KAZ HIRAI DEFENDS PLAYSTATION 3 PRICE
CNN Money has an interview with Sony Computer Entertainment America president Kaz Hirai. The article focuses on the high price of the Playstation 3 and the two different versions of the syste, The view Hirai took of the PS3 and what the big picture is was this;


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"I think when you look at what we put into the box – Cell, Blu-Ray, backwards compatibility, the ability to go online - I think it's a very compelling package for consumers, the totality of what we bring to the table makes it a good value for consumers." - Kaz Hirai

"What we're presenting to consumers is future-proofed. It's not going to fall by the wayside." - Kaz Hirai
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The most disturbing part of the article came when Hirai had no answer for the most serious concern regarding the lack of HDMI output on the lower end Playstation 3.


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"The lack of an HDMI output could have future ramifications on the system, though. Some observers have questioned whether Blu-Ray movies will be playable on the PS3 once motion picture companies enable copy protection on the discs.

Hirai said it was "too early to speculate at this point" about such problems." - CNN Money Article
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Too early to speculate? they ship in roughly six months, they're pushing the fact that the system plays Blu-Ray movies as a major selling point, and yet they can't guarantee the lower-end model will even be able to play Blu-Ray movies sometime after release?!

That's a serious oversight and one hell of a ballsy statement to make. How exactly is something "future proofed" is you can't even speak about the viability of a major function of the console which is based on a technology you control?



Read the CNN Money article here and shake your head along with me.