Blu-ray less PS3 announced for Aug 12

[Slackr89]

it will retail $149.99

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2822.html






also, sry for wasting space, i thought it was pretty funny

[Mobe1969]

Let me guess, an April fools?

[Slackr89]

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Let me guess, an April fools?

you know it

[dpomp]

only plays PSN games??

[player2006911]

This was funny, but it sounds like a slap to the chops of the xbox brand for saying that everthing will move to digital downloads. But it also sounds like a slap to sony for not providing as good a service as the xbox. What do they expect in a little over a year and half? The playstation will get there "Rome was not built in a day" and neither was the xbox marketplace.

[BigFoot]

Maybe they should call it Playstation 3 Arcade

[shido]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

only plays PSN games??

You do know what day it is, right?

[AM-MAN]

Only plays" EX BOX 3.60$ " games......................................

[vladittude0583]

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2822.html

You may have heard about a new FCC approval Sony was awarded. We reported on it yesterday morning, and we began to speculate what the new SKU could be. It it the Ceramic White PS3? Perhaps the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle? Nope, it's neither. Sony has officially announced that the on-going rumors of a PlayStation 3 machine without a Blu-ray drive are true.

On August 12, Sony will launch a PlayStation 3 that will retail for $149.99. Again, this unit will not feature a Blu-ray drive, and if you're wondering how you play games on it, Sony has a simple explanation for you. "The broadband world has expanded considerably," says Aperelli Doorichka, Public Relations Coordinator for SCEI, "nearly 85% of our PlayStation Network users and PlayStation 3 owners access the internet via high-speed cable or high-speed DSL service."

"After extensive research, and witnessing the immense success of full-fledged downloadable games like Warhawk and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Sony will be launching a PlayStation 3 unit that'll allow owners to download a catalog of all currently available PlayStation 3 games via PlayStation Network. It's just one of many ways that Sony offers gamers the ability to pick and choose what suits them best."

Sony goes on to explain that the newly launched/redesigned PlayStation Network will boast an infrastructure that is far more advanced than their competitor's, allowing all broadband users to take advantage of their connections, quoting download speeds at a minimum of 1MB per sec (many DSL users will fall into this range), and as high as 30MB for those with blazing fast connections such as Verizon FIOS, and so on.

As far as file sizes will go, Sony cites Gran Turismo 5 Prologue as an example of what they can achieve. Where as the game takes up 6GB on a Blu-ray disc, it is only a 2GB download from the PlayStation Store. How the downsizing happens is simple: the developers leave the videos off of the main download, and instead give you the option of downloading them or streaming them later on. Additionally, "padded space" is also removed, which helps tremendously. In case you're wondering, padded space is filler placed on a disc to help improve load times for a game, obviously it's unnecessary when a game runs off a hard drive.

Sony says that aside from the Blu-ray drive, this PlayStation 3 SKU will boast all of the features of the 80GB model, including the 80GB hard drive (which can be upgraded, of course), the card readers, USB ports, and so on. Lastly, in the event that you lose a game, would like to delete a game, or the file is corrupted, Sony will keep a record of everything you purchase, and will allow you to re-download anything that you lose.

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I personally believe there might be some validity to this story given how many times Sony itself has changed the PS3 sku. However, only when this "date" mentioned in the article comes to fruition that I will believe this story to its fullest.

What do you guys think?

[MrVorhees]

you just got april fooled!

ALL PS3 games are on blu-ray discs, so where is the logic in bringing a new ps3 on market without blu-ray drive ?

[Thegide]

Originally Posted by GSX600F

you just got april fooled!

ALL PS3 games are on blu-ray discs, so where is the logic in bringing a new ps3 on market without blu-ray drive ?

+1. This sounds like the sort of April Fool's joke conjured by M$

[warhawk21114]

just looking at the title screams april fools

[clownface]

Originally Posted by GSX600F

you just got april fooled!

ALL PS3 games are on blu-ray discs, so where is the logic in bringing a new ps3 on market without blu-ray drive ?

They got you hook, line & sinker!

[Rabidhunter]

Interesting bit nonetheless, even with the joke. The big question is, why are people doing this?

[Amel]

OP got owned

[Blu Titan]

PS3 without Blu-ray? . Just had to jump in.

[xtop]

9 am and the ownage is alreadly epic

[HD-Greek]

Originally Posted by BlueNeon

PS3 without Blu-ray? . Just had to jump in.

lol......

[PS3-Playb3yond]

Originally Posted by GSX600F

you just got april fooled!

ALL PS3 games are on blu-ray discs, so where is the logic in bringing a new ps3 on market without blu-ray drive ?

Hahaha.....I didn't realize until I read your post lol.

[GyasiM]

Just seeing "Sony Announces $150" was enough for me. When was the last time you saw a new prouduct/gadget from sony for only $150