__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Saturday 03 June 2006 01:13 \__
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Quote:
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>> Sony claims that PCs will be rendered useless by the PS3
>>
>> The folks over at Sony are so confident in the power and capabilities
>> of the new PlayStation 3 that they think the console will render PCs
>> unnecessary. This is just the latest in the console trash talk that has
>> been going on for months. Just yesterday we reported that Microsoft was
>> going to the mattresses over the PS3's standard Blu-ray drive.
>>
>> Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison
>> feels that the PS3 is flexible enough to double as a gaming machine and
>> a machine to handle all of your day-to-day PC-related chores. Sure, the
>> PS3 has a powerful processing platform, storage capabilities, wired and
>> wireless networking, USB ports, a media reader and a Linux based
>> operating system -- but is that enough to displace a traditional PC?
>> "We believe that the PS3 will be the place where our users play games,
>> watch films, browse the Web, and use other [home] computer functions.
>> The PlayStation 3 is a computer. We do not need the PC," said Harrison.
>>
>> Sony also denied the notion that its decision to add motion-sensing
>> technology to its PS3 controller was a knee-jerk reaction to Nintendo's
>> Wii. Harrison remarked, "In a certain way, I understand why people
>> would say [such things], but it is stupid, if you'll forgive me saying
>> so."
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>> End quote
>>
>> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2634
Frankly, I cannot envision myself browsing the Web on a coarse-resolution 21"
TV set. It just doesn't work 'on the surface'. Besides, you already have the
Municator, which connects to the TV set. It costs under $150, which is a
quarter of the cost of one PS3 unit. And it's already here (well, in China)!
> Ah, Nessuno-san, Japanese art is oft disguised as technological renderings.
>
> Like bamboo that bends during typhoon, Microsoft gave us Xbox for Linux:
>
> http://www.shadowflux.com/xbox.html
>
> http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/Main_Page
Careful with that. While it drains Microsoft budget in the short-term, it
gives game makers the wrong impression.
> This looks even better. What more more does one need than a name brand
> gaming machine and Linux PC to boot?
>
> Replies, dozo.
The Xbox 360 gets itself fried rather easily. It was badly engineered. I bet
that when you return a unit for replacement, the vendor (returning it to the
OEM) will not be happy to see Linux on main memory (blowtorch it!) and may
decline an exchange.
Best wishes,
Roy
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