PS3 death clock

Discussion in 'Industry News' started by ASSEMbler, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. Barc0de

    Barc0de Mythical Member from Time Immemorial

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    I can verify that although my multisystem TV supports SDTV, due to my PS3 being PAL games are displayed at 480p/50hz :(
     
  2. randyrandall

    randyrandall Guest

    Ugh. I think I was just sick in my mouth a little bit.
     
  3. wildcat

    wildcat Robust Member

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    Well retro,

    I did mean the site you mentioned, I just put it in short form, I guess.

    Yes, either the site or a contributor did subscribe and provide data stright from NPN on the subject of console sales for Canada maybe other countries too.

    Canada sales figures
    Based on figures from the NPD Group, as of 1 August 2008 (2008 -08-01)<SUP class="plainlinks asof-tag update" style="DISPLAY: none">[update]</SUP>:<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-25>[26]</SUP>
    1. Wii – 1,060,000
    2. Xbox 360 – 870,000
    3. PlayStation 3 – 520,000

    As for the wiki site,

    I will take there data at face value till proven different. I have found there information accurate and quite useful to me.

    Others here don't like the site or are quite critical of the content on that site, but I'am not one of them.


    So far its been great with them and there info! :dance:
     
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  4. Evangelion-01

    Evangelion-01 Officer at Arms

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    I just bought a 360, i needed something to heat up the room as cold winter is cold, sony doesn't provide that to me.
     
  5. wildcat

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    Evangelion-01,


    Lol, if you live in Canada that would be a good ideal! :clap:
     
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  6. Tenchi

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    lol I think I should buy a xbox 360 too. Since we are getting no gas anymore from Ukraine it is getting soooooooooooooo cold in Austria :evil:
     
  7. Barc0de

    Barc0de Mythical Member from Time Immemorial

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    sorry, it plays at the unorthodox (and made-up) resolution of 576p! My TV does 480p fine, but doesn't display 576p properly as to horizontal lines, resulting in a sort of "zoomed" image - ie the left and right of the real image seems to be wider than the actual TV's 4:3 frame.

    I say made-up because EDTV is 480p (NTSC), there's no PAL standard equivalent really
     
  8. Martin

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    In this vein... I'd rather play with my own shit (Dreamcast).
     
  9. Unorthodox

    Unorthodox Barc0de's Pimp

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    At the way people keep posting here this thread will out live the PS3.
     
  10. ServiceGames

    ServiceGames Heretic Extraordinaire

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    That's because there is more creativity and replay value in this thread than the PS3 can muster and it's free of charge.
     
  11. retro

    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    :thumbsup:

    :lol:

    It is getting a bit tiring though - logging in and seeing this thread as the most recent. AGAIN!
     
  12. graciano1337

    graciano1337 Milk Bar

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    :lol:

    this thread and GoH's "budding comic" thread are always near the top. i guess i'm not really helping the matter...
     
  13. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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    People like to just talk sometimes...no problem with that.
     
  14. Alchy

    Alchy Illustrious Member

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    In general I think forums are too obsessed with keeping things on-topic. So long as the conversation is stimulating, what's the problem?

    If this thread honestly makes it to the end of the PS3's life, though, I'd be kind of disappointed. I can't imagine that the talk of death would be interesting for all those years.
     
  15. wildcat

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    The media perpetuates this thread by making stories like the recent london times story about massive layoffs.

    When sony goes and states there coming out with a ps4 after charging adsorbent amounts for there ps3 consoles I wonder how many customer there going to have left after that. Than to compound matters software companies charge hefty amounts for the gaming software. It just gets to the point of being ridiculous.
     
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  16. Jamtex

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    What fool would play PS3 games on a SDTV anyway? Like having a Ferrari and not going out of first gear.
     
  17. randyrandall

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    Not everyone has an HDTV, as simple as. At least the 360, as far as I have seen, only supports PAL60 on SD.
     
  18. Alchy

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    You can choose PAL50 or PAL60, but some games require 60Hz.
     
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    mooseblaster Bleep. Site Supporter 2012, 2014

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  20. Barc0de

    Barc0de Mythical Member from Time Immemorial

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    the type that wants a PS3 in his living room but has no spare cash for a big-screen HDTV. I didn't know u thought so lowly of the poor:p
     
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