March which means July right? July 2007 for an overpriced bag-o-shite.

They really, really fucked up on this. Seriously, people should finally realise that Sony are utter cunts.

I wish for this harder than when I wished with all my heart that I could turn into Blanka, all those years ago...

Well it's common knowledge that SONY is a dyslexic anagram of "bullshit".

I would say I'm surprised, but I'd be lying.

And then I'd be like Sony.

Eurgh...

So that's a million kids getting a Wii for Christmas then?

I laugh so hard right now. These wankers fuck up every single possible thing, no shit.

The only possibly way SONY can fuck the PS3 launch up any further is to put a massive sticker on the box with "every single person that buys this machine is a Gay!" written on it.

Everything in place for Xbox 360 and Wii to dominate Europe? You betcha.

Anyway, they're probably delaying it in Europe because there's not enough blu ray to go around. Expect massive shortages for PS3.

Now heres a subject i can agree with you guys on :) sony are fucking shit, i cant wait untill they release the ps3 so we can all laugh at what they said it will do, and what it will actually do. I aint buying anymore sony consoles after the ps2,the ps3 could possibly be the worlds worst console and take the crown from the atari jaguar (fingers crossed)

Jag dissing now!
Shoddy marketing (not to mention some dodgy math) on the part of Atari meant it never had a chance or decent developer support - and of course PSX came along and sank it, but a good chunk of its games remain classics today, notably Jeff Minter's Tempest 2000, Bethesda's Protector (only came out in 2002!) and the best console version of Doom - the only console version of an iD game to be programmed by Carmack himself.
Surely, the 3DO was far worse.

You could be right, i remember wanting a jaguar to play alien vs predator, (i never got around to playing it to this day, was it any good ?)i cant think of any game on the 3d0 i wanted to play, ok 3do was the worst console thinggy ever, unless anyone can come up with anything worse?

As much as we'd all like to believe Sony are fucked, they aren't. Because they've tapped a market that Nintendo and Sega never could - chavs. The sort of people who only buy a console for FIFA and whatever shitty racing game lets you put the most neon lights on your car. And they're going to buy a PS3 anyway, regardless of how much Sony fucks things up.

"they've tapped a market that Nintendo and Sega never could - chavs"

That is so true it's nearly poetic.

I'd say there are some heads rolling at Sony but they probably think this is a good idea.

When it does finally hit the uk, there is going to be an influx of youtube chav vids "i got a ps3 innit"
Sony are still gonna fail damn it, surely even all the chavs can't save them now?

It gets worse...

Japanese launch: 100,000 units

US launch: 400,000 units

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/06/business/AS_FIN_COM_Japan_Sony_PlayStation.php

FUCKING HELLFIRE :p

Has anyone seen the BBC video report for the delay? It's a complete fucking joke.
It even gives the impression that someone is playing Killzone 2 using that fake footage FFS.

The sad thing is it's inevitable that PS3 sales will go stratospheric, no matter what any of us think or say.

Tom: uh...hellooooo?

My previous post - looked at it yet?

Only 500,000 units worldwide at launch != "stratospheric" in any dictionary.

In all fairness, wouldn't the smarter thing to do be wait in all terortories to make decent stock instead of just Europe?

This website seems to have stolen your image and branded it as their own: http://www.thisiswaiting.com/

Very poor-quality Photoshops but it's funny anyway.

Pretty funny comments guys, no realy

Except for the "Chav" bit- Which chav is going to have 435 quid?
And do I need to remind you that HORRIFIC X360 ad that was made fun of here? THAT is for chavs.
"I got my XTREME box innit mate!? YEAH ITS ALL COOL AND SHIT! I CAN MOD IT WITH MY FACEPLATE AND SHIT YEAH!"

When it comes to PS3- No way was I paying 435 pounds for it anyway so unless it delays by two years (estimated price drop) I am not concerned.

But yeah Sony hating is pretty fun :D

Aparently this new's story was even reported on NEWSROUND! .....NEWSROUND FFS ....

"So that's a million kids getting a Wii for Christmas then?"

Sony and Microsoft could personally rape each and every one of their consumers with a cactus, burn their houses down and piss on their childhood pet's graves, before going bankrupt and leaving the gaming industry forever, and Nintendo of Europe would STILL find a way to screw up the Wii's launch.

"Except for the "Chav" bit- Which chav is going to have 435 quid?"

Maybe this is just another shit move by Sony in Europe? The core audience they've built up from the PS1 and PS2 has just been royally slapped in the face.

Further proof that Sony are completely ignorant.

Ico, Vice city, god of war, katamari, guitar hero, amplitude, gran turismo 4, eyetoy play (for about 10 minutes), pes, tekken 2, syphon filter, ffVII (ok, going further and further back in time here)... point is... I LIKE sony. And you lot lost weeks to these games too. I dont have a massive disposable income. I work full time so buying every game that comes out is a waste of time. I WILL be buying a ps3. When the price is right and there are at least half a dozen games (only 6 see?) that are worth playing. From my perspective there is no point demanding more. Sony can lie all they like but when that machine drops (eugh, sorry), i mean, is released, let all the sad fifa fuckers with more dole money than sense buy it in droves. They're the idiots that build up a decent user base early on that convinces developers its worth taking a chance on the machine 9 months down the line and release something genuinely good. I'll wait... i reckon it'll be worth it. And also, I am gay.

And also, I am gay.

I think we all applaud your courage in finally coming out of the closet there.

How dare you lot come on here and have a genuine, logical, and well reasoned debate. And no mention of cocks, peodo's, or cream the rabbits ass.

Im very disappointed.

"How dare you lot come on here and have a genuine, logical, and well reasoned debate. And no mention of cocks.."

The cocks are over at you ESS resistance, mate!

Next thing on sonys list, create a catchy jingle to sell the ps3, going by their standards they will hire that kid from the frosties advert and get him to sing "its gonna be great, its gonna be great"

(i havent slept, that's all your getting out of me at this time of the morning :P )

"Jag dissing now!"
Your fucking right there's going to be some Jag dissing. Tempest 2000 was an alright immitation of a 15 year old game, but everything else on the system was utter crap. The port of Doom doesn't even have the music, for fuck's sake. PSX Doom has a higher framerate, better graphics, and a useable joypad. Aliens Vs. Predator looks like a greener version of the 3D Maze screensaver, but it lacks the engaging gameplay. Other than that there's lifeless PC ports of games that work well on a mouse (Cannon Fodder, Syndicate, etc) that don't work on the Jag pad, because nothing does really, but even these are A-list compared to Jag-exclusive titles like Kasumi Ninja. Fuck the Jaguar, it's a complete waste of cash.

"Surely, the 3DO was far worse."
Well, yeah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovRbVs_rgSc

Watch out for the 14yr old kid!!!

XD irl 1111!!!!!

Well, at least you remember the Jag mate, even most of my mates don't. But I do love it. Cannon Fodder is still great, and to be honest if I want to play it again its alot easier than setting up my Amiga which is in the attic now I think - and I finished it OK on the joypad so no complaints there. Bit misguided to call Tempest 2000 an imitation when at the time it was a jawdropping experience that took the original to new levels of intensity - basically a completely different experience. Alien vs Predator had the atmosphere but not the sustained gameplay to back it up. It cranked up a good level of tension and then just pissed you off with those pools of acid that you couldn't step over and other shitty and often repetitive gameplay tics. Sure it had a load of utter dogshit games - you thought Kasumi Ninja was bad, you should have played Bruce Lee Dragon or Double Dragon 5 which were far worse. Or crap like Club Drive which was sold as a game but just seemed to be some unplayable jerky 3D demonstration.
Not sure about your Doom comments - I bought the PSX version of Doom (still have both), and the framerate is very sluggish on the PSX - or maybe it's just the controls aren't so responsive. I can't really say I missed the music though, those 2 note midi tunes were just shit weren't they? Carmack said they ditched the music to squeeze in another level or so. The Doom PSX sound was great though, no arguing there.
For all its shit games, the Jag did have some gems. Iron Soldier remains solid not to mention ambitious for it's time. Protector was utterly brilliant and later stuff like Battlesphere with its 32 player networking and uber-smooth fully light-sourced 3D in a hitherto unseen hi-res mode showed just what might have been had the machine been a success and developers really squeezed the full power out of it. It appears i am a complete jag fanboy. And also I am gay.

Get a job you hippies.

I'm sorry but no, i'm not gonna stand for this shit.

1. Play Cannon Fodder on an Amiga, it was made for that and that's exactly how it should be played.

2. The Jaguar and PSX versions of Doom, are both shit. The best versions of that game to come out on console, are the versions you unlock on doom 3 on the xbox. You can even play em multiplayer, the music is fucking ace, and you all talk shit. It's just a shame you have to fork out on X-crate to play em.

3. The 3DO was ace. Because it had an awesome version of Road Rash on it. I know this because I have it. Also it only cost me 2 pounds with six games. Making it the cheapest "console" i've ever bought.

4. You haven't even mentioned the Amiga CD32, which completely sucked donkey anal passage and died at exactly the same rate as the Jag.

5. I absolutely detest Sony and their dirty underhand tactics. And while Katamari and PES might be great games, they would be even better if you didn't have to play the fuckers on a playstation just because Sony threw massive wads of cash at the developers, and smiled a lot.

6. Blanka was shit. Ken was the best player on that game and any self respectin SF2 god should know that.

7. Tekken fucking 2, Syphon fucking filter, FF fucking VII, God of fucking War, Eyetoy fucking Play!?!?!?!?! Guitar fucking Hero, Ampli-fucking-tude and Tempest fucking 2000 are all wank.

Here endeth the lesson.

1. Come and get the fucker out of my attic and I'll play it on an Amiga.

2. That sounds ace - never knew about that. Must have been the best thing about Doom 3.

3. Six games. Seems like you have the complete 3DO library. Fave game was that jeep battle flag capture thingy, and a fairly decent Fifa too as I recall. Road Rash was ace though, still not as fun as RR2 on the Megadrive though. (That was so good I have a photo of my mate playing that game). Mind you, I have a pic of me playing Gynoug on Megadrive as well.) And I got a court order from Dixons for defaulting on my monthly payments for my MegaCD because I decided to stop paying when I could no longer buy any games for it. Hmmm.

4. CD32 was gash you're right there. I remember laughing so hard when I saw Rise of the Robots actually running after reading Edge big it up to the high heavens.

5 etc. Oh - back on topic - I'll fuck off and carry on also being gay.

"Get a job you hippies."

This is my job. Jack Tramiel is still paying me to do Jag PR after all these years. Why else would I be championing a 13 year old console shaped like a fucking toilet?

PS2 did have Guitar Hero, which is like Samba di Amigo but without the marraccas and with a guitar.

Hey guys just to back up my Xbox brand is for Chavs and Sony isn't argument:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/08/04

Sony just likes to lie but it happens in business not that any of you care as making "fun of them" or whatever you are doing is more fun!
Don't hate me please, the link I gave is pretty good...Thanks.
Can someone say they like me or something?

I dunno... I think they were depicting that Saint's Row as a game was aiming at the chav crowd as opposed to the whole Xbox console.

And anyway - do they even have chavs in America?! I've always wondered...

nodesofyesod : =] Glad someone else knows the score ... RR2 on MD ftw, most deffo. Don't reckon i can get to your attic tho mate, might be easier if you go to a car boot sale :P Oh ye i have Fifa on the 3d0, i thought it was a bit gash really, but then i never did like that game very much.

Ante-nah

Link to Penny Arcade again and I'll have to rape your mouth.

Can I watch?

I think what we all really want to see is a UK:R / Penny Arcade collaboration.

Just think how great it would be! Come on guys, you've got so much in common!

so... when zoomed in a right hand turns into a left hand? nice photoshop.

Ha, right to left lol.

Anyway... Sony never delivered their worldwide laucnh, are losing about 50$ revenue for every PS3 sold and have a shoddy launch line up. Coupled with the fact that the Playstation Network sucks, I think it it clear that Sony have screwed up big time.

Road rash II was ace! so was Golden axe II, remember that? Absolute ACE! And Jetpac, Attic Attack, SabreWulf and all the other Ultimate (now Rare) games. Glad Jetpac and Doom are on the Xbox live arcade. I have 'em both and thay play amazingly on the 360, If better! I never got to play those DOOMs included with DOOM3 Collector's edition 'cos I only had the non Collector's, ah well. DOOM3 was great regardless.

In response to:
"Ico, Vice city, god of war, katamari, guitar hero, amplitude, gran turismo 4, eyetoy play (for about 10 minutes), pes, tekken 2, syphon filter, ffVII (ok, going further and further back in time here)... point is... I LIKE sony. And you lot lost weeks to these games too. I dont have a massive disposable income. I work full time so buying every game that comes out is a waste of time. I WILL be buying a ps3. When the price is right and there are at least half a dozen games (only 6 see?) that are worth playing. From my perspective there is no point demanding more. Sony can lie all they like but when that machine drops (eugh, sorry), i mean, is released, let all the sad fifa fuckers with more dole money than sense buy it in droves. They're the idiots that build up a decent user base early on that convinces developers its worth taking a chance on the machine 9 months down the line and release something genuinely good. I'll wait... i reckon it'll be worth it. And also, I am gay."

All, yes ALL are available either on the original Xbox or Xbox 360, even eyetoy because of the vision cam and totemball. Forza pwns GT4 for a joke. Tekken? Heard of DOA 3 or 4 mate? PWNZORZ! etc. Fact is, Xbox and Xbox 360 have better quality game; chavs like you just don't realise it. I'm not surprised given your flawed judgement of quality, i.e. slapping stickers on cars and calling it 'bling' and 'sick'. The price will never drop otherwise Sony will be losing even more profit. The price will stay for at least a year unless they launch the PS6, followed by Nintendo's Wiivolution (Nintendo console number 10) whilst Microsoft does triple platforming (Mac, Windows and 360 users, great!) along with messenger on the 360, IPTV (Internet protocol TV for the 360, like SKY but for the 360), 4 million live users and movies on demand. It won't be worth it, trust me, trust a straight guy.