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"The PS3! will it be here earlier than we think?"

The rumour is that Sony may be releasing their 3rd Playstation before Easter 2004, Is this because they maight not battle well against the XBox or Gamecube. What do you think?

big_slow wrote:
> i think the ps3 will be here soon, because xbox and the gamecube out
> do the ps2. especially xbox, ehich is at the same price as a ps2.

they arn't that far head and i doubt Sony have anything to worrie about with their sales, think back to PS1 vs N64 and Sony didn't release a 64 bit console then did they.

i think the ps3 will be here soon, because xbox and the gamecube out do the ps2. especially xbox, ehich is at the same price as a ps2.

The_King wrote:
> I think it's safe to assume the PS2 has a good few years left in its
> life cycle yet. Although thats not to say Sony aren't working on PS3,
> prolly at a concept level at this stage though.

i bet Sony have a team working on it's developmant as we speak but if they release it too soon then Microsoft and Nintendo can check out the compitition and out do them.

I seem to remember reading an article last week that stated that the current generation of PS2 games are only using around 30-40% of the PS2's power!

So you do the math!

I think it's safe to assume the PS2 has a good few years left in its life cycle yet. Although thats not to say Sony aren't working on PS3, prolly at a concept level at this stage though.

nh wrote:
> hey - you're getting there ;D

lol

Gridloch wrote:
>
>
> sorry no spam intended

hey - you're getting there ;D

nh wrote:
> One thing Gridloch, You keep using the Reply quoting this message
> instead of just the reply bit. It's best to only use the quoting bit
> when you want to refer to a particluar bit and then delete the rest
> before posting - makes it easier for us to read what you are saying.
>

sorry no spam intended

I'm glad you agree and yes you are right about Japan etc.

One thing Gridloch, You keep using the Reply quoting this message instead of just the reply bit. It's best to only use the quoting bit when you want to refer to a particluar bit and then delete the rest before posting - makes it easier for us to read what you are saying.

cheers.

nh wrote:
> Five years is the normal expected life span for a games console and
> that would mean that Sony would be looking at 2004/2005 to release the
> next gen console.
>
> The console is in development and would need to be ready at least 9
> months before the first sales so Factories etc can be set up ready to
> produce so that would mean that the initial design paramaters are
> likely to already be set.
>
> Sony will want to keep their lead in the market and would want to get
> the PS3 or whatever they call it before any new consoles are released
> by Microsoft, Nintendo or anyone else who tries to get into the
> market.

i totally agree and another point is Japan will be getting it about half a year or so before we do so we will have a while with our pride and joy.

Five years is the normal expected life span for a games console and that would mean that Sony would be looking at 2004/2005 to release the next gen console.

The console is in development and would need to be ready at least 9 months before the first sales so Factories etc can be set up ready to produce so that would mean that the initial design paramaters are likely to already be set.

Sony will want to keep their lead in the market and would want to get the PS3 or whatever they call it before any new consoles are released by Microsoft, Nintendo or anyone else who tries to get into the market.