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Thinking of getting a PS3? But you only own an older HDTV that can only do 1080i rather than 720p or 1080p? You might wanna think twice about that; apparently the PS3 can’t display 1080i, which a lot of older HDTVs support instead of 1080p. So, if your HDTV supports 1080i but not 720p, the PS3 will scale all the graphics down to 480p, which most wouldn’t consider to be HD. IGN has found this issue in at least 4 games (Resistance: Fall of Man, Need for Speed Carbon, NHL 2K7, and Tiger Woods 2007), and quickly points out that the Xbox 360 has no issue scaling to 720p or 1080i (though it’s 1080p support is hit-and-miss). Hopefully Sony will fix this problem in an update; otherwise gamers with older, or cheaper, HDTVs will be quite angry when they find their new high-def console can only output at 480p on their sets.

[via Engadget]

Haven’t we been down this road before? First Sony was supposed to deliver six million PlayStation 3 consoles by the end of March. Then the initial launch quantity got cut to 400,000 for the US. And now, it looks like those numbers might get snipped again, to the tune of a 50% decrease in what was expected. According to analyst Lazard Capital Markets has reported that they expect only 150,000-200,000 consoles for the PS3’s American debut, meaning that (if it turns out to be true) at least half the people who thought they were getting themselves a shiny new PlayStation will be getting an IOU instead. To be fair, we got a hint about this earlier this week when GameStop/EB Games started calling pre-order owners to tell them that they’ll have to wait a bit longer for their consoles. Oh well, maybe next time Sony won’t be stupid and launch a console with so few machines available at launch. Maybe.

[via MegaGames]

Well, something had to give. In keeping with our massive amount of Sony coverage, we’re now learning that the software which the consoles uses to emulate PSOne and PS2 games isn’t quite perfect yet. Games like Gran Turismo 4 and Final Fantasy XI apparently suffer from audio and graphical glitches, with the occasional full-blown crash. Sony promises to fix these glaring issues with another online update, so sit tight if your favorite PSOne/PS2 games aren’t working as they should be. In the meantime, you could always download some old PSOne games and play those!

[via BBC News]

Should you happen to be lucky enough to own Sony’s PlayStation 3, you’ll be happy to know two things. One, the PlayStation Network went live this weekend (oh joy), and two, they’ve since posted the first group of downloadable PSOne games for your gaming pleasure. Each game will run Japanese gamers 2000 yen (roughly $17 USD), which means they should cost around $20 when the system launches Stateside this Friday. While this list, to put it bluntly, is disappointing, hopefully the really good classic PSOne games will find their way to the service before long. Until then, here’s the list:

• Arc the Lad
• Biohazard: Director’s Cut Edition (Resident Evil: Director’s Cut as it’s known in the US)
• Bishi Bashi Special
• Jumping Flash!
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 1
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 2
• Hot Shots Golf 2
• Mr. Driller
• Silent Bomber
• Tekken 2

Again, the selection isn’t that great right now, but this should improve with time. Until then, one more round of Resident Evil can’t be all that bad, right?

[via GameBrink]

Pre-ordered your shiny new PlayStation 3 from GameStop/EB Games, did ya? You might wanna sharpen your pitchfork/sword/other weapon: apparently, due to “lower than expected yields”, most stores have been forced to cut the number of consoles they’ll have available when the console launches in the United States this week. In some cases, stores have lost half the stock they thought they’d have for the November 17th sendoff, meaning that a lot of very anxious campers are going to go home empty-handed. Just so that you’re not left out in the cold, EB/GS are selecting unlucky pre-order owners based on when they ordered their machines and phoning them to tell them the news. Oh well; there’s always the Wii if you need some gaming goodness! Otherwise, you’re stuck waiting for the next PS3 shipment, and who knows when THAT might be?

[via IGN]