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Jose_R.A.M
06-13-2006, 06:53 AM
Sony releases more details about PS3...

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13 June 2006 -

More details about Sony's plans for the PS3 have been revealed by Sony Compuer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi.

In an interview with PC Impress Watch, a Japanese technology website, Kutaragi said that basic online services would be free.

He also reiterated that Sony is committed to promoting the PS3's online capabilities, saying, "We really wanted to do this with the PS2. But now Apple has realised a successful e-distribution program, it's about time we made our move, too."

Sony does plan to charge for digital downloads, although the company has not yet revealed what media will be available to purchase apart from games.

Kutaragi has also predicted that digital downloads may render the hard drive obsolete in a few years: "If you have all the data on servers, you probably no longer need disk drives…but to do this, the server is crucial. It's a difficult problem."

Kutaragi's vision for the PS3 is that thousands of Cell processors could be combined into a Cell server. "This would allow us to maintain an entire cyberworld, as long as our power supply holds up."
crazyze
06-13-2006, 07:54 AM
Hmm, a long way off for hard drives to be obsolete IMO. Also do people want all their info uploaded on a server? I personally would like data in my control!

EDIT: 500 posts up :cool:
chokia
06-13-2006, 10:26 AM
Dream on Kutaragi, didnt you know that servers use harddrives? Your M2, MSPD or Vaio NAND say 32GB/ 64GB storage will burn in seconds due to server caching read and write procedures.

Sorry you still need hard disk!
Jose_R.A.M
06-13-2006, 10:40 AM
Hmm, a long way off for hard drives to be obsolete IMO. Also do people want all their info uploaded on a server? I personally would like data in my control!

EDIT: 500 posts up :cool:

Congrats on the 500+ posts crayze :D

I agree, I wouldnt want all my info uploaded onto a server. It makes it more real that people are invading my privacy (which to many people on the net happens anyways)

Like - I would have to be connected 24/7 just to access my own files. I don't think I'm ready for that yet.
carcomptoy
06-13-2006, 01:43 PM
Is it just me, or is Sony going insane?:rolleyes:
crazyze
06-13-2006, 01:58 PM
Is it just me, or is Sony going insane?:rolleyes:

Sony have always been a bit insane, it's just we are noticing it more nowadays!
Jose_R.A.M
06-13-2006, 02:22 PM
Is it just me, or is Sony going insane?:rolleyes:

Its just becoming so common now to hear Sony's "Innovations" that make their products just even more unappealing :rolleyes:

I think they should make "The Sony Show" where the theme is what product are they going to ruiin next :p j/k
carcomptoy
06-13-2006, 02:33 PM
haha the Stupid Sony Show:p
Jose_R.A.M
06-13-2006, 02:45 PM
Well, Son'y not all bad. They do make some nice TV's :p
jayesh
06-13-2006, 03:19 PM
sony has a fabulous pr machine... their technology is meeting with stiff resistance their ps3 is a little more than vapourware right now and game support is looking iffy not to mention the costs it will ship at..

xbox360 here i come
crazyze
06-13-2006, 03:43 PM
xbox360 here i come

I couldn't agree more
phoney
06-13-2006, 04:07 PM
think of the possibilities "This would allow us to maintain an entire cyberworld, as long as our power supply holds up."
carcomptoy
06-13-2006, 04:54 PM
Oh yes cause we have such an unlimited supply of fossil fuels and such to feed our power plants...:rolleyes:
jayesh
06-13-2006, 09:43 PM
hehe well said cct :D