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apit34356 wrote on 3/16/2006, 5:33 AM
What was interesting at the news conference was Sony's division president announcing that the psp3 will run a full linux OS, which means IBM expects to win the lawsuit over linux by SCO. Of course, HD DVD delays lower the threshold on release dates, but the linux announcement is a gunshot across MS bow about the future of the cell processor and the future of media centers. Apple is probably as pissed as MS about not being the primary OS for the cell product line. With IBM using AMD and Cells for servers, this will impact MS and Intel, how much, depends if IBM, Sony and cell group will support AMD.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/16/2006, 8:38 AM
this delay makse sence... the PS3 is delayed so it's eigther a) BD was delayed & they delayed the PS3 because of it (hardware wasn't ready or something) or b) PS3 was delayed & Sony dind't like the idea of people getting to know hte BD format months before the PS3 came out & delayed BD to reduce initial piracy.

Shocked they're using linux. That hint's it's not a console but something else (consoles don't need much compared to PC's). But, I'm sure that will be areason sony jacks up the price. :/ (I'm planning on getting a Nintendo Rev... that looks pretty interesting!)
BarryGreen wrote on 3/17/2006, 1:37 AM
Your first guess was correct. Yesterday Sony delayed the introduction of the PS3 until November, and they said specifically that it was because blu-ray isn't ready yet.

"Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony's game division, blamed the delay on the belated finalisation of the copy protection technology standard for the Blu-ray Disc drive, a next-generation DVD player that will be included in the PS3."

From http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-03-15T113628Z_01_L1574519_RTRUKOC_0_UK-GAME.xml&archived=False
TeetimeNC wrote on 3/17/2006, 5:10 AM
Article in the morning paper says Bluray players will be out in July, PS3 in November.

-jerry
MH_Stevens wrote on 3/17/2006, 5:42 AM
And, as many have said for some time, it is becoming likely that Blu-Ray may be to expensive to succeed. See this link for details of the Vegas conference this week:

http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=8788

Michael
farss wrote on 3/17/2006, 6:04 AM
HTPC anyone?
About the same price as a BD player and it does a LOT more.
Might add a HD tuner card to mine shortly, beef up our net connection to ADSL2 and put a patch over me eye and a parrot on me shoulder.
Bob.
rextilleon wrote on 3/17/2006, 7:06 AM
Vegas aside---does Sony have any idea what they are doing?