Sony prepares 2 important announcements for Leipzig [Archive]

Pumpkin Head

08-11-2006, 06:24 AM

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has just announced that it will be present at Games Convention which will begin on next 23 August in Leipzig in Germany. The manufacturer should even make two important advertisements at the time of this event August the 21 and 23 at the time of the days presses. Malheureusuement, it would seem that no play PlayStation 3 will be playable in Games Convention, at least on the stand of 2000 m2 Sony, the manufacturer indeed prefers to be focused on Tokyo Game Show 2006 before the launching of its future console of living room. http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news16921.html&lp=fr_en&tt=url

Beenie Man

08-11-2006, 06:25 AM

Interesting.

Pumpkin Head

08-11-2006, 06:32 AM

Interesting. yes very interesting. hopefully some news lol

saxdawg00

08-11-2006, 07:21 AM

I guess I'll kick off the predictions.

1.) They'll reveal the main details of the PSNP (how the interface looks, how it navigates around the lobbies, etc.)

2.)They'll announce the official launch lineup.

VideoGame mania

08-11-2006, 07:44 AM

only 2 important annoucements to Sony would be Assassin and RE5 PS3 exclusive,many will commit suicide,you know who they are.And TGS will continue to make the death number higher

Beenie Man

08-11-2006, 08:50 AM

Why would they announce a Japanese game exclusive at a European event? TGS anyone.

D3adcell

08-11-2006, 08:54 AM

only 2 important annoucements to Sony would be Assassin and RE5 PS3 exclusive,many will commit suicide,you know who they are.And TGS will continue to make the death number higher

Wouldn't commit suicide, would just buy a PS3 sooner then predicted ;).

killermmn

08-11-2006, 10:02 AM

sony will tell the line-up for europe and new games maybe:err: :err:

VG Aficionado

08-11-2006, 10:03 AM

Just what I expected. Not a too important presence since they need to show great stuff at TGS, but at the same time we'll learn more about PS3 somehow. And that may not be all, since I would expect third party news.

makeitlookreal

08-11-2006, 10:13 AM

I'm just sitting here tonight thinking about life, what I am supposed to do with it, and the meaning of it all. Strangely, the one thing that seemed a comforting thought was to come back to Psinext and post with all of you guys. This place has a true feeling of home in a certain way.

If this is a prediction thread about the two announcements then I would like to say what really matters is if Sony is really going to spill the beans or not about what they have been working on and hiding. If they are ready, I think the two BIG announcements wil be.

1) The true features of the RSX which will turn out to have at least some special features which distinguish it from an ordinary N47 and gives it an edge over the 360. I'm not going to go into detail about what I think these features might be, because I'm no longer in the mood to speculate. What happens will happen.

2) The secret Eye Toy 2 like device that will track movement in three D space.

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The more minor announcements could be as follows:

1) The launch line-up.

2) The true details of the OS both the standard PS3 OS and the LINUX OS.

3) More games incorporating the motion sensing technology.

Viper

08-11-2006, 10:19 AM

I think your minor predictions are most plausible. TGS will have your major predictions most likely.

Generosity of God

08-11-2006, 10:22 AM

its good for Sony not to do too much at Liepzig this year.

Nintendo have got big plans for the show and so instead of Sony trying to take the limelight from Nintendo and waste resources, they just make an appearance and then focus on TGS.

for some reason, Nintendo not doing stuff at TGS (though they havent for a while) leads me to believe that the announcements they have at Liepzig may be related to something around the time of TGS. ie stuff revealed at Liepzig may somehow take away attention from Sony at TGS. don't hold me to that though as its just a hunch and i'm probably wrong.

either way Sony's TGS Keynote needs to be titled "PS3 Prove Our Promise". coz they really need to comeback from the E3 stumble if they want sales to be as high as they are aiming.

VG Aficionado

08-11-2006, 10:30 AM

To be honest, I think it's more likely that we find out more about PS3's hardware at Leipzig than at TGS. TGS is (or should be) all about games, and we don't know what Sony will announce at Leipzig. What about some final hardware details and some software news? Then TGS arrives and we find out about the launch software, the online platform and some more things, but anything other than hardware.

MILR, it's fine to have you again around here and all, but please, no more dramatic posts about abandoning this forum forever just to return a few days later. I and others would also appreciate you didn't mention the RSX subject in every single post of yours when it's not relevant to the thread.

Viper

08-11-2006, 10:32 AM

GoG, there is huge speculation going around, much from dev leaks, that says the Wii will launch as early as Oct 2. IF that's the case, Nintendo will need to announce price, line up, etc...well before Oct 2 and TGS is too close to that date. Many are guessing that Leipzig will be Nintendos version of Sonys TGS in that all bombs get dropped then. It's already known that Nintendo wil unveil 5 1st party titles at Leipzig and have a huge keynote titled "Wii Prove Our Promise".

I'm pretty positive Leipzig will be Nin's main showing for the year while Sony uses TGS for its (granted they jumped the gun a bit with the price announcement at E3).

Generosity of God

08-11-2006, 10:43 AM

yeah i know about the speculations and the known facts about Nintendo's Liepzig showing. i was just trying to say it without actually saying it.

it makes me wonder though. if Nintendo release around the time of TGS how much would it affect Sony?

if they launch before will they take attention away or will attention be taken away from them?

if they launch after will they be given as much attention if Sony have a good showing?

the whole October 2 speculation because of the DS lineup skips the date seems silly. but i guess we will find out at Liepzig just like we will these important Sony announcements. (just to try to get it back on topic.

Viper

08-11-2006, 11:19 AM

The Oct 2 date isn't just based on DS releases. Much of it is from dev talk, retailers and other circumstances. Besides, who the hell wants to try and launch up against a Sony system?

I think it would give Wii a better launch if they go October. Because it's a week or two after TGS, I don't think it will hurt sony too much. Those that want a PS3 and will pay that price won't be detered by the Wii launch much at all.

makeitlookreal

08-11-2006, 11:32 AM

VG,

I'm one messed up, stressed out, frazzled, and pathetic emotional wreck. All I can say is I apologize for coming and going so many times. I am sorry and I apologize.

I am trying my best to pull myself together, but I can't seem to motivate myself very well or stay positive. It seems everytime I do get into a better mood crazy stuff happens. I apologize and will try not to come and go like that anymore.

Now, to move on. How is the RSX off topic in this thread? There are two total mystery announcments that are to be made and Sony has deleted the specs of the Cell and RSX from their websites for months.

I listed several possibilities and one of them included the RSX. By the way, I don't want to debate the specs of the RSX anymore. Quite frankly, I don't care about debating them anymore and don't have the energy. My brain is too soggy to even lift up a hammer to construct a thought anwyay. But to be honest, I don't see how mentioning the RSX as one possibility among many is such a horrible thing to do.

Another possibility is that there is something else none of us expect that will be announced. It could be something as bold as a brand new game franchise or perhaps something else we can't even yet imagine.

Of course it would be really nice if they had been secretly working with Apple to create a special version of the OSX for the PS3.

There are all kinds of possibilities. But to be honest, just another clip of MGS4 will be enough for me.

As long as I'm sane and can literally keep my thoughts from falling apart I'm satisfied these days. It's scary to wake up in the morning (like it happened a while back) and be so out of it that you are talking in gibberish.

VG Aficionado

08-11-2006, 11:43 AM

I didn't say the RSX wasn't relevant here, I just meant that you don't need to mention the RSX everytime, everywhere like you did before. I think it makes sense not to discuss it too much when other people in other threads aren't even thinking about GPUs at all. It will only lead to frustration on everyone's side.

Anyway, I hope for your life to get better somehow and that to reflect here.

MasaC

08-11-2006, 12:27 PM

1) The true features of the RSX which will turn out to have at least some special features which distinguish it from an ordinary N47 and gives it an edge over the 360. I'm not going to go into detail about what I think these features might be, because I'm no longer in the mood to speculate. What happens will happen.

2) The secret Eye Toy 2 like device that will track movement in three D space.

It would be truly awesome if they revealed the true specs of the RSX and together with Konami's showing of a new MGS4-trailer it would build up an enormous hype for TGS and the launch.

The new EyeToy should imo opinion be showed at Leipzig. If they showed it at TGS first I think it would drown among all other games. At Leipzig more focus would be drawn to it.

whiteknight

08-11-2006, 12:31 PM

It would be truly awesome if they revealed the true specs of the RSX and together with Konami's showing of a new MGS4-trailer it would build up an enormous hype for TGS and the launch.

The new EyeToy should imo opinion be showed at Leipzig. If they showed it at TGS first I think it would drown among all other games. At Leipzig more focus would be drawn to it.

Kojima should just make 5 trailers and give them all to Sony right when he announces a game. Sony will just use one per press conference so people are happy. =P

venomv

08-11-2006, 02:21 PM

I'm pretty positive Leipzig will be Nin's main showing for the year while Sony uses TGS for its (granted they jumped the gun a bit with the price announcement at E3).

I think Sony is giving people time before launch the get used to the price, and to save money for it. If it was $3-400 they probably wouldn't have announced it so soon. I also think it will be Nintendo's show, their launch is close and they don't go to TGS, so........

VG Aficionado

08-11-2006, 06:25 PM

Sony floor plan at Leipzig:

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4342/messestandin9.jpg

Beenie Man

08-11-2006, 06:28 PM

Coded-Dude

08-11-2006, 06:35 PM

two important advertisements
....it says advertisement, which leads me to believe it won't be crucial info - maybe unveil a game or somehting similar.

VideoGame mania

08-11-2006, 06:51 PM

Wouldn't commit suicide, would just buy a PS3 sooner then predicted ;).
I was just joking:afro: ,but I'm hoping it's a price drop and the final upgraded specs

jako

08-11-2006, 07:05 PM

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news16921.html&lp=fr_en&tt=url
They don't say at all they are going to reveale something about the PS3.
And I would say they shouldn't tell us anything about the PS3
before TGS, they need to save as more "surprises" as they can for the last big event before launch.

Coded-Dude

08-11-2006, 07:07 PM

....it says advertisement, which leads me to believe it won't be crucial info - maybe unveil a game or somehting similar.

this is not an announcement, but an advertisement.(According to the article)

Smokey

08-11-2006, 07:11 PM

I was just joking:afro: ,but I'm hoping it's a price drop and the final upgraded specs
i really dont think there will be a price drop. we just have to let go of that people :)

Beenie Man

08-11-2006, 07:23 PM

But, but.

nwo504

08-11-2006, 08:02 PM

it would be cool if they just announced 1 sku with everything for $499 40 gig hdd

makeitlookreal

08-11-2006, 08:29 PM

VG,

Thanks. I too hope somehow my life gets better, because right now I feel completely and totally trapped.

MasaC,

I too am looking forward to the MGS4 trailer and what's going to be neat is how Kojima said that the graphical quality was going to be greatly improved. By now they have the final hardware and final devkits so what we are going to see will probably knock our socks off!

Also, what's going to be really neat is if they show another location other than a desert. Just imagine the hype for the game if they showed him in a big city that looks as realistic as in the getaway or showed him in a jungle looking as good as crysis. It would really boost the hype for the PS3.

amuront

08-11-2006, 08:56 PM

this is not an announcement, but an advertisement.(According to the article)

The original (http://www.jeux-france.com/news16921.html) article in french says "deux announces" which means two announcements in this case. Of course, we all know how babelfish works :stirpot:

Omega Blue

08-11-2006, 08:59 PM

Hmm i have to agree about the settings thing, i would love to see a variety of settings in the upcoming MGS4 trailer that really show off the games diversity, and the Ps3's capabilities as far as bring a bunch of style to life on the console.

warmachine

08-17-2006, 12:44 PM

I think one of the announcments might be the revealing of LAIR including new ingame footage, or even a playable version (behind closed doors).
Why that, you may ask? Because Factor 5 is an old german devoleper studio with a lot of german developers. So revealing their baby at GC in Leibzig/Germany sounds quite possible. ^^

:2cents:

[urgs...veeery bad english... -_-]

agentorange

08-17-2006, 01:01 PM

why do some of you insisting that there will be upgrade on PS3 ram or the rsx? Deal with it the one that we saw not is already the final specs okay.

Angeljuice

08-17-2006, 03:30 PM

why do some of you insisting that there will be upgrade on PS3 ram or the rsx? Deal with it the one that we saw not is already the final specs okay.

No way do we have the final RSX specs, there's too many pieces of the puzzle missing. They're not insisting there will be an upgrade to the RSX, just hoping that all the missing pieces will be filled in.

makeitlookreal

08-17-2006, 03:38 PM

That is almost what I feel. What I honestly feel is that the specs at E3 of 2005 were vague at best and misleading at worst. Due to CPI's statements I don't think the RSX is going to be duel core or a true G80, but I think it is going to be something based on the N47 but with tons of tweaks that will give it a clear advantage over the PC part.

I really do hope all the pieces come together, because there are just too many things that don't make sense. For example, exactly how are they going to optimize the CELL/RSX connection? What exactly is so special about the shaders of the RSX everyone is bragging about? What is going to allow great looking 1080P games when truthfully there is not an *extreme* ammount of bandwidth in the PS3? Also, what is the purpose of the cache that has been talked about? Will there be a tile cache like a few developers may have rumored?

Goki

08-17-2006, 04:33 PM

when is Leipzig going to happen now agan...?

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 04:55 PM

The 23th of August.

Sony already said that they won't be showing any 1st-party PS3 games at Leipzig, so what are they gonna use all those boots for? Simple, the final PS3's, all lined up, every feature enabled(-games), and with the PSNP, LINUX OS & XMB fully operational...

If they do this, I might take a little trip to Germany on the last day of the show...

Afterall, it's not that far away (http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&sll=50.261254,10.415039&sspn=12.581078,21.203613&saddr=%C3%98ster+Ulslev,+Denmark&daddr=Leipzig,+Germany+%4051.339762,12.371358&ie=UTF8&om=1).

Crossbar

08-17-2006, 05:43 PM

Sony already said that they won't be showing any 1st-party PS3 games at Leipzig, so what are they gonna use all those boots for? Simple, the final PS3's, all lined up, every feature enabled(-games), and with the PSNP, LINUX OS & XMB fully operational...
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Why would they do that if they have no games to promote?

No, they will just line up some PS2s and PSPs, maybe one PS3 made out of wood if you are lucky. ;)

Seriously have anyone considered there may be a PSP Lite on the way?
Perhaps one of the announcement is not even PS3 related.

But go there, by all means, there sure will be a few PS3s, don't be a bore. :)

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 06:36 PM

Well, if VG's post (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showpost.php?p=1189423&postcount=22) wasn't a joke, PS3 seems to have a rather large presence at the show.

VG Aficionado

08-17-2006, 06:42 PM

Well, if VG's post (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showpost.php?p=1189423&postcount=22) wasn't a joke, PS3 seems to have a rather large presence at the show.What do you mean by that, punk? And where's the due +rep you promised me? :norris:

LOL, j/k ;)

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 06:54 PM

Ok, I'll rep some random posters untill I can rep you again. :hugegrin:

EDIT: Are you happy now, huh!?!?!?! ;)

VG Aficionado

08-17-2006, 07:03 PM

Thank you Seph! :cowboy: You didn't have to! :)

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 07:45 PM

You threatened my life!!!! ROFL
Besides, you're from Spain. I love Spain. "Sound of the +2000 other forum members screaming about racism"

cliffbo

08-17-2006, 08:43 PM

rumble is back!? and theres now only one sku that costs £315 and has all the bells and whistles... my prediction.

gnznroses

08-17-2006, 08:50 PM

one config? i seriously doubt that.

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 09:59 PM

We're allowed to dream... For now. MS will probably license it in a few years...

yoshaw

08-17-2006, 10:21 PM

I agree with Cliff's rumble theory.

Seph, I'm on with the dreams bandwagon bruv(ref: gangs of london!) ;)

:djparty:

Sephiroth_VII

08-17-2006, 10:36 PM

I hope that'll happen. Maybe Sony will makes some kind of deal with Immersion. It seems that they have money problems.

cliffbo

08-17-2006, 10:57 PM

I hope that'll happen. Maybe Sony will makes some kind of deal with Immersion. It seems that they have money problems.

if Sony wanted to start their conference with a bang, then this fits the bill perfectly. and wouldn't it be a brilliant coo if Sony never intended to take it out in the first place, but wanted to tease us with the idea that they had, in order to be able to give us a treat at TGS. its business folks, thats the way it works...

Coded-Dude

08-17-2006, 11:07 PM

adding rumble is not treat, that is somethign most everyone hopes/anticipates for.
(not inculding my self - I wish they woudl bring back the bat-a-rang controller)

I want some news that is NOT expected, but will cause me to spontaneously blow a load in my pants.
If Sony came out and said, our BIGGEST news this year is!....we are re-adding rumble - I would cancel my pre-oder.

seriously.