Halo 3 could miss PS3 after all
MS admit release ambiguity
Whilst Bill Gates' fighting-talk originally had us believing that Halo 3 was on collision cause to launch at the same time as Sony's PS3 console, the likelihood of this appears to be dwindling. "It's perfect," Gates told Time magazine. "The day Sony launches [the new PlayStation], and they walk right into Halo 3." This comment came at a time when Bungie hadn't even announced Halo 3 was under way, and was received with shock by the industry. It now seems that Gates may have got a little excited when suggesting a spring debut for the new sequel (when the PS3 is rumoured to be launching).
A new interview, conducted by IDG, appears to relax this challenge to Sony somewhat, Xbox officer Robbie Bach commenting: "Philosophically the point Bill was trying to make is that we're not just going to ship and not have great stuff coming up," he explained. "We don't know when Sony will ship PS3. They've said spring. Halo is something we'll ship when it's ready."
It certainly would have been an interesting face-off but if the PS3 does arrive with the new buds it seems unlikely Halo 3 will be ready to challenge. Especially with no announcement of the new title expected anytime soon.
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halo 3 should only be for microsoft xbox and xbox 360
Has anyone read the script for Halo 3 bungie says its fake but i think they should recruit this geezer, he has a story telling talent
ps3 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps3 sucks. xbox 360 rocks
woteva man as long as halo 3 is out by late 2006 im happy wohoo lev 20 on rumble pit i own you noobs man!!
halo 3 will be mint better than ps3
it should be made 4 the 360 and PSP
x box sucks
is halo or any other halo game comin out for ps3
is any one there
WHY WOULD HALO COME OUT ON PS3
x box rox but ps3 rox all the sox
The fact iz that PS3 has more advanced specs than xbox 360
Product Name: PlayStation 3
Logo: PLAYSTATION(R)3
CPU: Cell Processor
PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
1 VMX vector unit per core
512KB L2 cache
7 x SPE @3.2GHz
7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
Total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS
GPU: RSX @550MHz
1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines
Sound:
Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-based processing)
Memory:
256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
System Bandwidth:
Main RAM -- 25.6GB/s
VRAM -- 22.4GB/s
RSX -- 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
SB -- 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
System Floating Point Performance:
2 TFLOPS
Storage:
Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
I/O
USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
SD standard/mini x 1
CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1
Communication:
Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller:
Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (wired)
Wi-Fi (PSP)
Network (over IP)
AV Output
Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
HDMI: HDMI out x 2
Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
Disc Media:
CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
compared with xbox 360
An IBM PowerPC based CPU with 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
A custom ATI Graphics processor and more than 512 MB of memory for high definition games and entertainment applications
All games optimized for 16:9 aspect ratio, HD Output (720p and 1080i); multichannel surround sound output
Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive to download demos and trailers along with new game levels, maps, weapons, vehicles, skins, community-created content, and more; to rip music for playback and to listen to custom play lists in every game
A wireless controller with Microsoft-patented wireless technology; Xbox Guide Button on every controller, the launch pad that instantly connects gamers to their games, friends, and music and to power on or power off Xbox 360 without leaving the couch
Gamer Profile software that remembers what players have achieved in games
Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live, including: a built-in Ethernet port for connectivity; Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content; a Message Center to receive voice and video messages from friends; ability to talk to friends, even while watching movies or listening to music; and an Xbox Live Headset
3 USB 2.0 ports for Xbox Live Camera peripheral; to plug in wired game controllers that are also common for Windows PCs; to stream media from any portable media device, digital camera, and Windows XP PC
Progressive-scan DVD movie playback out of the box; DVD and CD music and photo playback out of the box; support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
Windows Media Center Extender built in to access recorded TV (including high definition) and digital movies (including high definition), music, video and photos stored on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005-based PCs through any Xbox 360
Support for up to four wireless game controllers and an optional Universal Media Remote with Windows® XP Media Center Edition Button for Media Center Edition functionality
Support for Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter via 802.11b, g and a
Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers
Two memory unit ports to save data on portable memory units, starting at 64 MB
Detachable Face so each console can be personalized
Parental Controls to restrict the games and movies that are played; Xbox Live controls to manage Friends List, voice and video communication, and Gamer Profile sharing
bill gates is getting on my nearves. cant he play fair? ether way seems he misfired halo 3 does not live up to the hype
Bill Gates is old rich and lonely, he has no1 to leave all his money and he doesnt have much more time to spend it all so why doesnt he just give PS3 bloody halo it will make ppl like me and a lot of others a lot happier. besides its not like they would loose money cause they loose money whenever someone buys one of thier xbox360's anyway lol.
im confused, is halo 3 coming out on ps3 or not.
ps3 rocks
sod xbox 360
PS3 rocks and i dont evem like 1 or 3 bt 2 was good so i dont even care