
It finally happened! Sony has launched their 80GB, video-on-demand ready, super cool edition PlayStation 3 in Korea. While we weren't there to celebrate the event, a few people over at the PS3Forums
caught the action with their trusty internet-surfing abilities. We can already tell which picture the anti-Sony crowd will use as their "no one came" picture, but these pictures are actually of the countdown before the launch. People came as the launch grew closer, left their seats, and crowded the stage. It's hard to tell, but from what we can surmise, it seemed like a pretty big success. In any case, welcome to PS3-world, Korea.
Check out the pictures and leave your thoughts!
[via
PS3Forums]
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6-16-2007 @ 3:28PM
massive_98 said...
Korean people really didn't miss much in the first couple of months of the PS3. They are coming in at a pretty good time. (they also get the 80GB PS3)
I am just suprised it took Sony this long. I mean Korea is right near Japan.
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6-16-2007 @ 3:37PM
m1k3y said...
man ps3 ftw! w00ttttttttt
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6-16-2007 @ 4:20PM
cell said...
well I wish the best to Sony on their recent launch. Looking at those pics makes it obvious that it was a succes.. It pisses me off when anti-PS3 sites post stupid sh!+ about PS3 launches, already I've read reports that it was a total failure in Korea, saying that no one attended the event. I look at these pics and it makes me want to shove them up their a$$.
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6-16-2007 @ 4:39PM
massive_98 said...
How can you call it a total failure? I'll wait for the sales figures before I call it a total failure.
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6-16-2007 @ 4:50PM
Kxpuc said...
the guy buying the first PS3 also got 5 games with it. Killer attach rate for him atleast
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6-16-2007 @ 5:03PM
Khash said...
#4 - Do you lack the ability to scroll down? Do you not see the picture PS3fanboy used IN THIS VERY BLOG POST?
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6-16-2007 @ 6:54PM
oldest gamer said...
80 GB Vod PS3, sweet. Those lucky s.o.b.s. Can't wait for the firmware Vod update here in NA.
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6-16-2007 @ 8:25PM
likeblue said...
At that time, only 261 gammers bought PS3
(Added Photo is good angle.)
Therefore PS3 launch show was faild in Korea
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6-16-2007 @ 8:37PM
massive_98 said...
There was more than one place to buy a PS3 on launch day. I bought a PS3 and I didn't go to a launch event.
So it is more like 26100 gamers bought a PS3 on Korean launch day.
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6-16-2007 @ 9:48PM
mccomber said...
Looking around the web, it's definitely the first pictures that are being passed off by the majority of sites.
So... how long do you think it will take for the ps3 to overtake the 360 there? Probably about as long as it did in Japan. Wonder how that story will be spun?
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6-16-2007 @ 9:52PM
kingofwale said...
>At that time, only 261 gammers bought PS3
any other number you want to pull off your behind? :)
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6-16-2007 @ 10:47PM
Laurens Holst said...
Aren’t these pictures much better than the boring one above? ^_^
http://ruliwebimg.empas.com/data/news8/06m/16/ps3/ruliweb_psss3_05.jpg
http://ruliwebimg.empas.com/data/news8/06m/16/ps3/ruliweb_psss3_11.jpg
~Grauw
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6-17-2007 @ 3:26AM
Bababooey said...
What's wrong with that girl's belly button?
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6-17-2007 @ 8:30AM
quiddd said...
Good news.
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6-17-2007 @ 10:29AM
Urza said...
Lol.. or the pictures of no one showing up are from after everyone left. I know, it's when they all realized they weren't at the Wii launch party.
Whatever.
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6-17-2007 @ 10:36AM
kingofwale said...
>Wonder how long it will take for the sales to drop to 8000 a month,
first of all, I think you meant "a week". and secondly, if you were talking about xbox. yes, then you were right about 8000 a month. ;)
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6-17-2007 @ 2:14PM
insane257 said...
why are there so many PS3 haters? Imo, it was the worst thing gaming cooperations could have done... - make games appeal to a new generation who know nothing about the history of gaming and who just hate and attack consoles when they know so little about them. The PS3 is the most powerful and Sega have said they believe it will prevail in the end, as do i. It's the most powerful console out of the 3 and just judging by the PS1 and PS2 sales, when the price drops, the PS3 will be a complete sell-out. The inferior Wii and 360 are only selling because they're cheaper than the PS3..
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6-17-2007 @ 4:15PM
Bababooey said...
Did they serve any dog kabobs?
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6-17-2007 @ 5:12PM
massive_98 said...
"What's this i hear about Koreans actually buying Japanese products???"
They can choose between Japanese products (Wii,PS3) or american products (Xbox 360) for a gaming console
Tought choice...not. Go with the PS3
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6-17-2007 @ 11:16PM
Matt B said...
That is right Poser...I mean poster. They didn't sell that in 8 months though. They did sell only 24M before abandonment.
I don't think Sony would do that. What do you play those Xbox games on now?
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