The Great PS3 Info Hunt

[Yoshimax]

Right,

Having decided to check out launch titles on Lik Sang the other day and realising it was basically a blank page it struck me that this time last year was information overload on the 360 - I can remember thinking how far November seemed away in August.

There's plenty of information regarding the wii so far so I was hoping we could have some fun here by trying to source as much ACCURATE information regarding PS3 as possible and maybe debunk some myths into the bargain ?

My works firewall means I can't access 99% of the decent gaming sites (bar this one of course ) so for now I'll need to leave it to you guys.

Things like confirmed launch titles, how the online will work (seems to be debate of a live ripoff versus a per-game setup) and what accessories will be available etc etc...

[Darwock]

As I understand it online will work the same way the current PS2 online works. It's up to the developers to make the best of it. On the PS2 I can only think of one developer that has managed to do this, and that's Square-Enix.

[mackemansj1]

There really isnt much info at all atm, which is both annyoing and scary. I wanna preorder a unit but its up in the air atm so i dont know where i stand. Plus there isnt any confirmed launch titles yet.

[Yoshimax]

Yes - I wondered if the result of this would be that "the info is that there is no info"

[Concept]

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/index/release.html

Whether any of these make it is up for debate though.

[bingowings]

Yes - I wondered if the result of this would be that "the info is that there is no info"

it's all a Russian conspiracy.

i agree that it is quite strange that there is no massive hype machine striding the world like a badly-shaped colossus. maybe it's a change of direction for Sony, instead of bombarding everywhere with ads, they are letting places like this spread The Message - but considering what some people have been saying about the price etc. their weasel ad-men (and women) may have to rethink their weasel strategy.

saying that, the press will probably be full of adverts and promo pieces next week :/

[HaHaUK]

Only concrete info I have is that it released on November 17th.

[Kongster]

History will repeat itself in that there'll be a new Ridge Racer game at launch, that's for sure. What the other launch games will be is anyone's guess.

[Yoshimax]

Arse - posting in the wrong place.

[Concept]

I expect TGS will hold some answers for the launch. If it doesn't, then I think the fuel on the fire that Sony are beginning to lose their grip and aren't behind schedule will only burn all the more.

[Concept]

As I understand it online will work the same way the current PS2 online works. It's up to the developers to make the best of it. On the PS2 I can only think of one developer that has managed to do this, and that's Square-Enix.

The server system does, but as I've pointed out before, the PS3 uses a system similar to Xbox Live Marketplace.

Which on an off-note, Kaz Hirai's comments that MS follows wherever Sony ventures, rubs me up the wrong way in relation to this.

[charlesr]

As I understand it online will work the same way the current PS2 online works. It's up to the developers to make the best of it. On the PS2 I can only think of one developer that has managed to do this, and that's Square-Enix.

Sony announced that as definite a while ago. Then the 360 came out and didn't they back pedal, saying they would be providing a free service that will be better than Live (running scared)?

[Yoshimax]

If it didn't that'd be suicide.

Still, onto page 2 and not a single hard fact yet

For the record I think they've SERIOUSLY mucked up this time - either that or they're going to deliver the bomb at TGS and blow MS and Ninty out the water - But I just don't see that happening.

I reckon we could see a delay or (perhaps more likely) a phased release with Japan getting it first in Nov and us lot getting it later.

[Kongster]

Maybe more info will be forthcoming at the Leipzig Games Convention.

[Concept]

I am fairly sure that developers control their own service but it's funneled through a Sony-like wrapper (i.e. a content delivery system like Live), and that downloadable content (such as trailers, demos, game downloads and the like) are offered via the platform too.