PS3 On Track For Spring 2006

Reuters is reporting that, despite some reservations by analysts, Sony's next-gen console appears to be on-track for a Spring 2006 launch. From the article: " The timing of the release of Sony's updated PlayStation console has become a matter of speculation in the $25 billion video game industry and among the studios, hardware makers and other companies looking to handicap the battle over next-generation DVD technology. A spokesman for Sony, the No. 1 provider of game consoles, said it was still targeting a spring 2006 launch for the PS3, which is key to maintaining its lead in the game console market against Microsoft Corp. which recently launched its competing Xbox 360 console."

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The question is of course

[antifoidulus]

do they have games planned to actually release with or soon after the launch of the console? Cuz they still don't have PSP games...though that "mega pack" does look tempting, however it is basically Sony conceding that they made a really sexy video player with a decent screen.

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[RoadDoggFL]

"They did? Where? They say the same thing about the PS3 they said about the PS2... that the hardware would be there, and the developers could use it as they saw fit. Where did they ever say they'd deliver XBOX Live?"

Yes, they did. I can't find a more damning article because it was so long ago and most searches bring up retail sites, but Ctrl+F "movies" and the statement is there. I've seen screens for the PS2's proposed all-encompasing online multimedia network (that almost made me vomit at the time, I'm also sick of MS trying to beat Sony at their own game of killing console gaming, but that's another rant), a network that I'm sure is now ready to be integrated with the PS3 once it launches. And also, thanks for taking my words out of context. No, they never stated anything about Xbox Live because it didn't exist at the time, and I didn't say they did either.

"'Countless previews did'? So basically, some journalists made things up, and you blame Sony?"

Well Sony sure was in no hurry to clear things up. Anyway, the claims all originated from somewhere and I'm more than willing to bet it came from the remarks of a Sony exec behind closed doors. Start the rumors and let people like you provide deniabiltiy.

"Citation please? Otherwise this is unsubstantiated bullshit. Which it is, anyway, because Toy Story was made on a large rendering cluster. You could probably build a nice rendering cluster of PS2s, but even if that's what they claimed, it's not what you're saying."

I'd love to, but it's an extremely old article (possibly not even in Popular Science, though it's the most likely candidate) and I don't currently have it at hand (or in this state).

"So, they didn't actually say anything or mislead anyone, but you're happy to spread misinformation and you don't care that it is."

No, I'm happy to point out that the Toy Story association came from somewhere, and probably a conveniently unquotable source.

"They didn't make "deniable claims" in the first place. They didn't claim any such thing at all! For people who would otherwise claim to demand factual evidence for everything, there seems to be a lot of stubborn belief that something happened despite every fact to the contrary."

TFA is just one big deniable claim geared to convince potential 360 owners to wait! They're saying "Remember, we said we'd launch in Spring 2006!" while failing to specify a region. How nice, and you're buying it.