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Sony Cancels PS3 Showing

Posted by Zonk on from the something-is-afoot dept.

Gamespot has word that the planned pre-E3 showing of the Playstation 3 console, to be held in Japan, has been canceled. From the article: "Sony told Reuters that it decided to cancel the PS3 meeting because it 'would pressure game publishers' if held in March, but it left the door open for another pre-E3 event. The company also emphasized that the cancellation is not a sign that the PlayStation 3 development is falling behind, and it still intends to unveil the machine at E3 at the latest."

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  1. What this is really all about by mrbaggs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As VG history shows us, when a company releases a system they like to wait until others have shown their hands first, hoping to trump them. PS1 did it to Saturn, PS2 did it to DC (just as it was gaining steam) and they are hoping to do the same to MS at E3.

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  3. Cell problems? by cwestpha · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am sure if they wanted to they could show off the basic packaging. I have two theiories as to why they are delaying: 1) Cell is a chip that is so complex that only now are they begining to be able to get half decent runs of. They are probebly more concerned getting those processors ready for the development kits then to make demonstration units of the consle. They could always show off the development kit, but it doesnt have the same appeal as showing the real consumer product. Lets face it Cell doesnt need to be comercialy viable until the end of this year. With how radical it is of a design it will take some time to get the process up to where they have spare capacity and teach the developers how to code for the new architecture. 2) Due to the lawsuit with Immersion there is a chance they may be forced to axe the dual shock controler. If so you will see a controler re-design and perhaps even a port re-design. It would look bad if they had to do another re-design of anything they show before their launch.

    1. Re:Cell problems? by ivan256 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      How about just that they just don't have any software ready yet that they feel shows off the hardware in a way they like?

      Is there a reason that anything one of these companies says has to be a lie? Perhaps they're telling the truth. They don't want to put pressure on developers to get something that looks good out the door in time for this demo.

  4. Re:So... by SkyWalk423 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    When was the last time you could remember a shiny video game console?

    I just bought one last week, as a matter of fact... "PSP", I think it was called? I forget who makes it.....