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Is Japan's PS3 Supply Drying Up?

Buying one is hardly an impossible feat; however, recently there do seem to be a higher percentage of retailers with the machine sold out.

El_Colombiano5369d ago

What is this "PS3 Slim" you are talking about?

Ravage275369d ago

looks like it has begun...*put on shades*

rockleex5369d ago (Edited 5369d ago )

"v1c1ous" was correct all along. He said that PS3s were out of stock in that one Media Create article.

http://n4g.com/industrynews...

I thought he was just trying to spin and defend the PS3.

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Light Yagami5370d ago (Edited 5370d ago )

On August 18, 2009, Sony will announce that they will drop out of the race due to the failure of the PS3.

cmrbe5369d ago

because its actually the slim.

Homicide5369d ago

PS3 Slim with PS2 BC at $299 would be the most epic thing evar~!! Make it happen Sony.

rockleex5369d ago

Gran Turismo 5 release date!!! >:D

And announcements of Zone of the Enders 3, Legend of Dragoon 2, Dark Cloud 3, Persona 5, and... Final Fantasy 7 remake!!! O_O

Microsoft Xbox 3605369d ago (Edited 5369d ago )

Please don't tell me the PS3 slim is going to be released in Japan first.

Worldwide simultaneous release Sony! I'll be first in line.

insomnium5369d ago

How can an xbox360 buy a PS3? Must be something I missed...-_-

Mc Fadge5369d ago

Maybe he wants one to accompany his Bad Company manual? :)

TheMART5369d ago

Sony will exit the consolemarket because their shareholders put an end to the Billions of dollars burned on the PS3. Announced @ GamesCom with a show where Kaz will do a little dance in a pink Hannah Montana outfit.

digger185369d ago (Edited 5369d ago )

Sony still haven't lost half of what Microsoft have with the Xbox division

ArcticWolfUK5369d ago (Edited 5369d ago )

lick, lick, sluuurp

MURKERR5369d ago

to grace n4g......even he sees the funny side and knows ps3s here to stay

so for once...bubbles mart

TheMART5369d ago

@ Digger

But the difference is... MS makes still money overall and has billions and billions in the bank. While Sony is having losses for a long time already and has less money available. And they're about even on losing money after all these years of PS3 Billions burned...

@ Murkerr

Dude, competition is healthy, so Sony needs to stay in the game. No doubt they'll lose this gen though. Which is completely healthy for business. Like Nintendo got beaten years ago and now found a new creative way to earn money. Although its not my prefered way they went but they got in a new group of people.

Thing is, Sony needs to put in more competition and focus their investments. No @ homo beta. Put that money into PSN where its needed to bring features that gamers want.

Really. Sony lost direction totally.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 2h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken22h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 13h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 13h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d 1h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken21h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 19h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 18h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 18h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies1d 8h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.