Comments on: PHIL HARRISON ON HDMI http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/ We're not PlayStation but we sometimes get to speak to them Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: A New Challenger Appears » sony "gets" blogging, at last. http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-37623 A New Challenger Appears » sony "gets" blogging, at last. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:21:12 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-37623 [...] I worked on the site for a little while, and they never edited a single word I wrote, or prevented me from asking any questions I wanted to ask. I’ve actually been criticised a few times for working on ThreeSpeech, the implication being that I was essentially being paid to be a Sony shill; it certainly never felt that way to me (not least because I was actually only meant to be paid for one of the articles, and I totally forgot to invoice for it - doh). In fact, in the small number of articles I wrote for them, there was as much bad stuff as good about PS3 revealed; for example, an excerpt from an interview with Phil Harrison where he admitted that the company had over-stretched itself by including Blu-Ray, and an article where I interviewed Insomniac Games boss Ted Price and he revealed that Resistance: Fall of Man wouldn’t use the PS3’s built-in buddy lists. Neither of which is exactly what you’d call Good News; both of which broke exclusively on a Sony-funded site. [...] [...] I worked on the site for a little while, and they never edited a single word I wrote, or prevented me from asking any questions I wanted to ask. I’ve actually been criticised a few times for working on ThreeSpeech, the implication being that I was essentially being paid to be a Sony shill; it certainly never felt that way to me (not least because I was actually only meant to be paid for one of the articles, and I totally forgot to invoice for it - doh). In fact, in the small number of articles I wrote for them, there was as much bad stuff as good about PS3 revealed; for example, an excerpt from an interview with Phil Harrison where he admitted that the company had over-stretched itself by including Blu-Ray, and an article where I interviewed Insomniac Games boss Ted Price and he revealed that Resistance: Fall of Man wouldn’t use the PS3’s built-in buddy lists. Neither of which is exactly what you’d call Good News; both of which broke exclusively on a Sony-funded site. [...]

]]> By: videolamer.com» Blog Archive » Weekly News We Care About Wrap Up - 11.10.06 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-346 videolamer.com» Blog Archive » Weekly News We Care About Wrap Up - 11.10.06 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:29:26 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-346 [...] Phil Harrison says Sony “overreached in production of the Blu Ray component” When Phil calls the PS3 “future proof,” why doesn’t a journalist ever ask him to explain what that means? If by “future proof,” he means “viable for five years,” then that makes sense. If he means the hardware will physically exist for a long time in the future, then, assuming the consoles don’t spontaneously combust, that also makes sense. If he means that the system will continue to work 15 years from now, much like my old VCR, that also makes sense. The problem is that most technology (besides my Sony stereo and discman) meets all three of these criteria. [...] [...] Phil Harrison says Sony “overreached in production of the Blu Ray component” When Phil calls the PS3 “future proof,” why doesn’t a journalist ever ask him to explain what that means? If by “future proof,” he means “viable for five years,” then that makes sense. If he means the hardware will physically exist for a long time in the future, then, assuming the consoles don’t spontaneously combust, that also makes sense. If he means that the system will continue to work 15 years from now, much like my old VCR, that also makes sense. The problem is that most technology (besides my Sony stereo and discman) meets all three of these criteria. [...]

]]> By: Naik’s News » Sony admits to “overreaching” on PlayStation3’s Blu-ray production, no relief for Europe http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Naik’s News » Sony admits to “overreaching” on PlayStation3’s Blu-ray production, no relief for Europe Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:23:58 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-290 [...] After Ken Kutaragi straight up told his rivals that he “didn’t care” about the so-called competition they were trying to provide, and those very rivals laughed in his face over Sony’s countless delays in producing its miracle machine, it seems that we’re finally getting a bit of good ole honesty from Sony’s “worldwide studios boss,” Phil Harrison. Referring to the company’s inability to gather up those ever-elusive “blue diodes,” he stated that the firm had “overreached in production of the Blu-Ray component,” later adding that it was simply the “price you pay for adopting brand new, leading-edge technologies that will be future proof.” While we have sincere doubts about any technology being entirely resistant to successors, we certainly appreciate the proclamation that all this delay speculation wasn’t without merit. Harrison concluded by suggesting that while these perpetual delays seem like a huge public challenge right now, he’s hoping expecting that all the blokes in Europe will be quite forgiving come March of next year, and stated that the entire debacle “will eventually pale into zero.” We’ll just have to see about that, now won’t we? [...] [...] After Ken Kutaragi straight up told his rivals that he “didn’t care” about the so-called competition they were trying to provide, and those very rivals laughed in his face over Sony’s countless delays in producing its miracle machine, it seems that we’re finally getting a bit of good ole honesty from Sony’s “worldwide studios boss,” Phil Harrison. Referring to the company’s inability to gather up those ever-elusive “blue diodes,” he stated that the firm had “overreached in production of the Blu-Ray component,” later adding that it was simply the “price you pay for adopting brand new, leading-edge technologies that will be future proof.” While we have sincere doubts about any technology being entirely resistant to successors, we certainly appreciate the proclamation that all this delay speculation wasn’t without merit. Harrison concluded by suggesting that while these perpetual delays seem like a huge public challenge right now, he’s hoping expecting that all the blokes in Europe will be quite forgiving come March of next year, and stated that the entire debacle “will eventually pale into zero.” We’ll just have to see about that, now won’t we? [...]

]]> By: Other Game Systems Link Dump » Various and Sundry http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Other Game Systems Link Dump » Various and Sundry Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:15:05 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-282 [...] Sony admits that the PS3 Blu-Ray decision was “overreaching,” but that it will work out for the best in the long term.  I’m sure they’re repeating that like a mantra to make sure they keep believing it. [...] [...] Sony admits that the PS3 Blu-Ray decision was “overreaching,” but that it will work out for the best in the long term.  I’m sure they’re repeating that like a mantra to make sure they keep believing it. [...]

]]> By: Scott Hettrick http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Scott Hettrick Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:01:30 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-260 Smart move. It would have been easy for Sony to cave to instant-gratifcation zealots and get a lesser machine out sooner but a few months from now we'd all be demanding the next iteration with everything this PS3 will have from the start. Smart move. It would have been easy for Sony to cave to instant-gratifcation zealots and get a lesser machine out sooner but a few months from now we’d all be demanding the next iteration with everything this PS3 will have from the start.

]]> By: gordynyc http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-254 gordynyc Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:23:13 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-254 Bravo Sony on ur marketing chops. My guess is that Sony planned on including HDMI on all machines all along. Is like this whole thing about not having enough machines 4 launch. My guess is that there is probably a warehouse full of machines somewhere just waiting till after Xmas. Although is disconcerting to see the gaming press turning so anti-Sony all of a sudden. What did Sony do to them to have them turn this way? Bravo Sony on ur marketing chops. My guess is that Sony planned on including HDMI on all machines all along. Is like this whole thing about not having enough machines 4 launch. My guess is that there is probably a warehouse full of machines somewhere just waiting till after Xmas. Although is disconcerting to see the gaming press turning so anti-Sony all of a sudden. What did Sony do to them to have them turn this way?

]]> By: Playstatic » Harrison claims no-one will remember problems http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Playstatic » Harrison claims no-one will remember problems Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:22:28 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-253 [...] Harrison claims no-one will remember problems Posted in PS3, Business, Hardware by Rossko UK on November 7th, 2006 at 21:21 Phil Harrison has some bold words to say in response to the rather bad publicity it has been receiving of late, saying that Sony have a lot of problems at the moment, but in weeks, months and years after the launch(es), it will all be forgotten. He also speaks on other matters, particularly Blu-Ray. “Yes, we have overreached in production of the Blu-Ray component - I can’t deny that. But that’s the price you pay for adopting brand new, leading-edge technologies that will be future proof. We will resolve those issues - we are already catching up. We will continue to catch up on the production, and as you know, we haven’t changed our full-year forecast of six million units, so we’re only talking about a ramp-up issue. We’re not talking about the fundamental design of the product itself.” [...] [...] Harrison claims no-one will remember problems Posted in PS3, Business, Hardware by Rossko UK on November 7th, 2006 at 21:21 Phil Harrison has some bold words to say in response to the rather bad publicity it has been receiving of late, saying that Sony have a lot of problems at the moment, but in weeks, months and years after the launch(es), it will all be forgotten. He also speaks on other matters, particularly Blu-Ray. “Yes, we have overreached in production of the Blu-Ray component - I can’t deny that. But that’s the price you pay for adopting brand new, leading-edge technologies that will be future proof. We will resolve those issues - we are already catching up. We will continue to catch up on the production, and as you know, we haven’t changed our full-year forecast of six million units, so we’re only talking about a ramp-up issue. We’re not talking about the fundamental design of the product itself.” [...]

]]> By: Sony’s Phil Harisson admits PS3 faults with “we have overreached” - videogamesblogger.com: http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Sony’s Phil Harisson admits PS3 faults with “we have overreached” - videogamesblogger.com: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:52:04 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-250 [...] Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison, in an interview with Threespeech explained why the 20GB PS3 model is also going to have a HDMI video connector, which was previously only intended for the 60GB model. Apparently it wasn’t because of public outcry for the feeling of having to pay $100 more to get all PS3’s feature, but instead because HDMI is coming standard with displays earlier than Sony expected. [...] [...] Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison, in an interview with Threespeech explained why the 20GB PS3 model is also going to have a HDMI video connector, which was previously only intended for the 60GB model. Apparently it wasn’t because of public outcry for the feeling of having to pay $100 more to get all PS3’s feature, but instead because HDMI is coming standard with displays earlier than Sony expected. [...]

]]> By: wordyeti http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-234 wordyeti Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:55:18 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-234 I've been writing about this disaster-to-be since the LA Home Electronics show in May, when the flopsweat on the Sony dweebs was so thick that it threatened to create a reverse sucktide and screw up the surfing all the way to Leo Carrillo... Sony has bet the farm on this one, and the gathering Footsteps of Doom surrounding this turkey of a console are audible to even the most fanatic sarariman... Well, at least they admit that they made mistakes in the Great 3rd Generation Console War ... which is more than we'll get out of the current national gummint or its minions regarding Iraq, etc. Anyway, the HDMI and diode issues still, to me, seem to be the least of the problems with the console. The biggest is that it is way, way late. The most insidious is the way that the music/movie/content guys have freaked all over the map and insisted on installing Crippleware so that nobody can pirate off the platform. Never mind that the Crippleware is going to mean that nobody's going to bother to try to pirate the content, since the experience is so shitty that nobody's going to want to deal with it anyway. The PS3 is like the greatest roller-coaster ride in the world ... only, in addition to paying through the nose for a ticket, you are required to chug down a bucket of watery shit before getting on the ride... I’ve been writing about this disaster-to-be since the LA Home Electronics show in May, when the flopsweat on the Sony dweebs was so thick that it threatened to create a reverse sucktide and screw up the surfing all the way to Leo Carrillo… Sony has bet the farm on this one, and the gathering Footsteps of Doom surrounding this turkey of a console are audible to even the most fanatic sarariman…

Well, at least they admit that they made mistakes in the Great 3rd Generation Console War … which is more than we’ll get out of the current national gummint or its minions regarding Iraq, etc. Anyway, the HDMI and diode issues still, to me, seem to be the least of the problems with the console. The biggest is that it is way, way late. The most insidious is the way that the music/movie/content guys have freaked all over the map and insisted on installing Crippleware so that nobody can pirate off the platform.

Never mind that the Crippleware is going to mean that nobody’s going to bother to try to pirate the content, since the experience is so shitty that nobody’s going to want to deal with it anyway.

The PS3 is like the greatest roller-coaster ride in the world … only, in addition to paying through the nose for a ticket, you are required to chug down a bucket of watery shit before getting on the ride…

]]> By: Dont Press Start . com http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Dont Press Start . com Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:44:52 +0000 http://threespeech.com/blog/2006/11/03/phil-harrison-on-hdmi/#comment-231 [...] Sony’s Phil Harrison talks about the PS3. With less than three weeks before the launch, what unanswered questions could there possibly be? [...] [...] Sony’s Phil Harrison talks about the PS3. With less than three weeks before the launch, what unanswered questions could there possibly be? [...]

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