__/ [ asj ] on Monday 12 June 2006 00:48 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Sony: PC Dead, Nintendo For Kids, We Innovate, K?
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>> | Besides defending the PS3, Harrison took time to evangelize the device,
>> | which will launch worldwide this November. In particular he said the
>> | Linux-based operating system on the console's hard drive will have
>> | enough processing power and non-gaming functionalities to render
>> | traditional PCs--most of which use a form of Microsoft's Windows
>> | OS--moot in the home. "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," said Harrison. "The PlayStation 3 is a computer. We
>> | do not need the PC."
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/pc-gaming/sony-pc-dead-nintendo-for-kids-we-innovate-k-179882.php
>
> I like sony, but i think it's out of its mind on this one. good luck
> anyways. i like the fact Java is going to be the app development
> platform in blu-rays though.
>
> * the sichuan food was delicious!
I think that Sony are delusional on this one as well. To me, it seems more
rational for TV and entertainment to be replaced by the PC, rather than the
other way around. The two will not survive in isolation for much longer.
They will somehow meet 'half way', so you won't be able to tell which killed
the other. TV's become more like computers (satellite, on-demand programs
and games) and computers are used to play films 'natively' (e.g. DVD) or
on-demand (e.g. Google Video, YouTube).
I still believe that the XBox360, for which hardware costs are covered, is an
attempt to penetrate more space of people's houses. Soon enough it'll be
cable TV (IPTV), telephone, cooking/on-line shopping, etc. But it's probably
all about services and mainframes...
Best wishes,
Roy
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