PlayStation Network Details

Gamasutra has details on the gaming network that will underpin the PlayStation 3 online offering. From the article: "Co-developed by Sony Online Entertainment, the company's MMORPG development arm, and GameSpy Networks, the PlayStation Network Platform will allow players to compete online even in its free iteration, unlike Xbox Live. Sony will enforce integrated online capabilities between games, but publishers will be free to run their own servers." The folks on the 1up podcast were just talking about this topic last week. I'm personally not sure 'free' is the way to go. I'm willing to pay if it means I'm getting a quality service. Obviously you'd prefer not to pay but if it means the difference between an unreliable service and one the quality of Xbox Live, are you willing to pay?

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Who's the idiot?

[eldavojohn]

Especially if you've managed to run Linux on it.

Uhh what? PS3 will run Linux, and it's a-ok for Sony. Idiot.

Yeah, that Slashdot article was basically a lie when it said:

More interestingly, the article claims that PS3 will ship with a 60-gig hard drive, built-in network card, and Linux!

Oh, hey but if you had actually RTFA, you would have noticed that this is pure bullshit. In all actuality:

7. Kutaragi said that that the PS3 will require a hard drive, which will have a 60 GB capacity and support Linux OS. No word on if the HDD will be included. Update: In other words, if not included, you will be paying extra for something that is integral to PS3 functionality.

Oh, it supports Linux OS, it doesn't ship with it. Which flavor of Linux? To what extent? Will you get any compiling libraries? They could release a completely useless kernel and claim it supports Linux. This could also just be another empty promise (game console makers are notorious for them) as the console isn't even out yet.

Stop spreading lies, AC idiot.