PS3 Slammed (NY Times)

[GavinMannion]

Sony got bent over big time..

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/a...977b60756&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Talk about someone not being impressed. Now isn't the NY Times one of the most read papers in the world? This can't be good for Sony....

 

[Franna]

Sony was a year late or Microsoft was a year to early - the result would only be known in 12 months time.

 

[Snormossel]

In the PS3’s online store (which feels like a slow Web page) you can access movie trailers and trial versions of new games, but when you actually download the 600-megabyte files, you’ll be stuck watching a progress bar crawl across the screen for 20 or 40 minutes

Does this sound familiar?

 

[RVFmal]

Does this sound familiar?

Yep, but in our context it is when we attempt to download a 60MB file.

 

[Paul_S]

Does this sound familiar?

No that doesn't sound familiar - that's blazing fast!

 

[GavinMannion]

In the PS3’s online store (which feels like a slow Web page) you can access movie trailers and trial versions of new games, but when you actually download the 600-megabyte files, you’ll be stuck watching a progress bar crawl across the screen for 20 or 40 minutes

Welcome to the "Next Generation" Telkom and Sony style

 

[doobiwan]

Well NYT aint the only one. Time magazine had a go as well.

 

[killadoob]

shame hahaha but sony have been in a decline for along time now

 

[ubberfunk]

OUCH!!

seems the PS3 is gonna make a perfect paper weight for my office

 

[BCO]

That's a lot of weight for a paperweight.

 

[GavinMannion]

Well NYT aint the only one. Time magazine had a go as well.

And so they did

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1560635,00.html

It doubles as a Blu-Ray DVD player (that's the main reason for the high retail price), but guess what? Nobody cares.

Now this sentence I fully agree with... Sony is just using the PS3 to try and push their propriety format on the world...

 

[lilDeath]

Raised hands please...
Who is surpised by the news?

Anyone?

No?

OK then...

 

[killadoob]

you know buying a ps3 just for the blu ray drive is cheaper than buying just a blu ray drive for 7k

so save yourself some cash hahaha

 

[GavinMannion]

you know buying a ps3 just for the blu ray drive is cheaper than buying just a blu ray drive for 7k

so save yourself some cash hahaha

And ignoring the BrluRay HDDVD hype until we have a winner saves you R6500.

So save yourself a lot of cash hahaha

Personally I am currently 95% disinterested in BluRay and HDDVD

 

[BCO]

Well considering I don't even have an HDTV (and am holding out for SED) there's no point at all in BR or HDDVD here.

 

[GavinMannion]

Eggzactly

 

[kronoSX]

how much are those tvs any way.the hd tvs

 

[GavinMannion]

I think they start from around R16 000. But I am not really sure.

I want one thought , but that is the 5% talking again.... bad 5% bad...

 

[kronoSX]

Wow now thats a stunner.I wander how long it lasts.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Bah.....

*flashback to the Atari 2600 games console of the early 1980's....*

now *that* was a proper games machine... pity the grafix was ugly... but it was immensely enjoyable and playable...

*flashback to the 48k Sinclair ZX Spectrum*

Ditto - with better grafix and sound...

*PS3*

booo!