Does the Future Belong to the PS3?
July 2, 2008
So in the local Costco the other day, checking on a Blu Ray player for HDTV. The player was just under $400, and on the next aisle was a PS3 for $500.
The PS3 includes a blu-ray player. The blu ray specs are: BD/DVD/CD Drive (Read Only), Maximum Read Speed BD 2x (BD-ROM), DVD 8x (DVD-ROM), CD 24x (CD-ROM).
Sony says
“Sony’s PlayStation 3 games are encoded onto the Blu-Ray disc media format, which can hold six times as much data as traditional DVDs. This increase in capacity, combined with the awesome power of its processor and graphics card, promises mind-blowing games once developers have learned how to fully harness the new console’s power.”
An old review from PCWorld took a look and found “But can the PS3 perform competitively with stand-alone Blu-ray players from consumer electronics makers? The short answer is yes. In my initial hands-on tests, the PS3’s Blu-ray Disc playback was very good–even better than I’d anticipated.”
The said reviewer found great video but some drawbacks in movie navigation.
Much newer feedback, June 2008 from Variety magazine, points out how well the sales of the PS3 are doing, second to Wii and ahead of xbox. The PS3 with its Blu-ray player inside, appears to be benefiting from Blu-ray’s victory over HD DVD in the high-def disc format war. The XBox offered an HD DVD adapter, but has not yet offered a Blu-ray feature.
The PS3’s growing game selection and price cuts last year are also giving the PS3 a boost.
Another $100 and you get the game console. How many people will just pay the $100 and get into games?
Some newer PS3 games, for example Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune are looking excellent. Lair and Heavenly Sword look excellent and have great action. Compared to the xbox, the PS3 is a more quality finish product. The PS3 has maximum potential.
PS3 has something for everyone, and is a great long-term investment. So this leaves us with a couple of questions.
Will the developers be able to write for this platform as well as for the xbox? How can you get your programmer team started?
To be continued …
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