Kaz Hirai: PSP-3000 'Still Key for Us"
And why we had to choose Blu-ray
Posted 10 Jun 2009
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Sony Computer Entertainment president, Kaz Hirai has been answering questions regarding all things PlayStation. Included along the way were such gems as:
PSP Go vs PSP 3000: "We're not trying lasso people into the Go, it's all about giving a choice. The PSP 3000 is still key for us", and for retail.
PS3 Launch: "Given the circumstances that we had we needed to make some tough decisions. Looking back if we could have done it again we probably would have not gone for the simultaneous worldwide launch." We would also have preferred not to have had to wait on a promise.
Hardware: "We've always been less about the hardware and more about what people can do with it." Our brains are boggling on this one because we can't translate it so that it makes actual sense. Surely ensuring good hardware also enables people to use it?
PSP Go Flash Memory: "The Go has 16mb flash and you can store around 8-10 games on it, maybe more", actually it's 16Gb, but that could be a Guardian misprint.
iPhone Games vs PSP Games: "Games are all called 'games' but the ones on the app store are not comparable to the ones on PSP." He's talking size not sales.
Blu-ray in the PS3: "Purely from a gaming standpoint there was no other choice for us." And there was us thinking it was purely from being told by Sony Corporate that PS3 had to ship with Blu-ray. Live and learn.
PSP Go vs PSP 3000: "We're not trying lasso people into the Go, it's all about giving a choice. The PSP 3000 is still key for us", and for retail.
PS3 Launch: "Given the circumstances that we had we needed to make some tough decisions. Looking back if we could have done it again we probably would have not gone for the simultaneous worldwide launch." We would also have preferred not to have had to wait on a promise.
Hardware: "We've always been less about the hardware and more about what people can do with it." Our brains are boggling on this one because we can't translate it so that it makes actual sense. Surely ensuring good hardware also enables people to use it?
PSP Go Flash Memory: "The Go has 16mb flash and you can store around 8-10 games on it, maybe more", actually it's 16Gb, but that could be a Guardian misprint.
iPhone Games vs PSP Games: "Games are all called 'games' but the ones on the app store are not comparable to the ones on PSP." He's talking size not sales.
Blu-ray in the PS3: "Purely from a gaming standpoint there was no other choice for us." And there was us thinking it was purely from being told by Sony Corporate that PS3 had to ship with Blu-ray. Live and learn.
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Of course, the PSPGO gives them latitude to dump the regular PSP in face of competition, and lower the price to undercut it.
They still refuse to give Linux, home development etc on the device and Iphone Itouch, xbox360, Wii does.
The Iphone is just pretty, and the concept PSP was prettier.
I suspect that a PSP with touch higher res screen, slide out keyboard, tilt, motion, BT, Java is coming guys at the top end, but will it be in time. The easiest way to upgrade the performance of the PS3 is to upgrade it's GPU to the latest DX11 level GPU (lower powered version next year).
Conclusion, I want.., but I want.. my.I.phoneG (think Dire Straits, "money for nothing" song guys).