Sony comfirm PS3 for E3 2005

[kingthebadger]

Here you go!

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Ken Kutaragi revealed, for the first time, that the Playstation 3 is in the works, and will be unveiled officially at E3 2005 in a Tokyo press conference this morning. Recent moves towards lengthening the lifecycle of the PS2 had lead many to suggest that the PS3 would be delayed, however Kutaragi refuted these suggestions, stating: "There has been some talk that development for a next generation game console has not been going well, but we will have a playable version ready by next spring."

A PS3 debut in 2006 now seems highly likely, with early 2006 (or possibly even late 2005) seeing the arrival of the new machine in Japan, followed by staggered North American and European debuts respectively. A Sony Computer Entertainment Europe spokesman confirmed to the UK's Eurogamer.net that official word on the new system would be offered next Spring (tallying with Kutaragi's May E3 unveiling), but also tantalisingly implied that the name may still be subject to some conjecture. On the other hand, this might just be the PR rep playing it safe, so we'll have to wait and see on that one.

 

[Darkknighttt]

cool i guess.. i dont like consoles though.

 

[noQ]

1000 times faster than a PS2 ? :cheers:

 

[Pressure]

I can't wait!

 

[Sedako]

Sony always delivers!

 

[The Terminator]

Cant wait to see the gfx on these next gen systems, gonna be sooooo sick.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Ah good I want my ps3 for uni :thumbs:

 

[blahblahblah]

I heard they were having troubles with the PS3. If they do launch in 2005, I expect it to be a paper launch.

 

[ray_MAN]

1000 times faster than a PS2 ? :cheers:

Sony is known to exaggerate the truth.

 

[palindrome]

I might not even get a next gen console. I hardley use the one i have now. Only advantage is(was?) exclusive games like gta etc..., but i find even them to be coming more to pc now, along with consoles.

 

[Kangy]

Oh yeah. Expect the actual thing to be 1/2 as good as they say. Remember the emotion engine?

 

[Foxtrot]

1000 times faster? oh...than the PS2, well that isn't hard to do.

 

[Pitbul]

Sony is known to exaggerate the truth.

*sniff sniff* i schmell jealousy

 

[FoxDie]

How are they going to keep that thing from draining batteries like nothing else on earth?

 

[OCybrManO]

How are they going to keep that thing from draining batteries like nothing else on earth?

Do you mean the PSP or the PS3?

 

[Asuka]

Cool info, but i dont like consoles. Pc > consoles

 

[OCybrManO]

If ">" means "is much more expensive than" you're correct.

 

[Jack_Karverboy]

I saw the first Xbox 2 and PS3 game in some magazine, the graphics were like Doom 3

 

[Foxtrot]

I saw the first Xbox 2 and PS3 game in some magazine, the graphics were like Doom 3

They were way better than Doom 3, you are talking about Pariah right?

 

[FoxDie]

Do you mean the PSP or the PS3?

Oops, I'm a moron. I was talking about the PSP I must have stayed up too late last night :cheers:

 

[kidrock450]

I think next generation consoles (Xbox 2, Ps3) are really going to be the starting point for graphics that can REALLY compete with a computer.

 

[redundant]

I think next generation consoles (Xbox 2, Ps3) are really going to be the starting point for graphics that can REALLY compete with a computer.

but any advantage they *may* have will be short lived.

 

[Synthos]

by the time console graphics are as good as computer graphics are now (Farcry, doom 3, hl2) PC graphics will be much farther ahead... I'm expecting in 5 years we'll have graphics like FF:Spirits Within that can be rendered in real-time or at least near-real time...