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Sony PlayStation 3: the Ars Technica Review

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 22:50 UTC

Ars reviews the PlayStation 3 ~~personal computer~~ game console, and they say: "The PS3 doesn't have any grand ideas; Sony wanted something high-tech, so they started from scratch with the processor and GPU, but what does it get them? Very little so far. The controller is a mash-up of ideas from their old systems, the 360's triggers, and the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities, but once it has that tech it doesn't really know what to do with it. The Blu-ray adds cost, but adds very little to the gaming experience for the user. It's great as a media player, but for those of us who love games first and foremost, we have to look at it skeptically. The PS3 is a system with no core message, and that is what keeps it from being elegant. Will it do great things in the future? I hope so, the possibility and potential are certainly there. For now, it's power looking for a mission statement."

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RE[4]: Some home truths -

by Jemm on Thu 23rd Nov 2006 08:22 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Some home truths -"

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>Btw, MS actually didn't get it right either, their first consoles actually also didn't have background downloading. Which was fixed via firmware patch

That's true, but Sony should have learned from others and implemented background download in the first place. No point in repeating the same mistakes.

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