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Sony Rep Denies Need For PC, PS3 Better
Phil Harrison continues down the road of marketing hyperbole, now having gone on record stating 'we do not need the PC'. He has also denied claims of copying Nintendo with the PS3's Dualshake controller. From the Gamasutra article: "In a certain way, I understand why people would say such things, but it is stupid, if you'll forgive me saying so ... We have already worked on it a long time, and Nintendo almost certainly has done likewise with something similar. It is perfectly naturally for two companies to work on identical devices. It's like that with technology." Must be nice to live in fantasy land.
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,15 18,419072,00.html
And here's one for the ages:
When we launched Playstation in 1994 we introduced the concept of real-time computer-generated 3-D-graphics for the first time. When Nintendo released the N64 in 1996 and they had real-time CG 3-D-graphics, did you hear us say, "Nintendo, you've stolen our idea?" Of course not. These innovations are things that become possible because of a combination of technology, price and manufacturing capability.
What you say !! Does Starfox ring a bell? What about Battlezone? Not only are they denying that they obviously based they idea off of Nintendo's, but they're taking credit for 3D graphics... Do these people even listen to themselves?
I'm wondering if Harrison talked to the guys down in Sony's Computer Department before claiming we didn't need PC's anymore.
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
We have already worked on it [motion-sensing] a long time ...and urged the Warhawk developers 10 days before E3 to add support for it.
and Nintendo almost certainly has done likewise with something similar.
He's talking about how the N64, in 1996, "stole" 3D graphics from the 1992 PSX, ignoring the fact that Starfox (SNES) and (of course) Saturn already had 3D graphics.
This may sound silly but yesterday sometime around lunch-time I was thinking to myself...
"You know, Sony really has fucked themselves pretty good. First they pulled this whole embarassing PSP trick, now they're trying to sell the average person a $600 game machine."
Then suddenly I thought of something. With a hard drive, Linux, broadband, keyboard, mouse and HDTV and or a VGA display, the PS3 is a pretty nice little computer.
Maybe Sony will be attempting to not exclusively compete for space under the television but ALSO on the desk?
Once upon a time there were people who had their Commodore 64's hooked up to televisions because they couldn't afford monitors or because they really didn't see the need since they only used them to play games anyway.
If the PS3 finds itself being purchased by people who want a "powerful computer" but don't need the full range of computing accessories (printers, desks, computer chairs, etc) the days of the living room computer may be making a come back.
I can easily see poeple with a PS3 in their living room, browsing the web, downloading music, playing games, and even possibly chatting/blogging/emailing on a PS3.
On the other hand, the PS3 might just do piss poorly and make Sony rethink their strategy for the PS4.
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The main OS has a web browser actually.
In which one can probably run AjaxTax, taking care of gstoddart's tax software complaint.
Well it does come with Linux on the HDD ;)
But can it run executable programs that have not been signed by Sony?