Sony exec: nobody will ever tap full power of PS3

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:42 am

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061219-8455.html

So, why did Sony put so much power into the PS3 then?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:57 am

So it has power levels never seen before?!

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:22 am

POWER OVERWHELMING

snkcube, they all say that, but the reality is it will be utilized over time (either by bad programming or better compilers or something).

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:22 am

Move along, this thread isn't going to spark any meaningfuly debate or commentary,

Option 1: Sony sucks, this guy is a dick

Option 2: It won't reach its full potential because it's a bitch to program for 8 fucking cores

Option 3: What sort of self respecting application uses 100% of ANY platform's resources

End of conversation, I've just saved you all MINUTES.

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:28 am

option 4: ps3 is the ultimate system ever created and is greater than the entire human race. I only say this cause I dumped $600 on this shit and don't even have a high def tv.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:04 am

I do have to recognize that there is some truth in Option 4.

Que · Post by **Que** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:06 am

casualsax3 wrote:I do have to recognize that there is some truth in Option 4.

indeed.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:10 am

casualsax3 wrote: What sort of self respecting application uses 100% of ANY platform's resources

Anything by factor 5, dude.

casualsax3 wrote:End of conversation, I've just saved you all MINUTES.

now i shall waste them on freecell.exe

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:27 am

Say what you will about Sony, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, can match them for entertainment value.
...
At least as far as press releases are concerned.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:43 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Say what you will about Sony, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, can match them for entertainment value.
...
At least as far as press releases are concerned.

BEHOLD MY TRUE POWER

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:16 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Say what you will about Sony, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, can match them for entertainment value.
...
At least as far as press releases are concerned.

I'm pretty sure that's sarcasm so:

the ps3 has the same games as 360. slap in the hd-dvd add on to the 360 and you have a high def video player. however the 360 has done this for the past year, so sony loses. my money is on the 360 baby!

even with less than a quarter of the power of the ps3, the wii has still doubled the sales.

over twice the sales at 1/2 the price - strap recall = more profit than sony haha

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:41 am

phOnYmIkE wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Say what you will about Sony, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, can match them for entertainment value.
...
At least as far as press releases are concerned.
I'm pretty sure that's sarcasm so:

the ps3 has the same games as 360. slap in the hd-dvd add on to the 360 and you have a high def video player. however the 360 has done this for the past year, so sony loses. my money is on the 360 baby!

even with less than a quarter of the power of the ps3, the wii has still doubled the sales.

over twice the sales at 1/2 the price - strap recall = more profit than sony haha

Don't forget the $24 million exploding battery recall, class action lawsuits for their rootkit DRM, supply shortages and bad press all around. I wonder how many sixaxis controllers will explode in people's hands because of defective batteries.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:06 am

AntoineWG wrote:
phOnYmIkE wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Say what you will about Sony, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, can match them for entertainment value.
...
At least as far as press releases are concerned.
I'm pretty sure that's sarcasm so:

the ps3 has the same games as 360. slap in the hd-dvd add on to the 360 and you have a high def video player. however the 360 has done this for the past year, so sony loses. my money is on the 360 baby!

even with less than a quarter of the power of the ps3, the wii has still doubled the sales.

over twice the sales at 1/2 the price - strap recall = more profit than sony haha
Don't forget the $24 million exploding battery recall, class action lawsuits for their rootkit DRM, supply shortages and bad press all around. I wonder how many sixaxis controllers will explode in people's hands because of defective batteries.

Ok, as good as flaming Sony, ONCE AGAIN is, let´s focus on topic...

BEHOLD MY TRUE POWER!!!

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:14 pm

AntoineWG wrote:Don't forget the $24 million exploding battery recall, class action lawsuits for their rootkit DRM, supply shortages and bad press all around. I wonder how many sixaxis controllers will explode in people's hands because of defective batteries.

There are like two actual instances of them going critical - and hundreds of Wiimotes thrown through TV's and shit - so the straps have caused far more damage than the batteries.
I should be in fucking PR.

Lizking · Post by **Lizking** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:38 pm

yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:42 pm

Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.

Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:02 pm

Getting back on topic, if nobody will ever fully use the power of the PS3, then is it the last console sony will produce? How much do you want to bet they already have the PS4 in development and within a year they'll be announcing a prototype like they did after the PS2?

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:30 pm

casualsax3 wrote:
Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.
Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.

the straps shouldn't even be needed, just don't let go of the remote in the first place

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:35 pm

darkbenny wrote:
casualsax3 wrote:
Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.
Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.
the straps shouldn't even be needed, just don't let go of the remote in the first place

Unfortunately, that won't work. Lawsuits like with hot coffee and people burning themselves make for a lost cause on Nintendo's side. Seriously, society at this point is a failure for stuff like this.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:46 pm

The straps were design around crazy japanese's small woman hands. It's obvious they can't stand the rest of humanity's hands.

Lizking · Post by **Lizking** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:31 am

casualsax3 wrote:
Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.
Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.

I hate to derail this, but although I haven't read the Wii owners manual, I'll bet the only $30 that I have to my name that there's something to the effect of "we aren't responsible if you break something because you weren't able to hold onto the remote." in there.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:09 pm

darkbenny wrote:
casualsax3 wrote:
Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.
Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.
the straps shouldn't even be needed, just don't let go of the remote in the first place

That's just dumb.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:09 pm

casualsax3 wrote:
darkbenny wrote:
casualsax3 wrote:
Lizking wrote:yea, but nintendo doesnt have to pay to replace the TVs, or the Wiimotes. it's the dumbass user's who did that, not their flawed design.
Nintendo designed this product for *everyone* to use and to get enthusiastic and involved with. They fully expected people to get into it and do all sorts of crazy motions - look at their own fucking PR video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaUvbncE3Gk
There are people bouncing all over the fucking place with this thing.

The straps are breaking. The straps are poorly designed. Period.
the straps shouldn't even be needed, just don't let go of the remote in the first place
That's just dumb.

That's reality though.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:42 pm

Well, they remotes should at least come with grips. Maybe the Japanese don't sweat.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:12 pm

Back on topic, this should give you all an idea of how powerful the PS3 is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0069449157