CES: Kaz Hirai’s points on the PS3 and 360

And now, Sony‘s doing the talking. In a recent interview in the ongoing CES, Sony president Kaz Hirai blasted claims that Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 was at least on the same power level as their company’s PS3. “No other next generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3,” said Hirai.

“People say that a high-capacity game delivery vehicle like Blu-ray isn’t necessary in a next generation computer entertainment system. But you just can’t expect that 9GBs of storage capacity found on today’s DVDs are going to have enough space to hold tomorrow’s games,” he said regarding the console’s Blu-Ray optical tech. “Resistance: Fall of Man simply wouldn’t be possible on any other system without using multiple discs.”

With regards to the PS3’s launch, Hirai had this to say:

A worldwide launch for any console is quite ambitious. In fact, it has never been done before. I suppose if we had simply done a mild upgrade to the PS2 and not pushed the envelope so hard, it would have been easier on ourselves. However, if we did that every time, we wouldn’t be Sony.

And lastly, Hirai discussed the Blue laser diode shortage that had been one cause of the PS3’s production problems. In the said explanation, Hirai said that as soon as Sony had shifted to producing millions of the components required to build the console, that was when they began to experience problems. This was due to the fact the production teams only had experience in building thousands of units before.

Given that the CES still has *checks watch* two days of presentations left to go, we’ll be waiting to see just what other interesting statements will be popping up.

Via Computer and Video Games

And now, Sony‘s doing the talking. In a recent interview in the ongoing CES, Sony president Kaz Hirai blasted claims that Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 was at least on the same power level as their company’s PS3. “No other next generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3,” said Hirai.

“People say that a high-capacity game delivery vehicle like Blu-ray isn’t necessary in a next generation computer entertainment system. But you just can’t expect that 9GBs of storage capacity found on today’s DVDs are going to have enough space to hold tomorrow’s games,” he said regarding the console’s Blu-Ray optical tech. “Resistance: Fall of Man simply wouldn’t be possible on any other system without using multiple discs.”

With regards to the PS3’s launch, Hirai had this to say:

A worldwide launch for any console is quite ambitious. In fact, it has never been done before. I suppose if we had simply done a mild upgrade to the PS2 and not pushed the envelope so hard, it would have been easier on ourselves. However, if we did that every time, we wouldn’t be Sony.

And lastly, Hirai discussed the Blue laser diode shortage that had been one cause of the PS3’s production problems. In the said explanation, Hirai said that as soon as Sony had shifted to producing millions of the components required to build the console, that was when they began to experience problems. This was due to the fact the production teams only had experience in building thousands of units before.

Given that the CES still has *checks watch* two days of presentations left to go, we’ll be waiting to see just what other interesting statements will be popping up.

Via Computer and Video Games