Sony's Stringer. 'You Are Paying for PlayStation 3 Potential'

Yeesh, some of you have to stop taking the wind-ups so seriously! A projector is a projector, it's not a TV, that's my position; a TV displays on it's own screen/display, not on the wall across the other side of the room (no, a dedicated projector screen in front of that wall doesn't make a difference).

As to the point of my comment, Sony is going on about HDTV being the be all and end all, yet they don't produce an HDTV that allows you to get the best out of their own system. It's just another thing that show's how much crap they're talking, that's all.

Much as I like my 23" wide-screen monitor that is attached to my PC, I'd hate to have to try and play my PS3 through it in my lounge. There's a reason that I bought a projector and that reason is a six foot diagonal on the screen!

All I need is for the price of the VPL-VW100 to come down to Earth or someone else to produce a sensibly prices 1080p native projector and I'll have 1080p goodness at 72 English inches. That's High-def gaming, not sitting 18 inches away at a desk watching a monitor.


So what about a rear-projection TV? That's just a projector and screen in an all-in-one box? Do we have to go back to CRTs for it to be a TV or are LCDs and plasmas included too?

Get with the now! Projectors are becoming more and more common and are the only choice for that at-home movie theatre effect. I feel like getting out the opera glasses when I visit my family or friends without projectors. :-)

The fact is, Sony produce a 1080p-capable display, which will be able to be hooked up to a PS3 via HDMI when it comes out. This makes your cheap-shot original post even cheaper.

I'd also be willing to bet that Sony will have a 1080p capable Bravia TV out by the time the PS3 is released, even if it's just to show the PS3 off in Sony Centres.

Unfortunately for myself that's my only option for high def gaming at the moment, I lack the luxury of a free wall for a projecter and the money for a HDTV. I have my 360 and PC rigged up to a monitor which I see clearly from my bed, its not the best solution but is currently my best option for "seeing the future" now and makes me feel a lot better about shelling out for my 360 compared to playing it on a comparatively large t.v. screen.

Personally, I take a lorgnette with me when I sojourn at Tyrion's abode, finding - as I do - his penchance for diminutive screens charming, but droll.

But 'tis true, a projector is not for everyone, and sometimes, even those for whom it is are limited by space, like my good friend Tyrion.

But I say to those who can afford it and have the room... rip down that wall paper and splash a little white emulsion (or even better, Screen Goo) on that wall - it's a small price to pay for HUGE high-res goodness.

Hah... Paying for potential...

I'll pay for it when I see some potential. If it's going to be s**tty now, but good later, then I'll buy it later when its going to be cheaper.

Not going to invest into the sony plan this time.

WOW lol I'll give credit to Sony for FINALLY being honest with the consumer. We are paying for the PS3s "potential". I think many of us recall paying for the PS2s potential and we are still waiting for that potential to emerge. I'm gonna guess it's not going to since the PS3 is about to launch...

I sure hope the snazzy Blu-Ray drive will still spin up and read disks by the time the ps3 starts hitting its potential. With a track record like sony for failed optical drives in their home consoles, it may be better to wait for the potential to come to fruition so that you can enjoy it without having to shell out another $600 for a replacement console.

Besides at this point, screw sony's potential...I actually want to see some functioning ps3 hardware.

Dude, that's just the stuff that comes out of the backend of a bull.

The PS2 has lived up to its potential. The kind of people who pretend that it hasn't are just the kinda people who would never be happy with it - even if it manifested the second coming of Jebus Christ our lord and saviour and his hosts of heaven.

The rest of us look at GT4, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Burnout Takedown and know that your words are as empty as the mind from whence they came.

Interestingly enough some reviews of current bluray drives suggest that load times for bluray vs hddvd are favourably comparable, although 1080p produces some niggling choppiness. It has always interested me how Sony is going to deal with load times for games, given the lower spin and larger amount of data being stored on the bluray, but I guess its a mute point until we get our hands on a ps3.

Even more important than load times is how long this expensive new drive will last. Sony consoles are notorious for optical drive malfunction. If it takes a year or two for the ps3 to hit its potential i would be pretty pissed to see my 600 ps3 bite the dust just before it matures. I mean buying 2 ps2's one for 400 and then a replacement later for 200 is the same cost as a single sp3 but the cost for 2 ps3's one at 600 and one at 400 is a grand easy.

Personally I hope that blu-ray dies quickly and takes sony and the ps3 with it. I am tired of sony's crap.

UR such the fanboy. Your primary exemplar is GT4? A fine game, I'm sure...but "not very" is the answer to the question "How cool is any racing game sans online?" And if GT4 isn't the textbook definition of "waiting for potential" then that must have been some other game that kept appearing at E3 like some bad groundhog only to dissapear back into its hole for another year.