Sony : PS3 Downgrade Rumors Not True

A Sony spokesperson has dismissed rumours that the PlayStation 3's hardware specs are to be downgraded as "ridiculous".

Reports on several top game sites recently claimed that Sony was having trouble fitting all the PS3's components within the console case and that the Cell processor could run at a lower speed than originally stated.

Speaking to Eurogamer this morning a Sony spokesperson Jonathan Fargher told Eurogamer: "The PS3 downgrade story is categorically not true.

"Developers have been working with PS3 dev kits for anywhere between eight and 12 months, and to suggest that we'd now take the decision to downgrade the hardware at such a late stage, is, well, ridiculous.

"Worse still is the suggestion that we couldn't fit all the technical components into a plastic box," Fargher continued.

"Granted, whilst all products are not perfect, we do have over 40 years of experience making consumer electronics equipment, and therefore, extensive experience in making things fit - PSone and Slimline PS2 being just two examples of that."

[greenlynxx]

"smirk"

[achira]

outlaw a very good job !!! i said it all the time, you are one of a few persons who have no prejudices. its nice to see that all xbox fanboys were false. they knew it and bashed the ps3, but there was no reason. but i hope they will learn something from this. i cant wait for my ps3 !!!! outlaw are you going to buy a ps3 too? if so perhaps we can play a game on the net ?

[OutLaw]

I still don't know about buying a PS3. But if more good news comes in for Sony, and game developers start showing what they could do for the system. I may consider buying one. If I didn't buy one it would be the first time I didn't get a PS on release date. I usually get all different systems on release date.

I'm glad you enjoyed the post Achira.

Thank You.

[USMChardcharger]

i am a 360 owner. and you will not find a single comment from me directly bashing the PS3.
but as far as you go...i see comments where you bash the 360 and games coming out for it all the time. you never cuse or attack someone like ssj did...i am not saying that.
i just find it weird that you make that comment about fans bashing a system.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

buying a PS3 is still a bad idea...

[TheMART]

So you believe the same guys that are LYING all the time?

2 x HDMI uhu
all games in 1080p uhu
No external adapter uhu
Rumble Rumble NO RUMBLE
We all need BetaBluRay uhu
Killzone 2 and Motorstorm in game footage UHU
CGI gamemachine it is.

So you run directly after this rumour again then. Out of the Sony camp. Biggest lying club ever to be seen

[Gh0stDrag0n]

But I'll still wait until the price comes down.

[Chainblade]

oh my gosh, ,an other false rumor by the stupid 360 fans...
I bet we'll see more of theese attacks

[joemutt]

The PS3 will be downgraded? Those darn xbots trying to say the PS3 wont be downgraded! Scatter you xrats.

Thanks for your insightfulness.

[Funky Town_TX]

Why is it that when there is bad news it had to come from a fanboy. This guy did not dismiss this it all. I will still wait untill 08 for a PS3.

[nirwanda]

To sugest that the ps3 won't fit in the box look at the size of the 360 it's smaller than the xbox and nobody sugested that wouldn't fit the ps3 case look's nearly 2x the size of the 360 it won't be a problem.
All the downgrading rumour's proberbly stemed from the duel skd stuff before it was announced

[Gamer13]

Good to hear that the rumours is false.

[Grown Folks Talk]

especially since it's june. they aren't going to come out and say "yes, we're trimming it down specs wise, and taking out more features." if they are going to do it, they either won't say, because the majority of people wouldn't notice the difference between 3.2 ghz and 2.8 anyway. or 2. they'll wait until the last minute to tell everyone like they did with "spring" release "delay". this proves nothing just like the rumors proved nothing. why can't people just wait until the system is REALLY here? then everything will be fact instead of speculation.

[jiggajayp]

first off, the ps3`s case is bigger than the XBOX 360`s case!!! Second, Fony is a known for lying os I wouldn`t jump and say, see, they are not downgrading and it can fit in that case!!! If it can as of right now, why hasn`t it been shown then??? Why wasn`t it shown at E3 06?? Why don`t they show a working ps3 running in that case with a very good source there like G4 tv to say it`s true then?? You wann know why?? Because it isn`t!! Do you really think that at this point of damage control from Fony, they are gonna tell you that it can`t fit and they are not downgrading?? This is the same company that promised you toy story graphics and told you that the killzone demo from E3 05 was real!!! The same company that said that ps3 is twice as powerful as the XBOX 360!! The same company that lied and said the ps3 can do 2 teraflops!! Come the f!@CK on, don`t be so gullable! If i had lied on you all and said that you looked like an alien, you would show and prove me wrong!! so far, the case of the ps3 from E3 06 is bigger than the case from E3 05 and that`s fact!! Don`t believe the hype!!

[THELANDSOFSAND]

lol

they already have downgraded it from the 2005 E3!

[Sphinx]

a uber powerful PS3, otherwise it wouldn't be worth the price! However, I think it is probably going to be a 360 with a high-end DVD player built in... and no Gears of War, Halo 3, etc. Sony can have their Final Fantasy, especially since MGS4 will probably come late on the 360.

[jiggajayp]

Except the XBOX 360 is easy to program for than the POS 3!!

[TheMART]

Who believes these guys anymore? I think the 2 x HDMI is the biggest lie ever in console land, oh besides the emotion engine of the PS2 that never worked besides making me sad and cry

So for me the other rumours are still not gone. Just one Fony guy saying it's not true? What do you think? They won't say it's true even if it is that way a few months before launch...

NO ONE WOULD BUY THE PSZero Anymore

[THELANDSOFSAND]

so the emotion chip did work!

they must have the same one in the PS3 judging by their fans reactions...

[The Real Deal]

That is the funniest thing I have read on this site. lol...That is very witty. Wow...

[OutLaw]

I always said if they succeed great. If they don't well it doesn't affect me one bit. But lets be honest here. The original xbox wasn't winning any beauty contest. So we should calm down about the bulkiness of the PS3. All that matters is the games. My 360 is a great system with great games and more to come. If Sony could pull this off and have a good library of games then I'm going to get a PS3 aswell. If you love video games it shouldn't matter what system you're playing.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

but what about Sony's attitude to gamers?

[OutLaw]

I understand the Sony company are sh!t heads. But I still buy other products from them. I have a Big Screen ,Stereo, DVD, PSP, PS2. Because all those products was worth purchasing. They could of had the biggest attitude in the whole world. I wouldn't care as long as what they made was top notch and the same goes for the PS3. I'm not buying the system if it turns out to be garbage. But as for attitude we all have one.

[TheMART]

Maybe they made the original xbox so ugly on purpose that the second one would be found beautifull at any time ;)

[OutLaw]

My xbox360 is beautiful. It has that nice shape to it.

[pRo loGic II]

I am not that much of a gamer, if the console's ugly it won't go in my living room. REALLY!

[PS360PCROCKS]

ok I would rather not agree with number 9 since he seems to be a raging lunatic, but he does make some good points about how Sony lies and says things last minute. But it's just a case, I'm sure they'll make it fit, and if they don't...does it matter? Lol they could stuff it in a square black box and you would still buy it if you wanted one so bad

[THELANDSOFSAND]

yes, nintendo stuffed it all in a big white brick, and look at how excited people are about the wii!