Nieuws: PS3 HDD niet standaard?
Door Joni Philips op 09-06-2005 om 22:25
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Bron: Gamespot
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Op E3 zagen we dat de PlayStation 3 net als de PlayStation 2 een slot bevatte voor een harde schijf. Iedereen dacht toen dat de HDD standaard bij de PS3 zou geleverd worden maar Sony lijkt iets anders van plan te zijn.
In een interview met Impress PC Watch vertelde Kutaragi dat de PlayStation 3 Harde Schijf standaard zou uitgerust worden met het Linux Operating System. Daardoor zal de PS3 nog meer aanzien als computer krijgen zoals Kutaragi lijkt te willen.
Daarna vertelde hij echter dat de PS3 niet standaard met HDD zou geleverd worden omdat hoeveel capaciteit die ook zou hebben, het nooit genoeg zou zijn. Het is niet duidelijk of hij hiermee bedoelt dat er geen HDD bij de PS3 zit, of simpelweg dat die HDD gemakkelijk te vervangen is door een HDD met een grotere capaciteit.
Sony is van plan om meerdere modellen te maken van HDD maar Kutaragi vreest dat zelfs de modellen van 80 en 120 Gb niet genoeg zullen zijn. (Ter vergelijking, de Xbox 360 heeft een HDD van 20 Gb.) Hieronder volgt het volledige interview.
Impress PC Watch: The PlayStation 3 has some extremely high specifications, but it doesn't come with an HDD. Why?
Ken Kutaragi: We're not going to equip [the PS3 with] am HDD by default, because no matter how much [capacity] we put in it, it won't be enough. The next step is definitely network drives. With the Cell server, they can be accessed from anywhere, via network. Whether it's your own house [or] your friend's house, you can access the [network hard drive] anywhere. That's the kind of world we're imagining. But there are still some issues if the machine doesn't come with an HDD. So this time, we've added a 2.5-inch HDD bay so that users can equip HDDs, such as 80GB and 120GB, even though that's still not enough [capacity]. Although a network drive would allow for terabytes of storage, there's still the necessity to run an operating system offline. A hard drive for running an OS will be required for [the PS3] to be recognized as a computer.
IPCW: Do you mean to say that you'll run an OS on the PS3 to use it as a computer?
KK: I believe its wrong that, while we've been calling PlayStations "computers," Nintendo, which is in our same business, keeps telling the world their consoles are "toys." So even though we're making something that has the capability to be recognized as a supercomputer and requires paperwork when exporting or importing, the government sees it as a "toy." The PlayStation 2 has something as great as the Emotion Engine, and it can even run Linux, but it's still considered a gaming machine. I thought that the situation would become better since Microsoft appeared [in the gaming industry] from the IT field. But they won't say it either, since they want to protect their business. They see problems if the Xbox could run Windows, so they keep calling the Xbox a "game machine." It is really a pain in the neck. This time, we're positioning the PS3 as a "supercomputer." But people won't recognize it as a computer unless we call it a computer, so we're going to run an OS on it. In fact, the Cell can run multiple OSes. In order to run the OSes, we need an HDD. So in order to declare that the PS3 is a computer, I think we'll have [the PS3's HDD] preinstalled with Linux as a bonus.
IPCW: So Linux can be run on the Cell?
KK: Linux is legacy, but it will be a start. In the case of the Cell, operation systems are applications. The kernel will be running on the Cell, and multiple OSes will be running on top of that as applications. Of course the PS3 can run Linux. If Linux can run, so can Lindows. Other PC Operating Systems can run too, such as Windows and Tiger (Max OS X 10.4), if the publishers want to do so. Maybe a new OS might come out.
IPCW: Does that mean that we can expect applications that take advantage of the Cell, aside from games?
KK: As an example, HD video-editing software is basically the same as the nonlinear editing system used in broadcasting stations. What we're trying to do on the PS3 is that level of software. Nonlinear editing systems are incredible, but if it was done on the Cell, it would be even more incredible... The difference will be obvious. I think other PC applications, like photo-retouching software, will also be able to be done on the PS3. The user interface will also get interesting. In the case of the PC, users will have to wait for years between XP's UI to Longhorn's. But the PS3's UI will evolve much faster. For example, if we had an interface where we could control applications using gestures and words using the EyeToy, it would be like Minority Report. Of course, that kind of an evolution will also reflect on games. This will be the first form that [the Cell] will be spread. It can connect a keyboard, and it has all the necessary interfaces. It can run media, and it can run on a network. It's got such an all-around purpose, and it's open. It will become completely open if we equip it with Linux, and programmers will be able to do anything with it. It's the same thing with the graphics since it's got the shaders.
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Omabeatle
op 09-06-2005 om 23:39
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vraag is: waarom zullen ze niet groot genoeg zijn? Alleen als je er films op gaat zetten kan hij vol raken. Van savegames en muziek gaat dat niet zo snel...
Óf sony gaat even heel lief doen, en stopt een blu-ray-writer in de ps3 
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Gast (62.234.4.xxx)
op 10-06-2005 om 01:17
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-correct me if am wrong ...-
Dus KK wil meer dat de ps3 een computer is dan een gaming console?
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Gast (192.168.1.xxx)
op 10-06-2005 om 11:13
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bbgjhgg
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Gast (81.246.163.xxx)
op 10-06-2005 om 12:08
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Ik wil geen pc, ik wil een gaming console
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Joni Philips
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op 10-06-2005 om 13:01
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Omabeatle, Ofwel gaan we binnenkort ook officieel en legaal games downloaden? en eerste gast, ik denk dat hij eigenlijk een soort console wil maken die basis entertainment functies overneemt van de PC. Hij gaat PS3 meer profileren als Computer omdat hij af wil van het speelgoed imago van de PS.
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Omabeatle
op 10-06-2005 om 19:44
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vast wel, revolution doet het ook.... Dus zal Sony het ook gaan doen
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