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Phil Harrison :
http://threespeech.com/blog/
Kutaragi :
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15672087/site/newsweek/
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Here’s some more quotes from Phil Harrison which’ll appear in the official PlayStation mag which launches on November 15. We hope to get a further instalment of this online tomorrow.
When asked which game they’ll rely on to sell the PS3.
“I think we saw this with the PS1 to a certain extent, that a lot of people talked about the ‘killer app’ and actually it’s the killer catalogue you want. It’s not about having a single title like a Mario or a Sonic on which you rest the entire platform personality on. It’s about having a wide catalogue that satisfies a number of different consumer tastes and styles. If you’re a sports fan in America, NBA and NFL available from day one means you will buy a PS3. If you are a first-person shooter fan it’s going to be Resistance: Fall Of Man. If you are a more cerebral player it might be Untold Legends - or it might be Motorstorm if you’re more of an action and exhilaration fan. I think there’s something for everybody in there. The games are outstanding quality and I think will satisfy.”
PS1 saw the shift to 3D, PS2 had the explosion of free-roaming games after GTA III…. what changes do you expect PS3 to trigger?
“You can see sparks of change in individual games today. On the visual side, there’s full 1080p HD and what that means. You can see the artificial intelligence side of things in F1 and especially Resistance. You can start to see games doing some more interesting and unpredictable things on the physics side – particularly the kind of chaotic experience you get with Motorstorm. You can join those dots together and start to see how game development trends are going to be influenced. Its understandable why, day one, there isn’t a single game that incorporates everything, but I think it will happen shortly.”
What do you think is the most interesting use of the Sixaxis pad so far?
“There’s a couple. The fake on NBA; if you want to fake past a player you just tilt left or right, that’s really intuitive. Flow is very intuitive, once you understand the control mechanism, which takes about three seconds. F1’s steering, looking around Resistance… We need to get thinking about the experience of a game and not the interface. I think that we’ll see the e-Distribution games making some really innovative uses of it.”
Is rumble feedback really gone for good?
“I’ve been very consistent on this. The rumble feature was a great, impactful way of the machine talking to the user on PS2. But you had no influence on it; you just received a single channel feedback from the game. Sixaxis gives you greater influence over the game environment, enabling you to do things you could never do with buttons and sticks alone. That will yield way more sophisticated gameplay benefits and therefore more value to the player than a vibrating pad could ever do. Saying that, I don’t believe we’ve got definitive examples of how great it could be yet, but we’re close.”
If, further down the line, there was a way of marrying the two technologies, would Sony consider it?
“No, because we’re making a standard controller. With the PS2 we made 160 million controllers. Once you’ve defined the format, you stick to it. Now, that doesn’t prevent third party steering wheels having force feedback and obviously [Gran Turismo creator] Kazunori is going to be keen to have that. There will continue to be vertically integrated controllers like that, which a specific to an individual game.”
Is there any way players could record their own gameplay footage on the hard drive and then share it online?
“[Laughs] We’re actually already working on it now. There are two ways to do it. One is as pure video actually saved direct from the gameplay experience, but that creates quite a large data cloud. The more efficient way of doing it is to record game input and then share that to each user. We are doing that in a very innovative way on a game that we haven’t shown anybody yet. “
How often do you expect PS3 firmware upgrades to happen?
“Right now we are focused on day one. I would imagine that there would be a firmware upgrade in time for the European launch. European consumers will probably get a step-up firmware upgrade, exactly as we did with PSP.“
Presumably the PlayStation Store will be well-stocked for the UK-launch, and we’ll have the benefit of the extra content?
“Yes, although the stores are managed regionally, built on the same framework, you’re right. There will be greater supply of content and availability of non-game content.”
Is there any way word on European price for the 20GB model?
“We’ve never announced the price in the UK. The answer is no, but I’m sure it will be announced in due course. However, retail has told us that the vast majority of interest is in the 60GB model. But now the 20GB has HDMI as well there’s no effective difference in the machines whatsoever, because all of the other functionality is available through a USB card reader.”
How’s Killzone coming along?
“With Killzone, the expectation internally and externally is very high – and I won’t show it until it’s going to exceed people’s expectations. It will be next year before we show it again, but it’s coming along very well. The team are working very hard, they know exactly what they have to do and there’s no doubt they will achieve it, but there’s nothing to be served by something that doesn’t satisfy my goals for the project. I can tell you, though, that some elements already exceed the trailer.”
Can you describe the typical day on PlayStation network a year from now?
That’s a great question…Checking in with my clan to see what the plan is for tonight’s SOCOM or Resistance games. Searching out the latest trailers, downloadable demos, skins for my desktop. Downloading a new album, reading a fine editorial of Official PlayStation Magazine, watching stuff on YouTube that my friends emailed me about…You only have to look at the Cross Media Bar to see how everything is going to fit into a Network environment. Obviously you’ve got your friend lists, the ability to chat directly with them, you’ve got your internet browser and the Store with downloadable games.”
Below are some snippets of info that Sony has made available to Three Speech - with the info coming from head of worldwide studios, Phil Harrison.
Phil advises we don’t underestimate how big an entertainment company Sony actually is across film and music. For instance, he says Sony has access to 50% of all films made in colour - a statistic that may quell unease among some over how much content will be available.
The online store on the PS3 will operate in real currency. Whether it be yen in Japan, pounds in England or dollars over in the US etc. There will be a limit function that allows restrictions to be placed on the wallet – this may be on general spending, individual transactions or adult content.
Also, niche content will become available when specific software has been purchased. Therefore, once you have purchased you’re copy of GTHD you will be able to access a range of options that those without the game will not have.
Remote play. On release in the US and Japan, you will be able use your PSP to view all of the content (film, music, video, photo, etc) uploaded onto your PS3. On launch in the US and Japan this function will only be available on local access. However, this will eventually open up, allowing you to access the content of your PS3 from anywhere in the world.
The Xross Media Bar of the PS3 is designed to allow for an unlimited number of files to be open at any one time. All of the content that is open is represented by an animated thumbnail which can be accessed instantly (with no loading time).
Hope that’s all of interest.
http://threespeech.com/blog/
Kutaragi :
Interview: The Father of PlayStation
Nov. 20, 2006 issue - On the eve of the Play-Station 3 launch, Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment and the creator of all three generations of the hit game console, took time off to give a rare interview to NEWSWEEK's Steven Levy, via phone from Tokyo.
LEVY: You believe that when game developers learn the system, PS3 games will be superior. When will we see the difference?
KUTARAGI: Maybe within a year. Many of the launch titles already have some of the graphics and the power there. But [titles like] MotorStorm and Ridge Racer and Gran Turismo are going to be released within a year, and that quality is exciting.
Why did you need Blu-ray HD drives for this?
Everyone will soon have elegant flat displays for HD content—PS3 and the high-definition movie media. The Blu-ray has 50-gigabyte capacity, and many studios and other DVD makers are now supporting Blu-ray format.
Didn't adopting Blu-ray cause you delays?
Yes, that's right, because the PS3 contained the latest technology—Blu-ray, Cell, Sixaxis and many things. The Blu-ray had the manufacturing problem. As the father of the PlayStation, I have to apologize to all of the users and the readers who are waiting for PS3. But everything is fixed.
Are you worried about the high cost of PS3—$500 and $600?
I don't think so, because the PS2 was originally $299 in the United States. But the hard-disk drive was another $200. So the total price was almost equal to PS3's initial pricing.
What will be the impact of PS3 on Sony?
It will be significant not only for Sony, but for other [electronics] manufacturers who sell flat displays. And also content developers.
After Howard Stringer took over Sony in 2004, you were relieved of some general Sony corporate duties and returned full time to your division. What was your attitude toward that change?
I still am an engineer and a designer, so being the creator is my happiness. I've dedicated 120 percent of my life and passion [to PlayStation], so it was very happy timing. And Howard Stringer leads the management team, and now they are taking care of day-to-day issues so we could concentrate on the PlayStation.
Do you envision people using PS3 as a home-media server, like a giant TiVo for people's movies, TV shows, music and personal content?
Yes. Maybe in the near future, either from Sony or maybe from third parties, we will release a network storage system that contains multi-terabyte capacity.
So it could be the hub of the media center in the house.
The media tree. That was my dream, so the dream has come true. They sent out one of the PlayStation 3s to my home, so I happened to realize [my family members] are watching their photos and they are ripping music, and the experience is quite elegant, quite fast and comfortable. I have no idea how to use the current PC for that kind of application.
What's the best way to get a PS3 if you're not on the list?
The best way is waiting, but maybe you have some lucky friend who can get the Play-Station 3. So please visit your friend's home to share and enjoy future entertainment.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15672087/site/newsweek/
ممممم للأن ما قرأتهم , بس كيل زون لفتت انتباهي , يمدحون الجزأ الأخير عالـPSP .
