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Topic # 7800 10-May-2006 18:36
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Saw the new PS3 with motion sensing control, does anyone know if there is more substance to the new console?

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  Reply # 35414 10-May-2006 19:54
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No - thats all there is. Funny eh.




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  Reply # 35595 12-May-2006 16:19
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hey- does anyone have a ps3? If you do - tell me what you think? Is it worth buying?

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  Reply # 35597 12-May-2006 16:28
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Nobody has a PS3, they wont be out for quite a while



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  Reply # 35598 12-May-2006 16:29
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miss_louie: hey- does anyone have a ps3? If you do - tell me what you think? Is it worth buying?


I didn't catch when it was due for release, but not for a while.



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  Reply # 35599 12-May-2006 16:32
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  Reply # 35601 12-May-2006 16:33
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Beat ya to it. IIRC PS3 due out Q4. Prices and dates were annouced for the US at E3

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  Reply # 35604 12-May-2006 16:37

miss_louie: hey- does anyone have a ps3? If you do - tell me what you think? Is it worth buying?


OMG. You'd better watch news first... PS3 will out in November this year...




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  Reply # 35619 12-May-2006 19:41
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PS3's motion sensing is the last minute "steal" from Nintendo's WII gyro... truth is, gyro control/motion sensing was used in MS's freestyle pro controller, and MS did not choose it in xbox 360 due to the lack of softwares/games that would actually use of it.


In fact, it's funny to think this but... did you know, Sony stole a lot from Nintendo... PS1 stole D-PAD from Nintendo/Sega, PS2 stole Analog joystick from Nintendo N64, Sony's LaunchPad (online service) idea stole from Microsoft's Xbox Live, and now Sony's motion sensing stole from Nintendo's Wii.




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