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PS3 Showing At Taipei Game Show
Gamespot reports that Sony will be devoting a quarter of its booth to the PS3 at next week's Taipei game show. The question is, will there be anything new? From the article: "It hasn't been disclosed whether Sony is planning something similar [to 2005's E3] with the Taipei Game Show, or if the console will finally appear in a playable form. Sony's appearance at 'the other TGS' comes just one month before Microsoft launches its Xbox 360 in Taiwan on March 16."
At the rate they're going, IBM's going to be shipping their Cell blade servers sooner than Sony ships the PS3, which is ironic in that the PS3 is what the chip was originally designed for...
On the other hand, if they're devoting 1/4 of their booth to this, it's probably going to be something bigger than "Look, here's a new trailer!". Given the size of booth that a giant worldwide conglomerate like Sony will have, 1/4 of it would be ridiculous overkill for just trailers.
"Christ what a design! I could eat a handful of iron filings and PUKE a better emergency pump than that!"
"At a demonstration yesterday in New York, IBM showed off Cell's processing power with a geology application that would have been right at home in a video game. A computer rendering of Mount Rainier, created using satellite photos and geological maps, allowed an operator to make a simulated flight over and next to the mountain. London Free Press
With graphics rendering like that, there should be some wicked games (or interactive pr0n movies). Though I still like the feel of a keyboard and mouse. Maybe someone would be nice enough to make an interface for PC gamers like me? 0:)
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In other news, the forecast for this evening is: dark, with intermittent light toward morning. Details forthcoming.
I can't imagine that Sony will want to unveil playable demos of the PS3 at the Taipei Game Show. When most gamers see TGS, they think about the Tokyo Game Show. I would imagine that Sony is better off saving any big news and demos for a larger audience, such as the upcoming GDC or even E3.
-- jchenx
Heh, talk about dreamwalking.
They're using a mere 1/4th of their booth in a video game show (you know, a place where they're supposed to demo the future of the video industry, what else are they going to demo if not the PS3, PS2? no way. This means that they only have the PSP, half their booth for the PSP and 1/4th for some PS2 game doesn't tell "PS3 inc" to me) for their future console and you think it'll be ready to ship in 3 month?
Living in Ponyland, aren't you?
"The way we can tell it's C# instead of Haskell is because it's nine lines instead of two." -- wadler
Uhhh...who's reporting 360s sitting unsold? My friend has been regretting his decision to sleep in on launch day instead of coming out with me to brave the pre-dawn line-standing and can't find a single 360 on the shelves anywhere in the entire state of New Mexico. The fastest he can get one at retail is a three-week wait. And sites like NotifyWire.com show available 360s online having a lifetime of single-digit minutes, and that's in bundles starting at over $700.
...that all the best presentations are given by Taipei personalities.
No, I'm not sorry.
Reality has a conservative bias: it conserves mass, energy, momentum...
I thgouht the 'sitting unbid' comment was flamebait, but he's actually right.
What the hell backwater swamp do you live in? Every store around here, even Wally World, has plenty of Xbox360's in stock. And no I don't live in NYC or any other major market.
Maybe the stores in your area did something really piss Microsoft off...
Or have you just not gone shopping since launch date?
"Christ what a design! I could eat a handful of iron filings and PUKE a better emergency pump than that!"
In the poster's defense, every game store I have been to since launch is always out of 360s. Though I haven't tried Wal-Mart (none close by), and I do live in a major metropolitan area.
Care to show any proof? I still haven't seen any Xbox 360s in West Palm Beach, FL or on Oahu, HI.
"This is considered plagiarism."
This would be the most interesting event ever. What if Sony will publish final PS3 and starts selling it? Is there any more suitable time for that?
-Seeing the problem is ½ of solution-
1) Yes. I've only seen one malfunctioning unit.
2) Still haven't seen proof for the US.
3) Sick of the stories of people getting shafted and paying $600 for a picture of an Xbox 360.
Ahh, there it is. The comparison to the Dreamcast. And to think, I almost took you seriously.
"This is considered plagiarism."
"[...] can't find a single 360 on the shelves anywhere in the entire state of New Mexico."
"What the hell backwater swamp do you live in?"
Hey, if you believe this guy, I have some swampland in New Mexico to sell you...
I live in Los Angeles and haven't been able to find anything. Where do you live? I travel quite a bit, and perhaps I could pick one up in some town where "every store has plenty...in stock." Thanks!
I know that the Frys in the Valley had a decent number of 360s last time I was in there. I don't know if they have sold them since. One thing strange about Frys is when my friend was calling around to see who had 360s a few weeks ago, whoever he spoke to there game him the impression they were completely sold out with no idea when they would get more. But when we stopped by the store, they had plenty in stock. Weird. That might be one of the reasons people think the 360s are sold out everywhere if more stores are doing something similar.
The local BestBuy I go to has them all the time. The crashing/non-functional demo unit could be giving people a big incentive not to buy one.
In the time since you posted that, two of the links sold out (at ~$500 no less) and the other two are: 1. priced way too high, and 2. a core system for which demand is much lower.
Thanks so much for the tips. I'll try the Fry's and see what happens.
did people really expect Sony to go to a trade show and, what, not mention the PS3 at all?
The Register doesn't.
It's tempting to hope next week will see the first reports from gamers who've got their hands on the highly anticipated console, but we suspect Sony will hold back until next May's E3. Taiwan is unlikely to be a focus market for the PS3's launch, not like the US, Europe and Japan. Even Microsoft's Xbox 360 has yet to launch there - it's currently scheduled for a March 16 debut after the software giant was forced to delay the console's release because of "supply constraints".
Impressive. Most of them (at time of posting) were under 10 minutes left 'til close, with no bids.
Perhaps they will demo Killzone 2, allowing people to move the camera around. Or perhaps they'll admit it was a fake...
Why is this modded troll?!? Sheesh, this is probably exactly how the NextGen will play out.
the 360 was *rushed*. DEAL WITH IT. I know slashdot seems to be kind of partial to the xboxes, but c'mon....