PS3 Shines At Sony Expo

• Tuesday November 7, 2006 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):

  Technorati Tags: video game consoles, PlayStation 3

  The Nintendo Wii has been getting much more favorable press lately, but the PlayStation 3 is not about to be left behind.

  Two weeks before its scheduled November 17 release, the much-anticipated Sony video game console wowed gamers who were on hand to test the PlayStation 3 in Hawaii over the weekend. TechNewsWorld has this to say:

  Thousands of lucky gamers tested the PS3 over the weekend at the 2007 Sony Expo in Honolulu, two weeks before the console's official debut.

  Almost all were males -- from boys with braces and baggy jeans to gray-haired baby boomers. They crowded around two gaming booths with the sleek, lean, black machine behind a plastic case.

  "The graphics are crazy, way better than the second one," said Doug Morrison, a 20-year-old University of Hawaii student. "It's more realistic. It's smoother. It doesn't have any glitches. I'm going to get one no matter what."

  Of course the graphics are crazy and smooth, as the PS3 is driven by a high-powered cell processor. The question is, can the kids who want the PS3 so badly badger their parents to shell out US$500 for a 20 GB version? Sony envisions that there will be "shortages". That, however, remains to be seen. Price will always be an important consideration, and the PS3's launching price might just be a hindrance to people who appreciate the console's "crazy graphics" but don't have enough cash to get it.