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pinata242 07-16-12 11:57 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 11309485)
I would think this is a cost cutting thing, similar to the Wii extracting Gamecube compatibility.

Wait. That happened? I didn't think that compatibility cost anything (at least substantial). I know the PS3 removed their PS2 BC because it was actual hardware involved.

cruzness 07-16-12 02:37 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Looking @ the pictures The super slim is cheap looking. The phat and the Slim look sexy in the TV cabinet. Like Electronics. This looks like a toy.

Michael Corvin 07-16-12 02:47 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 11309485)
I would think this is a cost cutting thing, similar to the Wii extracting Gamecube compatibility.

Assuming it's lighter I guess saving on shipping might be a factor too.

Decker 07-16-12 07:21 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 11309490)
Wait. That happened? I didn't think that compatibility cost anything (at least substantial). I know the PS3 removed their PS2 BC because it was actual hardware involved.

There were two rounds of BC. The original 60 GB had full, hardware-enabled BC. Then the next generation of phat, the 80 GB MGS4 unit had software emulation that provided some, but not full backward compatibility. Then they just phased it out completely before the slim.

I kept expecting my 60 GB model to croak, but it just keeps chugging along. I'd prefer to replace it with a slim rather than a circa-1989 portable CD player, but I guess i'm just going to have to wait and see..

glassdragon 07-16-12 07:55 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
That thing does look pretty cheap. Not sure why we need 3 different ps3 models. Hell, even the 360 only has 2

RocShemp 07-23-12 08:01 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Saw this over at Blu-ray.com:


Originally Posted by bigjoejgde (Post 6186624)
World Exclusive: PS4 in deep (first specs)


TLDR SPECS

CPU

4 core (2 core pairs) 3.2 GHz AMD x86 (Steamroller)
aggregate, 10x PS3 PPU performance
512 KByte L2 per core pair
64 bit pointers

GPU

AMD R10x series GPU @ 800 MHz (Tahiti)
aggregate 10x RSX performance, 1.84 TFlops
DX”11.5″
cheap branching
18 compute units, focus on fine grained compute & tessellation

MEMORY:

2 GByte UMA, pushing for 4 GByte
192 GByte/ sec non-coherent access for e.g. GPU
12 GByte/ sec coherent access for CPU
>50% longer memory latency for CPU/ GPU compared to PC!!!
DXT is lowest bpp texture compression format

MEDIA:

50 GByte BD drive
PCAV, between 3.3 and 8x BD, most likely clamped to 6x
automatic background caching to HDD
HDD SKU with at least 380 GByte
downloadable games

EXTRA HARDWARE:

video encoder/ decoder
audio processing unit, ~200 concurrent MP3 streams
HW zlib decompressor

http://www.vgleaks.com/world-exclusi...p-first-specs/


Mok 07-25-12 09:09 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Here is a code for LittleBigPlanet Karting enjoy.

6PRD-TANQ-L77R

Michael Corvin 07-25-12 09:48 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Taken. Not by me. :(

tlwizard 07-25-12 02:36 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11321666)
Taken. Not by me. :(

Would you like me to PM you one?

Michael Corvin 07-25-12 02:43 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Sure!

Decker 07-25-12 03:15 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
BTW : TL, thanks for the code last week. I was on vacation at the time so I didn't get a chance to try the beta out yet.

glassdragon 07-25-12 06:24 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I posted a link in the LBP Karting thread for free beta keys if you want one.

tlwizard 07-26-12 01:08 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I just got sent an extra Dust 514 beta key for this weekends closed beta. If someone wants it, let me know.

cruzness 07-26-12 01:49 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by TLwizard (Post 11323549)
I just got sent an extra Dust 514 beta key for this weekends closed beta. If someone wants it, let me know.

I want it.

glassdragon 07-26-12 01:55 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I'll take a dust 514 key if anyone has an extra. Would love to try this.

Michael Corvin 07-29-12 07:11 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Has there been a deal on Journey since it came out?

Decker 07-29-12 10:09 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11326967)
Has there been a deal on Journey since it came out?

There was only a 20% discount for PS Plus members Once for a week about a month ago. It's a really cool game.

Hailey G 07-29-12 05:14 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I would have bought it during the sale, but they annouced the hard copy with all the extra crap right before that, so I decided to wait for that instead.

Decker 07-29-12 07:01 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I already have flOw (which is crappy) and Flower (which is very cool but short) and the extras look to be non-essential, so it was an easy call for me.

story 07-29-12 07:28 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
Can someone please PM me when they see a 1-year PSN membership go on sale? I think I'd be interested in signing up.

tlwizard 07-29-12 11:57 PM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by dogmatica (Post 11327589)
Can someone please PM me when they see a 1-year PSN membership go on sale? I think I'd be interested in signing up.

I think there's a deal at target right now.

Decker 07-30-12 12:48 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
No there really isn't. There actually never was, but there's an active thread on CAG that used this non-deal (hoping to get a clerk to drop the price based on the brief glimpse of a mis-price on the website) to have a huge debate on the relative worth of PS Plus. :suicide:

19K 07-30-12 06:43 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I don't know if those free games are still available, but if they are you should sign up ASAP. Like today. Even if you have to pay full price for PS+, you'd instantly get your moneys worth. Plus you'd still have 12 more months to look forward to.

Michael Corvin 07-30-12 07:16 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 
I signed up with my free 1 month trial yesterday.

Time to blow out the DVDTalkers' Pac-Man leaderboard on the PS3 now. ;)

cruzness 07-30-12 09:33 AM

Re: The Official PS3 thread - Aaaaannnnnnddddd we're back!
 

Originally Posted by 19K (Post 11328008)
I don't know if those free games are still available, but if they are you should sign up ASAP. Like today. Even if you have to pay full price for PS+, you'd instantly get your moneys worth. Plus you'd still have 12 more months to look forward to.

Agreed. I signed up for 3 months since I had some extra dough in my wallet and I plan on keeping Plus going if they have more of these free games available.


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