Sony to miss PS3 production mark again?

According to a Bloomberg report, a Blu-ray parts shortage may cause Sony to fall short of its targets of 2 million PS3 units shipped by the end of 2006 and 6 million by March 2007.

The US and Japan will see the release of the premium priced PS3 in November and only those markets are scheduled to receive shipments in 2006. Europe and the rest of the world will not see PS3 on store shelves until March 2007.

The Bloomberg report quotes Jack Tretton, co-chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment America,as saying the figures were "more of a target" and admitting that Sony had production issues.

Some analysts are saying that PS3 is going to a hard sell against the much cheaper Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii over the end of year holiday season. However, there are unlikely to be enough PS3 in stores to fill demand in the short term, so it will be difficult to gauge the success of the platform until late 2007.

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Madden for the Nintendo Wii - Gameplay footage

This video shows you how the Madden Wii version is going to be played. The game will have an extensive but easy tutorial where you'll be able to learn the moves for the game. The Wii versi ón will have exclusive Content for the game, basically some little fun Mini-Games.

GameStop HDMI Cable for Xbox 360?

Gamestop is listing an Xbox 360 HDMI cable called the "GameStop Universal Premium HDMI Cable" for release Dec 1 at $79.99.

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Microsoft to Finance 'Halo' Movie

Those pessimistic enough to think that simply because Fox and Universal backed out of financing the film that the movie would be scrapped are wrong. Microsoft is now venturing into the realm of the movie studio business, starting with their new film: Halo.

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When Marketing Goes Horribly Wrong

Today while doing some grocery shopping, we spotted this hilarious product tie-in. That's right, those are Xbox 360 branded fruit roll up style snacks. After hanging out at the display for far too long (and probably appearing like some creepy adult doing god knows what evil), I noticed quickly that not a single kid even looked twice at these. Mmm..chewy green neon snot-looking fruit snacks, good thing they come with game tips on the back!

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In2Games Fusion: "Suck it Wii" - Gizmodo

In2Games has just announced a series of gaming peripherals even more amazing than the Wiimote - called the Fusion. The Fusion units work much like the Wiimote, sensing motion and depth. But because the Fusion uses sound waves (sonar?) for tracking movement, there are no issues with the remote losing line of site with the console. During playtests, the Fusion proved to be more than In2Games hype.

The Fusion will connect via USB and will run $56 bucks a pop...so those specialty remotes will start to add up fast unless you want to play golf with your tennis gear.

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Team Ninja's Itagaki 100% focused on developing for Xbox 360

Creator of my nominee for best looking and hardest game ever to appear on the Xbox 180 (Ninja Gaiden Black), Tomonubu Itagaki devotes himself 100% to developing games on the 360.
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Nyko Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Makes You a Rock God - Gizmodo

Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 is just around the corner, and what's better than using the stock, wired guitar? That's right, using a third-party wireless guitar like Nyko's "The Frontman." The gang over at 1UP recently had some quality time with it and came away rather impressed. Calling the wireless functionality "very responsive," 1UP rocked out to Boston and said that the button's felt divine. (Well, they didn't use that word specifically, but the word captures the same spirit.) It should be out around the same time as the game, that is, early next month.

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PS3 Accessories Roundup - Like You're Going To Have Any Money Left Over

Sony finally confirmed all the accessories that will be available for the PS3 in the US, and even fessed up to how much you will have to fork over for them. Here's how it all adds up:

PS3 With All The Trappings

	Price	Total	Comments
PS3 60GB HDD	$599.00	$599.00
HDMI Cable	$49.99	$648.99	You can find it cheaper on eBay
Memory Card Adapter	$14.99	$663.98	The only way to play saved PS2 games on your PS3
Sixaxis Wireless Controller	$50.00	$713.98	The box supports up to seven, comes with only one—but it knows six positions
Blu-Ray Disc Remote	$29.99	$743.97	Because you are too damn lazy to use the Sixaxis as a remote control?
TOTAL	$743.97

That's before you add in power consumption of course.

The games are expected to retail for under $60 each. Worth it? –Noah Robischon

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