there is a good article up here.

i've copied some of the summaries developers have said from the joystiq posting.

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The hardware's close to final, but still hasn't squeezed into those empty PS3 cases yet. An alleged senior developer is quoted as saying: "I think to fit everything that Sony wants in there AND leave space for a 2.5 inch hard drive, the machine would have to grow. The models they're showing off are way too small for what they want."

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Upgraded controller or games media? Well, "developers are designing games with the familiar DualShock 2 controls in mind," and they're "programming the game as if it will be written for a 10-speed DVD drive" (so as not to "affect load time"). The situation may change in the future, but that's the reality for these devs right now.

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Games oughtta be more immersive thanks to the PS3's supposed ability to handle "more stuff simultaneously" as "a machine barely superior to Xbox 360." For this small system gap to widen, "...Sony will have to make available to [devs] libraries and new routines... something they've been severely lacking at so far."

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For reference, "current playable content" looks more like Fifth Phantom Saga than Killzone or Motorstorm, but MGS4-quality graphics are looking more and more possible (which is probably a good thing), while launch titles may resemble "nice Xbox 360 material" like Dead or Alive 4 and Gears of War.

meh. pretty funny that they say MGS4 gfx look like they are becoming more possible, since Hideo Kojima himself said it would be possible on the 360.

gg sony :P

Judging from the MGS4 tech demos, and the current 360 library, I don't think it's viable to do what they're doing on the 360. Maybe the developers have just been lazy so far.

Just come up with the f***ing goods Sony/Konami, I need my MGS4

Get your filthy paws off my development PS3, natch.

Hey y'all I've gotta look into getting some new consoles for the kiddies at hospital, and I need jsut some rough prices. Any good sites to get reliable prices from? I'd like those mini PS2's, Xbox and Xbox 360 prices, games, and anything else that might be fun...

ps2 and xbox would be cheaper than the 360. ps2 would have more quality games. ps2 is like $230, xbox like $240

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EB sell second hand ps2 for like $175 (with warenty), seen the old skool ones go for like $100 and less on ebay, might want to try ocau also, games been dirt cheap lately also must be coz new gen consoles about to hit the market. :)

I was never really interested in PS2, until I saw that buzz music quiz game with the 4 buzzer controllers, I'm tempted to buy one just for that, and possibly the 24 game coming out soon which is a PS2 exclusive, until now I have been content with my xbox

I was never really interested in PS2, until I saw that buzz music quiz game with the 4 buzzer controllers, I'm tempted to buy one just for that, and possibly the 24 game coming out soon which is a PS2 exclusive, until now I have been content with my xbox

This just reads "I have no taste in games"

Seriously dude, the 24 game?

the 24 game doesnt look too bad. atleast u know it takes 24 hrs to complete

last edited by ravn0s at 01:13:11 14/Feb/06

trog's sister: I'll sell you my xbox.