The Blu-ray player is a lie
Category: PlayStation 3, Posted: 03/27/2008 at 02:38AM CDT by Creighton DeSimone, Staff Writer
In the beginning there was DVD, and we all said it was good. But then some jackass invented HD and all of a sudden our movies looked like crap. After a tussle that people kept calling a 'war' Sony has entered to help us with these things. They call it Blu-ray on the PlayStation 3.
Sony has called PS3 the best Blu-ray player on the market since launch day in November of 2007. A year later they are still sticking with that claim. Since it has online capability it has the functionality to be upgraded (BD Live coming soon!) so it should never be far from the top.
DVDTown just posted an editorial about this subject, going as far saying that it isn't the best Blu-ray player. Problems from motion stutter to visual noise have been reported on the PS3 but not on dedicated players, like the newly released Panasonic DMP BD30.
Why shouldn't a standalone player be the best? The PlayStation brand is not one that most people associate with motion pictures and the watching of. It is a brand that stands for videogames -- something that Sony seems to no longer care about.
Just look at the last two updates for the PSP. You got Internet radio, and Skype. (And GPS is coming.) Does it make the PSP a better game console? No. Doing several things mediocre doesn't make it worth buying.
The PS3 has also shifted its focus away from gaming. Sony touted it as the best Blu-ray player, not the best videogame console. They did say it had 4D graphics, or something, but never even a mention of it being decent. Instead they focus on ridiculous claims of the best movie player, and can sync with your other non-videogame portable, and you can view your pictures with the on again, off again card reader slots.
I'm hoping Sony doesn't spend the time and resources constantly updating the Blu-ray functionality. Stick to the gaming aspect and let the people who want a high def movie player buy their own.
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It might not be the best player, but it's certainly the best bang for your buck. You get a pretty good player, other media capabilities and a games machine all in one, and for less than most stand-alone Blu-ray players.
And what is so wrong about Sony pushing the other aspects of the console? People who are actually looking to buy a next-gen gaming console will already be familiar with all of the offerings so they don't need a shiney ad on TV to persuade them to get one. They'll either research online or get the goons at GameSpot to quickly explain the pros and cons of what is on offer.
The extra capabilities such as media sharing, Blu-ray capabilities and photo viewing are logical choices to push in advertising. A gamer may look at the Wii and the PS3 as possible options, and even though they like the use of the motion sensor controller and the classic franchises on the Wii, they'll go for the PS3 because they'll be able to stream the huge masses of music, movies and TV episodes that they have on their PC.
At home I actually use my 360 more as a media centre than as a games machine. If I want to put some music on out in the back room, instead of going on the PC and deciding what songs to burn and then whacking a selection on a disc I'll just turn the 360 on and stream the stuff straight over my home network. If I wanna watch a movie or some TV episodes, same thing happens.
I think it's actually a good thing that Sony are trying to push the PS3 out into more and more peoples living rooms. Even if someone buys a PS3 as a Blu-ray player and to stream their media to their TV, they might end up downloading a demo or two from the online store and then eventually buying a few games and BAM, there's a brand new gamer coming into our community.
I'd rather pay the extra for three good seperate systems than an all in one turd.
I don't want to wait for an update to fix XYZ problem, I just want the thing to work properly from the word go.
I have a big, fat, heavy, gigantic CRT... 68cm... that is not HDTV, that is not even S-Video, whatever the hell that is. I just want to play games and stream torrented versions of Lost and Battlestar Galactica... the last movie I watched was The Game Plan and honestly... that shit doesn't need to be in 1080p.
I used to be on the Sony bashing bandwagon too. That was until my friend got the hook-up on $10,000 and decided that it was time to make the jump to HD. So, he bought the Samsung 40" LNT4071 LCD TV (samsungs best lcd tv with 120Hz overdrive) and a Sony PS3. People can say that it has issues and noise loss or studdering, but you know what I look at his blu-ray movies and games and it looks gorgeous!
I got a PSP from a grandparent over Christmas break and thought, hell lets try all the connectivity features. With the latest update I can listen to music and certain movies off his PS3 anywhere in his house. The day I can stream blu-ray over his wireless network to my PSP is the day I buy a PS3. The console had a bad launch we all can agree on that. However, Sony has worked hard on making the console what they want it to be and it is slowly getting there. I've recognized the system for what it can do and respect it for that.
As for the articles Creighton DeSimone is saying that Sony is claiming everything but gaming I have to ask, what articles? If these articles are on gadget sites or movie sites OF COURSE they're going to flaunt the multimedia capabilities of the PS3. Oh, and the Playstation brand may not be synonymous with movies but SONY sure is.
ps3 came out in 2006?
November of 2006, yes.
This is the dumbest article I've read in a while, sure Sony is using BluRay as a sale tactic, Why Not? BluRay is very useful in video games, MGS4's 50 gb of memory ring a bell? It helps to make bigger and better games, and also I can watch high definition movies on my PS3, whats so bad about that? You obviously dont have one, so ill just say this, "Dont say it tastes bad if you havn't tried it".
i don't think the article says that the concept is bad but that it is not what sony claims it to be...
sony saying it is something when it is, in fact, not that "something" reflects upon the company itself... this doesn't exactly lend itself to consumer confidence very well...