PS3 will suffer same fate as Betamax?

Now that the PS3 has officially launched in Japan and the U.S., you’d think that all the criticism and bad publicity will die down. After all, the said console sold out in both places during its launch, and fans are all too eager to bite the eBay bait even if the PS3’s being sold twice, even thrice its actual price.

But I guess you can’t please everybody. “The Independent” (a British newspaper) writer Tim Webb wonders whether the PS3 will have the same fate as the Betamax, which was introduced by Sony in 1975. Undoubtedly, it was technologically superior to its competitor, but unfortunately, it was toppled by the VHS in the end.

The PS3, is undoubtedly more technologically superior to its next-gen counterparts, with the Cell processor, Blu-Ray, and all.

Hands down, it’s truly built for the future. However, our source points out that snazzy as its features may seem, we are still living in the present, and the present may not have sufficient tools for a machine built way ahead of its time. I don’t know about you, but I sure am keeping my fingers crossed that the PS3 will take a far better turn than its video recording predecessor.

Via Independent Online Edition

Now that the PS3 has officially launched in Japan and the U.S., you’d think that all the criticism and bad publicity will die down. After all, the said console sold out in both places during its launch, and fans are all too eager to bite the eBay bait even if the PS3’s being sold twice, even thrice its actual price.

But I guess you can’t please everybody. “The Independent” (a British newspaper) writer Tim Webb wonders whether the PS3 will have the same fate as the Betamax, which was introduced by Sony in 1975. Undoubtedly, it was technologically superior to its competitor, but unfortunately, it was toppled by the VHS in the end.

The PS3, is undoubtedly more technologically superior to its next-gen counterparts, with the Cell processor, Blu-Ray, and all.

Hands down, it’s truly built for the future. However, our source points out that snazzy as its features may seem, we are still living in the present, and the present may not have sufficient tools for a machine built way ahead of its time. I don’t know about you, but I sure am keeping my fingers crossed that the PS3 will take a far better turn than its video recording predecessor.

Via Independent Online Edition