From gamepro.com
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A look at listings on Yahoo Auctions, one of Japan's top online auction sites, on Saturday night reveals that there is a profit to be made from selling the PS3. But there is also a good supply of consoles that is helping to stop prices reaching levels seen before launch or being seen currently in the U.S.

Versions of the more expensive model that has a 60 GB hard-disk drive, were selling for around 90,000JPY (US $766), which is about 50 percent higher than the retail price. The cheaper machine, which retails for about 50,000JPY, was selling for around 70,000JPY. At close to 10 p.m. there was an auction ending about once every minute on average.
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From kotaku.com:
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I've tried three or four games on the system and all have worked fine, including SingStar using the USB microphones.

Gameplay seems pretty much unchanged. Though you're now using the PS3, rumbleless controller, to play the games. The console does give you the option of selecting digital or analog mode for the controller, which is nice. But that can't make up for how relatively cruddy the games look after playing PS3 games for the day, but that's not too surprising.
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Nice video made by the guys at gizmodo.com comparing the Xbox360 and PS3 controller charge cable.

From joystiq.com:
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We're really not sure if Sony was being serious when they said they'd be willing to replace the lithium-ion batteries in the PlayStation 3's Sixaxis controller if and when they stop holding their charge, but their "Safety and Support" manual (included in the retail box) seems to indicate otherwise. On pages 18 and 19, they detail how to remove the battery before disposing of the controller. Sure, they're not telling you it's cool to replace it yourself but follow those steps in reverse with a new battery, and you've got yourself a revitalized Sixaxis.

What they are telling you how to remove and replace is the console's hard disk. Follow a handful of instructions and you can replace that anemic 60GB drive with a whopping 200GB monster ... all without voiding that warranty!
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From play-asia.com
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Almost every customer with a confirmed PlayStation3 console preorder is expected to receive a shipping confirmation e-mail today, remaining orders will ship on Monday. We further have limited supply of the 20GB Model in stock to ship within 24 hours. Supply on the more demanded 60GB Model is tighter and new orders for this model are currently estimated to be processed within 1-5 working days.
If you want a PS3 console so be shipped right away, we recommend you to order the smaller 20GB model.

Last but not least, for a limited period of time and as long as supplies last, Play-Asia.com will include two FREE Asia/Japanese version PlayStation2 games of our choice with every PlayStation3 console purchase (20GB/60GB Model).
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Order Now (not shipping to Europe): 20GB Model (899usd) | 60GB Model (999usd)
Discuss on our forums: forums.ps3scene.com

The guys over at PC Watch opened a PlayStation 3 console and posted tons of pictures of what's inside.
Here are a few pictures:

left: top motherboard | right: bottom motherboard

left: Cell CPU | right: RSX GPU

From ps3.ign.com(1) and ps3.ign.com(2):
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* When you pop a CD into the PlayStation 3, it will of course wind up under the Music heading of the Cross Media Bar. After you've agreed to the privacy policy agreement for nabbing track info online, the system will name your CD and its individual tracks.
Pressing Triangle, you're able to play a track, import it or view more information. By choosing Information, you'll see not only the track, album and artist info, but its genre and how large the file size will be if you import it. Import settings are located under Settings->Music Settings in the XMB, and you can choose to rip tracks as an AAC, MP3 or ATRAC file. For each of these, you have a number of bitrate options. MP3 will hit 320kbps at its highest rate.

* In our first look at the PlayStation 3's media playback features, we initially the system to be limited by its directory structure design -- unless media was stored in the proper folder, it would not be read by the PS3. But surprise! With a tap of the Triangle button, the PS3 becomes a fully-formed directory searcher, and can indeed find and play music, photos, videos or playlists from anywhere on most any media device.
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Here is another video of the PS3 Launch in Japan. It shows a PS3 lottery at Yodobashi Akiba in Electric Town Akihabra:

From ps3.ign.com:
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Video playback on Sony's new system seems to have no restrictions of any kind. Barring a lack of support for your chosen format (which of course will never make anybody happy since there are 5 zillion media formats out there and no media player can play back everything), the PS3 will play back videos without issue, even at full HD quality.

In addition to AVC, PS3 will also be able to play MPEG1, MPEG2, and standard-profile MP4 videos, all common formats. We were able to test MPEG2 and MP4-SP, and both formats worked just as any other video format on PS3, without issue. We also loaded an AVI file into the PS3, and while it recognized that a file was loaded, it showed the AVI file as Corrupted Data, just as on PSP.
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From 1up.com:
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No console maker has ever dominated three consecutive platform generations. Atari squandered its head start in the 80s, Nintendo lost its near monopolistic stranglehold in the 90s, and now it's Sony's turn to pass the baton. Or is it? The PS3 may have seen its share of negative press lately, but Sony seems to be lining up a perfect repeat success of the PS2. The outlook for PS3 is actually not all that different as it was for the PS2 when it was first introduced in 2000. Don't believe us? Check out these examples of history repeating itself.
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From kotaku.com:
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Mr. Andrews and I made a little road trip north today to check out the Best Buy PlayStation 3 line of insanity.

We cruised over to the big blue house of electronics to be greeted by... no one. One yellow shirted Best Buy employee stood watching over the parking lot, leaning on a concrete pylon for support.
Us: So this isn't the line?
Yellow Shirt: There is no line. The cops came and told them to leave.
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Too bad for those people, because according to an article on tgdaily.com some even quit their job to stand in that line:
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Waiting in line for more than a week is bad enough, but some in the group called off sick and one guy even quit his job to stand in line. To make it even worse, the one who called in sick has postponed his engagement with his girlfriend because the money that would have gone into buying a ring will be used to buy a PlayStation 3.
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Sony already announced Linux would run on a retail PS3 consoles (TerraSoft Solutions announced a while ago that their Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 would run on PS3)
Today it looks like Sony might even go futher with this and also allow homebrew applications on the PS3. Interesting info was posted on the official PlayStation site (http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html ):
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PLAYSTATION3 allows any desired third-party system software to be installed on it besides its system software provided by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Details will be posted on this site soon.
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Sadly that's all we got for now. We'll let you know when we have more info.

The Osaka Playstation 3 line at Yodobashi Umeda. This video was taken around 7:30 PM (local time).

From gamasutra.com:
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The Japanese arm of analyst and financial firm Merrill Lynch has revised down Sony's forecast and cut its target share price, in anticipation of the launch of the company's PlayStation 3 next-gen console.

Japanese news service FISCO has reported that the company's target share prices of Sony has fallen from ¥4,700 to ¥4,000 (from $40.05 down to $34.09). In addition, Merrill Lynch is estimating a multi-billion dollar operating loss for Sony based on its PlayStation 3 launch.

The group has said it expects Sony to lose a total of ¥738.9 billion ($6.3 billion) over the next 5 years based on manufacturing and sales costs of the PlayStation 3, which includes complex elements in both its CPU and optical drive arenas.
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From ThreeSpeech (the (semi) official PlayStation blog):
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Phil Harrison's recent comments regarding the master ID that you obtain once you are registered onto your PS3 has been creating a stir. Mainly by those worrying that, due to the PS3's early release in the US and Japan, by the time the PS3 launches in Europe all of the decent usernames will have been taken.

Well have no fear, we've been informed by PlayStation that when the PS3 launches in the US on 17th November, the rest of the world will be able to register their usernames online at the PlayStation Store via your PC.
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From next-gen.biz:
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On Friday at 8 p.m. in Tokyo, gamers were already lined up to buy the PS3, which wasn't to go on sale until 7 a.m. the next morning. There were two distinct lines of people who intended to get their hands on a system: one in Ikebukuro in front of Bic Camera in the gadget district Akihabara made up of around 250 people, and one in front of Asobit City Games, consisting of less than 100.

Japan is expected to get around 80,000 units total on day one, so quantities will be initially tight in Japan, as with the rest of the world. Most major retailers will have 100 to 150 PS3s to sell, while smaller stores will get a paltry two to five units.

As for software, the latest polls from ITmedia indicate that 30 percent of the people who are going to buy a PS3 will go for Ridge Racer 7, 25 percent for Resistance: Fall of Man and 24 percent for the new Gundam title. Genji: Days of the Blade recevied only 5 percent of peoples' attention bringing up the tail-end of the poll.
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Sony has finally finished posting the full PlayStation 3 manual online. The XMB, which stands for Xross Media Bar, is explained from Music to Photos to Internet Browser, the full details of the PS3 interface are yours!

Download the guide on playstation.net

From joystiq.com:
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Following news of Oblivion's delay for PlayStation 3 comes word that three more titles could miss Sony's next-gen launch:
* Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega has delayed Sonic's release to an unspecified date later this holiday. A representative stated that more time was needed to implement downloadable content.
* NBA Live '07 - EA has cancelled the PS3 version, allegedly to focus on NBA Street: Homecourt (due early next year). Others believe EA yanked the project due to the ill-reception of already-released versions.
* F.E.A.R. - Major retailers have changed the game's release date to February 6, 2007. Official confirmation is pending.
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From pspfanboy.com:
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After weeks of speculation, we can finally report that the hotly anticipated PSP v3.00 update will not be coming out during the PLAYSTATION 3 launch. Some have assumed that the firmware upgrade will occur in tandem with the Japanese launch of the system, happening less than two days from now. However, 1UP and IGN are both reporting that the firmware upgrade won't be coming until "the end of November." The upgrade will enable the impressive Remote Play functionality, and will make it possible for PSP users to play downloaded content from the PS3.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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In an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine, excerpts of which have been published on Sony's "semi-official" ThreeSpeech blog, Harrison said, "Given that all of our previous statements about launching in Europe simultaneously with the US and Japan turned out not to be the case, I would not like to make any definitive statements on that."
"It's not my job to comment on hardware supply issues other than to say some very smart people are working very hard to catch up," he continued.

He went on to confirm that the PS3 will launch in North America with Resistance, Genji, NBA and Motorstorm, and revealed that a downloadable demo for F1 will be available from day one.
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From the press release:
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Nyko Technologies, a premier peripherals manufacturer, announced today that they will release three new accessories for Sony's PlayStation 3 console when it launches in the United States on Nov. 17. The Dual Charger AC, HDMI Cable and Charge Link will give gamers exciting new options when it comes to true high-definition video and reliable charging solutions for consumers who wish to take full advantage of their new console.

The patented Dual Charge AC for the PlayStation 3 features dual-USB inputs, allowing two PlayStation 3 controllers to be charged simultaneously from any standard wall outlet using the two included four foot Mini USB cables. The compact unit features collapsible prongs for easy storage and can also be used to charge any USB compliant electronic devices, such as digital cameras and MP3 players. The Dual Charge AC for the PlayStation 3 will retail for $24.99.

For gamers who want to take advantage of the PlayStation 3's high-definition capabilities, Nyko offers the HDMI Cable. Capable of full 1080p video output, the HDMI Cable offers true high-definition video and audio quality at an affordable price. Sharper images and more realistic, immersive sound await players craving the most out of their next-generation console. The HDMI Cable will retail for $29.99.

The Charge Link provides a simple charging solution for the SIXAXIS wireless controller, allowing gamers to charge and play with the controller simultaneously. The 10 foot cable can not only be used to charge PlayStation 3 controllers but also any other USB-compliant device. The Charge Link will retail for $14.99.

"The PlayStation 3 is going to be one of the most in-demand consoles this holiday season and Nyko is ready to fully support the system with a line of innovative and useful products." said Chris Arbogast, marketing manager at Nyko Technologies, Inc. "Our launch accessories for the PlayStation 3 put the power of high-definition gaming and innovative charging products at the fingertips of gamers who want to fully tap the console's power."
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From kotaku.com:
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Those lucky few able to get a PS3 in Japan on launch day will have a pleasant surprise when that get that panini maker out of the box: A firmware update. Yep, Sony's Japanese site released a press release stated that there will be a software update on November 11th to allow "customers to be able to utilize the Playstation Network functions."
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From ps3.ign.com:
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Talk about waiting until the last minute! When most of Japan woke up today, the PS3 was less than 48 hours away from launch, and Sony still hadn't announced pricing details for PlayStation Network downloads.

Sony Computer Entertainment at last cleared things up -- just a bit -- in a release issued Thursday evening. Pricing has been set for one of the downloads set to go live on 11/11: Blast Factor. Sony's answer to Geometry Wars will sell for 840 yen, approximately $7.00 US. Sony will also make available a free demo download for those who wan to try before they buy.
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From gamasutra.com:
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As part of his predictions for the NPD U.S. video game sales charts for October, due this afternoon, analyst Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital Markets has remarked on the emerging reseller market for the PS3 and Wii, claiming that eBay might become "the #1 new console retailer this holiday."

Already, our survey of completed auctions on ebay.com indicates that nearly 2,000 pre-ordered PS3 and Wii consoles have been resold on the marketplace to-date. In addition, the consoles are selling on eBay for approximately two and one half times the suggested retail price of console hardware, on average $1,500 for Sony's PS3 vs. $599 and $550 vs. $249 for Nintendo's Wii."
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A commercial for those 'PLAYSTATION TVs', which have been appearing across Japan.

From kotaku.com:
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Pathetic. Truly pathetic. Japan's PS3 per-store allotments are rolling in, and they ain't enough to meet the demand in Saitama Prefecture, let alone the entire country.

Just how pathetic? Reader Adam called his local Toys "R" Us in Tokyo, which said it was only getting in 6 units, while Kotakuite Brad said the Shinjuku Bic Camera still has no idea how many consoles it is going to get and won't know more until launch.

Our gear-headed brothers at Gizmodo Japan report that Shibuya TSUTAYA is getting 10 consoles. The GEO in Tokyo's Koishikawa says there will be a whooping five consoles for sale on launch day.
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From gamespot.com:
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An advert has been put up in a central London train station boldly proclaiming "PlayStation 3--Order now for Christmas" with a phone number in red underneath beginning with the prefix 0906, the equivalent of a 1-900 in the states.

Brits desperate enough to get their hands on the next-gen console ahead of its official European release date in March will find themselves with an approximately £7.50 (around $14) phone charge for the four-and-a-half-minute call.

The voice explains that the PS3 Mastercash will be delivering will be either a Japanese or an American console, but will come with a UK power supply and all other relevant cables. This aspect of the deal seems particularly dodgy, as Sony has previously made its intentions to sue any companies "grey importing" the new PS3 console very clear indeed.

The voice adds that a caller's order is in no way binding, and that Mastercash reserves the right to cancel any or all orders "at any time it sees fit to do so." Naturally, all orders are also subject to availability.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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With just over a week to go before the PlayStation 3 launches in North America, SCEA boss Kaz Hirai has confirmed that there will be no change to the price point of the system - despite the cut announced to the Japanese price in September.

"We are very comfortable with the pricing we have announced," Hirai told news agency Reuters this week, going on to claim that Sony has had "tremendous support" from retailers regarding the price point.
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We got another PS3 commercial ... this one is running in Japan and clearly, compared to the US ads, Sony is airing a totally difference style of tv-spots in the country of the rising sun.

From neowin.net:
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A few days ago, an executive over at video game giant EA had gone on record saying that the number of PS3 units shipped in 2006 could be almost half of what was originally predicted. In what seems to be further fuel for the rumor fire, an anonymous employee of the electronics retailer, Best Buy, has informed Neowin that management let it slip out that Best Buy, itself, would be getting approximately half of the original number of units promised by Sony. Taking Sony's insistence of 1.2 million units by the end of 2006 and slicing that in half, we're left with only 600,000 units for the US during the more important sales time of the year.

Again, this information is not confirmed by Best Buy and is only word of mouth from someone inside the company.
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From kotaku.com:
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Devoted reader Jonathan "I'm not the lead singer of Korn" Davis risked life and limb to get us this shot. Three of the hardest of the hardcore (or least sane of the hardcore, you decide) already have their mushy butts in line at a Burbank, California Best Buy, prepared to be the first through the doors when the PlayStation 3 goes on sale next Friday. Nine days from now. Looks like the rest of you can skip this location.

After the somewhat creepy tv-spot with the baby doll and the Rubik's Cube tv-spot, Sony is now airing a new commercial on US TV stations featuring eggs, birds and the sixasis wireless controller.

From gamesindustry.biz:
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Every game on the PlayStation 3 will use the same universal sign-in and the same online ID, Sony has confirmed - even titles which do not use the central buddy list and messaging systems offered by the console.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz this morning, the UK producer on launch title Resistance, Dan Brooke, said that he "wishes to be clear that Resistance uses the PlayStation online ID to sign into the game. There is no separate login for Resistance and the online ID you create will be the same you use for all titles."

The clarification comes after Ted Price, head of Resistance developer Insomniac Games, revealed last week that despite having extensive online functionality, the game will not be using the central buddy list offered by the PS3; instead, players will build an in-game buddy list unique to the game.
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From ps3fanboy.com:
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Supply and demand, eh? Seems demand was overestimated for this Canadian who popped his PS3 preorder up on eBay. Maybe it was because he ordered two games with the system as well, maybe it was just bad luck, but the guy spent over CA $900 and got back only CA $735 -- about $651 US dollars (a deal anyone would kill for... a 60GB PS3 and two games!). Let's not even mention the console got a measly two bids before the end.
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Play-Asia cancelled their PS3 pre-orders last month after the Lik-Sang shutdown, but it looks like they re-opened pre-order today!
However ... they will not be shipping the console to the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (I wonder if they will ship to Switzerland ... which is a European country, but not part of the European Union (like Norway))

What's more? The released the price they will be selling the Japanese PS3 for: 999usd for the 60gb version and 899usd for the 20gb version. They will of course not charge your credit card before pre-orders are being shipped.
Bids usually end up higher on Ebay pre-order auctions ... so this might be a good alternative for those searching a launch PS3, although it's unknown how much stock they'll have.

From videogamesblogger.com:
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This summer Sony created a training website for Canadian Wal Mart employees. The access codes got leaked when a store visitor saw a manager put up internal documents around the store.

"Welcome to your PS3 Retail Online Training. We trust that you will find the following information valuable and assist you in understanding and explaining PS3 Technology to your customers and staff. ... The Cell Processor is essentially as powerful as 3 Xbox 360 CPU's or 35 PlayStation® 2 CPU's"

And you wonder why store clerks so seldom know what they are talking about? How in the world is "The Cell is actually 7 SPU's (Synthetic Processing Units) each running at 3.2 GHZ" supposed to inform customers?
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From kotaku.com:
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I had the Playstation 3 running nearly all day Sunday and I didn't even realize it. And keep in mind the thing is parked on the kitchen counter. It is quiet, like super quiet, even with the built-in fan. Even when a game is running. Don't believe me? Click play.

From ps3.ign.com:
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It's about 130 days until the system's European launch. Today in its second quarter financial conference call Activision confirmed that the same games it is providing for the PS3's U.S. debut will be available alongside the system's arrival in the UK.

Call of Duty 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and Tony Hawk Project 8 will all be PlayStation 3 European launch titles.
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From ps3.ign.com:
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* Ryltar X: Heat. How hot does it run, how hot are the discs upon ejection..should anyone be concerned?
* IGN: It definitely heats up. The system is definitely quiet, but you can feel the system spew hot air from the vents located on its side. The back of the system gets particularly hot, with the remaining sides just getting mildly warm. Unfortunately, we can't give you an exact reading just yet - that's forthcoming.

* ArmDnrdy: Is there some kind of "sleep" mode like the PSP, where if you live a game or something running for a period of time the screen will go black.
* IGN: The PS3 retail unit does have a PSP-like sleep mode, but this feature doesn't work on the debug unit. We'll let you know what happens when we score retail units next week.

* Menace2Society: I want to know whether the PS3 will upscale to all supported resolutions despite what the base resolution the various games support. like if my tv doesn't support 720p will the ps3 upscale 720p native games to 1080i?
* IGN: The PS3 test unit has a "Custom Resolution" setting that allows you to tell the system what your TV's maximum resolution is. Our test unit doesn't support older games yet, so it's impossible to tell if it upscales lower resolutions to higher ones.
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From videogamesblogger.com
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"Unfortunately, there are going to be some shortages," Hirai said in an interview. "I ask for everybody's patience. We are pedal to the metal in terms of trying to get as many units as possible into both the Japanese and American market."

Hirai said he doesn't even have a PS3 at home yet, even though his 12-year-old son has been begging for one.
"He talks a good game about PlayStation 3 when he's at school, but he hasn't touched one and he hasn't seen one," Hirai said. "That's only fair for everybody."
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From eurogamer.net:
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Referring to the shortages of blue diodes that forced Sony to postpone the console's European launch until March, Harrison told Eurogamer's Rob Fahey, "we have overreached in production of the Blu-Ray component - I can't deny that".

"But that's the price you pay for adopting brand new, leading-edge technologies that will be future proof. We will resolve those issues - we are already catching up."
"We will continue to catch up on the production, and as you know, we haven't changed our full-year forecast of six million units [by March 2007], so we're only talking about a ramp-up issue. We're not talking about the fundamental design of the product itself," he added.
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From joystiq.com:
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Circuit City is laying some cards out on the table, while most stores are messing with minds and not giving numbers or launch details. 6 Circuit City stores will have a midnight launch on November 16 with 100 units up for grabs.

The six stores are:
* Union Square: New York, NY - Store 3679
* Torrance: Hawthourne, Los Angeles - Store 404
* Cherry Hill: Mount Laurel, NJ - Store 0734
* Schaumburn: Schaumburg, IL - Store 3111
* Rockville: Rockville, MD - Store 866
* Short Pump: Richmond, VA - Store 3549
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From engadget.com:
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So here are a few interesting facts about the PlayStation 3 you may (or may not) be interested in knowing:

* After plenty of gameplay the console is cool -- or at worst warm -- to the touch on every surface. In a side by side test with the Xbox 360, the console is comparably virtually silent, and the Blu-ray drive is significantly quieter than the 360's DVD drive.
* USB keyboards and mice will be plug-n-play, no fuss at all. Who really wants to browse the web with a PlayStation controller anyway?
* There are currently no plans for VGA out on the PlayStation3.
* There are currently no plans for a cheaper, wired version of the SIXAXIS.
* Despite rumor, Sony insists the US is still officially targeted for a 400k unit launch; Japan is still set for a mere 80k. Sony execs are actually expecting an upturn in unit production before launch, so those numbers may actually go up.
* Some titles have an option to install some amount of game data (in addition to saved data) to the drive. Genji can install 4GB worth of data to decrease load times (quoted to drop from 12-15 seconds down to 3-4); this game data can be removed at any time without affecting your saved games.
* The drive can be upgraded, although not on any official basis (read: YMMV, do so at your own risk, you may void warranty, etc.).
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From kotaku.com:
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My son's first experience with the Playstation 3 Sixaxis was interesting. He had never used motion control before and I just handed him the controller and told him to steer the car.