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HD Era Doesn't Start Till Sony Says So
GamesIndustry.biz is reporting on comments from Phil Harrison, who says that consumers looking for an HD experience should wait for the PS3. From the article: "The true definition of HD is the three elements of the HD value chain - the display, the content and the hardware to play back that content ... and PlayStation and Sony is the only organisation that has all three bits of the value chain together."
Or is he saying "If you thought the X360 bundles were heinous, wait until you see us bundle a Sony HDTV with the PS3!"
Hey at least it makes sense, and would be useful. The real problem will be the bundled Stealh BluD and any other real bombs Sony can fit in. I mean there is precedent for them bundling movies, they did it with the PSP. And what a way to pull out ahead in the disc wars, at least in terms of discs "sold". Who cares if they all end up being dumped in haz mat bins.
Really if they knew what was good for them, they would just not bundle and charge more, lots more... people will pay $1000 for a console, ebay has shown us that. And there is no real reason to let the speculators make that money. Charge more, then lower the price when you actually have units sitting on the shelves for more then a day.
I'd do something interesting, but my server can't handle a slashdotting.
Just because Sony makes an array of HD products doesn't mean they're work better than mixing/matching. Just like how having an HP printer hooked up to an HP computer, doesn't suddenly make your prints look better than if you had it hooked up to a Dell.
Sony is using classic vapour to promote a product that has "PlayStation" and a number in its name. Where have I seen this before?