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May 7th, 2008 @ 09:20
Speaking to videogaming247 at the SCEE PlayStation Day yesterday, SCEE president David Reeves said it’s “little things like PlayTV” that will swing consumers towards PS3 as the differences between the three major consoles on the market are so slight.
“Just as when you see two top football teams playing, the margin of error [is so small], the difference between Xbox and ourselves and Wii is so little, that you’ve got to have these little things like PlayTV on PS3 or GoExplore on PSP to make the difference, so the consumer says, ‘I’ll have that one, please,’” he said.
Software’s still the focus, though, as SCE boss Kaz Hirai labored in our chat last night.
“The number one priority is still having the great games every month,” said Reeves. “We know that that’s what fundamentally drives the business. Some consumers, though, look a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left, and say, ‘Well, interesting: it’s got a hard drive, and there’s PlayTV as well. That means I can get digital terrestrial TV.’
“It’s still 90 percent games, though.”
Read our full coverage of the SCEE PlayStation Day, including all the announcements, media and impressions so far from around the web, here.
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May 7th, 2008 at 9:38 am
You can get digital telly on your bloody toaster these days, though. And dedicated PVRs are cheaper and better-featured than the PS3, at least in respect to telly. I seriously can’t see who Play TV is supposed to be selling to.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:40 am
It’s just another “thing”, innit, like he says. I dunno, I’m quite interested in it, to be honest.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:43 am
But you can’t even record telly while you’re playing games. It’s one or the other. Pointless.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Ah. I didn’t know that.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Yes, they appear to be quite keen for you to remain in the dark over that little chestnut. For some reason. Can’t quite figure out why. OH WAIT!