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FriskyTanuki
10-09-2006, 07:10 PM
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200610/N06.1006.1538.38578.htm

GI got the chance to take lots of up close pics of the PS3 and Wii debug units, which are very similar to the final retail versions, at an Activision event. Enjoy.

http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/12dsc_0263.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=0)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/01dsc_0246.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=1)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/02dsc_0247.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=2)
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http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/06dsc_0255.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=6)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/07dsc_0256.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=7)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/08dsc_0257.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=8)
http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/09dsc_0259.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=9)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/10dsc_0260.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=10)http://www.gameinformer.com/images/media/{E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}/thumbnails/11dsc_0261.jpg (http://www.gameinformer.com/Templates/News/ScreenShotsViewer.aspx?CS_pid={E7F20815-16A5-4E65-B7C1-511988EB642E}&mediaId=11)
If that debug PS3 is how the actual PS3 looks, it seems to be semi-transparent from the upclose pics if I'm seeing it correctly. Also, this seems to be a good sign of how the console may look after some rigorous use.
munch
10-09-2006, 07:49 PM
cool. Thanks OP!

So, does that flap for the GCN go all the way down? I thought it did. It looks like it doesn't in that pic.
pop311
10-09-2006, 07:53 PM
Eww, looks like dust will be very visible on the shiny PS3
Mattte
10-09-2006, 08:04 PM
Eww, looks like dust will be very visible on the shiny PS3

One of the pics doesn't look bad, but the rest look horrible. I wonder if the black Wii is going to be like that also.
Kaijufan
10-09-2006, 08:27 PM
One of the pics doesn't look bad, but the rest look horrible. I wonder if the black Wii is going to be like that also.
The only Wii launch color is white.
RegalSin2020
10-09-2006, 08:45 PM
It burns us.......YYYyyyaarrrghhharglemeel bring the Vasoline.:boxing: \

crud I will be living in a cradboard box if this continues.
Chacrana
10-09-2006, 08:49 PM
crud I will be living in a cradboard box if this continues.

I'm quite certain that you're already living in a cradboard box.
Michaellvortega
10-09-2006, 08:51 PM
kinda looks like the Wii video connector is the same as the GC, no?
Chacrana
10-09-2006, 08:52 PM
Thanks for the pics. I'm a little sad since I think I'll have to take the plunge on a receiver since I need to hook my DVD player up with HDMI as it is... so when I get a PS3, I'm going to need something that can switch between multiple HDMI devices...

my money... my... money. :cry:
Brak
10-09-2006, 08:55 PM
Eww, looks like dust will be very visible on the shiny PS3
Everybody knows: There's no such thing as dust in Japayun.
pop311
10-09-2006, 08:56 PM
Everybody knows: There's no such thing as dust in Japayun.Ya know what, there's now such thing as Japayun either.
Mattte
10-09-2006, 09:35 PM
kinda looks like the Wii video connector is the same as the GC, no?
Its been the same since the SNES, so wouldn't be suprising.
The only Wii launch color is white.
Once it comes out which I'm sure will happen eventually.
pop311
10-09-2006, 09:39 PM
Once it comes out which I'm sure will happen eventually.Mark my words. The Wii will follow the pattern of DS color as if it was the DS all over again. First white, then black for another console boost
FriskyTanuki
10-10-2006, 01:38 AM
Eww, looks like dust will be very visible on the shiny PS3
Dust is visible on any non-white console, the PS3 is no different.
jer7583
10-10-2006, 01:53 AM
the ps3 looks awful. I think the transparent case makes it look very cheap. Hopefully the retail units look more solidly built. Scratches and dust seem to show up as easily as the psp, if not worse. Can't wait to see what used PS3s kept in smoking homes who don't give a shit about their stuff look like in 4-5 years.. The PS3 just also seems to take up too much space.. can't stack anything on it, can't put it on top of anything else (it'd engulf anything else) it's just gonna be fucking ugly in any entertainment center.

The wii is just a widddle white box with a cool blue light sometimes.. probably hardly makes any noise too, being Gamecube Hardware..
gunm
10-10-2006, 02:08 AM
Nice. I'm so jazzed--Novemember seems a lot closer now...
tangytangerine
10-10-2006, 02:34 PM
Didn't notice until I looked at the pic of the back of the PS3. It's got a power switch on the back just like the fat PS2 does.
daroga
10-10-2006, 03:58 PM
Its been the same since the SNES, so wouldn't be suprising.
True enough, but sadly the Wii has changed it. It's a digital out now, much like earlier Cube models had, but handles Audio and Video in one port so there will be no using of SNES/N64/Cube Composite/Svideo/Component cables on the Wii. It's got its own thing going on.

Thanks for the pics OP. :) I may not want (read: be able to afford) a PS3, but it's a sexy piece of electronics, and I still really dig the Wii's cute, sleek facde. The 360 isn't that bad, but Sony and Nintendo really show it up in the style department this time I think.
CYRiX
10-10-2006, 04:09 PM
I bet there is a reason why that PS3 is so damn dusty, nothing gets that dusty naturally.
ViolentLee
10-11-2006, 05:21 PM
The only Wii launch color is white.
Nintendo usually makes debug units a totally different color. GameCube debugs are green.
FriskyTanuki
10-11-2006, 08:03 PM
I bet there is a reason why that PS3 is so damn dusty, nothing gets that dusty naturally.
Because it gets used a lot and resides in a high traffic area?
Michaellvortega
10-11-2006, 08:17 PM
True enough, but sadly the Wii has changed it. It's a digital out now, much like earlier Cube models had, but handles Audio and Video in one port so there will be no using of SNES/N64/Cube Composite/Svideo/Component cables on the Wii. It's got its own thing going on.

Thanks for the pics OP. :) I may not want (read: be able to afford) a PS3, but it's a sexy piece of electronics, and I still really dig the Wii's cute, sleek facde. The 360 isn't that bad, but Sony and Nintendo really show it up in the style department this time I think.

why is it digital out with only anolog outputs and no HDTV support?