Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Ask Sony's Phil Harrison About PS3 and Games

Posted by Zonk on from the everybody-be-cool dept.

During GDC Sony made an effort to answer questions directly from the gaming community, taking steps to put aside the problems of the past several months. Today, we have a chance to take another step in the right direction with the company. Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has been the face of the PlayStation 3 here in the United States since before the machine launched. He's agreed to answer questions from the Slashdot community about the PlayStation 3, the console since launch, and their recent announcements about LittleBigPlanet and Home. I've linked a trio of other interviews he's done recently below, to give you an idea of topics that he's already covered. I'm sure there are plenty of questions we might ask that have yet to be put forward in a public forum. So - feel free to ask away. One question per comment, please, and keep in mind that Mr. Harrison is here to answer questions about the PS3 and games only; any other Sony-related questions are outside the scope of this interview. The highest-rated comments will be passed on, and we'll post his answers as soon as we get them.

7 of 472 comments (clear)

  1. Cha-ching by the_nightwulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where do I sign up to get the $1200 per system sitting on the shelf in January that Jack Tretton promised?

  2. I have to ask by stim · · Score: 5, Funny

    When does the ps4 come out?

    --
    Browse at -1 to keep an eye out for abuses.
  3. Oblig: Rootkit by Qfour20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can I be certain that putting a PS3 on my home network won't cause a rootkit to be installed on the other devices?

    -q

  4. Re:Homebrew by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can run homebrew games under linux on the PS3 today. You don't have full access to the hardware, but that doesn't change the fact.

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  5. Re:Homebrew by DrEldarion · · Score: 3, Funny

    They do encourage it. They even officially support Linux, and there's a menu option to install it.

  6. Re:did you mean overestimated? by rikkus-x · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh wow! Programmable pixel shaders! I remember when I were a lad, out on my bike. How I envied those other kids with programmable pixel shaders on their spokes. They were having so much more fun than me.

  7. As a Gaming Industry Executive by MrCopilot · · Score: 2, Funny
    Any idea where I can pick up a Nintendo Wii?

    I can't seem to find any on the store shelves, and I check weekly.

    Have you played it?

    --
    OSGGFG - Open Source Gamers Guide to Free Games