PS3 unboxing!
By Peter Rojas 
posted Nov 13th 2006 2:45PM
posted Nov 13th 2006 2:45PM
Alright, so maybe our man in Japan beat us to the punch this weekend with an unboxing of the Japanese retail version PS3, but whatevs, we've got an unboxing of the North American retail version right here for ya. Click on for all the love.
We didn't have the guts to find out what happens if you don't remove stuff from the box in the proper order.
Wait for it!
Not pictured is the HDMI cable Sony was kind enough to throw in. Guess if you're reviewing this thing they wouldn't want you to have to hunt for a cable yourself.
Yup, shiny as hell!
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Sexual....
Harper: AGREED!! Damn this thing is teh sexah! I am very excited to see how the PS3 plays out for Sony. Good luck!
Man how did you guys get ahold of that?
I went to a local store, and the Red Guard protecting the Wiiosk almost killed me for moving out of the "designated" play area!
Man how did you guys get ahold of that?
I went to a local store, and the Red Guard protecting the Wiiosk almost killed me for moving out of the "designated" play area!
Very nice..can't wait to get mine!
i was just thinking how my renovated family room could use something besides a new TV to finish the room upgrades
hey is this the right place for the draw?
Yay.
I wonder if our friends over at the Shield Zone (www.shieldzone.com) would be willing to make a cover for this. I own one for my video iPod and PSP, I'm thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea for the PS3...
Is that Talladega Nights that came with it?
Yes it it.. Right click -> View Image/Show Image
both versions of the PS3 will come with Talladega Nights for the launch.
CODY - Wouldn't a cover defeat the purpose of having vent holes?
Yes, Talladega Nights - BluRay version comes with the first 500,000 PS3s. So whenever March rolls around when we can all actually get one...
yes that is the talladega nights ballad of ricky bobby film
Does anyone know if this is Made in Japan? There were rumours that certain companies in Taiwan were being contracted to start production in China soon ...
So wait, I'm a little fuzzy on the HDMI, does the PS3 need some special one specifically for it or will any HDMI work ??
Any HDMI cable works, but it doesn't come with one in the box.
How much does the entire box weigh?
nice of them to throw in an HDMI cable for ya... now if they would just throw one in for the rest of us...
mmmm, shiny. still not crazy about the form factor though.
Geez, I could not care less about this PS3 thing.
That must explain why you took the trouble to type how little you care, truly not caring would see you not even reading the post in the first place.
I sense another gay Sony basher trying to disguise his/her bias. Still it is amusing to read all the for and against comments, I log on each day just to get a little relief from the real (read serious) issues of life.
Well then go bother someone else with your complaining!
You not exactly being forced to comment/say anything!
Its people like you who put a drag on life...
Im planning to buy the Wii first. I already have a Xbox 360 from my parents when it was my birthday. I don't really want to sell the Xbox 360 because it was a gift. But I also want the PlayStation 3. Im really confused, so I don't know what to do.
ummm. Whats so confusing? You CAN have all 3 systems. Not like you have to choose.
Carlo,
You're a complete jerk if you sell your xbox 360. Perish the thought. Never sell a gift to buy something else, you'll regret doing otherwise.
You guys realize showing an unboxing of a non-Apple product is totally missing the point, right?
The reason the whole 'unboxing' craze started was because Apple boxed their products in such a unique and surprising way that it got a lot of attention. The colored cardboard inserts, the tiny logo strips of tape, etc.
Looking at the unboxing of the PS3 is like looking at the unboxing of a VCR from 1983. Boring. There was no reason to even post it.
I totally agree. Apple keeps meticulous detail in designing the boxes AND the innards for their products. Sony only got half of Apple's appeal; the PS3 advertisements are simple : empty room besides PS3 and Rubik's cube. Can't they keep the box as simple as their ads?
Along with that, why do game companies feel the need to put game screenshots on the back of game system boxes? This isn't a SNES.
who would want the ps3 though. the only reason its shiny is so people will buy it. if i every play it i will be wearing protective gear incase it explodes.
I just love the fact that Sony doesn't include an HDMI cable in the box, but with every PS3 they send out to reviewers they include an HDMI cable.
I can't roll my eyes any harder.
Anyone know what the actual dimenstions of the system are? Can't seem to find them.
how do u find the dimenstions of that thing. i mean look at the ugly shape of it its impossible
Thats so cool. Don't like the shiny though. I'll get one when the price goes down.
I don't see a HDMI cable any where in the images what are you guys talking about?
"Not pictured is the HDMI cable Sony was kind enough to throw in."
My God. At least read before posting!!!!
Its interesting that the typography for PS3 is the same, or very, very similar to Spiderman 3...
sooo... watching Blu-Ray movies and sharp HD resolutions are pretty much useless unless you buy a Third Party HDMI cable, correct? does that make sense? Ship such an expensive product without the necessary equipment to enjoy all its goodness? leave it up to Sony.
pip i couldn't agree more.....its unbelievable what interests people some times
It does come with the cable. Read the caption. The captions aren't there to pretty up the pics they are there for a reason.
Oh please, if you want an hdmi cable heres one for 5 bucks
http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=2412
someone remind Sony that TrueHD is not possible with composite cables.
thanks.
Sony's boxes are the fugliest in the world. It doesn't look much better than the Test box Engadget received earlier.
Ya, as mentioned by somebody, Apple's packaging is sexier. Hell, even the Xbox 360 was nicer. So was Wii.
zzz :)
/hunkers down with Gears of War and all its 1080p glory
Looks good and shiny, to bad no one can get one till mid March!
"[...]too[sic] bad no one can get one till mid March!"
Remind me to never hire you for international affairs. Apparently "no one" lives outside PAL based countries?
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Please Watermark your images for people not to steal them and use them in their sales.
PATHETIC that a $600 dollar console that is all about being HD this and HD that doesn't come with AT LEAST component video cables at the very least. It's something ANYONE who wants to take advantage of the PS3 will need to purchase, why not freakin include it. UGH
Why does eveyone bitch so much about not including an HDMI cable?? They are cheap to get (on monoprice) and the Plasma TV i jsut bought (which is way more expensive than the PS3) had one lousy cable in it (av only-) you can not even get HD on my TV with out a third party cable- who cares?
Most of us got our HDMI cables when we bought our TV set. I really don't see the need for Sony to put one in the Box. I just bought a Sony Grand Wega 60" LCoS and it came with 3 HDMI cables. Why would I want any more? Most HDMI tvs come with at least one cable, and if you have HD cable, they give you the HDMI cables free for it.
What's the big deal? I would imagine like 85% of the users have HDMI cables already at home, and the few who don't can buy one for $25. I'd much rather that then, Sony making the price HIGHER and INCLUDING an HDMI cable in the box.
Not to mention the "component" cable is HDMI on one end and component on the other end to support the suckers who have crappy plasmas. It still DOES HD folks. It's just nicer to have HDMI to HDMI.
I have like 6 cables sitting around.
On launch day I have 5ish (hopefully the 5th guy comes through) PS3 I'm buying to resell around christmas (i really hope it's true that there will be no more shipments till march, otherwise I'll have to offload these consoles in a hurry)
Question I have is will the ps2 av cables be compatible with this unit? I know the 360 changed their cords when they went from x-box to 360... I have a component cable from my ps2 I would love to use if I can.
What's the point of having an extremely poor av cable with this supposed "high definition" gaming console. The 360 has componant and composite on one cable. This really is for suckers with too much money and no sense or style.
Also, component is just fine. Hdmi is great if you have more than two inputs... currently I am using one HDMI with my Panasonic dvd-s77 upconverting player, and another with my hd box. I suppose I COULD buy a hdmi switch box, or an expensive surround receiver with multi hdmi ins & outs... well I'm off topic now :P
"SuPeRCrAzYoi!: This really is for suckers with [...] no sense or style."
OK... so what is the console of choice for pre-teens who type their name in alternating caps?
will you be able to watch blu-ray on the PS3 through component? something on the PS3 website (really crappy wording) makes it sound like blu-ray will only work at 1080p and with the HDMI cable. doesn't make sense if that is true.
and engadget giveaways in our future?? aww come on share the love ;)
Shiny = annoying in my opinion. I'll go ahead and admit although I loved my older iPod photo, I hated the glossy crap. My new black iPod Nano 2G is much better with its unglossy finish.
In addition, notice Sony's lack of support for HD for their customers. It looks like they're leaving ALL of their customers out for HD for that nice new Bluray disc included...
Why are you people complaining about the missing HDMI cable? Darnit! Sony is losing a tone of money for each system they sell.... If you look at a $3000 HD TV, it doesn't even come with an HDMI cable. A $3000 dollar TV that has margin of more than 30% doesn't even include the cable; how do you expect the PS3, which has margin of prolly -30% to provide an HDMI cable? Give SONY a break...they're just trying to make some money from peripherals!
The word Playstation3 and Spiderman2 both have the same font. Hmmm.
SHENANIGANS!!! I CALL SHENANIGANS!!!
You mean to tell me, after all the enima induced OMGWTFLOLBBQ, "real time weapon change", "historically accurate... giant crabs", "RIDGE RACER", "True 1080p" hoopla! This thing only comes with COMPOSITE CABLES!
SHENANIGANS!!!
"The word Playstation3 and Spiderman2 both have the same font. Hmmm."
You're kidding me, right? Spider-Man is made by Columbia Pictures. Columbia Pictures is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which in turn is owned by Sony Group, which owns Sony Corporation, which owns Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., which designed and made the PlayStation 3.
Ok if HDMI cables are so freakin cheap then why the f@&# didn't Sony put one in the box... grrrr... Sony do you realize how many people are gonna open up their PS3 and say where the f@#& is the HDMI cable and have to go back to some store to buy one??? It's not they are expensive it's the inconvenience of having to go back to a store and buy one!!
"We didn't have the guts to find out what happens if you don't remove stuff from the box in the proper order. "
It explodes.
Looks like you can buy one online off the www.bestbuy.ca website
And yet, still the same boring controller...
When will they change the horrible ergonomics of that black plastic crap..
i just want to know if it is region free and if you can use old controllers and the like with the usp adapter u can get els where?
who cares if the package box isn't pretty... its not like you're ever going to use it after opening the damn thing. yall need to get a life and stop complaining about little things!
ohhhh man, thats sweet! i want one!!!!
I agree that the lack of an HDMI cable is ridiculous. Sure, SOME televisions come with them, and yeah, Sony is losing some money on these things, but frankly I don't give a shit. Going on and on about hi-def and 1080p and all that and then packaging even the expensive version of the console with a composite cable is insulting. Even component would make me feel better. My 360 included a cable that did both!
Well... at least the system supports it. I'm so sad that the Wii is stuck with 480p. Nintendo's argument that not enough people own HDTVs yet is just stupid, and more importantly it's untrue. Even if it were true, what's the harm in supporting it? You make the people that CAN use it very happy, and the ones that can't won't notice a difference. It almost makes me not want to buy a Wii at all...
(Almost.)
An unboxing works much better when you have an asian race queen doing it. Please include one in future articles, thanks.
ps3 good for me!