Sony Talks PS3 E-Distribution Initiative

simoniker writes "Talking about its PlayStation 3 E-Distribution Initiative, the company's intended Xbox Live Arcade 'killer', SCEA's John Hight has laid down a challenge to Microsoft, commenting that: 'Some of our [digitally distributed first-party] games, by virtue of their design and hardware demands, simply couldn't work on Xbox 360.'" More from the article: "The PlayStation Beyond submission site has been online since GDC 2006, when Sony's Phil Harrison announced its presence, and explains further of the concept: 'The E-Distribution Initiative (EDI) will provide an alternative publishing opportunity for the direct download of games and other content to the user. The EDI will be managed by Sony Computer Entertainment's development and studio organizations in North America, Europe, Japan and Asia (collectively known as SCE Worldwide Studios).'"

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[UberMench]

I keep hearing everyone talk about price comparisons for Xbox 360 and PS3, and everyone seems to be overlooking the fact that for the 360 to be "complete" in a way that is close to PS3 you have to pay more money for the HD-DVD drive that will not play games (look for about $100 minimum) the WiFi adapter (tack on another $50), not to mention needing to buy the premium system just to get a hard drive at all. After all that, the 360 hardware is still far less powerful and doesn't have nearly the functionality. And by my calculation that brings 360 cost to around $650. So, let's not talk price as a main argument, please.