Notable Revolution games according to August issue of EGM,

Mario 128 - Will hit Revolution at launch.

The next Legend Of Zelda - Nintendo confirms this key series is coming to the Revolution.

Metroid Prime 3 - All we know is that she-warrior Samus gets a new ship.

Super Smash Bros. - Nintendo all-stars duke it out online at launch.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 2 - An online sequel

Its nice to know that Nintendo is finally embracing online with its next console ( better still its online service will be free). The only downside is the Revolution doesn't have a standard Ethernet jack: it only supports Wi-Fi connectivity. "We've come to the conclusion that Wi-Fi will be standard and Ethernet will be optional," says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Better start saving for that wireless router.

Also it's pretty pointless to say that the PS3 will be better because Cell processor has 7 cores. Even with PC games; clock speed of the processor is more import than having a multi-core processor. The Xbox 360 will essentially tie all 3 processor together to work as one. So essentially the PS3 will be running at 3.2 ghz, and the Xbox 360 will be running at 9.6ghz. The PS3 will probably be able to handle more tasks, at a time since Sony is billing the PS3 as a multi-media device like the PSP, but it certainly doesn't mean that the system will be better for games.

Report: PS3 to sell for $399, cost $494 to make Merrill Lynch Japan predicts Sony will lose over $1 billion on hardware during its next-gen console's first year on the market--a sum it may not be able to recoup.

According to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Toyo Keizai, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities has recently calculated an analysis that the production of a single PlayStation 3 console will cost Sony approximately 54,000 yen to make ($494), as of its initial release in 2006.

Merrill Lynch Japan estimates that the machine's main components--namely its Cell chip, RSX, and BD-ROM drive--will cost about 11,000 yen ($101) each. After adding the other electronics that will be used in the PS3, the machine's production cost goes up to 54,000 yen.

Given that Sony's PS3 will face stiff competition from Microsoft's Xbox 360, the chances that Sony will release its console at its production cost is slim. Under the assumption that the Xbox 360 is expected to sell at around $299, Merrill Lynch Japan predicts that Sony will sell each PS3 at the price of 44,800 yen ($410) in Japan and $399 in America. That would mean Sony would suffer a loss of over 130 billion yen ($1.18 billion) during the first year of the PS3's release.

By comparison, the PlayStation 2 cost 39,800 ($364) in Japan and $299 in America when it launched in 2000. During its first year of release, Sony Computer Entertainment suffered a loss of 51.1 billion yen ($458 million), but it recovered the next year with a profit of 82.9 billion yen ($759 million), followed by 112.6 billion yen ($1.03 billion) the year after.

It is normal for game companies to take a loss on hardware whenever a new console launches, since they typically focus on acquiring market share rather than generating a profit during the first year. During the second year and afterwards, they can recover the losses with the savings that come from mass production and licensing fees from publishers.

However, Merrill Lynch Japan warns the normal console business cycle may be disrupted if Microsoft cuts the Xbox 360's price when the PlayStation 3 launches. The report goes on to say such a move could hurt Sony's plans, bringing a loss of 80 billion yen ($730 million) in its first year, and 50 billion yen ($457 million) in its second year. Thus far, Sony has already invested 200 billion yen ($1.83 billion) into the development and production for the Cell chip alone.

Toyo Keizai goes on to interview Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi, who avoided revealing the PS3's price, but hinted that it would not be marked down excessively. "Whether consumers think a product is expensive or cheap all depends on the balance between its appeal and price," he said. "Our ideal [for the PS3] is for consumers to think to themselves, 'Ok, I'll work more hours and buy it'. We want people to feel that they want it, no matter what."

"When Nintendo was selling its 16-bit machine at around 12,500 yen ($114), we sold the first PlayStation at 39,800 yen ($364)," continued Kutaragi. "The press was saying that it was expensive, but it was a huge hit. It's the same thing with the PlayStation Portable from last year. The Game Boy Advance is a same handheld gaming machine, and it costs less than 10 thousand yen ($91). On the other hand, our PSP had cost 25,000 yen ($229). But people lined up overnight to buy it, and it sold out on the day of its launch.. It all depends on whether people want it. Of course, I'm confident that the PS3 is a product that people will definitely want."

By Staff -- GameSpot
POSTED: 06/28/05 04:01 PM PST

link http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/28/news_6128295.html
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it's better to wait for the prices to drop down but that wont be for a long ass time, and not to mention they could be some hardware problems like they have at the beginning of this gen consoles. now all we have to do wait for the xbox 360 pricing.

Thats what it looks like. It seems MS is creating something that is going to be a monster gaming machine, but Sony is creeating something that doesn't really know what to do. This coming gen., I believe MS will again have the upper hand hardware and software wise. I just cant wait to see games running on the 360 on beta kits instead of all the alpha kit screens where its only 30% power and on a current gen. graphics card.

Thats a very interesting point, that no one seem to have thought of. The Xbox 360 will be out for something like 6-12 months prior to the release of the PS3. I've been more concerned with the rumor that Halo 3 will be launched right around the same time the PS3 ship. This could be even more damaging to Sony if Microsoft cuts the price of the console, in response to the release of the PS3.

Microsofts calling it "the HD era". Every Xbox360 game will support 720p and 1080i resolutions in widescreen (16:9). Now, news is out that the PS3 will support the maximum resolution of 1080p in 32:9. The 1080p screen format is the new Holy Grail of high definition. What's so great 1080p's 1920x1028 resolution? And why does it trump the current 1080i standard? You see, the "i" stands for "interlaced". A 1080i set draws the odd-numbered lines onscreen, then alternates with the even-numbered lines. The "p" stands for progressive scan, which paints the entire image onscreen at once, which makes for a much sharper image. There aren't many HDTV's supporting 1080p just yet, but those that do look simply amazing.

I recently got my new egm magazine and has a lot of cool facts about three systems.

The Nintendo Revolution will finally have the online play BUT the revolution doesn't have a standard Ethernet jack: It only supports Wi-connectivity. When the revolution comes out and you want the online play you have buy that wireless router.

that is true, my Hd-Tv only supports upto 1080i, but even that is still far better than any standard tv could produce so it's not all to bad.

I already mentioned all of this at the top of this page.

grrrr I hate you!

I think its dissapointing that only the PS3 will support the absolute best that HDTV has to offer, 1080p. I think all three next-gen consoles should have been able to support it. Halo 3, next-gen Zelda etc. would of looked amazing in 1080p. Awell, atleast I can see how good it looks with Tekken6, KillZone2, DMC4, MGS4, Warhawk, VisionGT, etc.

i have 1 question about the ps3 and all that will they use the snall mini discs like the game cube?????????

no, they'll use blue ray discs (regular size).

The ps3 isnt the only one suppporting 1080p. The 360 will support 1080p when needed. All games are mandatory at least 720p. Whats Sonys mandatory? Oh yeah, they havent said. Probably 480p. But now its just a useless number that sony can say they will use. Movies and other media are just now being made in 720p sp 1080p will not be needed untill probably 5 years from now. Plus, if you do research, 1080p isn't a huge leap at all. Plus, if you hook up the ps3 to 2 hdtvs you will lose a lot of picture quality. Another useless feature which is also funny because the majority of ps owners do not own one HDTV and probably never will so cancel them owning two. Bravo. Bravo. It just sucks Nintendo will not be supporting HD at all.

Again, anyone eager to buy a 1080p HDTV, do research first and go to avsforums.com

Also check out this article and many others:
http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages/reality.htm

Dammit! I was promised flying cars and food in pill-form by 2000! I was also promised 3D- holographic interactive immersion TV as well. Screw HDTV, I want a Star Trek Holo-Deck! Argh! Fatality.

Sony says the ps3 will support 1080p, but dont expect launch games to support 1080p.

Sorry but the Xbox 360 doesn't support 1080P only 1080i, check the specs on xbox.com and gamespot, the PS3 is the only one to support 1080p.

As for launch titles not supporting 1080p in some countrys you may be correct, japan has had HD for some time, some of their PS2 games run in 1080i GT4 being one, so for them 1080p for PS3 launch titles may be more likly , in the Uk they are only now selling HD tv's and only a select few PS2 games have had HD support none of which have been latest releases ie GT4 and god of war both not having a HD option , the U.S has had more PS2 games support HD including latest releases so it could happen for the U.S to have 1080p at launch, as for the UK who knows, i have an HD tv but it only supports 1080i and i don't plan on upgrading just yet, 1080i is still a very high resoloution compared to anything else so for me i'm not that bothered about 1080p at launch i would have to wait and see if there is a big enough leap from 1080i to 1080p to justify getting a new TV, and as i have said HD has only just started being sold on a large scale here in the UK and i'm not sure if 1080p versions are being sold here, i'm sure someone can correct me if i'm wrong, i had to get my HD tv online from a specialist due to the fact they were not being sold at the time, and the cost of a HDtv that only supports upto 1080i is very high around £2000+ for a decent size screen ie 32" + .

I accept your apology, but thats funny because in a recent interview with Todd Holmdahl from MS, he states the 360 will support 1080p when demand is shown and needed. ANd even in a billion articles, Allard has said the minimum requirements for all 360 games will be AT LEAST 720p. Key word is at least. Specs aren't 100% finalized. And I'll repeat it again, MS has demanded every game support at least 720p where as Sony hasnt even demanded a resolution. Im gonna guess its going to be 480p. And 720p is better than 1080i in video games and fast moving objects on screen and 1080p isnt much of an upgrade. Its pretty useless, like having 7 controllers available.

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft does add support for 1080p at a later time on the Xbox 360. They said that later models might have the added capability for to use HD-DVD disks, and even possible release of a bigger hard dirve size if it's needed beyond the 80gbz that will ship with the system.

Yeah, the latest news is that if the launch systems do not incorporate HD DVD, then you will be able to easily upgrade it later if you bought a launch system without returning it and buying another system. I do believe on launch or around it you can already buy a bigger Hard drive.

I though Microsoft's offical stand was that it would ship with a 20gb hard dirve, and that they'd consider releasing a bigger sized drive at a later time, if they felt it was deemed neccisary, or demand for it was high?