Archive for January, 2006

In an attempt to compete with the more modestly priced Xbox 360 and Wii, Sony has announced that it will lower the cost of it’s basic Playstation 3 system for its Japanese launch.

According to The Washington Post, the new cost of the core console will be 47,000 Yen ($410) from an original 59,800 Yen ($515.) At present time, this price drop will only take place in the companies home country.

“Sony spokeswoman Nanako Kato said there were no plans to lower the price in other markets.”

Unfortunately for potential customers this news does not at present time affect the price of the 60GB system which, if you recall, will make up 80% of the systems available at launch.

This move creates an interesting dilemma for people hoping to get their hands on a PS3 before Christmas.

With the old pricing, it did not make much sense to purchase a core system instead of shelling out the extra $100 for the 60GB. However, if the supped up version remains at $600 while the core drops to around $400, things get a little more complicated. Not to mention the fact that there will only be about 20,000 or so available in Japan at launch.

As it stands, the discount really isn’t much to get very excited about. If the company decides to expand its discount to other markets and/or include the 60GB version in the price drop, then that’s another story.

[WashingtonPost]
Analyist: 80% of launch Ps3s to be high end [Gamespot]

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Nintendo’s stock rose more than 6 percent on the Japanese stock exchange today, on news that the Revolution console would retail for less than $300 — a big price cut compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360.

FULL STORY:

If only those shrewd investors had read our post from December, when Nintendo’s president said the same exact thing to the Japanese press! Next time we see news like this, we’ll know to buy buy buy!

• Nintendo Shares Rise; Revolution May Sell for $300 [Bloomberg]

EARLIER: In yesterday’s Revolution Roundup, Nintendo’s president says the system will be out in the US before Thanksgiving, and the American VP of sales and marketing says they’ll beat the 360’s holiday numbers.

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima joined the venerable ranks of the blogosphere not long ago, and now he’s podcasting, much like Tom Hanks has threatened.

FULL STORY:

His podcast is all in Japanese, but Gamespot listened in and translated some of it.

Kojima let slip that dialogue for MGS4 will be recorded throughout 2006, and the recording process will take as long as it did with previous entries in the series.

For more (in Japanese), check out Kojima’s blog.

• Hideo Kojima hosting podcasts [Gamespot]

Business Week ran an in-depth article today suggesting that the PS3’s high price tag – and the fact that “Sony has tied nearly every piece of its expansive operations to the console’s success” – could lead to disaster. Surprise!

Hexus Gaming and Gamespot are both reporting that a Japanese Web site (Tech On!) has information about a motion-sensing camera/controller combo for the PS3. Will it rival the Wii’s control, or end up a sad EyeToy redux? This image is being distributed to explain the new system:

Behold, the future of gaming: a candle in a TV, controlled by a pencil!

An Australian site has posted – tomorrow, somehow, curse those Aussies – that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asustek is
a month and a half ahead of schedule, meaning 200,000 PS3 units could be done by the end of the month.

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IGN has been perusing the job boards lately, and they’ve found postings for a bunch of PS3 games that are in development but not yet officially announced. Here’s the list so far.

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• Surreal is working on a project that uses Unreal Engine 3 and plays from both “first and third-person perspectives.”
• High Moon is developing a first-person action/adventure game for PS3 and Xbox 360.
• SEGA’s Secret Level is working on a high-profile, character-based game, whose franchise hasn’t been available to Western developers until now.
• Starbreeze is working on an unannounced project for PS3 and 360.
• Sucker Punch is looking for engine programmers for its “Top Secret Next-Gen” project, which will feature some online capabilities.

Whoa! If you need a job, now’s the time.

• Surreal, High Moon, Secret Level, Starbreeze and Sucker Punch stories from IGN

Rumor has it that we’re on the cusp of an announcement about the next game in the Virtua Fighter series.

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You see, according to internet gossip, the Febuary issue of US mag EGM carries confirmation that the fighting game is heading to the Playstation 3, with speculation that it “might be exclusive.” A juicy report, although with no official announcment from Sega, Virtua Fighter 5 on PS3 is one to be filed in the rumour drawer for now.

We’ll watch out for it. Stay tuned.

• VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 PS3-BOUND? [CVG]

Big media gets into the PS3 again, this time with a Forbes.com story covering all the latest developments — and the many reasons why the PS3 will probably be delayed.

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It’s a recap of stuff we’ve been reporting here in bits and pieces, so if you need a refresher course, this is it.

The outcome will be big for Sony: The size of the videogame industry is nearing $30 billion, and Microsoft and Nintendo are simultaneously trying to position their own consoles as digital hubs in living rooms across the world.

• Sony’s Hit Machine [Forbes]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed to the Japanese press yesterday that the Revolution will launch before Thanksgiving in North America.

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Here’s what he has to say:

“We can’t disclose the Revolution’s release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle. As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won’t receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period.”

He also confirmed that a near-finished working model of the Revolution will be on display at E3 in May, and reiterated that the system will be very affordable compared to the other consoles. “The amount of money that people are willing to spend on videogames is getting less every year. Even if it’s a superb machine, it’s not going to sell if it’s 50,000 yen ($434).” [Gamespot]

• Back in the States, the Nintendo sales and marketing VP takes a shot at the Xbox 360, assuring CNET that the Revolution will sell better during the 2006 holiday season than the 360 did this year.

We will sell more units than Xbox 360 did here in the United States in our launch window. I mean, in December, we sold more GameCubes in the United States than Microsoft sold 360s, and Revolution will do better than that.

He also touches on pricing (sub-$300) and the Revolution controller, but nothing we haven’t heard before. [CNET News.com]

A new survey confirms Sony is preparing a central online service for the PlayStation 3 — but it looks like things are still in the early stages of development. The company sent a questionnaire to a number of its registered customers, which was, of course, leaked all around the gaming press.

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Based on the questions, they’re testing the waters for a centralized online service, presumably along the same lines as Xbox Live. So Microsoft’s CEO was only half-right when he said Sony has no plan for online service — they’ve got one, but they’re still doing surveys.

Full list of questions after the jump.

1. On a typical day, how often do you play games online?
2. Do you own a PSP?
3. What is your preferred Online gaming format?
4. What Online Gaming Formats do you own?
5. Do you think you will purchase a PS3?
6. A single identity and password for all online games?
7. Global Lobbies allowing you to play against anyone in the world?
8. Game Lobbies should be language based. (English, French, German etc)
9. Game Lobbies should be based geographically.
10. A standard, interactive lobby structure for all games.
11. Headset support in all online games?
12. A QWERTY keyboard as standard for messaging.
13. USB Keyboard support for every online title.
14. Friend List allowing you to see online/offline status?
15. Friend List allowing you to see what game your friends are playing?
16. Private Messaging across games?
17. A feedback rating allowing you to choose who you play against?
18. Ability to remove players out via a majority vote?
19. Game Host has the ability to remove players?
20. Automatically filter opponents based on connection quality?
21. The ability to download music, game demos and other content?
22. Ability to access the dedicated game forum whilst in game?
23. Ability to take screenshots during the game and share them with friends?
24. Ability to take movie clips in game and share them with friends?
25. Ability to play my music during a game?
26. An in game grief reporting system?
27. Ability to access and manage your gaming profile via PC, PSP as well as PS3?
28. Community features without the need for a game disc.
29. Ability to choose an Avatar for all online titles.
30. The inclusion of a web browser.
31. A specific lobby only for Adults.
32. Service should feature a Global Ranking system for each game.
33. Game Lobbies should be Eyetoy compatible.

• Sony Survey Outlines Possibilities For PS3 Online Service [Gamasutra]

An executive from Pioneer Electronics, the company that’s putting the first Blu-ray player on the market in the next month or two, has contributed some very optimistic predictions to the chaos that is PS3 launch news.

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In an interview with The Digital Bits at the Consumer Electronics Show, senior VP Andy Parsons discussed how the PS3 would provide a huge boost for the Blu-ray user base.

The PS3 is launching right at the forefront of Blu-ray Disc. If Sony ships the kind of numbers we expect them to this year, that will provide a very rapid growth of players out there hungry for titles. We’ve been hearing between 4 and 7 million units could ship.

Whoa! Considering that Xbox 360 shipped about 1.3 million in its first few months, and that the PS3 probably won’t be released anywhere until the middle of this year, that sounds like some wild hyperbole. But hey, it’s launch-season propaganda, and we guess, if production went amazingly well, it could happen. But let’s not go crazy.

• Pioneer’s Andy Parsons Talks Blu-ray Disc [The Digital Bits]
• Pioneer: 4-7 million PS3s to ship in 2006 [CNET/Gamespot]