one. the call of Resident Evil 5(PS3 Exclusive), MGS4(PS3 Exclusive), and Thief(PS3 Exclusive) just cant keep me away for too long

[Gaia]

I generally purchase my playstation systems after a year that they have been on the market. Gives them time to work out all the bugs and change various hardware pieces if needed. Heck I waited two years on my PS2 aka the dvd player so waiting longer on a PS3 is not going to kill me. (I have a Sega Genesis, PS1, and PS2 by the way. I sold both my Ataris' to a collector along with some prototype games from the time)

[Moon Jump]

What even BETTER news?!

From Gamespot
As part of its effort to promote its wares at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan fired off a fusillade of press materials this morning. Besides revealing five new titles for the PlayStation 3--Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Sega Golfclub, flOw, Wangan Midnight, and Shirokishi--the releases partially lifted the veil off the Japanese PS3 launch slate.

When the PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan November 11, six games will definitely be available: Genji: Days of the Blade, Mah-Jong Fight Club Online, Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight, Resistance: Fall of Man, Sega Golf Club featuring the Miyazato Family, and--wait for it--Ridge Racer 7. Sony also confirmed Armored Core 4 would arrive sometime in November.

In December, Sony has locked down a trio of games: F1 Championship (aka Formula One 06), Gran Turismo HD, and MotorStorm. Three more carry a general "winter 2006" release date in Japan: Need for Speed Carbon, Enchant Arm, and the railroad sim Railfan. Another pair will ship during "2006": Sonic the Hedgehog and Fatal Inertia, though the later is only "projected" to make that vague release window.

According to Sony, 2007 will see at least 12 more PS3 titles come to market across the Pacific. Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Tennis 3, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms, The Eye of Judgment, and Wangan Midnight will all arrive in the "spring," while Everybody's Golf 5 and Warhawk will land in the "summer." Other games confirmed for the year are Afrika (working title), Coded Arms: Assault, and the much-awaited Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Sony listed a sextet of several high-profile titles with the most nebulous release date of all, "TBD." Those included Shirokishi, fl0w (working title), Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War, Devil May Cry 4, and Final Fantasy XIII.

While informative, the release dates revealed today are in no way a complete Japan PS3 release schedule, which has yet to be released by Sony. It also must be emphasized that the list is not reflective of the PS3 launch lineup in North America. There, Activision has publicly committed to having three games--Call of Duty 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and Tony Hawk's Project 8--go on sale alongside the console. Electronic Arts is expected to have four to five games for the PS3 launch, while Take-Two is predicted to have three by January 2007, according to analysts. Ubisoft has also committed to have at least one game available.

The PS3 games featured by Sony at TGS 2006 are listed below, in order of release. The company has also released information on how far along each game is in overall development--the percentages completed are also listed below. (Another brochure listing floor-demo build development was also distributed with slightly different percentages.)

JAPAN SHIP DATE / TITLE / STATUS
11/11/2006 / Genji: Days of the Blade / 70% complete
11/11/2006 / Mah-Jong Fight Club Online / 60% complete
11/11/2006 / Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight / 80% complete
11/11/2006 / Resistance: Fall of Man / 80% complete
11/11/2006 / Ridge Racer 7 / 80% complete /
11/11/2006 / Sega Golf Club featuring Miyazato Family / 70% complete /

November 2006 / Armored Core 4 / 80% complete

December 2006 / F1 Championship (working title) / 60% complete
December 2006 / Gran Turismo HD (working title) / 70% complete
December 2006 / MotorStorm / 60% complete

Winter 2006 / Need for Speed Carbon / 70% complete
Winter 2006 / Enchant Arm / 70% complete
Winter 2006 / Railfan / 30% complete

2006 / Sonic the Hedgehog / 80% complete

2006 (Projected) / Fatal Inertia / 90% complete

Spring 2007 / The Eye of Judgment / 70% complete
Spring 2007 / Heavenly Sword / 65% complete
Spring 2007 / Lair (tentative for Japan) / 40% complete
Spring 2007 / Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms (working title) / 30% complete
Spring 2007 / Virtua Fighter 5 / 70% complete
Spring 2007 / Virtua Tennis 3 / 50% complete
Spring 2007 / Wangan Midnight / N/A

Summer 2007 / Everybody's Golf 5 (working title) / 30% complete
Summer 2007 / Warhawk / 50% complete

2007 / Afrika (working title) / 30% complete
2007 / Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots / N/A
2007 / Coded Arms: Assault / 40% complete

TBD / Devil May Cry 4 / N/A
TBD / Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War / 60% complete
TBD / fl0w (working title) / N/A
TBD / Shirokishi / 10% complete
TBD / Final Fantasy XIII / N/A
TBD / Rainbow Six Vegas / N/A



So your telling me that your console has not even two months till it comes out and most of the games aren't even half finished!? Theirs going to be so many damn bugs in them for making them rush so it hits stores on release day.

RIIIIIIIIIIDDDDGEEEEE RAAAAACEEEERRRR!!!

What a joke. The only game I want is Virtua Fighter V and it's still too friggen much even if they did drop the price of the US system. Your still not going to be able to get one on launch. Not even half a million systems and people are already admitting that their going to take them home and sell them on Ebay and make a profit the same day.

[Solario]

I hope that's at least one perk for them releasing it in March 2007 here. Hopefully the PAL versions have been cleaned up.

[Gold Rush]

I sold both my Ataris' to a collector along with some prototype games from the time)

You had prototype games and didn't even ring me up? :cry:

Ah well, probably before I knew ye. :p

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Gold Rush

[WingedAvenger]

/hugs XBox 360

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Okay I admit, I don't have one yet. But I'll hug it when I do. :P

[Gold Rush]

/hugs XBox 360

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Okay I admit, I don't have one yet. But I'll hug it when I do. :P

DON'T HUG your 360!!! It might not be in the instructions but it should be! The extra heat of your hug will melt the components and cause it to fail! :P

Buy fans when you get it finally! Heck, buy BOTH after-market fans! The thing heats up so much, you can warm an english muffin with it!

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Gold Rush

[T!M]

Wow...90 dollars off....yeah, still too much.

QFT


With the games being 70-80 bucks...bump that shit...

/me Hugs his 360 w/the Superman Returns Gamer Graffix on it

[Plasma Wisp]

I'll stcik with my PC

[D'Arkaine]

huh...I'm all about the wii

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guess I could've phrased that better...

[Istasi]

I've pretty much given up on consoles except for the Wii.

[UnSub]

The first rule of Mah Jong Fight Club is... don't talk about Mah Jong Fight Club.

The second rule of Mah Jong Fight Club is... don't talk about Mah Jong Fight Club.

If tonight is your first night, then you must handle the tiles.

[Chain Lightning]

*shaking my head* At the risk of pissing off a great many people here, the home gaming industry is making saps out of people. They come out with a new system every two years, put out mediocre games, and overcharge for it, and people suck it all up.

I really wish the whole home gaming industry would just die already. As much as people cried television was making us a nation of idiots back in the 60's and 70's so too is the home gaming system making idiots out of our children.

[Seadevil]

I've pretty much given up on consoles except for the Wii.

Same. It's the only one that appeals to me. PS3's still expenisve as hell, 360 is... meh.

[Tarberetta]

Well...I know of a couple of people who may go blind from playing with their Wii's

*snicker*

Oh Chain, yes there are medicore games for every system, including PC. Some games are good, and I buy them.

Might I also add that a PC is considered obsolete after 2 years also so we spend how many hundreds of $$'s to upgrade our systems to play games that look good? My last upgrade was just memory, cpu, and MB and that ran me more than my 360 cost me (plus a game or 2).

In light of that, consoles are still the cheaper way to go. I won't give up my PC though :tarby: