Phil Harrison Interview.

[-Anthony]

Anyway here?s a list of questions, with quick answers underneath each. They were vague as expected, and I got the impression that there?s still a long way to go. It will be interesting what they will announce at EWhat his views are on the headstart MS have and how the delay for the PS3 will affect their strategy.

Not concerned about the competition, they are following their own strategLaunch date for UK.

Launch price for UK.

No commeWhen will we see some games up an running?

Is a hard drive going to be included in the box?

YWhat other accessories are being planned to go in with the initial console. HD cables? Head sets? Wireless controllers?

Still to be decideBackwards compatibility w.r.t. peripherials. Are things like steering wheels or Guitar Hero controllers going to be usable with the PS3?

Still to be decideGiven the PS3 is backwards compatible with PS1 & 2, how do gamers use their memory cards on PS3? Will there be a way to "copy" games saves from memory card onto a memory stick?

Still to be determined, it?s something they?re lookiWhy is the controller being re-designed? ed?

No comment, they just felt it needed adaWhat video connection items will be supported? ed?

Skirted the question, I think this is still work in prWhat will differentiate a high end Sony Bluray player from the Bluray in the Playstation 3? 3?

They used the analogy of the original PS2?s DVD feature set. Doesn?t bode well for the moIs the design of the PS3 final? final?

There will be minor tweaks ? didn?t reveal whether there will be a design ovGlobal online play? nline play?

Yes, however only for PAL regions, US and Japan (sorry Tetlee, Argentina is not supporteWhat are the plans for PSP-PS3 wireless connectivity? Will you be able to select music to play on your PS3 by using the PSP as a remote control, for example? or example?

Yes, you?ll be able to use the PSP to stream content that is stored on the PS3?s hard drive, whether that be game downloadBusiness model of Playstation Network Platform (PNP) service? (PNP) service?

Pretty much as has been documented already, games are free but Sony will make money from additional content (extra maps for games or cars etc. plus music andRegion-free intentions. Will region-free gaming really be that, or will devs still be allowed to put locks into a game when they press it? (even if officially the PS3 is region free). s region free).

Bit shady on this one, but from what I understood, it will indeConfirmation of a revision of the PSP itself? Will it have built in RAM, mic, HDD etc? , mic, HDD etc?

Sony admire what Ninty has done with the GBA and DS, it won?t be a surprise to know that something is in the works. And while nothing is confirmed, I got the feeling from the Sony guys that a HDD will definitely be included in the ?PSP 2?. Also the size of the unit is lWill Sony be putting any pressure on Developers to use the full 1080p resolution in their Games or whether this is going to be quite rare, with 720p being the norm. 720p being the norm.

They are still working out what the minimum requirementAdditional content on Blu-ray disks to take advantage of contente advantage of content

Very coy about this, they did say that they need 50GB disks for launch titles, however wouldn?t comment how much of that will be used for games initially.

They made a point that Microsoft?s fundamental flaw with the 360, is to do with the disk storage/on board memory ratio is completely skewed.

What they were saying is that the PS3?s on board memory is 512mb, however it?s game disk storage space will be 50gb i.e. a ratio of 98x. However, with the 360, the on board memory is the same as PS3 (512MB) but the capacity of the optical disks is 9GB i.e. a ratio of 18x.

Sony argued that the right balance for a successful console is around 100x (which both the PS2 and Xbox had). The other console to ?score? as low as the 360 was the Dreamcast, Sony feel MS have made a big mistake by What would we expect to see as additional content on the disk (the making of.., Interview with...How we done this...etc) - and will this be filmed in high definition? his be filmed in high definition?

Definitely part of the future, although it is publisher specific, so it depends how much effoAlso, as the PNP service will be free, will we be bombarded with countless and relentless adverts (in game, network lobbies etc...) (in game, network lobbies etc...)

No mention of lobby advertising was talked about, but they said in-game advertising will be a big part of their plan. Adverts will be directed in games depending on the profile Sony have of you. They think this could drive significant revenues for the group.

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Everything sounds on sight to me but in game ads ??

[faraway.]

He seems to be holding back on a couple of these questions. For example the controller redesign. The ingame advertising idea is lame if you ask me :/

[Bhav]

That's a dodgy interview in my opinion. He never gives one word answers, and he'd be going back on what he said at the GDC Q&A by saying "yes" to the question about the hdd.