PS3 Info to be Absent from CES2006

[bapenguin]

According to Engadget (http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/01/03/sony-says-no-ps3-announcments-at-ces/), the PS3 won't be making much of an appearance at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

My bet: this puppy ain't coming out in the springtime to play.

[Vandenh]

PS3 in no show shock!

[Borys]

You raise a sad story bap, I'll raise a happy one:

There's an ONSLAUGHT of BLU-RAY announcements !!! Dozens of 25 GB and even two 50GB movies !!! (Black Hawk Down, meh); Stationary players, PC players etc. Blu-Ray is serious @ CES 2006 folks. No holds barred!

YAY !!!

I'll try to submit them all (maybe in one humongous newspost) as soon as I get back from work - in 4 hours, nobody tries to beat me, mmmkay EA'ers?

[Borys]

On another front: Bill Gates gives a speech in about 18 hours!

Who cares ;p

[bapenguin]

You raise a sad story bap, I'll raise a happy one:

There's an ONSLAUGHT of BLU-RAY announcements !!! Dozens of 25 GB and even two 50GB movies !!! (Black Hawk Down, meh); Stationary players, PC players etc. Blu-Ray is serious @ CES 2006 folks. No holds barred!

YAY !!!

I'll try to submit them all (maybe in one humongous newspost) as soon as I get back from work - in 4 hours, nobody tries to beat me, mmmkay EA'ers?

meh...I just can't be excited about the video side of this stuff. I'm not interested in buying movies for a 2nd (or 3rd) time just for the hi-def.

Blu-Ray/HD-DVD = Laserdisc

[Vandenh]

>Blu-Ray is serious @ CES 2006 folks. No holds barred!

Is that sarcasm?

BTW get ready to own the DVD, UMB and Bluray version of Spiderman!

[The_Darr]

meh...I just can't be excited about the video side of this stuff. I'm not interested in buying movies for a 2nd (or 3rd) time just for the hi-def.

Blu-Ray/HD-DVD = Laserdisc

i remember how pissed off i was having to re-buy all my VHS movies i held dear...

[Rommel]

I wonder if this means a delay of Halo 3?

[Morratut]

I just can't get exicted either for Blu Ray or HD DVD for movies. I'm very happy with DVD at this moment in time.

I for one don't give a frick for HD Black Hawk Down :D

In games HD has given a breath of fresh air with the resolution and extra detail which has been added for console games etc.

However in films I can't see it giving as much improvement.

Is the actual source material in HD or is it just adding more lines to the same amount of detail recorded by the camera? I hope that is clear :confused:

I thought to take advantage of HD you would need a HD camera to film with?

I have a HD LCD TV which can do 720p and 1080i. I downloaded a 720p version of the Narnia trailer. I have to admit I wasn't impressed.

[Vandenh]

>However in films I can't see it giving as much improvement.

It all depends on the price I guess. HD movies will probably be relevant in 5 years. Right now companies are just trying to hype their way into your living room (or that of Borys ;) People need to buy HD televisions first ;)

[Borys]

A big fat 'meh' to all you guys! You'll succumb to the hype once you'll see the BR movies on shelves! I guarantee eet.

[bapenguin]

I thought to take advantage of HD you would need a HD camera to film with?

I have a HD LCD TV which can do 720p and 1080i. I downloaded a 720p version of the Narnia trailer. I have to admit I wasn't impressed.

Technically, film doesn't have a resolution. The HD quality would come from the film scanner used to create the digital content. Problem is, there IS a theoretical resolution to what a analog camera creates, you just can't measure it. A true HD digital camera will in general have a better image quality than something from an analog source that's converted.

[bapenguin]

A big fat 'meh' to all you guys! You'll succumb to the hype once you'll see the BR movies on shelves! I guarantee eet.

Ya...you're probably right. I'm a gadget whore. But the rest of the world is in question. :)

[The Iron Weasel]

A big fat 'meh' to all you guys! You'll succumb to the hype once you'll see the BR movies on shelves! I guarantee eet.
I'm interested just because I love movies, but I'm not even going to bother looking at one or the either till one is edged out.

[captainspankypants]

I figure no matter what HD format is ultimately settled on, I can probably safely ignore it for several years while things are still available on DVD, then skip it completely when some kind of on-demand system is worked out by cable companies or whoever. This will probably be the last time we have a debate over media storage.

[Reanimated]

Summer in Japan, winter in the US.

[KNOTE]

What exactly would they show if they had anything? If you've seen the devkits you know they're a loooong way off from having one on a retail shelf.

Also, I'm very excited for Blu Ray. I started selling off my DVD collection when the new formats were announced. God damn it if I'm going to hold on to hundreds of dollars worth of 480p coasters... However I predict a muted reception to blu-ray's launch. Nearly everyone I know, including my mother, has bought a shelf of DVDs and they sure as shit are not in a hurry to replace them all with more expensive versions.

Until you can buy a 27" HDTV with a tuner for $300 HD will be a fringe market.

[absolut taco]

This just in:
DVD video looks great! The sound is fantastic! I've watched DVDs on 60" HD projection TVs and never had any complaints regarding video/audio quality. Old single-layer movies looked like ass but when was the last time you saw one of those?

[bapenguin]

What exactly would they show if they had anything? If you've seen the devkits you know they're a loooong way off from having one on a retail shelf.

It doesn't even have to be a showing of anything. Just some info. What games are coming out, what peripherals. Details of ANYTHING. Remember, launch was rumored to be March/April in Japan. That's only 4 months away or less. It'd be nice to know SOMETHING.

[Zanzibar]

I wonder if this means a delay of Halo 3?

Good question. Bungie and Microsoft basically backed off of Gates' statement that Halo 3 would hit the shelves same day, but that could change if the PS3 is late.

My guess is that the longer Sony waits, the better chance that Halo 3 comes out the same day as the PS3.

[Montolio]

Summer in Japan, winter in the US.

I thought so too but in the meantime I will continue to convert my Sony-only friends to the 360 mmmwwwhhhaaahahaha :-)

[Babbster]

Until you can buy a 27" HDTV with a tuner for $300 HD will be a fringe market.

They're going to be awfully close within the next 12 months. You can already buy a 27" HDTV without tuner for $400 (off-brand - "Insignia") and Samsung has a 27" HDTV with tuner for $550; and these are prices from Best Buy which isn't the place to go for the best discounts. By Christmas 2007 you won't be able to buy a new 27"+ TV that isn't an HDTV with tuner - certainly not from a major brand, and possibly not from anyone.

[bobbler]

It doesn't even have to be a showing of anything. Just some info. What games are coming out, what peripherals. Details of ANYTHING. Remember, launch was rumored to be March/April in Japan. That's only 4 months away or less. It'd be nice to know SOMETHING.

I think if you look back to the PS2 launch, you'll see the played their cards very similarly to how they are now. Hell, look at the PSP launch even -- same story. I think if you research a bit you'll find that PS2 (PSP also) wasn't even publically playable at an event until ~1 month before it launched.

If history tells us anything we can expect a launch around a month after its playable at some event. (although I'm putting my bet somewhere between may and june, instead of march/april like a feb playable ps3 would lead people to believe -- who knows though).

Additionally, the launch has always been "spring" -- spring, when a company says it, usually implies end of spring (may/june in this case)... or they'd say Q1. Don't bet on march, and don't assume thats what was implied (unless you have another source that says something besides "spring"?).