An article on CNN Money starts: "While gamers and many industry analysts are still recovering from their surprise at the high price tag for a premium PlayStation 3, the man whose division makes the machine said he doesn't understand the fuss."
Really? I thought most of us were well aware that the PS3 was going to be expensive, and the point has been argued for months. (Remember Merrill Lynch prices PlayStation 3 parts at $800?) Indeed, $600 was more expected than not. The surprises are that Sony has followed Microsoft in producing two systems, and followed Microsoft in going for a global launch, as well as following Microsoft in an online (Xbox Live) direction.
Anyway, Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America says.
"We felt that if you want to save something on your Memory Stick, most people have those readers on their PC, which is easily adaptable to the PlayStation 3 with a USB cord," said Hirai. "The only difference is HDMI - and at this point, I don't think many people's TV's have that. The ultimate result, to my eyes anyway, is there's not a discernable difference between what you get between HDMI and other forms of high definition."
Sure, and perhaps Blu-ray movies look just like DVD movies on most people's TV sets....
But the ultimate missed point is that the crippled version can't be upgraded to the full specification....
