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Thread: "The HD era really only starts when we are on the market" says Sony's Phil Harrison

  1. "The HD era really only starts when we are on the market" says Sony's Phil Harrison

    From gameindustry.biz

    Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison has claimed that Microsoft's Xbox 360 "doesn't have true HD functionality," saying that consumers seeking a HD experience will have to wait for the PS3 to arrive.

    Speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz this week, in an interview to be published tomorrow, Harrison described the Xbox 360 as "a lot better than their [Microsoft's] first introduction to the console business," but questioned the console's claim to being a High Definition device.

    "The true definition of HD is the three elements of the HD value chain - the display, the content and the hardware to play back that content," he explained, "and PlayStation and Sony is the only organisation that has all three bits of the value chain together."

    "As you well know," he continued, "the Xbox 360 doesn't play high definition movies and doesn't have true HD functionality - PlayStation 3 is the only format that has 1080-progressive, which is the true definition of HD, so it's really premature to be talking about the HD era."

    "The HD era really only starts when we are on the market," he concluded.

    Harrison's comments refer to the fact that the PlayStation 3 is the only next-gen console which will support the top end of the HD standard, the 1080p resolution, and also the only device which will be able to play high definition movie content, thanks to its support for Blu-Ray discs.

    "High definition as far as the consumer is concerned means high definition movies, which means Blu-Ray disc, and that is the reason that people will buy high definition displays coupled with a player that is capable of playing movies and games - which is obviously PlayStation 3," he claimed.

    Also in our exclusive interview, Harrison discussed other aspects of Sony's attitude to the next-generation console from its key rival, Microsoft, along with the company's ongoing plans for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable platforms and his belief that the games retail model is set to undergo a major shift in the coming years.
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  2. Has a point in a way. The 360 doesn't play movies in Hi-Def.

    Good thing I don't watch movies much.

  3. More arrogance from Sony. Ugh. This is the kind of stuff that makes me really want to see someone else win a system war.
    matthewgood fan
    lupin III fan

  4. The HD era really only starts when Walker: Texas Ranger is available on Blu-Ray.

  5. So is Sony going to stop selling TVs that don't do 1080p (nearly all of them) as HD ready? Since, you know they arent really HD.
    “The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, you know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin

  6. you say tomato i say tomatoe.

    Quote Originally Posted by Wildkat
    So is Sony going to stop selling TVs that don't do 1080p (nearly all of them) as HD ready? Since, you know they arent really HD.
    good point.

  7. Beta, minidisc, memory stick, UMD, ______.

  8. Well, I for one, am glad that Microsoft is not force-feeding Blu-discs down our throat. If I want (and can afford) to go out and upgrade all of my DVD's to Blu-disc, and go out and by an HDTV , sometime in the future to properly support all of this, then I will. Right now, I cant, and the 360 looks all the more inviting because of it. When I do get an HDTV though the 360's HD cables will be ready and waiting to show off some great looking games and movies that I currently have on my shelf.

    So,Fuck off, Sony.

  9. Quote Originally Posted by Jetman
    Well, I for one, am glad that Microsoft is not force-feeding Blu-discs down our throat. If I want (and can afford) to go out and upgrade all of my DVD's to Blu-disc, and go out and by an HDTV , sometime in the future to properly support all of this, then I will. Right now, I cant, and the 360 looks all the more inviting because of it. When I do get an HDTV though the 360's HD cables will be ready and waiting to show off some great looking games and movies that I currently have on my shelf.

    So,Fuck off, Sony.
    Ding Ding Ding!

    And from what I heard there were two formats for our current DVD's and up to the proverbial 11th hour it was going to stay that way.

    If this happens again (And should for fucks sake) what happens if Blu-Ray is dropped.

  10. 1080p progressive the "true" definition of HD? That's simply incorrect. 720p is where the true, literal definition of HD starts. Maybe Sony should hire someone who knows what he's talking about?

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