Big problems for Sony PS3
p2pnet.net News:- Sony’s hugely expensive, and supposedly backwards compatible, PlayStation 3 can’t play 200 or so games designed for older consoles, say reports.
“Titles including Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy sold for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 are not able to display menus properly and graphics sometimes freeze, Sony said,” according to Bloomberg News.
“Software updates to the console will be provided to fix the problems, the statement said.”
Some 200 Japanese titles “have issues,” adds the story, quoting the Sankei newspaper.
Hmmm. Wonder if the people who are paying as much as $2K on eBay for the PS3 know that?
Sony said audio features don’t work on some titles, while others have problems with the graphics, says the BBC. But it’s, “offered to fix the PS3 problems via online upgrades for consoles.”
Also See:
Bloomberg News – PlayStation problems worsen, November 14, 2006
$2K – Pssssst. Wanna buy a PS3?, November 13, 2006
BBC – Game glitches for PlayStation 3, November 14, 2006
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November 14th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
this problem is a by-product of the internet now just debuting on consoles that have been the norm for the PC for years: ship a product that’s buggy, and patch it later. 10 years ago, that wouldn’t have been acceptable on any platform. Now-a-days it’s commonplace to ship a half-assed product and fix it later.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
I much agree with the above poster about shipping incomplete games. It isn’t just the console makers either. Software manufacturers have been doing it for years.
This I would imagine is the sneaky way that Sony is planning on patching the first cracks and hacks that come out. You know give them something they want along with something they don’t want. You can bet the part you don’t want will not be so prominent in the billing of what you get with your upgrade.
It is very obvious that this backwardly compatible issue is a sure sign the product was rushed to delivery; so what else was left out that no one is hearing about and will take some die hard fan to discover and tell the world for everyone to find out?
Whatever happened to owning what you bought and buying a complete product when you did buy? No wonder the public is slowly turning away from these that do this sort of practice. I for one would not buy a car with the promise that the tires would be in next month.