Ooooooh, daddy like. When's this out?

And everyone needs to stop crying how they're copying the Wii. So what? It's not the first time something has been copied by a company. Besides, I don't own a Wii, so this actually benefits me. Can someone drain this thread, because I'm drowning in commenters' tears.

Tyber_Zann

@DelSource: No Nintendo didn't invent it, but they were the first to put it in a video game console. You have to admit the whole thing reaks of "me too". Sony and MS seem to be trying to make all in one boxes with a million features, but leave out stuff that normal average non-ubertechy joe consumer would probably want in an all-in-one box. Nintendo got some of that in their box and it just seems like someone at Sony's Playstation deptartement saw that and ran with it.

fearing

wii have done this before

ejpal

So... I guess it's only a matter of time until we get our "Life w/ PlayStation" cereal with the little X, square, triangle, and O cereal pieces?

livingaftermidnight

Wow, how original. Like others, I don't use it on my Wii, what's going to make me use it on my PS3? Not much.

Seriously, get an original idea Sony.

MerlynNY

@fearing: I see no reference to Sony claiming they "invented" this so where did that little rant come from and what has it got to do with this article?

Troll.

DelSource

heh- sometimes it feels like sony and Microsoft are competing to see who can rip Nintendo's ideas off the most.

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

This sounds a bit odd, I know to play the PS3 we have to stay inside but it's not like we're all out of it and need the PS3 to tell us what the hells going on in the outside world. I'd like to know where they get there news from too cos there isn't exactly a Sony news crew going around and asking the president and prime minister etc. all the questions people want to know.

Unless you can't be bothered to flick on the news channels or check a news website then I doubt this is necessary. If you didnt't do those things anyway I'd imagine it's because you don't care.

Llost

@Northern Cat: Damn it! I keep repressing my years of being a paper boy. All those paper cuts, and run-away tires...and skateboarders...getting in my way.

waterhand

So will Sony start claiming they invented this in home consoles a few years down the road like they tried to claim they were the ones who brought analog joysticks, rumble in controllers, and real-time 3D graphics from a CD to the console market at E3 a couple of years ago(trying to steal credit from Nintendo and Sega in one fell swoop).

fearing

@DelSource: whats your point? they were simply pointing out the Wii already has a feature just like this one and they weren't impressed with it on that, and that they won't be impressed with a similar feature on PS3

excel_excel

@Vidril: Yes. And by that logic, your post is exactly like Jay427's. You're ripping him off.

TitillatedOcelot

@hotdamn: Yeah, since when have Sony EVER brought us something new and original? Do a little research, you might learn something.

What I want to know is (1) is it free and (2) is this like a desktop application which can be veiwed alongside the XMB immediately on startup? (My workplace is blocking images on this site).

DelSource

Why is everyone complaining about an extra feature. If you don't like it, don't use it. Simple as that. Sure, you can already do this stuff on a computer, but for people who have an always on PS3, this may be faster, especially if turning the TV on is something you do every morning but you don't always get on your computer.

ceilingFANBOY

Cool but just like the similar feature of the Wii it's useless.

It's far more faster to access news and weather through PC/Macbook than it is with a gaming console.

Oh and leave it to Sony to get their innovative ideas from competitors.

Hansel

Wonder if it will work with the psp's remote play. Twould be nice on the go weather for a city you heading to or something.

Jnkzm4

@Srol: Lol, you should pitch the sitcom to Sony, I bet they'd at least put together a pilot.

I'll accept this as a nice treat as long as they make a clock available by pressing the PS button.

polarenvy

This sounds pretty sweet, although navigating the interface won't be as comfortable and pointing with IR a la Wii News Channel. Still, since I actually play PS3 and never Wii I will favour this thing.
Can I get it to scroll headlines through that orange advertisement bar? I'd like that.

Swift_

@jay427: @Mokai: @Ricksterlau: @sc00t420: @Rexter: You freaking fanboy morons. Like Nintendo invented this stuff. And anyway, The Wife has a Wii and I've seen it. It's utter crap.

DelSource

And insane guys with crystal balls and twigs in their hair did it before that!

Gwydeon

@waterhand: Heheh good call.

BUT NEWSPAPER DID IT BEFORE TV!!!! :D

Northern Cat

I love the way Wii uses the glob for weather/news and seeing your friends in Mario Kart, it's a great interface. I'm sure Sony's version will be more robust, and get updated more often, but I doubt it will have the charm of Wii's channels. Either way, can't get enough planet Earth, she's beautiful, between Wii, Life, Earthdesk on my Mac, and the PS3 music visualizer there's gonna be a whole lotta Earth gracing my LCD screens.

Hopefully this will spur Nintendo to update the Forecast channel so that is actually tells the current weather and not the weather 6 hrs. ago.

deathly

@jBusiness: because the PR people presenting this conference are exactly the same people that would otherwise be programming Home and FW 2.40.

lordofsword

First Home, now Life. Except we still don't have Home. How about tackling these things one at a time and actually delivering?

XbhaskarX

@rdj: Maybe it wasn't the Wii's strongest feature but my point still stands. Some people get upset when a feature from one console shows up on another. The point of innovation is to bring about new ideas and if those new ideas are successful they should be recognized and implemented elsewhere when appropriate.

FelixLighter

I happen to love world news; it makes me feel connected to my environment, and I always thought the Earth visualizer could be something more than just a visualizer, and this is Sony's answer to it. Worthless to gamers, but neat to some folks like myself.

ChiChi_BBQ

yes, the wii totally has this, but just like trophies and in game xmb and other stuff sony ripped off, this will be a welcome addition to the firmware.

hotdamn

the wii is already doing this, WOW. this just looks better...but Google Earth 2.0? come on now, please innovate instead of doing stuff that has already been done.

airdom

Nice feature! So basically, it's like the weather listings on Wii? O.o

Vidril

Stay back Wii-fanboys! Silly how you don't realize that there's this thing called the News which displayed news, weather, and traffic...right on the TV! And, get this, the News has been around for years (not aforementioned Wii-years.)

So, saying that the Wii did it first is absurd.

waterhand

BTW: The Earth visualization feature was already included in 2.10
Special: Q-Games On PS3's 'Gaia' Music Visualizer
[www.gamasutra.com]

Garo

@jBusiness: You assume they don't have teams dedicated to the other stuff. This doesn't sound like a major project to me.

As for the press conference? Those are for the investors and press really, who love stuff like that.

mrantimatter

Just because the Wii did it, doesn't mean it can't be done better.

Jnas

I would rather just turn on the PS3 and see the weather already on the top right corner, instead of going through hoops.

Like a modded original xbox can do.

Kanik

This may not make sense to us gamers, but for the casuals, it's one more bullet point of the features list.

mrantimatter

@FelixLighter: It's more that it's kind of pointless in the wii too, and doesn't get better with reiteration.

rdj

HAhahaHAA! This is so great!
It's like noone else exists to these people! If I were Sony, and I wasn't busy making Home work or fashioning an in-game XMB, and I decided to mash the Wii News and Wii Weather into one thing, you can bet I wouldn't hold a conference over it. I'd just throw it on the PlayStation Storefront and get back to work on what matters more.
@Elderwulf: I hope you saved.

jBusiness

@sc00t420: Oh come on its news and weather who in the hell can they nick that idea off.

Ryuujin1024

They couldn't come up with a name that didn't sound like a failed sitcom? Given the name I'd expect a laugh track every five minutes and someone saying, "That's my playstation."

Srol

The way things have been looking lately, Sony may once again come out on top in the long run.

ViewtifulJason

This is getting silly.

Madeira

At last! Photographic proof that Sony really does know where Europe is.

X201

@jay427:

What? How old is the Wii? It's already YEARS? /sigh

Garo

Nintendo Wii's weather and news channel cloned into one. Not really a jaw-dropper for me...

Rexter

Who cares if someone else did it first? I want all 3 console manufacturers to recognize the strengths of their competitors and match the features that have proven successful. It happens in every industry and it would be ridiculous to expect Sony or Microsoft or Nintendo to not include a feature because a competitor beat them to the punch. Sony is responsible for plenty of their own innovations and have earned the right to implement some of their competitors ideas. Same goes for Nintendo and Microsoft.

FelixLighter

I don't use it on the Wii cos it makes the console use WiiConnect 24 and I don't turn it on.

So I dunno, I guess I won't use it on the PS3 either. I can see its use if your PS3 is like, a big part of your home entertainment system in your living room, but for someone with a computer right next to the console, meh, not so much.

Looks teh pretties though.

Northern Cat

looks cool. hopefully the globe model will automatically update to show the current weather, that would be cool. hopefully they give use a lot of news sources. can't say it will suck but it will be a nice feature.

Journey

@OtherAdam: I agree, it is much easier on a computer. But, that does look very pretty, might be something nice to have run in the background.

AndrewG009

@jay427:
yep.

sony and their awesome, original, ideas. woot!

hell, better to have than have not I guess. but the way they promote it makes it seem like it's new. berghgfddgf

sc00t420

Man, this game looks awesome! Though, what the hell do I do when it is raining in Shanghai!?!

Elderwulf

So basically it's Google Earth mixed with Wii's Weather and News channels? Why waste the resources?

IGoogledMurder

@jay427: @Mokai: Except it will be prettier. And maybe the weather will actually be somewhat current?

@OtherAdam: Ditto.

BtownDesignGuy

Don't use Nintendo's weather and news channel, won't use Sony's version either. It's still faster and easier on a computer.

OtherAdam

Meh, this is the same as the Nintendo Wii's weather and news channel. Gamers don't need these gimmicky software. Nowadays people check with the TV news or online for weather reports and headlines. Seriously, why would one want to use a games console to do such a thing?

Ricksterlau

I guess this is something for the blu-ray/casual ps3 owner. Not much here for me though.

dadeisvenm

So is it basically the Wii's Weather and News channels rolled into one or is there some additional feature to help set it apart? The music aspect sounds nice but not really something I'd log on to the service to specifically do when I can play the same music through any other media.

Mokai

Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't the Wii done this for years now?

jay427

Looks cool

Home and Life

Lyuse

Aww, and I was hoping "Life with Playstation" would be a weekly reality PSN soap based on the antics of Kaz and Sir Howard. :-(

El-Suave

lol looks like sony has been playing with their wii's more than their ps3s. difference: spinning the world with the motion of my hand.

genbeef

If this were a custom Google Earth client PLUS Folding's PS3 location function linked to your Friends list (so you can see where they are) AND geo-located news stories and Flickr pictures, it would be awesome!

...but it'll just be a few web pages launched from a spinny limited-zoom globe (much like the Folding and Visualiser ones) and that's a long way short of awesome.

And if the music 'mood' function is the same as Folding's, then it will only work for CDs you've ripped on the PS3, and not anything you import from a USB device.

nemo

Might use it every now and then (If I ever plug in my PS3 after MGS4 is completed). I didn't really use it on my Wii, but thats just because I didn't like the way it was presented. You can't really fault extra features, so theres nothing to bitch about from me here!

coffeehair

@iNime: How do you know they hate it just because they don't think it's useful? I agree free stuff is free so better than nothing but when you could have cool stuff being worked on a bit of news (from who knows where) and the weather (my main weather checking method is just looking outside).

People shouldn't complain I guess but does it matter that much if they do?

Llost

@DelSource:
And anyway, #1 popular feature on the Wii is the Wiimote. Shame Nintendo didn't invent it.

Keep tellin' yourself that, champ. Maybe one day you'll believe it, too.

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

Haha, everyone again hating. It's free you fools! Don't look a gift horse in the mouth you ungrateful bastards. Some people need to stop being so spoiled. It's useful, say if you are already on your PS3 you idiots! It is there as a convience DURING your PS3 interaction...jeez you guys gotta get a grip on how to use technology to make your life easy. More options is good, what is there to complain about.

what is all this 'it's not original' crap?! It is news and weather, a staple of every service available. seriously, there need be a kotaku.com/haters link where haters can bring their opinionated hate without cluttering up some of the more valid discussions that could take place.

iNime

More vaporware they're announcing? Why don't they just buckle down and finish Home first before announcing another product that will likely not ship on time? Sony, I guess you didn't learn to eat your dinner before having dessert!

mikeha

Why stop at weather and news. Sony can one up Nintendo and beat them to the punch with their Martha Stewart Channel and include gardening and home decor tips, recipes...

Madeira

Oh Em Gee, thei kopeed Nintendo uhgen!!!11!1!!!one

TheCakeIsALie

@IGoogledMurder: Google Earth can overlay radar, so it's already a step up on anything we have seen so far.

All power and glory to the mashup!

Edge of Blade

@fearing: So, complain when they leave out what the "normal average non-ubertechy joe consumer would probably want" then complain when they introduce it. Will you slag off Nintendo the next time an article that reminds us that they are looking at hard drive storage solutions for the Wii? (I'd say that was pretty near the top of the list of what people want but weren't given, much higher than a distinctly crap news and weather feature, yet Nintendo just seem to be ripping off Sony and MS on that one now....).

And anyway, #1 popular feature on the Wii is the Wiimote. Shame Nintendo didn't invent it.

DelSource

This is really cool, cant wait for it.

Booting up my laptop to read the news (and then shutting it down) takes more time than turning on my PS3 and TV to read the news with this.

And for those bashing Sony for copying Nintendo, Since when did Nintendo invent distributing News and Weather via a special channel on a console? Last time I looked cable boxes are video consoles and they have news and weather channels.

Sony may not be as innovative as others in software, but they are undisputed in hardware innovation, they brought parallel processing to game consoles, and (though not very popular) were the first console to use a camera as a control (which is a lot more innovative than a Wii mote)

cduran02

Looks like a nice interface, but it's just a news and weather source so no big deal really. I can't complain though as it's something extra.

It's idiotic to complain about them wasting time on this instead of making games because the people who created this are likely not making games, nor making deals to acquire games.

LittleBigPlaneteer

@El-Suave: Lol.

CHU BOI

You have almost Xbox Live and Wii's weather and news in ONE console. That's exciting

mcool93

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!: You're not the only one, dude.

CHU BOI

it'd be nice if they integrated this while the ps3 is folding...

iRloading

Hmm, nice looking, not entirely original, but pleasant. But Sony, honestly, I did not just blow half a grand on a bluray playing, number crunching, cell processing, MGS4-playing beastmachine so I can check weather and news. And I'm sure a lot gamers didn't either. We, or I at least, have a Wii for that. Oh, and my Mac.

This is really funny, actually. Why? Because I remember back when few Sony fanboys thought the Wii Weather and News channel was the dumbest thing on a console. I wonder how they're gonna spin this one in the threads? Ohhhh, it has background music

If the rumored Sony/Microsoft motion controller get announced then the Wii has to be a fad.

Now hurry up and make me my Kingdom Hearts 3.

*sits patiently at computer while trying to a find a good PS3 exclusive to play now that MGS4 has been beaten*

Meh, nothing. Back to CoD4 on XBL, I guess.

CHU BOI

Well, it fits into Sony's whole marketing scheme that the PS3 isn't a game console... its an entertainment and interactive media center!!! Sigh... and yet all these add-ons do nothing for me. Call me a "Nintendo zealot" for all I care, I didn't use this feature on the Wii, and I'm not going to use Sony's 2.0 version on the PS3.

StrikerGold

I think the tie in with geo set pictures would be very nice.

Btw,anyone want to check their PS3 friends list and see if they can do over 50 now.I think it's been set to 99.

enewtabie

'Copying' is one thing, but taking a good idea and making it twice as better, is another... It is seen in every friggin industry in the world; get used to it.

Only complain if they copy something, and make it even crappier then the original, for whatever so reason.

Sentry

@FelixLighter: Well said. If Sony, MS and Nintendo don't look at each other and use the best features from one another I'd feel like I'm losing out. Consoles sharing some features stops all this fanboy rubbish.

So Xbox is next right? Cos we all know that it would be the best on there cos its the most bestest console EVAR!
(^^^^ that was a joke.)

OkayOctane

Well if you look, you can Fold@Home WHILE doing this, I know hundreds of people who F@H all the time, now they can do so by browsing the planet earth, checking world wide news and weather, whilst listening to music!

Google Earth + WW news + WW weather + custom music + F@H = My PS3 never being off...

[www.watch.impress.co.jp]

Sentry

Cool, is there a release date? =P
Will it be free?

TheOats

What's with all the Nintendo zealots?

Wolfers

I'd rather they have this feature than the stupid little Playstation News Feed with the scrolling headlines in the corner. Please get rid of that and replace it with this. That news feed is utterly useless. THIS is much better.

And who cares if the PS3 is doing the sames things as Live and Wii channels? At least it comes in one box, I don't have to have TWO consoles to get these gaming/non-gaming features. And besides, at least this is free (Wii's internet channel costs money now, and Live Gold subscription costs money).

mahjustin

Damn it no edit button, I meant every whim of my gaming budget.

gnudna

You guys say the Wii did it first but you do know that weather programs have been around since the 80's Also the Xbox 360 and the PS3 are also trying to be more than just a gaming console. They allow streaming of your media from your network, They are trying to be an entertainment hub, Also PVR's have had weather apps since they were released. I don't see this as a big deal but to claim it has been copied is a little off in my opinion.

The more features the better and i Know my wife will love since she is always watchng the weather channel. This would be perfect for her. Now to get her to approve every him of my gaming budget ;)

gnudna

@jay427: I like how say years. Like as if the Wii has been around for more than 3 or 4 years.

Krimmson

This could be a nifty little gadget to mess around with. When is it out?

Sollus

@Mokai: exactly what I was thinking. Although if you can see your PSN friends plotted on the map then that would be pretty cool. Intergrate google maps and this could be pretty nice.

fadecy

The Brown Marble. THIS is next-gen.

Retropants regrets nothing

Wow that is a really good idea, actually.

Having filters for example, to view weather, news, PSN friends (local), as well as F@H 'dots' (who's currently folding in the world, etc).

Perhaps even searching for PSN players within a certain mile radius of your location, or whatever location you please.

This could seriously become the shit. As almost everything on the PS3, i expect this feature to be updated ever now and then with something new.

Sentry

The PS3 is going to have so much versatility and more eye candy! I love it!

jurb

Oh - how about this - view friends on the map, and select one to zoom in to show the "Homes" in the area, then click on one of someone you know or a public area to zoom in farther and enter it?

fuchikoma

Looks like Sony snuck something in..You can have more than 50 on your friends list..Sent it to Kotaku.
I'm guessing it was in the maintainence fix or it could have been the firmware.

enewtabie

Ooooh, this is something I can't wait for. I hop it has plenty of features though, because it seems a bit "weak," but then again it's probably just an early demo.

mfwahwah

Like everyone else said, it's from the Wii. That's cool with me; the news channel led me to sweep the dust off my Wii every few weeks for a while there. I really like using the globe view for headlines. So how about the positives?

Sony's MP3/folding globe is a beautiful model, and I'd like to see more uses like this for it, so cool. Maybe we can choose a different feed than AP on PS3. At least there's background music. My eyes will also thank me for reading text on an HDMI signal over composite (I have component, but my PS2 makes far better use of it.)

Since we're not in friend code land, it would also be cool if we could place a tack on the map for each account, then view people on our friends list on the globe. Even an overall anonymous PS3 map would be neat if they used the points of light from Folding.

fuchikoma

@StrikerGold: You make it seem as if someone is FORCING you to use this feature (when it's out).

Does it hurt to have more then just games on the console? I don't know about you, but being able to store my videos, music, photos, and games on one console, with multiple accounts (for my sister, mom and dad, as well as myself), is a pretty true media hub, IMO (Oh yeah, and being a BD player for my families collection). Now throw in the addition of Movie/TV show rentals and purchases, Folding@Home, and [now] worldwide news and weather brought to you in an elegant Google Earth style, is pretty damn kickass.

Call me a fanboy, but I can't see how in the world people could complain or 'bitch' about the addition of this feature.

And I didn't even mention the PlayStation Network! Even though I only know 5 people in real life (personally) that own a PS3.

I don't know, someone help me clear out why people are being so negative with everything lately.

Sentry

This Looks good! They already had that Visualisation thing where the Earth goes round and round (always wonder if it has any relation to music being played)

Hope it loads fast enough, the Wii Channels take quite some time!

Reetesh

I think this is a really good sign for Sony actually. They've previously announced plans to take the best bits of Microsoft's online service, and now they're also taking one of Nintendo's gimmicks.

Why would anyone (uh unless you work for MS/Nintendo) have a problem with that?

The fact that Sony are willing to look at what their competition are doing and, where it works, blatantly copy it, is a really good thing for Sony's customers.

quen

I hope MS take this idea too, the wii hasinteresting stuff - news & weather channels, but they're so poorly done.

It's not something i'd buy a ps3 for but i'd certainly look into it if i had one, however i fear it'd be pacific centric, especially since SCEE suck so bad.

The way that consoles are going i could see this sort of google earth/weather/news/gamertag/scoreboards/rankings/ownership/sales/completion%/etc thing become quite cool

edhe (xbl)

So it's like the Wii news channel and weather channel...except more advance!

All they need is a version of Wii Fit...Fit with Playstation?...anyway I wouldn't need a Wii at all!

HALO-32

This is a great idea, it looks good and I'd use it. Why aren't Microsoft doing this? It's letting Sony position themselves as a living room multimedia hub, and will surely dent Microsoft's Media PC and Xbox 360 strategies.

hahnchen

@mahjustin: That 'scrollbar bar' is for PlayStation related news only, not world wide news, as this is.. Perhaps the two can be integrated into each other?

@optimusprime: You do know Sony had dozens of divisions and people behind every project, right? Don't be so foolish to think that if this project didn't exist, we would have suddenly gotten a new IP, or Mass Effect on PS3, etc.

That is simple not the case..

Sentry

Sony can you please spend your resources where it really matters? either securing new exclusive GAMES or building them?

optimusprime

@Rockwallaby: 100% of you just contributed 0% to the discussion, so we're even.

Does Not Equal

95% of you are a bunch of negative pricks

Rockwallaby

@sargemat: Says the [jealous] fanboy? ... More then likely.

They might as well remove F@H and combine it with this then, Folding @ Home's glob feature is nothing to this, so what would be the point of using it instead of this? :S

Sentry

The way its worded made me think of those pamphlets that tells you about life with a disease

Neo-Senku

@sargemat:
Yep and the PS3 has some good games also

enewtabie

hmmm.

Good games> BS features.

sargemat

@hahnchen:

I doubt this will put a "dent" in anyones strategy.

PlasmaMachine

At least this is the first time Sony's ripped off the Wii, right?

Does Not Equal

@HALO-32: Oh don't lie, it's not like you actually use Wii Fit! :P

I kid, I kid.

Sentry

@the_answer: Aka nerds living in their mothers basement.

@Mesren_Makai: Weather reports in a virtual world is not nearly as intriguing as browsing a virtual globe (like Google Earth) and seeing news and weather from across the world.

And if they did that... well I can see it now; play as a person watching the news and weather on tv - virtually.

Thats silly don't you think? Reminds me of the report The Onion did, 'World of World of Warcraft.' :P

Sentry

yeah,nice they got the wii weather channel now,too.
it will surely look nicer on the ps3

tomsamson

And yet people are acting like Nintendo created weather.

AFreak3000

nintendo's gonna be pissed.

physalis925

true gamers don't need weather reports. true gamers do not even go outside.

the_answer

How about some innovation?

I mean.... they COULD stick with the elements of Life but...BUUUT...

Couldn't they have used them in "Home"? Have your avatar watch the TV or something? That's unique, I'd say.

Instead of making two separate channels....Sony just...mushed them together. That's...that's...cool I guess.....

Mesren_Makai

I am sure if they added this feature to Folding@Home, people wouldn't be such negative asses about it. If you can F@H while doing this, then just look at it as an upgrade to the F@H feature ffs. Don't tell me no one here Folds, too!

*sigh*

@Captain_Canada: Ever thought they might be taking the function [with potential] and making it better? XD

Sentry

Well this looks cool. Unnecessary and unneeded but still cool. I will probably check it out 2-3 times on release and never touch it again.

gencid

So Sony's idea is to rip off one of the Wii's worst function?
Brilliant!

Captain_Canada

@Does Not Equal: Here have a Coors light

Rockwallaby

man, i can't wait for some of you critics to get jobs at Sony, then we can all be sure every new announcement/release is PURE GOLD.

decodergrizzly

Um, yes it's news and weather, and we're all aware that his existed before Nintendo, except the interface is also exactly the same so stop defending this total ripoff.

robbo_the_hood

Everyone is looking at this like everyone who bought one uses it for purely playing games. While it is true mine is rarely used for anything else, I convinced my dad to buy one for himself. I set it up so that it has access to his entire library of DVD's/music on a large hardrive connected to his computer.

When he has guests over or a party, he turns the thing on and plays a music playlist with the Earth visualization playing on the TV. This seems like the same thing but with more buttons to play with, which should entertain him and guests.

Ian342

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!: Yeah, I made it up.....but what is this?

Prototype Sega Dreamcast motion sensing controller from nearly ten years ago: [homepage.ntlworld.com] - this look at all familiar to you?

And who came up with the motion controller technology concept for the Wii? [www.bridgedesign.com] Apparently it looked very different from what we have now, but clearly Nintendo liked Sega's design and just copied it.

Plus, the YouTube video - which for the life of me I cannot find - of that be-shorted American guy playing boxing with two motion senser hand controllers.....in about 1999.

You keep following the crowd, champ.

DelSource

For $3.99 a month, only.

HenryHSH

so this is essentially Sony's Forecast and News Channels combined into one big thing and adding music playback? I guess its one way of providing what Nintendo has on the wii... though no seems to use either of those channels.....

[v-f-h.blogspot.com]

JDWRudy25

@DelSource: And I forgot Elliott Myers' GameTrak.

DelSource

@jay427: I'm afraid you are wrong. The Wii has only been out for a year and seven months. Just another Wii fanboy trying to make his system sound awesome.

lenandude

... So basically ... It does everything you can do with the PS3 Browser and Google?

Shame on anyone who buys this

JamesR87

@DelSource:

Ouch!

@sc00t420:

Yeah, the Wii, so original ... something the PC has been doing since the internet was born.

My goodness, if you are going to be all goobers, at least be objective about it.

And I am shocked people even hook up the Wii online... hell, I find it funny that they cab barely launch with a respectable online service, yet they offer some useless weather channel.

EnigmaNemesis

I guess it's pretty obvious now that we hardcore gamers are no longer the sole focus of gaming companies, hardware and software. Oh well. It was good while it lasted.

stevesan

@Sentry: "You do know Sony had dozens of divisions and people behind every project, right? Don't be so foolish to think that if this project didn't exist, we would have suddenly gotten a new IP, or Mass Effect on PS3, etc.

That is simple not the case.. "

But someone had to have built this feature, and whether it is engineering time or resources, it is money wasted on a feature that in my opinion should be spent on games. Don't take me wrong, I love having extra features on my black shiny box, but I would be 10 times more excited if instead it was an announcement for an exclusive AAA game, or securing a third party exclusive.

optimusprime

Well, if this is put inside HOME, then I could see a potential use for this. But if this isn't and is on it's own course, then no, I doubt it will ever be used.

Chaospluto

Your Life away from Home...I sense a new Playstation slogan: "Live in our World, Play in ours, Die in yours." Now, just actually finish your first project so I can believe it will actually be available at some point.

Ryodestined

@DelSource: Fanboy? Are you serious? I grew up on the NES and SNES, but the PSX and PS2 are my favorite systems. Brands mean nothing to me, I just buy a game I like on whatever system it happens to be out on. :P

Don't jump to conclusions and go spewing out insults at people you don't even know. It makes you look ignorant.

Mokai

Jesus people are so sad these days... Honestly, what kind of harm could this bring? Like I said, F2H v2, no one would be pissing about it. I know I will be using this, versus just listening to my music of just F@H, I can do both while toying with the earth and looking at news/weather.

No harm, whatsoever.

Sentry

@DelSource: AND I forgot [www.gyration.com] which is a 20 year old company. They were working on motion sensing controllers long before Nintendo as well. Indeed, I think they were the first company to pitch it to Nintendo and Bridge Design came on board later.

DelSource

@PlasmaMachine: No, this won't dent anything. But Microsoft have been trying to get Windows into our living rooms for ages now. The PS3 is looking more and more like what Microsoft would have liked to have done with Media PCs.

hahnchen

I'm surprised that no one's made any cracks about playstation owners needing to get a life yet.

I read "Life with Playstation" and I think of a pamphlet in a doctors office "Living with Herpes", "Life with Diabetes", "Coping with Senility", "Life with Playstation".

"Remember, there is no cure for Playstation, but with caution and proper medication, you too can lead a successful and fufilling Life With Playstation. Talk to your doctor about treatment options today!"

undinechan

Just had a closer look at the images... and it shows that the UK and Europe get their news and weather 3 months out of date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

clarkec321

How absolutely pathetic.

TakuFangirl

I actually look at the news on my Wii.... yup, I said it. I use the News Channel from time to time.

colony26

Nice, as a PAL gamer, I can use this service to catch up on the latest delays!

Sziphix