Playstation 3 Soon Into Production

Roy van Rijn writes "According to Forbes, the Commercial Times reported that Taiwanese ASUSTeK Computer Inc. will be delivering PlayStation 3 consoles to Sony starting this month. The news comes amid concerns that Sony may not have enough Cell and RSX chips to meet production goals of 2 million units for launch. The report also states that, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, also a Taiwanese company, will soon begin making the PlayStation 3 consoles for Sony too. Total monthly shipments from manufacturers are expected to be 200,000 units per month."

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$499 And $599 PS3s

[Anonymous Coward]

The $499 PS3:

1080p BluRay movies over component
BluRay Live support - additional dynamic content updates and information for movies
DNLA compliance - http://www.dlna.org/home/
1080p Games over component
Free online play for all non-MMORPG titles - confirmed over and over again by Sony
Full backwards compatibility for all PS1 titles
Full backwards compatiblity for all PS2 titles - PS2 chips included in the PS3
Linux
Online movie and music store
Webbrowsing and other desktop apps
Tilt controller
Every single developer that supported the PS2 onboard with their games for the PS3
All parts of the system except the HDMI port are upgradeable
Harddrive upgradeable with stadard store bought drives

For 100 dollars more you get:

60 gig harddrive
WiFi
HDMI

Pre-orders are already being taken a stores in all three major territories - Europe, Japan, and the US.

Re:PS3 On Target For Launch Quantities

[Valthan]

I like to Zonk bash as much as anyone else, but well, that was said by CmdrTaco... so... umm... thanks anyway...?

vaporware?

[mvnicosia]

When will Slashdot start tagging PS3 articles as "Vaporware"? I'm sorry, did I just Troll?

Re:PS3 On Target For Launch Quantities

[Anonymous Coward]

Retard, Zonk has become synonymous with FUD.

GNU/Linux
Zonk/FUD

Now run along dipshit.