Is Sony Quietly Removing A PS3 Feature?

33 responses to “Is Sony Quietly Removing A PS3 Feature?”

1. 

   Alinos

   July 13, 2011 at 7:55 am

   This isn’t quietly removing a feature.

   it’s completely different to the other OS thing.

   this is a hardware based difference, and will only affect those buying a console from this point forward so they aren’t loosing a feature they paid for since it wont be mentioned as a feature on the box

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      Ben

      July 13, 2011 at 12:10 pm

      Same situation in comparing removing other OS to removing backwards compatibility but people still used that as an argument.

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2. 

   axey

   July 13, 2011 at 8:08 am

   Sounds to me like the “Analogue Sunset”.
   http://lmgtfy.com/?q=analogue+sunset

   Soon, anything manufactured will no longer be able to output HD content via an analogue output.

   Just seems like they’re making that step now instead of in a year or two – they are Sony one of the big pushers for BLuray and HDCP.

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      axey

      July 13, 2011 at 8:28 am

      Err… Analog. Oops.

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3. 

   Kerber

   July 13, 2011 at 8:18 am

   If this is the case why not ship the PS3 with a HDMI cable?

   It’s like whenever I buy a printer and it doesn’t come with the required USB cable!?

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   1. 

      nightFlarer

      July 13, 2011 at 8:51 am

      I’ve always wondered why printers don’t come with a USB cable. It’s pretty annoying.

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      1. 

         Rod

         July 13, 2011 at 9:52 am

         If they’re using standard connectors, it’s because more and more people have a small colony of these cables living and breeding in their cupboards, I suspect.

         If they’re non-standard, they’re just being bastards.

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   2. 

      Ryan

      July 13, 2011 at 8:59 am

      Because not everyone needs a HDMI, I bet a majority of PS3 owners are still using TVs that don’t have HDMI ports or just don’t care about HD.

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      1. 

         Stevorooni

         July 13, 2011 at 10:41 am

         Or they think they have the “high def blu rays” already with the standard composite cables, ignoring the grainy pixelated picture on their flatscreen TV

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   3. 

      Awnshegh

      July 13, 2011 at 9:25 am

      Agreed. I got one with my 360 Elite a few years back. And I got one with my new Slim. But why do have to deal with stupid sales people trying to tell me that a $130 1.5m HDMI cable is essential when I know the sales guy is either blatantly lying or is a moron.

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      1. 

         andy

         July 13, 2011 at 10:24 am

         never listen to the game store retailer they told me for my noobbox360 that if i didnt use there special hdmi i would be able to get sound because it didnt have sound connections. pft went a got one for like 30 at jbhifi hooked it into system bunch of customer cheating thieves

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         1. 

            Stevorooni

            July 13, 2011 at 10:46 am

            They might have meant that with the special 360 branded HDMI you get an extra adaptor that lets you use optical audio. It’s not a necessary thing unless your home theatre is a bit older and doesn’t accept HDMI

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4. 

   Christopher

   July 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

   Anyone else move their mouse thinking the one in the picture was theirs 😐

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   1. 

      Rupert

      July 13, 2011 at 10:03 am

      … Twice

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5. 

   WiseHacker

   July 13, 2011 at 9:22 am

   I think I know the reason for this. While it is possible to send a HD signal through both the Component Cable and HDMI, the content can only be encrypted via the HDMI cable.

   My guess is they are trying to stop movies being copied by attaching the console to a video capture card or even a DVD recorder.

   That aside, if they plan to do so – they really should start putting a HD cable in the box. I bough mine a few years back (when Little Big Planet can as a bundle with it) and it only had the ye ol’ SD composite cables. Is that still the case now?

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   1. 

      B Boy Rock

      July 13, 2011 at 11:45 am

      I thought they already cracked hdmi encryption though? So its not gona stop hd pirating which is largely already done on pc’s anyways.

      I’m gona go with believing this is just technicality/costcut on new consoles. =D

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      1. 

         WiseHacker

         July 13, 2011 at 12:29 pm

         Winning point – I had not thought of cost saving, :-P.

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6. 

   Snacuum

   July 13, 2011 at 9:42 am

   Yes it’s more of this HDCP bullcrap, and no they won’t put cables back in the box: it’s cheaper to make the ps3 package that way and the retailers get to add on overpriced hdmi cables.

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7. 

   Braaains

   July 13, 2011 at 9:50 am

   I think pretty much everywhere that offers decent deals on PS3s (EB, JB, etc) tend to chuck in an HDMI cable anyway, don’t they? It’s really only places like KMart and the like that just sell the console without doing any kind of bundles that might leave it out.

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8. 

   McGarnical

   July 13, 2011 at 10:59 am

   Seems pretty rubbish of them to require an HDMI for high def and then not include one in the box. What do they really cost, $2? It’s a high-def console, and it’s not too much to ask that it does what it says on the box right out of the box.

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9. 

   dopey

   July 13, 2011 at 11:55 am

   Our local supermarket sells HDMI cables for $7. Whilst they’re probably made in China, they have lasted for 2 years now so don’t buy the $50 variants cause they are a rip off.

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10. 

    Mr Waffle

    July 13, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Wow, what a jerk move. A lot of older HDTVs (eg my parent’s LCD) don’t have HDMI. Sony really love giving the big finger to early adaptors, don’t they? (eg not even bothering to finish the blu ray spec before pushing it onto market, screwing early adaptors over when newer features came out…)

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    1. 

       Mornelithe

       July 13, 2011 at 1:07 pm

       Uh…what? You think Sony’s coming into your house and removing your Component Out plug-in? Really?

       Take a deep breath, it’s only affecting “K” chassis PS3’s. Is…yours a K Chassis PS3? It shouldn’t be, they haven’t even hit the market yet.

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       1. 

          Justo11

          July 13, 2011 at 2:04 pm

          He might not be an early adopter of playstation and as such would need to buy a whole new tv at his patents place if he wanted to game there now…

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          1. 

             Mornelithe

             July 13, 2011 at 11:32 pm

             …yeah, I think he’s still missing the point that the ‘K’ chassis hasn’t been released yet. He can still buy a PS3 with….precious component??

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11. 

    Wayno@War

    July 13, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    Wait, what?

    There’s people out there who aren’t already using HDMI?

    That’s a bloody outrage!!!

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    1. 

       Mornelithe

       July 13, 2011 at 11:39 pm

       Agreed

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12. 

    Reoh

    July 13, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    So you still have the same thing, just with a different cable. That’s not removing a feature. Really its more like they’ve just changed a peripheral requirement that people will grab the cable once (if not provided in the box anyway?) and never think about it again.

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13. 

    Aaron

    July 13, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    I was one of the stupid people who took home two $150 Monster HDMI cables from Harvey Norman when I bought my first HD TV. Read about the terrible scam behind HDMI cables and went straight back to the store the next day and got my money back. Ordered two cables online, for $10 each, from an Australian manufactuer I met on Whirlpool forums (that were also a meter longer) and as near as I can tell the picture is identical for a saving of $280.

    It’s incredible what they’re getting away with. I imagine EB exec’s are rubbing their hands together at the idea of pawning of some super pricey cables.

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    1. 

       Mornelithe

       July 13, 2011 at 11:40 pm

       I really don’t mean any offense here, but researching your expensive purchases should really be tops on your list. When was the last time you ever actually trusted a sales persons advice?

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       1. 

          Aaron

          July 14, 2011 at 2:01 pm

          It was a spur of the moment thing, I’d just dropped over 2 grand on a TV and was still buzzing from that purchase, I asked the guy for some HDMI cables and just assumed that was standard, I’d been told by someone HDMI cables could run pretty expensive.

          Wasn’t until I researched the brand did I realise there was a smoke screen of scam information around HDMI cables.

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14. 

    monkeyd_93

    July 13, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    its understandable to cut costs down, but the million dollar question is, is there a price cut coming along with this soon?

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15. 

    wowww

    July 14, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Gamestop doesn’t make commission off of sales anyhow, and my store will tell people to just go to amazon and pick up a cheap HDMI since they are the same anyhow.

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