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GameMaster
10-23-2006, 11:26 PM
15,000 kiosks across the nation by the end of November.

Sony is doing a huge retail rollout of their newfangled system, and these units will be networked to provide updates and new content when necessary. Phil Harrison says that the days of promo discs inside these units is pretty much over. No more physical distribution hassles; new demos can be deployed nationwide in a matter of hours, securely, without assistance by us mere mortals. An elimination of demo discs also means more space on the delivery truck for things that can actually be sold, rather than being dedicated to promotional material. Also, the kiosks will use Sony Bravia HDTVs, which we understand are rather sexy.

We predict that SkyNet will be fully operational just in time for Christmas. Hope you're not on the naughty list!


To find out the other 23 things you NEED to know, follow here...

http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/features/84257.shtml
Dyne
10-24-2006, 12:51 AM
On my other forum, we couldn't find one person who liked this article.

This article is a piece of crappy damage control. And Gamepro's reviews are so good, too. =\

PS - I love how we need to ****ing know how shiny it is.
Jonbo298
10-24-2006, 08:43 AM
There's still a hard "power-off" switch on the back of the system, just like the PS2.

We used it at one point to power down the system manually when the unit wouldn't shut down during a loading sequence. It works just like you'd expect.

If the power button won't shut it off, yank the power cord..how hard is that? :lol:

The power supply is integrated directly into the system.

Phil Harrison told us that Sony made this choice for performance reasons, to keep the power supply as close to the CPU chipset as possible. And though the Xbox 360's external "power brick" is hardly a massive disadvantage, having the power supply integrated in the main chassis is sleeker, slicker, and all around preferable. We like, we like.

As odd as it sounds, having the "brick" externally is a little better. Because it makes the overall size of the console smaller for those "Home Theaters" and you can hide a power brick in the mess of wires.
Yoda9864
10-24-2006, 11:40 AM
Mmmm, I love damage control....
Perfect Stu
10-24-2006, 03:18 PM
wow, people
thatmariolover
10-24-2006, 03:43 PM
Well, honestly, I think it's a little overt when they specifically link to an article that made some negative remarks about the controller just for the sake of arguing with them - I mean grow up. Learn to be professionals.

The whole thing feels like it was written because they got paid-off. I'll be getting a PS3 eventually, but not because of retards like this.
bobcat
10-24-2006, 05:54 PM
That article seems to be made as a desperate attempt to generate hype for the console.

What's damage control?
Dyne
10-24-2006, 06:06 PM
That article seems to be made as a desperate attempt to generate hype for the console.

What's damage control?

Taking every single argument the other side has and coming up for excuses for it.
bobcat
10-24-2006, 09:21 PM
oh, like saying how the PS3 will be less expensive than a Blu Ray player. Wa kari mashi ta
Dyne
10-24-2006, 09:31 PM
oh, like saying how the PS3 will be less expensive than a Blu Ray player. Wa kari mashi ta

Exactly.

:) "The PS3 is way too expensive"
:V "But it's a really, really cheap Bluray player."
:) "...I don't give a **** about Bluray."
:V "But it's the future! You're paying for potential!"

Repeat ad nauseum.