Star Sony PlayStation 3: the Ars Technica Review
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 22:50 UTC
Games 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[2]: UMD
by AdamW on Thu 23rd Nov 2006 09:26 UTC in reply to "RE: UMD"
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Er, why, because you'd be able to buy a 16GB UMD and a writer for $80?

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RE[3]: UMD
by kaiwai on Thu 23rd Nov 2006 17:33 in reply to "RE[2]: UMD"
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No, because if UMB were mass produced, it would cost at max $2-$5 for the media, and around $50-$80 for the drive itself.

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