__/ [ Sandman ] on Monday 18 December 2006 19:48 \__
> In article <N7SdndomkJPIdBvYnZ2dnUVZ_o2vnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
http://cnet.nytimes.com/Sony_PlayStation_3_60GB/4864-6464_7-31355103.html?ctyp
>> e=msgid&messageSiteID=7&messageID=1360372&cval=1360372&tag=uolst
>>
>> "What does matter, in my opinion, is that the next-generation wave of
>> consoles truly do represent a new generation. It is easy for
>> technological systems and devices to fall into a pattern of "rehash
>> syndrome" - updating and upgrading existing products (yesterday's
>> products) and pretending that they therefore represent new ideas
>> (today's products). On the brink of the release of Xbox 360, PS3, and
>> the Nintendo Revolution, the current-gen Xbox, PS2, and GameCube are all
>> yesterday's products.
>>
>> The battle between next-gen systems is not about the numbers (though,
>> the PS3 does boast far better specs - for those of you who actually lend
>> weight to this fact). To me, it is about which console will truly usher
>> in a new generation. To me, the best console is not the one that makes
>> yesterday's tech reusable today - the best console is the one that makes
>> tomorrow's tech attainable today. The Xbox 360 will be nice - better
>> graphics, better design, better interface - but in reality, it is little
>> more than an upgrade to the current-gen Xbox. Improving graphics,
>> performance, speed - such is the "rehash syndrome" technology trap that
>> so many developers and system designers so easily fall into."
>
> Written over a year ago, before the Nintendo Wii was announced and
> showed that "Next Generation" doesn't have to be "Next Generation of
> benchmarks".
>
> I own a Wii and a 360. The PS3 hasn't been released here in europe
> yet, but I'll get me one of those as well. It would be stupid not to
> count the Wii as a true next-gen console in spite of it lacking the
> muscles of the bigger boys.
I'm assuming that it's your children who crave for the consoles? In any
event, the PS3 is truly a big player because a huge number of PS2 folks wait
for it... backward comptaibility (with exception) makes this a rational
choice. Linux and Blu-ray are nice 'addons'. IIRC, PS3 has begun its VoD
service today/yesterday (??).
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