> -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Sony PS3 to have backward compatibility goodness > > I hope you are wrong too. One of the best things about the PS2 was > it's backwards compatability. My son _loves_ his xbox games. I won't > be able to get rid of the Xbox when the XBox 360 comes out if there is > no backwards compat to it. > > Well.... I _could_ move it to his room... but there are games for the > XBox that I know I'll still be playing. :)
Hey - pictures! http://www.filerushnews.com/gallery/album176 And info! http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124681.html?q=1&tag=gs_hp_tops lot_click If that's the final design I'm happy - it seems reasonably "new" without being sci-fictional like some of the fan-inspired designs we've seen. The controller seems like a natural progression - I've always loved the Dual Shock so I'm happy the actual control surfaces don't seem to have changed. They've just made it "spacey". ;^) Also look at the back of that system! Look at all the plugs! I love plugs! I'm hoping that the extra two Ethernet ports are usable as a mini-switch (letting me plug other devices into the PS3 as a network switch). The two HDMI ports can connect to two displays giving you surround video or independent displays. Not very useful to most, but it should make for a hell of a tournament experience. ;^) It also looks at first blush like the same AV Multi cable port is available. This would be GREAT since I dropped $80 on a monster component/digital audio cable. It would be nice to be able to use it again (and not have to run the cable through my home theater again). It looks like the power plug has changed - if not for that it looks like you could just swap your PS2 out using the same cables. So cool: it looks like the next generation eye-toy will be wireless and much higher resolution. This is, I think, huge and I hope it's an initial pack-in rather than an add-on. It also strikes me as odd: Xbox 360 has its major design element the concavity (the "inhale gesture") while the PS3 design is convex - a "bursting with power" inference. I may be a design geek but I see some humor in that. ;^) All in all a shit-ton to get excited about! Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157921 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
