PS3 Conference Details

[Stoo]

• The November Launch will be Worldwide.
• Confirmation that the launch delay is due to wrangles over copy protection in the Blu-Ray format.
• Major PSP update this spring, full videophone capbility with Eyetoy addon and VOIP coming in the Autumn, GPS addon will also be avilable, next version of the PSP web browser to support flash. PS1 Emulator for the PSP mentioned, with games being available as a low price download.
• Free online service available from launch
• PS3 to ship with upgradable 60GB HDD
• Capable of running Linux
• Full backwards compatible with PS2 and PS1, and will upscale them to HDTV as well
• 1 Million units to be shipped per month, with 6 Million being shipped by year end
• Final Hardware in June, indicating 4 Million units available at launch
  

More as it comes...

[5lab]

oooh. still, november is a long time away, and a long time for delays to start showing up..

[kasavien]

Capable of running Linux

is that the PS3 or the PSP? or both?

[Stoo]

Ps3

[kasavien]

Wow if you can run linux on a ps3 wouldn't that potentially make it a very good very cheap (relatively anyway) PC!?

[directhex]

Wow if you can run linux on a ps3 wouldn't that potentially make it a very good very cheap (relatively anyway) PC!?

the ps2 officially supported this via an addon (www.linuxplay.com). looks like the plan this time is to include linux on the standard hard drive - which is included with the console

[Stoo]

Which will be nice to have as another seti/folding/climatechange-cruncher for when you're not playing games

[kasavien]

So theoretically you could use it for word processing, internet browsing and other such things, providing you could find a keyboard/mouse that would work. If this is true then this kinda impresses me more than some of its other features.

Edit: obviously games would take high priority too

[badass]

Heh. Somehow I cant see Microsoft responding to this by making teh Xbox 360 able to run linux
Maybe they'll make it able to run MCE2005?

[directhex]

So theoretically you could use it for word processing, internet browsing and other such things, providing you could find a keyboard/mouse that would work. If this is true then this kinda impresses me more than some of its other features.

Edit: obviously games would take high priority too

usb keyboard & mouse, should be fine.