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More PS3 Words From the Horse's Mouth
Game|Life had the chance to sit down with Ken Kutaragi, Phil Harrison, and Kaz Hirai; Chris Kohler has some details on things left unsaid at the PS3 conference. From the article: "Q: You're the head of Sony's worldwide development studios. What the hell is up with that Africa game? A: Video games have a function in life, and that is: wish fulfillment. You can become a mercenary, a fighter pilot. On PS3, we can expand the realm of that experience. Africa allows you to experience a very interesting part of the world, a safari in the plains of Africa. The gameplay is entirely non-violent. You don't kill the animals. It emphasizes the positives rather than the negatives. It's about collecting experiences and keeping them for posterity."
LOL! I love it.
Windows has more viruses because linux has more virus coders.
Your first paragraph is kind of pointless and you sort of indicated that in the second. The point is that it's $600 spent purely for games on the one hand and $600 spent purely for games on the other, yet people decry one and not the other. It's not very sensible.
And why exactly do people spend $600 on the latest from NVidia and ATI? Don't even try and suggest it's for something other than games. People who don't play games buy $75 video cards or use the on-board. Or they're a professional and buy something like a Quattro.
Ok, I guess we come from different places. Pretty much everyone I know who plays games has a $500+ video card. I figured most techs like games, have good jobs and will spend their money on tech like sweet cards for their games machine. Maybe I'm wrong. But I'll bet you I'm right that the grand percentage of Slashdot folks *want* a $600+ video card and don't see the harm or evil in paying for it, even if they don't choose to do so themselves. I don't think I've every seen a riot around here on the price of some crazy new video card like I'm seeing about the PS3. And $600 is still $600 (unless you buy the *really* crazy $700 video cards).
As for the Blu-Ray player; I agree. I think it's basically been a mistake. But if the format, loathesome and proprietary though it is, does actually manage to catch on in a big way, then having it is a big win for consumers. And for the record, I'm not on anyone's side. I am not a raving fan boy for any one platform. I'll buy whatever platform gets me the games I want.