mckmas8808 said:
He didn't say that 1080p wasn't important. He said what is the point of having DUAL HDMI ports that output at 1080p? It's the same thing some people have been discussing on here. How is that a selling point? How does that relate to the gaming experience for most consumers?
How does watching movies on your PSP add to gaming? Nothing but its something that gamers like to do. This is something that some people don't understand with Sony. They are taking videogame consoles and handhelds to a new level. If the only thing you like to do is play games then fine do that. The PS3 can do that too.
To me selling the dual 1080p support is just as important as selling the whole "get on Live and buy someone's shirt for $2.00". A person like me would NEVER buy a shirt, skateboard, or car from somebody but I do think its worth mentioning.
Sony is selling more than just a "game" console. And I and many others around don't see that as a problem.
PEACE.
Lol your comparing an extra 1080p port to one of the best online services, if not the best for games out there and it's features?
There is a huge difference here and the psoter that brought this up is exactly right. And extra port like that adds nothing to games, what you compared it to, an online market place where you can buy or get free custom made upgrades to USE IN YOUR GAMES actually does add something to games. In fact, it adds a whole new level of customizing and persoanlizing of your games, it also brings people togeather in an online market place. The extra port lets you do what, hook up two TVs to the same system?
I love your comment about movies on the PSP too, you seem to be completely missing the point some of us are bring up and trying oh so hard to make. No one is bashing any of these guys for allowing their consoles to do other things than simply play games. Movies on the PSP like you said has nothing to do with games, but it's a very useful feature, just like MP3s on the PSP too. Both of those are very useful features that many people can and do enjoy.
And extra 1080 p port on the PS3 is not. It reminds me of the system link on the PSX 1 that nobody used.
J had it 100% right when he talked about the firewire port and USB ports on PS2. Sony put them on there just to have them on there, just to have extra "cutting edge" features to spam at the time to make the system look and sound far more impressive then it was. Sony put them on there with out ever planning for their use or thinking of a reason to have them on there.
MS on the other hand plans out things in advance and any features their consoles have they are on there for a reason. Xbox 360 does not just have an HDD on there to have it on there, or for games to use as cache, they also have it on there to allow you to use 360 as a Media Center. Also it can be used for DLC and so on. Thats quite a few things that one device can be used for. That is planning, that is thinking about the big picture and what it means for games and entertaiment. That is MS looking at a device and not asking what can it do for games, but what can it do for everything. Sonys never had anything like that.
At least not their console devision.
it what way is PS3 more than a console?