Rumor: Sony has 'big bang' announcement for Oct. 12

by Ross Miller { Oct 1st 2007 at 6:40PM }

The Big Bang theory, based on Friedmann models, is used to describe how the world began. (Although it is widely believed at Joystiq HQ that the universe was in fact sneezed out by the Great Green Arkleseizure.) To Sony, Big Bang is also the rumored codename for an impending announcement they have on October 12, according to GamePro France (bad translation).

Will we be seeing another price drop? A new model? Has the Cell chip been used to discern a new universe-creation theory only capable with eight core processors? Looks like we'll find out soon enough.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Chaotic (FDF - Fry) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:44PM

If it is a price drop, and they keep dropping the price at this rate, it might actually be affordable in a few years.

In before Fernando.

Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:26AM

Giving me a PS3 for my bithday (the 12th)?

Then I could sell it for a 360...
YES!!!

Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:26AM

Giving me a PS3 for my birthday (the 12th)?

Then I could sell it for a 360...
YES!!!

Andy @ Oct 1st 2007 6:47PM

In before Fernando.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:53PM

Shit... I miss the chance...

KsE 79 @ Oct 1st 2007 6:48PM

Halo 4 since Bungie is leaving MS.

KsE 79 @ Oct 1st 2007 6:48PM

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/bungie-breaks-up-with-microsoft-305768.php

deaftly @ Oct 1st 2007 6:58PM

posting a kotaku link? automatic fail

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:58PM

What? They bought their way out of slavery?

Truepatriot @ Oct 1st 2007 7:16PM

i dont want to ruin the fun but MS owns halo so no multi consoles.they also own pgr so bizzare cant make it for multi consoles either

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 1st 2007 8:31PM

Kotaku is full of crap and failure.

If true Bungie is going to regret it Big time but it must be fake also by the way Halo 3 ended hopefully the next game bungie develops is a Marathon one.

Matt B @ Oct 1st 2007 10:06PM

Halo 4 exclusively on the PS3 confirmed.

THey finally have some hardware to work with that doesn't make them have to scale anything back.

Zing!

Ska Oreo @ Oct 1st 2007 11:16PM

Also it seems that you didn't even bother to read the article since it clearly states that Microsoft will still own Halo. So nice try.

Purple Haze @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:04AM

My friend told me they were keeping Halo to a trilogy and making a new series to continue it which, unless Microsoft owns the rights to the series in a way other than just the name, would they could continue it multiplatform.

plyx @ Oct 1st 2007 6:49PM

They're quitting the console business and will begin to publish games for multiple platforms.

Psych!!!

shamgar @ Oct 1st 2007 6:51PM

And now we announce ground breaking news: We have figured out how to fit rumble into a controller with motion controls...oh wait. Noo nooo no, despite our adamantly denying it we will do a price drop? What we don't believe your corporate BS? Oh well then we'll give you an ALLL NEW version, with less hard disk space. Hows THAT sound?

fuzzy @ Oct 1st 2007 6:52PM

Speculation:

New SKU, 40GB. It'll be the low end model with the 80GB. No more 20 and 60.

It'll come with the old controller, not Dualshock3. It'll probably be missing the card reader.

Retail for $399, starting November1. Maybe even packed with Motorstorm or something.

Just a speculation.

plyx @ Oct 1st 2007 6:54PM

Is Corey Feldman your avatar?

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:55PM

If Sony drops the price to $400 maybe Nintendo can do the counterattack and drop the price for the Wii to $200

Nintendo sales will explode in Christmas at $200 Wii

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:57PM

Wii sales have no where to explode to...

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:57PM

they already are exploding, according to reggie

MS would probably drop 360 prices a bit though

FM @ Oct 1st 2007 7:24PM

How can Nintendo drop the price to $200,removing Wii sports?

colin @ Oct 1st 2007 9:33PM

don't you worry about blank, let me worry about blank.

ThornedVenom @ Oct 2nd 2007 2:34AM

@Fernando

Even if the PS3 drops to $400, there's still no reason why they should drop the price... their consoles are still flying off the shelves, and if they aren't, they will when their new games are going to arrive for Christmas.

But when the Premium 360 falls to $300, Nintendo might have to make a move (but that's not going to happen anytime soon).

StrangeBum @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:13AM

Actually..will come bundled with Spiderman 3 Blu-ray. Best Buy will have them in stock on or around Oct 28, the street date should be the following Sunday. All else you said, 'low end' 'minus Dualshock 3' 'minus card reader'. $399 price point.

Yeah, pretty accurate.

Worth it yet?

Hell no.

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 6:56PM

So can the Cell once and for determine what the ultimate question about life, the universe, and everything is?

Donald @ Oct 1st 2007 6:59PM

The question and answer cannot exist in the same universe. If by some chance they do, the entire universe goes to pot and is instantly replaced by something even more bizarre.

That already happened, actually... ohshi-

jackbauer @ Oct 1st 2007 7:03PM

what is six times seven?

mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 7:05PM

"what is six times seven?"

Oh wow! I have to hand it to the cell! There's no way something as weak as the Wii could have done THAT computation!

B1gC72 @ Oct 1st 2007 8:55PM

the answer is 42. duh.

rTwelve @ Oct 1st 2007 10:09PM

so it is settled then. 42 GB.

Slaziman @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:44AM

Blu-Ray is the only disk format that can hold 42GB on a single disk, eat that xbots

Marty @ Oct 1st 2007 6:57PM

They can keep dropping the hardware price, and they'll keep seeing lackluster sales until they actually have some games come out that are worth buying the system for.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 7:04PM

Yeah, games exclusives games like Devil May Cry, GTA, Assasins Creed... oh, wait. They re coming to the 360 with more value (achivements, better framerate, episodic content, better online)

Well, Lair and... oh wait again...

Noshino @ Oct 1st 2007 7:18PM

"achivements, better framerate, episodic content, better online"

achivements? you mean like the ones coming on Home right? altho not right out of the box

better framerate? you mean just like when Capcom stated that they were lowering down the PS3 version of DMC4 so it would be just like the 360 one (they pulled the "we don't want any differences to be fair to both sides" bs)

episodic content? that's just for GTA, you silly Fernando..

better online? was there even online for DMC to begin with? and well, yah, on that one I have to agree, XBL still ahead of the PSN...

But it seems like you Fernando feel cheated for not having games of such caliber on your Wii and istead have to stand through the rough times with...mmm....Zelda?....mmmm....MP3?......another Mario?.....

You can keep Cooking Mama, Wii Sports, Pokemon, and any of those other games exclusive all you want :]

Mr Khan @ Oct 1st 2007 7:32PM

Normally i try not to feed teh trollz, but...

...and No More Heroes, and King's Story, and NiGHTS 2, and Disaster: Day of Crisis...

Bullet list wars are fun

Noshino @ Oct 1st 2007 7:52PM

Mr Khan, he posted well known franchises (with the exception of Assasin Creed), hence why I replied with Mario, Metroid, and Zelda.

If you want new franchises (with the exception of NiGHTS from the ones you listed) then sure, you have Uncharted which looks amazing, FolkSoul (hasn't released on the US or EU yet), Infamous, LittleBigPlanet, White Knight Story, WarDevil....just to name a few of those Exclusive titles of NEW FRANCHISES(The WarDevil tech demo looked amazing, otherwise I wouldnt even mention it), hell, the list goes pretty far, I should included known franchises...

gregory mitchell @ Oct 1st 2007 9:21PM

So noshino ONE and i do mean ONE company say they have to lower the PS framerate and all of sudden this is what you based your comment on. well what about all the other games I.e madden fight night. so because capcom said that that means in your mind the ps3 versions of games are better. "will have achievements VS Have a achievements now. you shouldnt even compare shooters with xbox halo, gears, bioshock vs ??? Killzone maybe no wait resistance was good i gotta be honest about that. Not to mention the sleeper darkness stranglehold, damn what are your PS3 fans playing. and you better not say motorstorm ninja gaiden or resistance still.....I love the idea of PS3 Im tech junkie on paper it looks great but when you go to a game store and psp owners have a better selection than you well....that just sux

lawlersauce @ Oct 1st 2007 9:33PM

@Gregory

-WarHawk, Heavenly Sword, Oblivion (multiplat, but fun, doesn't matter to me)
-PSP has been out two years longer than the PS3.
-Use correct punctuation and maybe we can understand you

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 1st 2007 10:58PM

Gregory, actually, it's more than just Capcom. It's Bethesda with Oblivion, which outperforms 360 significantly. It's Dirt which runs better on PS3. More and more games are coming out running better on PS3. Fact of the matter is, majority of those games with worse performance are often because 360 was the lead console during it's development. You would THINK that has something to do with it. But then again, that requires thinking. And thinking defies a world where SSX Tricky ran much worse on the Nintendo Gamecube than it did the PS2. Hell, even EA has come forward and said the performance difference is based entirely on their PS3 inexperience. More and more companies are saying they are making the systems match and in many cases surpass.

But man, you do have a point about the PS3 games lineup. I mean, how can anyone enjoy Strangelhold on the PS3 when it's out on 360? Multiplat games are only assets to Microsoft, huh? And certainly PS3 owners can't be playing Warhawk or anything like that. I'll admit, it can't stand up to Halo 3 and Bioshock but here's my problem in that regard. My fucking 360 is broken. So I ask you, what is the value of a games library when the system is constantly in the shop? Right now, I'm just glad I preordered GHIII for PS3 because my 360 still would not have returned by that release and it too, like Halo 3, would be looking useless and unloved in it's wrapper waiting for the Hexbox 360 to return.

So yeah, you can bash PS3 for supposedly not having games, just like PSP is supposedly lacking titles (Yeah, Jeanne D'Arc is crap fests compared to what drops on DS. Why just the other day I was saying "no system can have too many pet sims with Z at the end of their names."). But unlike my 360, my PS3 works. And right now, that's a hell of a lot more important to me than Halo 3.

muppetmeth @ Oct 1st 2007 11:13PM

MGS4 >>>>>>> Every video game ever. EVER.

Query: "How could you know? It is not out yet. And one game will not save the fact that there are few other good ones on the system."

Answer: a kick to your face.

Slaziman @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:49AM

DiRT and Oblivion came out later on the PS3 thus the developers had more time to add polish, it's not really a fair comparison.

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:06AM

Sheppy:

At this point, multiplatform games only benefit the 360 because you can get a 360 for significantly cheaper than a PS3. Therefore, if you don't own either (IE, prospective customer), and you are looking at software lineups for each console, multiplatform games help the 360 more than the PS3.

And about oblivion: A patch was released after the PS3 version that brings the 360 version up to the PS3's graphically. Its not that it can't be done, its that Oblivion came out a 6 months to a year earlier on the 360, and they had time to retool some things.