PlayStation 3: Apple Wannabe?
Ken Kutaragi, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, expressed his desire to have PlayStation enter the household and form its own “ecosystem” as Apple products have managed to do in the past.
Sony’s move to concentrate on hardware could just be the start of the Apple mimicry. As Kutaragi pointed out, Sony would be diverging from the traditional model of hardware, content, and royalties–which he referred to as a product of “the Nintendo era.” He adds that they would want to make the PS3 a common platform, on which programmers can realize their full potential. But if you’re thinking first-party software, you’d better think again. “[With the PS2] we’re putting out a considerable amount of content. But we don’t step on third-party companies’ toes; it’s more of a friendly rivalry.”
He also didn’t miss the chance to emphasize the PS3’s PC-like abilities, like running popular types of OS including Linux, Windows and Mac OS. “I think that perhaps you’ll see a general purpose Cell [built-in] OS.” adds Kutaragi.
Kutaragi also acknowledges that although Apple and SCEI are not rivals in any way, that since Steve Jobs loves computers, idea overlaps are inevitable. He summed up his vision for PS3 by saying, “More than Microsoft, Apple is closer to our vision [for the PS3].”
Via gamespot
Ken Kutaragi, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, expressed his desire to have PlayStation enter the household and form its own “ecosystem” as Apple products have managed to do in the past.
Sony’s move to concentrate on hardware could just be the start of the Apple mimicry. As Kutaragi pointed out, Sony would be diverging from the traditional model of hardware, content, and royalties–which he referred to as a product of “the Nintendo era.” He adds that they would want to make the PS3 a common platform, on which programmers can realize their full potential. But if you’re thinking first-party software, you’d better think again. “[With the PS2] we’re putting out a considerable amount of content. But we don’t step on third-party companies’ toes; it’s more of a friendly rivalry.”
He also didn’t miss the chance to emphasize the PS3’s PC-like abilities, like running popular types of OS including Linux, Windows and Mac OS. “I think that perhaps you’ll see a general purpose Cell [built-in] OS.” adds Kutaragi.
Kutaragi also acknowledges that although Apple and SCEI are not rivals in any way, that since Steve Jobs loves computers, idea overlaps are inevitable. He summed up his vision for PS3 by saying, “More than Microsoft, Apple is closer to our vision [for the PS3].”
Via gamespot
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