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JANUARY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>7<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> <\/b> of January 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>The CES show is held and Sony shows the PS3, but does not have a working\/playable
\nmachine, here is a video taken at the event
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of January 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>With two months until release day, Evan Wilson an analyst from <\/b><\/span>Pacific Crest Securities, <\/b><\/span>predicts that the PS3 will be delayed until Summer for Japan, November for USA and March 2007 for UK\/Europe.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

18<\/span>th<\/span> of January 2006
\n<\/span>Sony confirm some launch titles, which include
\nGenji 2
\nAngel Rings
\nMonster Carnival
\nEverybody\u2019s Golf 5
\nGran Turismo
\nThe Eye of Judgement.<\/b><\/p>\n

24th of January 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSCEI announce that they have bought Zipper Interactive.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

FEBRUARY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/b><\/span><\/span> February 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>In an interview with PS3Week former Sony Online Entertainment employee Josh Robinson, explains how he lost his job with Sony due to <\/b><\/span><\/span>an article he wrote criticising <\/b><\/span><\/span>the PS3.
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Such criticism included:
\n\u201cYou could always tell where the PS3 dev box was because it\u2019s the room that had the F-bomb coming out of it half the day\u201d
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span><\/span>I\u2019ve also talked with people on the technical side of the Xbox 360. The consistent comment I am hearing from people on my end is, \u2018The Xbox 360 is better\u2019, They are saying that it is capable of just doing more.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17<\/span>th<\/span> of February 2006
\n<\/span>The PS3 is shown at the TaiPei Games Show in Taiwan, however it is stuck behind a glass screen
\n\"\"
\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1<\/b><\/span><\/span>9<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of February 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>A<\/b><\/span>nalyst Hitoshi Kuriyama <\/b><\/span>from <\/b><\/span>Merrill Lynch <\/b><\/span>suggests that the PS3 could be delayed <\/b><\/span>by up to a year.
\n<\/b><\/span>Merrill Lynch <\/b><\/span>analysts also estimate that the PS3 could cost as much as $900 in production costs <\/b><\/span>and will be released with an optional HDD costing $100.<\/b><\/span>
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

News from these analysts causes Sony\u2019s stocks to drop.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1<\/b><\/span><\/span>9<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of February 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Kei Sakaguchi <\/b><\/span><\/span>reacts to the suggestion that the PS3 will be delayed by denying it, stating the PS3 is still going to be released during Spring 2006.
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

21st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of February 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>George Bain from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe holds a presentation in which he discusses several aspects of the PS3 including the Cell, RSX and Blu-Ray.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

=MARCH<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

7th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of March 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with Bloomberg Japan, President of Namco Bandai <\/b><\/span>Takeo Takasu, <\/b><\/span>states:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>Without any announcements so far, the spring release is impossible\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

9th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of March 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Nick Sharples <\/b><\/span>from SCEE tells GamesIndustry.biz that Sony have no plans to release the PS3 simultaneously in all regions.
\nSource <\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

15th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of March 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nPresident of Sony <\/b><\/span>Ken Kutaragi <\/b><\/span>announces that the PS3 will be released worldwide sometime during November 2006, he also states that the console will be fully backward compatible with PS1 and PS2 games.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

22nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of March 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nPhil Harrison speaks at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, at the conference he confirms that the PS3 will receive a worldwide release in November 2006 and Developers would receive Final Production Units in June 2006.
\nDemo\u2019s showed at the conference included
\nHeavenly Sword
\nF1 Racing
\nWarhawk
\nMotorstorm
\nResistance: Fall of Man.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

APRIL<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

4th<\/span> of April 2006
\n<\/span>Sony announce they will hold a pre-E3 press conference on the 8th<\/sup> of May 2006.<\/b><\/p>\n

24th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of April 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nProgrammers from Sony UK revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that they are working on software emulation for the PS3.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

25th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of April 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nA member of the forum NeoGaf claims to have received a release list from Bethesda, stating that Elder Scrolls:Oblivion will be a release title for the PS3 and that it is also coming to PSP.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

26th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of April 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nBethesda release a statement saying the have no plans to release Elder Scrolls:Oblivion on any other platform than Xbox 360 and PC.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

28th<\/span> of April 2006<\/span>
\nNamco Bandai reveal that they will be releasing Ridge Racer 7 for the PS3.<\/b><\/p>\n

\n

MAY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

1st<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nSony release details of their fourth quarter and full-year fiscal results, they state that they see big losses with the PS3 launch.<\/b><\/p>\n

2nd<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nEA announce that they will be releasing Army of Two for the PS3<\/b><\/p>\n

2nd<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nSega reveals that they will be releasing Full Auto 2: Battlelines exclusively to the PS3.<\/b><\/p>\n

3rd<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nUbiSoft announce Assassin\u2019s Creed for the PS3.<\/b><\/p>\n

4th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSony files a patent for something that looks similar to the PS Toy, you can view it here<\/a><\/b><\/span> – 44<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5th of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIGN post images of the PS3 Dev Kit
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

8th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSony files a patent for a \u201cVideo game controller\u201d, you can view it here<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8th of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSCEI announce that the PS3 will be released in Japan on the 11th of November 2006.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSony showcased their powerhouse, this time it was different, it was black, had one Ethernet port, one HDMI port and only four USB ports, it would come in two flavours, 60GB, which would be the premium console and sported a shiny coating, with a wireless Sixaxis control pad and WiFi and
\na 20GB which was black but had a dull coating and was minus the WiFi, one think was noticeably
\ndifferent, the control pad was minus the rumble function, this was due to legal problems. Sony stated that they would have a Worldwide Release in November 2006, with Japan receiving the console on the 11th of November 2006 and the price would be 59,800 Yen for the 20GB and the 60GB PS3 will have an open price which retailers will set, the US will cost $499 for 20GB an<\/b><\/span>d<\/b><\/span> $599 for the 60GB, EU regions would cost 499 Euro for the 20GB and 599 Euro for the 60GB, you can read the E3 run down on <\/b><\/span>J<\/b><\/span>oystiq here<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sony also revealed the final specs, here they are
\n\"\"
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

A comparison between the early promise and the final release
\n\"\"
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

\n

17th<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nIn an interview with Blomberg Kaz Hirai said that he expects around 15 games to be released with the PS3.<\/b><\/p>\n

25th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nRumours circulate again in regard to Sony blocking used games, when GamesRadar spoke to Sony, this was their response:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>We have made all of the official announcements at E3 and cannot make any further comments at this time. We will be announcing more news running up to PlayStation 3’s launch.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

26th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of May 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with MVC, Sony\u2019s European CEO claims that European PS3s will be the first off the production line.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

31<\/span>st<\/span> of May 2006<\/span>
\nIn an interview with German Magazine SPIEGEL ONLINE, Sony\u2019s Phil Harrison, strongly denies that Sony copied Nintendo\u2019s Motion Sensing idea and states that the PS3 is a computer and that no one needs a PC, here is a quote from the interview:
\n\u201cSPIEGEL ONLINE
\nHow do you answer people who accuse you, you could have stolen Nintendo\u2019s idea of a motion-sensitive controller?<\/b><\/p>\n

Harrison
\nIn a way, I even understand why people say that, but it is a bit silly, if you forgive me the remark. When we brought the Playstation in 1994 on the market, we have introduced for the first time real-time graphics in 3-D. When Nintendo launched its N64 in 1996 and this could also real-time 3-D graphics, as we have said, \u201cNintendo, you\u2019ve stolen our idea!\u201d? Of course not. Such innovations are possible because of a combination of technology, cost and production capacity.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

JUNE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6th of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nUltra One magazine reveals that the first PS3s released will have PS2 hardware built in, but that future versions will rely on software emulation for backward compatibility.
\nSource<\/a> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

6th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with San Jose Mercury News, Kaz Hirai defends the PS3s price:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>This console is going to do much more. We have made sure this is a console for the long haul. If you look at the lack of Blu-ray on Microsoft, what do you do if the game requires 40 to 50 gigabytes? Put it on three disks? Let\u2019s look under the hood and see total value we are delivering to consumers. At five to 10 years, you see the lasting power of the PS2. If you go out there now, there is a lot of PS2 software out there. From a consumer\u2019s view, who got the better value? If you look at which console is giving the publishers more time to amortize their development costs, the answer is pretty obvious.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

7th<\/span> of June 2006<\/span>
\nHiroshige Goto interviews Ken Kutaragi regarding the PS3, Ken confirms what Phil Harrison said a couple of weeks earlier, by stating that the PS3 is not a Games Console, but a computer, here is a quote from the interview:
\n\u201cHiroshige Goto
\nGame consoles fix their hardware specs through their life cycles. But PS3 seems to approximate to PC in that it can change its configuration flexibly.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ken Kutaragi
\nSince PS3 is a computer there are no \u201cmodels\u201d but \u201cconfigurations\u201d. This time we try to make it clear. May as well release BTO (built-to-order) list if possible (laugh) Well, but if we do it the distribution will be confused. But, with PS3, we can do BTO if we want.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Full Interview<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Second Hiroshige Goto\/Ken Kutaragi interview is released, you can read it here<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

9th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Third Hiroshige Goto\/Ken Kutaragi interview is released, you can read it here<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

14th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Fourth Hiroshige Goto\/Ken Kutaragi interview is released, you can read it here<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

30th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of June 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with Ge-Maga, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and Tetsuya Nomura from Square-Enix give their opinion on the PS3:
\nKojima
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>I had an interview at E3, and I responded like this,” said Kojima. “The PS3 is a movie theater. You pay 1,800 yen and view a movie with great sound and a huge image. These aren’t movies that are remade directly from television, but video that’s been made for the movies and everyone comes in wanting that. Xbox 360 is watching a DVD at home. It’s for people who want to watch a movie, but anything is okay. The Wii is a television program. You turn on the television, and you can watch soccer or watch a variety show — enjoy a program lightly\u201d
\nNomura
\n\u201cRight now, as a game machine, it’s too expensive. If the hard disk and Blu-ray spread, in line with that, the situation for the PS3 will change in one to two years. At the present, it’s definitely too expensive, but I believe that when the games are there, it will change naturally.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

JULY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of July 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>In an interview with Electronic News, IBMs Tom Reeves speaks about the Cell processor.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span> – 59 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2<\/b><\/span><\/span>4<\/b><\/span><\/span>th of July 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with Next-gen.biz, Ryan Bowling who is a PR manager with SCEA, stated the commitment they had with developers, here is a quote:
\n\u201cTo date we have shipped more than 10,000 development systems to 208 companies in 11 countries, the largest number ever for a PlayStation platform.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a> – 60<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

AUGUST<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nImagine Publishing announce that a new magazine dedicated to the PS3 called Next3 will be launched on the 10<\/b><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup> of August.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>In an interview with Wired Magazine, Sony\u2019s Phil Harrison speculates on what he thinks the future of gaming for Sony make look like:
\n\u201cI’d be amazed if the PS4 had a physical disc drive.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd of August 2006<\/span>
\nYoshihito Koyama, SNK\u2019s marketing manager, has stated that the company will not start developing for the PS3 until 2009.<\/b><\/p>\n

2nd of August 2006<\/span>
\nSony Announce a PS3 Memory Card Adaptor, which will let people who plan to but the PS3, to grab game saves of their hardware PS1 and PS2 Memory Cards.<\/b><\/p>\n

14th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nAndre Vrignaud(Ozymandias) from Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Team, claims that there will be no 1080i\/p PS3 games in 2006:
\n\u201cI’ll stick my neck out and predict that that you won’t see any 1080″x” games for the PS3 this year.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSierra Entertainment announce that F.E.A.R is in development for the PS3
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nGaminformer posts images of the PS3 Dev Kit in its final form
\nS<\/a>ource<\/a><\/b><\/span>
\n\"\"
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

18th of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nGameSpot speak to Kaz Hirai, regarding the PS3\u2032s future and availability\/shortages at release, Kaz also states that the PS3 is not yet in production.
\n\u201cSome of our guys were actually just in China, and also in Japan, just reviewing the lines and everything else. But they are, again, preparing as we speak to get the manufacturing going. We’ve not announced and we haven’t set really a specific date to say, ‘As of this day we’re going to start manufacturing.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

22nd of August 2006<\/span>
\nIn an interview with Ryan Schneider a spokesperson for Insomniac Games, it is revealed that the size of space used on a Blu-ray disc, for the game Resistance: Fall of Man is 22GB, which almost the entirety of a single layer Blu-ray.<\/b><\/p>\n

2<\/b><\/span><\/span>3<\/b><\/span><\/span>rd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of August 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nBiologists reveal that they plan to utilise PS3 to help fight Alzheimer\u2019s and Cancer, PS3 owners will be able to download an app and it will run in standby, the app is known as Folding At Home or F@Home<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

31st of August 2006<\/span>
\nSony reveal that they might need to half the amount of consoles due to be produced, due to a shortage in Blu-ray diodes.<\/b><\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6<\/span>th<\/span> of September 2006<\/span>
\nSony announces that the PS3 will not be released in Europe in November, instead they plan to postpone it until March 2007.
\n\u201cthe delay in the mass production schedule of the blue laser diode within the Sony Group, thus affecting the timely procurement of key components to be utilised in PlayStation 3\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

15<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nElectronics website Audio Cubes, puts the 60GB PS3 on Pre Order at a whopping $999.<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>21<\/b><\/span><\/span>st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nDolby Laboratories <\/b><\/span>announce that the PS3 will feature 5.1 Surround Sound for games, with <\/b><\/span>Dolby Digital and Dolby TrueHD <\/b><\/span>for Blu-Ray movies.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

22<\/b><\/span><\/span>nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nKen Kutaragi <\/b><\/span>attends the Tokyo Game Show<\/b><\/span>(TGS)<\/b><\/span> where he shows trailers for games such as, Final Fantasy XIII, <\/b><\/span>Gran Turismo HD, <\/b><\/span>Ridge Racer 7, <\/b><\/span>Virtua Tennis 3, Mobile Suit Gundam, Virtua Fighter 5 <\/b><\/span>and Afrika, Ken also spoke about bringing games from older systems, specifically Mega Drive(Genesis) and <\/b><\/span>PC Engine <\/b><\/span>which would be downloadable on the PS3.<\/p>\n

Speaking to <\/b><\/span>Kikizo <\/b><\/span>at TGS, Kaz Hirai spoke of the delay in Europe.
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>we’re going to try everything we can to get units into the hands of the consumers as soon as possible for launch and heading into the holiday season. That’s one of the reasons why we decided strategically to delay the European launch, so that we can concentrate and focus more on the Japanese and North American markets. But the most important thing is being able to bring compelling software that really keeps the platform vibrant and fresh for the long term.\u201d<\/b><\/span>
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

22nd of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSony confirm that the 20GB model will come equipped with a HDMI port.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>22<\/b><\/span><\/span>nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nKotaku reports that PS3s are overheating at TGS
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

27<\/span>th<\/span> of September 2006<\/span>
\nSony\u2019s Jack Tretton in an interview with Bloomberg, reveals that Sony plans to give 15,000 PS3 Kiosk units to American and Canadian retailers.<\/b><\/p>\n

28<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of September 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nBethesda announce that they are releasing Elder Scrolls: Oblivion on the PS3 and PSP.<\/b><\/span>. <\/b><\/span>The PS3 version will be a release title for each major region and the PSP title will be released in March 2007.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

OCTOBER<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2<\/b><\/span><\/span>nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> Of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nKikizo interviews Kazuo Hirai regarding the PS3
\n<\/b><\/span>Video<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Sony offer ten people a chance to attend the PlayStation Underground PS3 event, on the 8<\/b><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup> of November 2006 in <\/b><\/span>Los Angeles, California.
\n<\/b><\/span>The winners get flights paid for, two nights paid in a hotel, $75 for each day and a PS3.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, <\/b><\/span>Jamie MacDonald <\/b><\/span>from SCE states that he believes the majority of content won\u2019t be delivered on disc.
\nSource<\/a> <\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nStock market shares in Sony fall due to a report by <\/b><\/span>Macquarie Equities analyst David Gibson, <\/b><\/span>who stated that several PS3s failed at the Tokyo Game Show in September, here is part of his report:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>While the reason for this is unknown, we suspect it may be due to overheating as a result of enclosing the units and the high temperatures at the venue.
\nWe are concerned that such a problem has occurred so close to full production and is clearly negative news for the company.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>David Karraker <\/b><\/span>from SCEA explained to Next-Gen the issues in regard to the overheating PS3 issue:
\n\u201c*<\/b><\/span>Despite the report from Macquarie Securities implying that they had heard of reports of PS3’s needing to be rebooted at TGS, SCEI are not aware of any instances of this occurring at TGS, nor have we received any reports from third parties to such effect.
\n<\/b><\/span>*<\/b><\/span>On the Press Day on Friday, and throughout the weekend the PlayStation stand was inundated by specialist gaming media, the majority of whom would have noticed if there had been a general problem with console overheating.
\n<\/b><\/span>*<\/b><\/span>The environmental conditions at TGS conspire to test any electrical item. In the case of PS3, the combination of pre-production software, running on pre-production debug units, enclosed in demonstration units without ventilation, and surrounded by so many eager fans that on Saturday and Sunday it was almost impossible to move, are bound to prove a challenge.
\n<\/b><\/span>*<\/b><\/span>If indeed, there was the occasional unit that needed rebooting, it was due solely to the adverse environmental conditions within the Hall and not to any more general problem with PS3.
\n<\/b><\/span>*<\/b><\/span>PS3 does not suffer from an overheating problem.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Nyko Technologies <\/b><\/span>announces that it will be bringing its cooling device \u201c<\/b><\/span>Intercooler\u201d <\/b><\/span>to the PS3.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5th<\/b><\/span><\/span> Of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nLogitech announce that they will be releasing a ChillStream control pad for the PS3, this control pad keeps the players hands cool through the built in fan.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

9th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview at the European Technology Round Table in Barcelona, ex Sony CEO explained that the reason Microsoft beat Sony to the release of the next gen console was down to the Cell processor:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>The success of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games console in beating Sony’s Playstation 3 to market was because “Microsoft is not a technology company.
\nSony had gone down the route of developing a new processor with IBM for the PS3 and that had caused delays.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

10th<\/span> Of October 2006<\/span>
\nElectronics Boutique and GameStop start taking Pre Orders for the PS3 in USA.<\/b><\/p>\n

10th<\/span> of October 2006<\/span>
\nScalpers start selling their PS3 pre-orders on eBay
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\n<\/span>10th<\/span> Of October 2006<\/span>
\nTerra Soft reveal that they are to build a Cell based Super Computer from PS3\u2032s.<\/b><\/p>\n

11th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\neBay starts taking down PS3 pre-orders and suspending the accounts listing them.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

11th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSony and Xfire announce they are working together on cross-platform communications, allowing PS3 and PC gamers to communicate with each other.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th<\/span> Of October 2006<\/span>
\nTerra Soft announces that it is to release Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for the PS3, it will be packed with the following components, kernel 2.6.16, gcc 3.4.4 and glibc 2.4, Cell SDK 1.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, FireFox 1.5.0, Thunderbird 1.5.0 and Nautilus 2.1.4.<\/b><\/p>\n

19th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of October 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nAt Sony’s \u201cGamer\u2019s Day 2006\u201d, SCEA reveals the US launch titles:
\nBlazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, Call of Duty 3, EA Sports Fight Night Round 3, F.E.A.R., Full Auto 2: Battlelines, Genji: Days of the Blade, Madden NFL 07, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, NBA ’07, NBA 2K7, Need for Speed Carbon, NHL 2K7, Resistance: Fall of Man, Ridge Racer 7, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas, Tony Hawk’s Project 8, Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nThe company also reveals the prices of games and peripherals:
\nFirst party games will be $59.99, the Six-Axis will be $49.99, the memory card adapter will be $14.99 and the media remote will be $24.99.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nAlso revealed is that <\/b><\/span>certain<\/b><\/span> PS1 games <\/b><\/span>will be downloadable.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

19th<\/span> Of October 2006<\/span>
\nIn a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony states that it is illegal to import PS3 consoles without permission from SCE, here is a quote:
\n\u201cThe law is clear; importing PS2, PSP or PS3 into the EU, without the express permission of SCE is illegal. Therefore, we will utilise the full scope of the law to put a stop to any retailers who chose to do this.
\nUltimately, we\u2019re trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera; is not \u2013 in PS3\u2032s case \u2013 backwards compatible with either PS1 or PS2 software; will not play European Blu-Ray movies or DVDs; and will not be covered by warranty.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

26th<\/span> Of October 2006<\/span>
\nSony release a video advertisement, discussing the Cell Broadband Engine
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NOVEMBER<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nTetsuhiko Yasuda from SCE Asia announces that the PS3 will be released in Hong Kong and Taiwan on the 17<\/b><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup> of November 2006.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

8<\/b><\/span><\/span>th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSeveral people start camping outside a Best Buy store in Burbank, California, waiting for the PS3\u2032s release, that’s <\/b><\/span>nine<\/b><\/span> days before it is due to be released in America.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe creator of Pong Nolan Bushnell, says he PS3 will probably fail, here is what he said during an interview with RedHerring.com:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>I think Sony shot themselves in the foot. There is a high probability [the PS3] will fail.
\nThe price point is probably unsustainable. For years and years Sony has been a very difficult company to deal with from a developer standpoint. They could get away with their arrogance and capriciousness because they had an installed base. They have also historically had horrible software tools. You compare that to the Xbox 360 with really great authoring tools [and] additional revenue streams from Xbox Live\u2026 a first party developer would be an idiot to develop for Sony first and not the 360. People don\u2019t buy hardware, they buy software.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

9th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nBethesda announce that Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is delayed until March 2007
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

10th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine, <\/b><\/span>Phil Harrison <\/b><\/span>refuses to confirm a PS3 March release for EU:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>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. In fact, the ramp up is already starting to happen in supply and output, just obviously too late for us to have launched in Europe at the same times as the US.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

11th<\/span> of November 2006<\/span>
\nPS3 is released in Japan, the event in Yurakucho was attended by Ken Kutaragi<\/b><\/p>\n

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11th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Official Firmware Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – v1.10<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThis is the very first firmware released by Sony, it was released on the PS3\u2032s Japanese release day and adds PSN and Remote Play.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

11th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>
\nSega Golf Club
\nRidge Racer 7
\nResistance Fall Of Man
\nMobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
\nGenji: Days of the Blade<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Digital<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nBlast Factor
\nMainichi Issho<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

11th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – PC Application<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n[RO]man releases PS3 Update Unpacker v1.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

11th<\/span> of November 2006<\/span>
\nJapanese website PC Watch disassembles the PS3, to view the awesome images, click this link.<\/b><\/p>\n

13th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nNHL 2K7
\n<\/b><\/span>13th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Famitsu <\/b><\/span>publisher <\/b><\/span>Enterbrain <\/b><\/span>reveal that Sony have sold <\/b><\/span>88,400 <\/b><\/span>PS3s.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

14th<\/span> of November 2006<\/span>
\nReports suggest that the PS3 is having problems playing certain PS1 and PS2 titles<\/b><\/p>\n

15th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSCEA reveal the \u201c<\/b><\/span>Play Beyond\u201d <\/b><\/span>marketing campaign.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1<\/span>5<\/span>th<\/span> of November 2006<\/span>
\neBay bans UK eBayers from selling any PS3 consoles until March 2007, this is to stop people importing PS3\u2032s then charging extortionate prices.<\/b><\/p>\n

16th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nMahjong Kakutou Club<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

16th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nPeople who are waiting in a line at a Best Buy in Lexington, Kentucky, for the PS3 released, are attacked along with news reporter Elizabeth Dorsett in a drive by shooting, the weapon used was a BB Gun\u2026.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

16th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nA staff member for former Vice President candidate John Edwards, contacted a Wal-Mart in Raleigh, North Carolina in an attempt to secure a PS3.
\nJohn Edwards initially denied it was him, then released this statement:
\n\u201cMy wife, Elizabeth, wanted to get a PlayStation 3 for my young children. She mentioned it in front of one of my staff people. That staff person mentioned it in front of a volunteer who said he would make an effort to get one. He was making an effort to go get one for himself, Elizabeth and I knew nothing about this. [The staffer] feels terrible about this. He made a mistake and he knows he should not have<\/b><\/span> <\/b>used my name.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

16th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\niSuppli estimates that Sony lose on average <\/b><\/span>$241.35 <\/b><\/span>for every 60GB PS3 sold and <\/b><\/span>$306.85 <\/b><\/span>for every 20GB PS3 sold.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th<\/span> of November 2006<\/span>
\nThe PS3 is released in America today, Kaz Hirai had this to say about the consoles release:
\n\u201cWith today\u2019s launch of PS3, we are officially ushering in a new era in true next-generation entertainment for homes all across North America.
\nThe innovative PS3 system features powerful technologies and capabilities that have never been brought together in one system, including the Cell Broadband Engine, BD drive, HDD and online connectivity as standard features of every system. The results are breathtaking new interactive worlds to explore, eye-popping multimedia functionality, and a fully integrated online experience \u2014 all in high- definition clarity. The value we are providing consumers with PS3 is beyond compare.\u201d
\nJack Tretton had this to say:
\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that PlayStation fans are anxious to get their hands on PS3 and are working around the clock to meet that demand with additional shipments during the busy holiday season and beyond.
\nWith the incredible technology and value packed into PS3, we expect rapid adoption of the system around the world, and we are ready to support that market growth.\u201d
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Whilst the release events were awesome, some events were plagued with criminal acts <\/b><\/span>and other unfortunate incidents<\/b><\/span>, here is a list of them:
\n<\/b><\/span>*In <\/b><\/span>Putnam Connecticut, <\/b><\/span>two gun men confronted a group of people waiting in line at the <\/b><\/span>Wal-Mart store, <\/b><\/span>the gun men demanded money, 21 year old <\/b><\/span>Michael Penkala <\/b><\/span>resisted these gun men and was shot in the chest and shoulder, luckily his injuries were not life threatening.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>*<\/b><\/span>At a Gamestop in <\/b><\/span>Elk Grove, California <\/b><\/span>two gunmen made off with four PS3s and several Xbox 360s.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>*In <\/b><\/span>West Bend Wisconsin <\/b><\/span>a 19 year old man received injuries after running into a pole, when trying to be one of the first ten in line to get a PS3.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>*A student from <\/b><\/span>A UNC-Wilmington <\/b><\/span>was beaten and had two PS3s taken off him as he was removing them from his car.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n*A 17 year old has his PS3 stolen at gun point in <\/b><\/span>Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

17th of November 2006<\/span>
\nThe PS3 is also released in Taiwan and Hong Kong today.<\/b><\/p>\n

17th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTony Hawks project 8
\nNBA 07
\nTiger Woods PGA Tour 07
\nNBA 2k7 (North America)
\nNeed For Speed Carbon
\nCall Of Duty 3
\nUntold Legends: Dark Kingdom
\nMadden NFL 07
\nMarvel: Ultimate Alliance<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Digital<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/b>[Game Release]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nCash Guns Chaos<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>A journalist at Time Magazine gave a review of the PS3, in the review he claims that the PS3 isn\u2019t worth buying and describing the Cell processor he had this to say:
\n\u201cI’m sorry, but naming a computer chip is like naming your genitals: you’re compensating for something.\u201d
\nThough he did say that next holiday season, that it might just be worth it.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

17th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nA couple of guys in Toronto decided to smash their brand new PS3 to pieces and record it for YouTube.
\nSource(Video)<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

19th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nUbisoft announce they are no longer working on First Person Shooter Killing Day
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nVideo<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

20th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nTaco Bell in USA offer one PS3 owner <\/b><\/span>Tacos for life, the equivalent to <\/b><\/span>$12,500 Taco Bell Bucks <\/b><\/span>if they send in their PS3, which will then be sent to the Boys & Girls Club, the Executive Director Bob Fulmer from Taco Bell Foundation said this:
\n\u201cThe PlayStation 3 is on every teen’s holiday wish list, that’s why we’re offering one lucky individual tacos for life in exchange for giving Boys & Girls Club teens a gift that will keep them in the game.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

21st of November 2006<\/span>
\nWith the continuous reports of Backwards Compatibility problems with the PS3, Sony open a website to help people search for PS1\/PS2 games they owned, to see if that game had any problems playing on the PS3.<\/b><\/p>\n

22nd of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nMahjong Taikai IV<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

23rd of November 2006<\/span>
\nKoei postpones two PS3 games, Fatal Intertia and Bladestorm until March 2007<\/b><\/p>\n

23rd Of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nCJCP from ps3news.com, dumps(Back\u2019s Up) the very first PS3 game(First documented).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

23rd of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Police arrest two 19 year olds, Tauryn Robert Hodge and Gerald Anthony Keys, in connection to the GameStop PS3 robbery in Elk Grove, both were GameStop employees>
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

26th November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nDCEMU reports that a someone called deadsoulasis promised a ISO loader for the PS3, here is what he said:
\n\u201cNo your eyes dont trick you ….its very close……
\nAs we unpack the PS3 games we notice its very close to the PSP.
\nTesting my ‘Load game off hard drive’ for the past week.Ive noticed the file differences and winhex’ed the files.No surprise that the eboot’s are similar in hex.
\nAs for now my Beta PS3 Loader will be soon online no sooner then December 10th….for tester’s on there own machine’s.
\nAnd as of this morning ..Ive successfully loaded Ridge Racer 7 and Resistance both running off a Hard Drive ..(albit external) No BR disc in drive.
\nId like to thank PSP’s Booster and Dark_Alex for devhook\/custom firmware’s….without it I wouldn’t have be able to find a way …
\nDont ask me for files,code,or how to do it.
\nThere is 3 beta testers as of now and December 10th it will be online for download …and before you ask.Its free.It will require your bio’s to be Re-flashed and BR-drive though.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

26th Of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe very first P<\/b><\/span>S<\/b><\/span>3 game rip, was uploaded to the internet, this was done by a well known warez scene group called Paradox
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26th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Computer Software<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nRed Kawa File Server v1.0 is released, which allows PS3 owners to view media files stored on their home computers on their consoles via the PS3\u2032s Web Browser.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

28th of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Official Firmware Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – v1.11<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThis Firmware adds Account Management<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

28th of November 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime] <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTwo men are arrested for the shooting of a person, during a robbery of people waiting in line for PS3s at the Putnam Wal-Mart on the 17th of November 2006.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

30th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nSCEA announce that Kaz Hirai will be moving back to Japan to replace <\/b><\/span>Ken Kutaragi <\/b><\/span>as president of SCEI, <\/b><\/span>Ken Kutaragi <\/b><\/span>would become chairman of <\/b><\/span>SCEI <\/b><\/span>and <\/b><\/span>Jack Tretton <\/b><\/span>would take Kaz Hirai\u2019s old job as president of SCEA.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

30th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/b><\/span>deadsoulasis <\/b><\/span>makes a thread on MaxConsole, the first post was the same that was posted on DCEMU on the <\/b><\/span>26<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>, however he made two more posts:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>a little more details of it.
\nIt does emu the firmware and (yes 1.11 works fine.)
\nYou do need to switch the bios.(by software)
\nThe Blu-drive does not need to be modified.
\nYou do not need a Blu-ray gamedisk in the machine
\nAll you need is the game image dumped.
\n(I support buying the game’s though but then im contradicted myself)
\n(Point was to play off HDD and save the Blu-ray drive)
\nAnd acually for the cost of everything to get going.
\nIts not much more just buying games.
\nThere was a reason why Blu-ray was picked.
\nAnd this is one reason if you cant see it.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLet me be clear.
\n$599.99
\n-2 DVDR’s of fedora 5.
\nISo’s preinstalled as well…
\n-One deadCELL chip.
\n-One 750 gig HDD.(400 bucks)
\n-1 copy of Ridge Racer game dump.
\n-Install yourself,Chance of bricking though
\n$1599.99\/everything above installed and a retail unopened PS3.(with a Blu-ray movie)
\n-Zero chance of brick.
\nYDL will be released in december for SDK.
\nPrices might switch in the future.
\n$1600 is alot ..or just stay retail and buy like 10 retail games with your PS3
\nI hope my point got across today though\u2026\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

30th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of November 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nYuta Sakurai <\/b><\/span>an analyst at <\/b><\/span>financial holding company Nomura, <\/b><\/span>says that he does not believe that we will see a PS4, due to <\/b><\/span>Kazuo Hirai <\/b><\/span>becoming president of SCEI:
\n\u201cThe appointment of Hirai could be the start of a shift from hardware to software, I cannot now imagine a PlayStation4.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

DECEMBER<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Digital<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nLemmings<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>1st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nPolyphony Digital announce that they have stopped working on Gran Turismo HD<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTeam Xecuter <\/b><\/span>revealed<\/b><\/span> what they called \u201cHyperdrive\u201d, it let you use various HardDrives such as 3.5\u2033 IDE drives, to extend the size of your internal storage, here is some information about it.
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nAnalyst <\/b><\/span>Michael Pachter <\/b><\/span>from <\/b><\/span>Wedbush Morgan, <\/b><\/span>finds the comments made by <\/b><\/span>Yuta Sakurai <\/b><\/span>in regard to the PS4 to be foolish:
\n\u201c<\/b><\/span>It is embarassing that an analyst could reach that conclusion so soon after launch. Sony cannot have made such a decision, and to draw such an inference is foolish.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1st<\/b><\/span><\/span> of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIt is announced that flOw will be released on the PS3 on the 19<\/b><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup> of December 2006 and that the company <\/b><\/span>thatgamecompany <\/b><\/span>have signed a three game deal with SCEA.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1st of December 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime] <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nAn 18 year old suspected of robbing the student at Wilmington of his two PS3\u2032s on the 17th of November 2006 is shot and killed by police, whilst they were executing a search on the premises, witnesses said the 18 year old was unarmed and the police officer who shot him also shot his dog.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd of December 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime] <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nA third man is arrested in connection with the shooting of a person, during a robbery of people waiting in line for PS3?s at the Putnam Wal-Mart on the 17th of November 2006.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nWarez group Paradox release a dumped version of Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the internet, in the NFO the playable status is marked as \u201csoon\u201d.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nFight Night Round 3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5th of December 2006<\/span>
\nSony\u2019s e-Distribution Initiative (EDI)(PS Store) goes live.<\/b><\/p>\n

5th of December 2006<\/span>
\nJulian Eggebrecht president of Factor 5, reveals that the company will be releasing games for Sony\u2019s e-Distribution Initiative (EDI)(PS Store).<\/b><\/p>\n

6th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Official Firmware Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – v<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>1.30<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThis adds better compatibility for PS2 related USB devices.<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>7th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Digital]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nGo! Sudoku<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

6th<\/b><\/span><\/span> of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nRichard Parsons CEO of Time Warner states he does not think that the PS3 will help with the conversion to Blu-Ray:
\n\u201cDo I think that the game console platform is really going to drive the conversion? I don’t think so. People get those things to play games, not watch movies.\u201d
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

8th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nwraggster <\/b><\/span>owner of DCEMU<\/b><\/span> releases a method to use the PS3\u2032s Sixaxis on a PC\/Laptop<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

12th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nFull Auto 2: Battlelines
\nBlazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

13th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Official Firmware Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – v<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>1.31<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThis adds better compatibility for PS1\/PS2 games, also adds the ability to save some PS2 games to the HDD.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

14th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nMotorStorm<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>15th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Asia Game Show(AGS) started today and was mostly a Sony\/PS3 conference<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>18th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Asia Game Show(AGS) ended today, with Sony doing quite well, during the event they sold over 1000 PS3\u2032s.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

18th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nIn an interview with MTV, Phil Harrison states that no developer will ever use 100% of the PS3\u2032s power, here is a quote of that statement:
\n\u201cNobody will ever use 100 percent of its capability due to firmware upgrades and new uses for the Sixaxis controller, I fervently believe that the biggest challenge we face is that our industry is referred to as \u2018video games,\u2019 and games are supposed to be fun. Games should deal with fear, should deal with comedy and with death. They should deal with peril, with drug offenses.\u201d
\n<\/b><\/span>Source<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

21st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Official Firmware Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – v1.32<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThis updates the online gaming functionality.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

21st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nSonic the Hedgehog
\nArmored Core 4
\nRailfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

22nd<\/b><\/span><\/span> of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nRed Kawa announce a media server for PS3 called <\/b><\/span>PS3 Media Center X <\/b><\/span>that lets you stream <\/b><\/span>media to the PS3s web browser.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

24th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nAfter being cancelled, what remains of Gran Turismo HD, is given away free to US PS3 Gamers.<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>24<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup><\/span> of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nMichal Birecki <\/b><\/span>owner of<\/b><\/span> PS3center.net posts images of his professionally spray painted white PS3:
\n\u201cMy father owns a car dealership \/ body shop in Montreal, Canada, so I decided to put my bodyman skills to the test.\u201d
\nHe auctions it off on eBay.
\nSource<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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27th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Digital<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nTekken 5: Dark Resurrection<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

27th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nWarez release group Paradox release another PS3 Dump on the internet, it is the Japanese version of Motorstorm and the NFO that comes with it, claims the game is playable.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

28th of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nFormula One Championship Edition<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

31st of December 2006
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>[Game Release<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> – Blu-ray<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nYamasa Digi World DX<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

31st of December 2006<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>[<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Unofficial PlayStation<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong> 3<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nPS3News confirms that Paradox have got a working ISO Loader for the PS3, here is what was said on their forum:<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is what I can 100% confirm thus far: Paradox DO have a PS3 iSO Loader already. It works by running the PS3 iSOs from the HDD via an exploit\/security vulnerability in Firmware v1.00-1.10. Newer versions may work as well, however, speaking with them these are the only versions they have confirmed to me thus far as exploitable\/fully working with it.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is, similar to PSP we won\u2019t have to open our $600 PS3 consoles to be able to run PS3 back-up images\u2026 nor will we have to mess with expensive Blu-ray burners or BRD media. <\/b><\/p>\n

The bad news is, as soon as news (specific tech info) of the actual exploit is public $ony will patch it IMMEDIATELY and it will be useless until another is found. This is obvious of course, but stock PS3\u2032s here in the US are already coming shipped with 1.10 firmware versus 1.00 so I\u2019m sure it won\u2019t be long until they get shipped with even higher from the factory. <\/b><\/p>\n

Finally, as to why else is Paradox waiting on releasing their loader? Well, unofficially speaking (since it\u2019s all just rumors anyway until something tangible is released) I\u2019ve heard two reasons as follows:<\/b><\/p>\n

1) They are waiting for the EUR PS3 launch before they share their PS3 exploit(s) publically since THEY (Paradox) are primarily a EUR release group\u2026 meaning their members wish to get as low of \u201cstock FW\u201d version as possible upon launch, versus releasing the exploit(s) now and then being stuck with 3.xx firmware with even more hole patches\/protection for their families and friends, etc which wouldn\u2019t likely run PS3 iSOs for some time yet.<\/b><\/p>\n

2) They are waiting on more GOOD games to come out for PS3 before sharing the exploit(s). This is because if they do it now, then $ony developers will simply update their $DK\u2019s\/libs\/etc and the new games will not work with their exploit(s) anyway\u2026 and the current limited number of PS3 games on the market (to them) simply aren\u2019t \u201cworthy\u201d of being exploited publically yet.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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