Engadget Podcast 078 - 05.09.06
posted May 9th 2006 9:46AM
Now that the plane has landed, we've got our show reg covered and the first of the big three keynotes is out of the way, we decided to hit the mic with some of our fellow Joystiq bretheren and recap day one of E3 '06. No big surprise that Sony dominated today's news, what with their launch date hopes announcement for the PlayStation 3, its pricing strategy, and a new trick for the old dog that is their PS3 controller redesign. Not to be left in the dust, Nintendo did get some Wii launch titles confirmed; yet unconfirmed, however, is that fresh new rumor about the Wii clocking in at $250 when it hits the U.S. streets. Microsoft didn't want to go without their share of attention as well, and confirmed that the Xbox 360's HD DVD drive will connect via USB. (You can imagine our surprise on that one.) Day one is over, day two has just started, but podcast 78 is a go.
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Host
Ryan Block
Featuring
Joystiq's Chris Grant, Ross Miller and James Ransom-Wiley
Producer
Randall Bennett
Music
J J J - 'Suits' in Japan
Format
54:28, 24.9 MB, MP3
Program
00:00 - Playstation 3 - Sony's Keynote
35:30 - Nintendo Wii selling for $250?
40:52 - Square / Enix deets
44:19 - Microsoft says HD DVD connects via USB (duh)
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No AAC?
Great job guys!
Sorry, but our production staff (i.e. Randall) are crazy busy during these events, and things like e-AAC are kind of a luxury it's hard to afford during trade shows. Thanks for understanding!
Best, Ryan
Ok guys.
1. PS3 Main rival in Japan and asia is the WII not the 360. Jpn gamers are much more into odd ball titles where motion will be real big thing then in the US and that much more inportant for them.
2.Final Fantasys have had Female leads before! FF6 aka FF3 USA had a femaile lead (Tera)
That's ok. Thanks.