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News European PS3 has less functionality than US, Japan

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by WilHarris, 23 Feb 2007.

  1. mclean007

    mclean007 Officious Bystander

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    Here's a bit of irony for everyone. You may recall that Lik-Sang was forced to close last year citing multiple lawsuits from Sony as the primary reason.

    From Lik-Sang's closure notice:
    So Sony killed Lik-Sang to prevent us poor EU customers buying a (much cheaper) Japanese PS3 because it might not be backwards compatible with PS2 games, then releases a vastly overpriced unit in the EU which is far less likely to be backwards compatible because (and I'm sure we can all sympathise with Sony here - after all, our consoles only cost like 88% more than the Japanese ones) they CUT OUT THE HARDWARE REQUIRED FOR BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY TO SAVE MONEY.

    Nice one, dumbasses.

    EDIT: Wow, I'm feeling vitriolic today.
     
  2. Swafeman

    Swafeman Minimodder

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    Surely this is like putting a gun to their temple, they really should be lucky people are going to buy it at all especially after all the mess theyve made.

    Then they charge up twice the japanese price.

    Then... they take away backwards compatibility.



    Why have they left it so late to announce also? Is it that preorders are already done and that people will get their PS3s no matter what now, or is it that news is that close to release they hope people wont hear about it and buy one then its too late?

    Sure software support will work, but I imagine itll be ala 360, where only some who they can be bothered to code up for compatibility on the cell will work, oh how the sony fanboys moaned that the 360 wasnt fully BC!
     
  3. Icecoldbagey

    Icecoldbagey Mountain Dew!!!

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    I mean, are sony actually being serious? I cant actually BELIEVE this. I feel sorry for people who pre-ordered but then again i still wouldnt have without this news.

    Ian
     
  4. Orca

    Orca What's a Dremel?

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    Well this sucks.

    Not that I was gonna get one at launch anyways. I hope they'll release a gamelist for the European PS3s in the future to see just how they mean by significantly.
     
  5. KMS-oul

    KMS-oul You think you know me.

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    Shame. I feel sorry for the folks getting one of these. Ah well can't complain with my Wii60 setup.
     
  6. mikeuk2004

    mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool!

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    Whats wrong with the emulation being software and not hardware. Really haow many people care about backward compatability. When I got my PS2 I got rid of all my PS1 games. I have a 360 and not interested in playing any xbox games what I used to have or buy any new xbox games.

    Id prefer them to scrap it all together and drop the price abit. Considering the original uk price was going to be £500 and now its around £425. I think its a good saving.
     
  7. DarkReaper

    DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good

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    How does software backwards compatibility work then? Is it the same method as the 360 uses?

    Not that I'm buying one anyhow, this just makes me laugh all the more.
     
  8. riggs

    riggs ^_^

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    I can't believe they're doing this to 'reduce the manufacturing cost', but we still end up paying more?! It doesn't make sense.

    Ok, so I wasn't planning on buying a PS3 anyway, but still, this is a total screw-over for us Europeans.

    I sure hope Sony are prepared for abysmal European sales figures.
     
  9. mmorgue

    mmorgue What's a Dremel?

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    @mikeuk2004

    I see what you're saying. But I think it's the *principle* that we find most outrageous.

    true, I myself will not be playing any of my old ps2 games on it. But it's the fact that a) the machine is horrendously overpriced *when compared* to what the US and Japan markets pay and b) they have only now told us they are removing functionality, thereby meaning we're paying even more for even less.

    I think that's what's p1ssing us all off -- the fact that Sony can just *do* what they're doing and there's no one to stop them. Besides us not buying their product(s). But then, as said earlier, it's only the die hards or "in the know" who realise what they are doing. :miffed:
     
  10. atanum141

    atanum141 I fapped to your post!

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    And i bet you that Sony will come back with some PR spin saying that the console was "trully exclusive" yeah trully exclusive to dumbasses who got substandard equipment at uber high prices.

    ill have a 360 and about 3/4 AAAstar games please!
     
  11. specofdust

    specofdust Banned

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    Sony must really hate the european markets.
     
  12. plug_in_ross

    plug_in_ross What's a Dremel?

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    olly_lewis What's a Dremel?

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    Sadly the point of this is lost on me... but if you do want to waste £430 then go ahead... but wouldn't it be much more intelligent and productive, to buy a wii AND an 360 and show your disdain for Sony that way? At least then you're saving you're money and effecting the sales of the PS3 even more... because you're still buying a PS3...
     
  14. Dr. Strangelove

    Dr. Strangelove What's a Dremel?

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    This is turning into a bigger joke every day. I would never buy a PS, or any other console for that matter, but that is just my preference.
    Anyway I feel sorry for all of those that have pre-ordered the PS3, cause I have a feeling that once we get to launch day all you will be getting is an empty box....
     
  15. DarkReaper

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    Sod smashing the thing, they aren't getting any of my cash.
     
  16. airchie

    airchie What's a Dremel?

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    It really bothers me that over here in europe, we get shafted on everything.

    Companies giving us less and charging us more and getting away with it makes my blood boil.

    Surely there's something we can do to inform the average joe before they go buying these things and letting Sony off with such appalling behaviour???
     
  17. randosome

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    Id like to clear something up here

    Software emulation of the PS2 was always sony's plan, however emulating the PS2 is difficult, and Sony hadn't managed to get it ready in time for the US/Jap release - so they had to put the chips on (increasing costs a lot) to allow backwards compatibility

    US/Jap consoles should get software emulation at some point, when a firmware update is released that included the emulation code
    And then new consoles would also lose all the PS1/PS2 chips to allow software emulation

    So all i can assume is Sony now have software emulation working, maybe not perfectly, but enough to drop the old chips
    However the article seems to be saying that Sony aren't even going to get their software emulation where it really needs to be, and this is just stupid

    Sadly, until all the PS1/PS2 chips are stripped out, the PS3 is going to be quite expensive, and they aren't going to be able to shrink the console either with that stuff in there, so it does need to be got rid of, however Sony's software emulation needs to be up to scratch before they can do this
     
  18. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    Hahahahahaha, I love how Sony keeps on sticking nails in its own coffin. :D

    Software emulation will get sorted out eventually, but its going to be a long process and I wouldn't be suprised if it had to be modified game by game.

    The worrying thing is that people are still going to buy the thing in droves, based on brand power alone. :(
     
  19. Skill3d

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    the only thing I would buy the ps3 is for metal gear solid, so I could play all metal gear solid series after one another... as long as the emu works (and the price drops) perhaps I'll buy one.....
     
  20. Veles

    Veles DUR HUR

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    I'd like to point out that this was their plan all along, they only put the chip in there untill they had finished making the emulation software, the chips inside the US and Japanese models were only a temporary measure, only the first few months worth of production were to have them in.

    But anyway, PS2 games look like absolute **** on the PS3, so it makes no difference at all.

    You must also remember that the 360 uses emulation, not hardware, for it's backwards compatibility, and it's also absolute ****.
     
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