Review: PS3 pricey but impressive
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| - PS3 is a versatile piece of home entertainment equipment
| - First games aren't a major improvement over Xbox 360
| - PS3 plays almost all PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 1 games
| - $600 PS3 is one of cheapest Blu-ray DVD players available
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/01/04/ps3.review/index.html
The reviewer has not even tested the free Yellow Dog Linux on the PS3. Its
value has not been mentioned, but its there.
Related:
Report: PS3 will take lead in console wars
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| A new study on Sony by Dublin-based firm Research and Markets spends
| some time predicting the success of the PlayStation 3 console, which
| it says will outsell the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii.
| The report says there will be 75 million PS3s sold by 2010, leading
| the 360 and Wii, although the report does not offer sales predictions
| for those two consoles.
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http://www.fiercegamebiz.com/story/report-ps3-will-take-lead-in-console-wars/2007-01-02
Best New Console - Sony PlayStation 3
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| Sony's embrace of the PS3 as a computer rather than just a console
| and the availability of supported Linux distributions for the
| console will also develop and will likely bear entirely unexpected
| fruit in future.
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| Runner-Up:
| Nintendo Wii
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http://bestof.ign.com/2006/gear/1.html
Sony's PS3 Could Still Outsell Microsoft's XBox 360 in 2006
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| Should the Playstation 3 end up in second place this Christmas season,
| Sony shouldn't feel too badly. The #1 selling console at the moment
| remains the Playstation 3, which sold nearly a million units in
| November, and will probably sell nearly double that in December.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061215/22521_id.html?.v=1
Strategy Analytics: The Pressure is on Microsoft
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| Research firm Strategy Analytics claims that with the PS3 now
| launching the pressure is actually on Microsoft to convince
| consumers and loyal PlayStation gamers to "switch camps."
| Ultimately, the firm sees Sony trouncing the competition with
| over 120 million units sold by 2012.
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http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14480
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