PlayStation 3 to show ahead of Xbox 2.(Edit! Microsoft switched up the date. now MTV)

**Katsuya** · April 11th, 2005

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Scheduling clash prompts media fears, gives PS3 a short head-start over Xbox 2

The PlayStation 3 looks set to be the first of the next-generation consoles to take a bow in front of the world's media - albeit only by a matter of hours, with Sony announcing that its pre-E3 conference will take place just ahead of Microsoft's.

Sony will hold its event on a sound stage in Sony Pictures' complex in Culver City, just outside Los Angeles, at 15.00 PST on Monday, May 16th, and is expected to show off the next-generation PlayStation for the first time at this event.

Three hours later at 18.00 PST, Microsoft will kick off its own event in downtown Los Angeles, where it is expected to finally take the wraps off the next-generation Xbox, currently known only by its development codename Xenon.

The scheduling is threatening a headache for media and industry types who need to attend both events, since if the Sony event runs on for a while it could be quite tough to get from Culver City back into downtown LA in time for the 6pm kick-off with Microsoft.

Outline hardware specifications for both systems are fairly well known; the Sony system uses the custom Cell processor, created in partnership with IBM, and a next-gen NVIDIA graphics chipset, while Microsoft has opted for standard IBM Power-series processors and an ATI graphics solution.

However, a number of key elements remain to be confirmed, such as the amount of RAM in the systems, the type of media they will use - PS3 is expected to use high capacity Blu-Ray discs, while Xbox may well stick with the current DVD technology - and whether either will feature a hard drive

Of course, what many consumers will want to know is simply what the devices look like, with the external appearance of both systems being kept a closely guarded secret so far - and, indeed, what they're called, as neither company is expected to use the obvious "PlayStation 3" and "Xbox 2" naming scheme.

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Next-gen Xbox wins the race to be seen first despite Sony's conference shuffling antics

Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is set to be unveiled to the world not at E3, as was previously believed, but in a half-hour long special to be aired on MTV the week previously, on May 12th.

The move is a massive break with tradition on Microsoft's part, and will get the Xbox 2 in front of consumers several days ahead of the unveiling of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Revolution in Los Angeles the following week.

"It doesn't make sense to unveil the product behind a closed door, at a trade-only event," according to Microsoft corporate VP Peter Moore. "We wanted to talk directly to the consumer first."

The half-hour show will be a star studded affair, hosted by Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood and featuring a range of athletes, celebrities and even a live performance from rock band The Killers.

Last week it emerged that Sony's pre-E3 press conference has been scheduled to take place a few hours ahead of Microsoft's event, reversing the running order of previous years and supposedly giving the PS3 a head-start over Xbox 2 in the coverage war.

Xbox 2 - or whatever the console is eventually called, as it's believed that both Microsoft and Sony have ditched the sequential numbering system for their new machines - will be launched late this year, with an October / November date currently on the cards. Neither Sony nor Nintendo is expected to launch new hardware until 2006.

Microsoft is also running a viral marketing game to lead up to the May 12th unveiling of Xbox 2, with the "OurColony" game mimicking many features of the hugely successful Halo 2 "I Love Bees" viral game, and giving players tantalising sneak peeks at some aspects of the console and controller's design - although so far the main info to be gleaned is that the controller is probably white, which ties in with reports from sources close to Microsoft that it has gone with a white colour scheme for the system this time around.

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**Cid Highwind** · April 11th, 2005

Interesting, very interesting

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Syed Fawad · April 11th, 2005

Oh man, I am really looking forward to these babies.....bring it on, been a while since we had console wars

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**Betamax** · April 11th, 2005

Indeed. I am looking forward to all the "Is there a ps3/xbox2 emu?" questions

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Toshiro · April 12th, 2005

Man this stuff, is like better than soap opera drama lol

Aided Onslaught · April 12th, 2005

Wait, you mean they don't have PS3 or Xbox 360 emulators yet? Man the soon to be creators of the soon to be emulators are slow...come on people snap, snap....ha anyway, yeah I can't wait to seem the consoles in action...I think this maybe where games start to really get the notation they deserve...the average people finally saying how it is a true art form...think they are powerfull enough so they can take stuff directly from movies and put them in a movie based game?

**Raziel** · April 12th, 2005

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Indeed. I am looking forward to all the "Is there a ps3/xbox2 emu?" questions

And I'll answer "Yes, they're called dev kits"

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Syed Fawad · April 12th, 2005

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And I'll answer "Yes, they're called dev kits"

They can also be called TV capture cards with proper plugins.....that is plugging the proper console you want to emulate

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hellmasterx · April 12th, 2005

xbox2 pad: this is just plain ugly

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Syed Fawad · April 12th, 2005

I can almost bet that that is NOT the XBOX next pad

And this is a nice idea....this may very well end up to be PS3's standard controller:

http://gear.ign.com/articles/603/603262p1.html

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**Cid Highwind** · April 12th, 2005

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xbox2 pad: this is just plain ugly

Come on you can't be serious

Even if it would be the new design (which I really doubt) it would be a big mistake, just look at those triggers, they remind me of the DC triggers, which can hurt after a while.
Also the 'slick/slippery' plastic look doesn't look that well

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AmienZero · April 13th, 2005

can it be? THAT'S the new Xbox pad? wtf?

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Carmofin · April 15th, 2005

im glad we're still talking about the first showing and not like, the release date.
it means, that it will be out (at least over here in europe) a year from now the least and there won't be any good games coming out until at LEAST a year after that, so theres still loads of time until i have to buy that thing.

Syed Fawad · April 15th, 2005

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im glad we're still talking about the first showing and not like, the release date.
it means, that it will be out (at least over here in europe) a year from now the least and there won't be any good games coming out until at LEAST a year after that, so theres still loads of time until i have to buy that thing.

Well honestly, I don buy consoles on release dates. I wait for an year or two before I get a console just so that I have an idea about which one has the better collection of titles.

Its always like this....During this period I revert to the previous console and my PC till they become obsolete for gaming

Lesse how long my PS2 and AMD64 with 9600pro can last

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Carmofin · April 15th, 2005

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...During this period I revert to the previous console and my PC till they become obsolete for gaming

yeah, usually i also get to catch up on all the great games that didnt come out in europe on some emulator, im curious if thats gonna happen this time

Samor · April 15th, 2005

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Indeed. I am looking forward to all the "Is there a ps3/xbox2 emu?" questions

really? are you? I think on one hand you don't but..... BUT!

Samor · April 16th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Syed Fawad

I can almost bet that that is NOT the XBOX next pad

And this is a nice idea....this may very well end up to be PS3's standard controller:

http://gear.ign.com/articles/603/603262p1.html

I like to call that pad "the orb"

Syed Fawad · April 20th, 2005

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I like to call that pad "the orb"

OMG! Samor with a double post

Whatever you call it, I kinda like the idea of this pad honestly.

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D.D. · April 20th, 2005

it might be a good idea that pad, but for some reason, im scared of it O_O

it looks like an alien lifeform to me.

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Talbain · April 20th, 2005

Ugh... so now we're going to get more mutant control pads to work with. =/ The X-Box controller was a step in the wrong direction. We've only got ten fingers. (and 8 of them are used to hold onto the controller)

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Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,934	PlayStation 3 to show ahead of Xbox 2.(Edit! Microsoft switched up the date. now MTV) -data- Scheduling clash prompts media fears, gives PS3 a short head-start over Xbox 2 The PlayStation 3 looks set to be the first of the next-generation consoles to take a bow in front of the world's media - albeit only by a matter of hours, with Sony announcing that its pre-E3 conference will take place just ahead of Microsoft's. Sony will hold its event on a sound stage in Sony Pictures' complex in Culver City, just outside Los Angeles, at 15.00 PST on Monday, May 16th, and is expected to show off the next-generation PlayStation for the first time at this event. Three hours later at 18.00 PST, Microsoft will kick off its own event in downtown Los Angeles, where it is expected to finally take the wraps off the next-generation Xbox, currently known only by its development codename Xenon. The scheduling is threatening a headache for media and industry types who need to attend both events, since if the Sony event runs on for a while it could be quite tough to get from Culver City back into downtown LA in time for the 6pm kick-off with Microsoft. Outline hardware specifications for both systems are fairly well known; the Sony system uses the custom Cell processor, created in partnership with IBM, and a next-gen NVIDIA graphics chipset, while Microsoft has opted for standard IBM Power-series processors and an ATI graphics solution. However, a number of key elements remain to be confirmed, such as the amount of RAM in the systems, the type of media they will use - PS3 is expected to use high capacity Blu-Ray discs, while Xbox may well stick with the current DVD technology - and whether either will feature a hard drive Of course, what many consumers will want to know is simply what the devices look like, with the external appearance of both systems being kept a closely guarded secret so far - and, indeed, what they're called, as neither company is expected to use the obvious "PlayStation 3" and "Xbox 2" naming scheme. -data- -data 2- Next-gen Xbox wins the race to be seen first despite Sony's conference shuffling antics Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is set to be unveiled to the world not at E3, as was previously believed, but in a half-hour long special to be aired on MTV the week previously, on May 12th. The move is a massive break with tradition on Microsoft's part, and will get the Xbox 2 in front of consumers several days ahead of the unveiling of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Revolution in Los Angeles the following week. "It doesn't make sense to unveil the product behind a closed door, at a trade-only event," according to Microsoft corporate VP Peter Moore. "We wanted to talk directly to the consumer first." The half-hour show will be a star studded affair, hosted by Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood and featuring a range of athletes, celebrities and even a live performance from rock band The Killers. Last week it emerged that Sony's pre-E3 press conference has been scheduled to take place a few hours ahead of Microsoft's event, reversing the running order of previous years and supposedly giving the PS3 a head-start over Xbox 2 in the coverage war. Xbox 2 - or whatever the console is eventually called, as it's believed that both Microsoft and Sony have ditched the sequential numbering system for their new machines - will be launched late this year, with an October / November date currently on the cards. Neither Sony nor Nintendo is expected to launch new hardware until 2006. Microsoft is also running a viral marketing game to lead up to the May 12th unveiling of Xbox 2, with the "OurColony" game mimicking many features of the hugely successful Halo 2 "I Love Bees" viral game, and giving players tantalising sneak peeks at some aspects of the console and controller's design - although so far the main info to be gleaned is that the controller is probably white, which ties in with reports from sources close to Microsoft that it has gone with a white colour scheme for the system this time around. -data 2- Last edited by Katsuya; April 11th, 2005 at 14:41..

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Talbain Moo. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a field, eating grass. Posts: 455	Ugh... so now we're going to get more mutant control pads to work with. =/ The X-Box controller was a step in the wrong direction. We've only got ten fingers. (and 8 of them are used to hold onto the controller)