View Full Version : Have Sony lost it?
danlisa
08-25-09, 07:59 AM
No Idea where to put this. Gaming related so....
I ask myself why have they spent millions on design and development and reached a conclusion that this fugly thing is a good idea.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/Slim.jpg
That BTW is the new PS3 Slim model on sale globally Sept 1st.
It offers nothing new, except a 45nm CPU but that will offer no improvements across the OS or game library, it has a cheaper BR drive, no SD card inputs, only 2 USB connections....the list goes on. Basically it's a redesign of the beautiful behemoth original:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/Phat.jpg
TBH, that's like taking a baseball bat to Aishwarya Rai's face, dressing her in a hessian sack and saying "how you doing good looking?". Why mess with perfection (aesthetically speaking).
What's your preference in terms of design?
Cant agree more, that new design is fugly. :nope:
danlisa
08-25-09, 08:29 AM
Cant agree more, that new design is fugly. :nope:
It's cheaper though ;).........BUY ONE!:D
Arclight
08-25-09, 09:15 AM
Actually, Sony is losing money on each unit again. Don't ask me how, they indeed claim it's cheaper to build, but somehow it's costing them more than the "old" units. :-?
Sony Losing Money on PS3 Slim (http://kotaku.com/5344701/sony-losing-money-on-ps3-slim)
danlisa
08-25-09, 09:30 AM
True, the Slim will still make a loss but definitely not more than the Phat model, that's been admitted by Kaz Hirai. However, he also admitted that the shortfall is more than made up by the sales from games and peripherals. As a whole, the gaming devision of Sony actually made profit last/this year. Which surprised me.
Max2147
08-25-09, 02:27 PM
The lack of games is still a problem. I was thinking of getting a console recently, and the price cut made me take a long hard look at a PS3. The console itself is clearly superior to the X360, but the X360 has the games I want, while the PS3 doesn't, so the PS3 lost out.
SteamWake
08-25-09, 02:33 PM
Im waiting on Betamax to make a comeback :yep:
Task Force
08-25-09, 04:36 PM
Cant wait till sony flunks with there consoles... love to see consoles die out...
Me too, console gaming is the plague. Everything must be plug n play and immediate action.
Wolfehunter
08-25-09, 09:37 PM
It's cheaper though ;).........BUY ONE!:D
Thats the whole point, Its all cheaper. Cheaper components = cheap.
They're looking to save some money on making these expensive cheap fugly thingies. :haha:
Task Force
08-25-09, 09:41 PM
Me too, console gaming is the plague. Everything must be plug n play and immediate action.
yep... then maby pc gamers wont be ignored as much...
I think consoles cons outweigh the pros....
I recent that!:stare: We might be right wing militant pc gaming militia, though.:O:
papa_smurf
08-26-09, 07:07 AM
Don't like either, but the slim version is pugly.
Team fail sony!
Spunky48
08-27-09, 05:32 AM
I prefer the look of the original design, but really, I don't think the Slim looks all that bad. I'd buy one.
Takeda Shingen
08-27-09, 04:36 PM
Cant wait till sony flunks with there consoles... love to see consoles die out...
x2! Death to console gaming.
d@rk51d3
08-28-09, 04:14 AM
I hate the look of the new slim too.:down:
Glad I got a fat one.............. PS3 I mean.:D
Just a pity I couldn't afford one at release. Stuck with the watered down model with 2 USB ports, no BC, and no card slots. I can live with that though.
Just hanging out for GT5.......... are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?
Spike88
08-28-09, 08:35 PM
Consoles will never die out. And if they did gaming would become unpopular again.
And I do agree the non slim ps3 looks better. Especially with that shiny finish it has on it. Its just a pain keeping it fingerprint free.
Ilpalazzo
08-29-09, 03:07 PM
Dunno wtf you guys are talking about. They both look plain to me.
CaptainHaplo
08-29-09, 05:10 PM
Neither can play silent hunter 1, 2, 3, 4 or the upcoming 5.
Makes em both useful only in paperweight mode.
I can think of less expensive and useless ways of trying to prove that "form over function" is true (which it isn't - as demonstrated by my first sentence of this post).
danlisa
09-01-09, 02:21 AM
Neither can play silent hunter 1, 2, 3, 4 or the upcoming 5.
Makes em both useful only in paperweight mode.
I can think of less expensive and useless ways of trying to prove that "form over function" is true (which it isn't - as demonstrated by my first sentence of this post).
Ignorance is bliss isn't it?
The PS3 supports an additional OS, in this case linux.
So PS3 + Linux + Wine + SH1, SH2 & SH3 = Your logic fails.
As for SH4, don't care it's a POS.
Jurys out on 5.
It seems that the age old arguments in PC vs Console are becoming a little blurred at the edges.
Arclight
09-01-09, 11:26 AM
PS3 Slim can't do Linux anymore. :O: ;)
Are there any known occasions of SH3 actually running on Linux PS3? I honestly doubt it. :hmmm:
Task Force
09-01-09, 12:02 PM
PS3 Slim can't do Linux anymore. :O: ;)
Are there any known occasions of SH3 actually running on Linux PS3? I honestly doubt it. :hmmm:
probably not... I wouldnt think most people who have a ps3 would play silent hunter...
Spike88
09-01-09, 01:33 PM
probably not... I wouldnt think most people who have a ps3 would play silent hunter...
I have a Ps3 and play silent hunter.
danlisa
09-01-09, 01:39 PM
I have a PS3 and play the SH Series. *Sounds like an AA meet*:88)
Slim PS3 is crap. Which is why I have the VIP edition 60GB model which does eveything. FYI SH3 does run on the PS3 through Linux, although GWX won't.
Arclight
09-01-09, 01:50 PM
Seriously?! I didn't think that was possible. :o
Sure, it runs Linux, but I would have expected some kind of obscure hardware conflict. :doh:
I'm not easily amazed, but this one knocks my socks off. My apologies for even questioning it. :salute:
Spike88
09-01-09, 01:56 PM
I have a PS3 and play the SH Series. *Sounds like an AA meet*:88)
Slim PS3 is crap. Which is why I have the VIP edition 60GB model which does eveything. FYI SH3 does run on the PS3 through Linux, although GWX won't.
VIP edition?
I have a 40gb standard edition which I installed a 260gig hard drive into. :rock:
Task Force
09-01-09, 06:13 PM
Seriously?! I didn't think that was possible. :o
Sure, it runs Linux, but I would have expected some kind of obscure hardware conflict. :doh:
I'm not easily amazed, but this one knocks my socks off. My apologies for even questioning it. :salute:
same, never thought a ps3 would be able to run sh3... you learn something new everyday.
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