Doji Grovesai

PlayStation 3

Browsing on Penny Arcade, Tycho links GameSpot with a news item about the PlayStation 3 (read).

Just wanted to share some thoughts:

• I hate the way that new controller looks. I don't know how it will feel, but if I were to judge a book by its cover, I'd have to title it "fragile." Or "techno-lame."
• The hardware specs are top notch. Granted, in about 4 years, everybody's laptops could outperform this, but still. It's good to know that the PS3 is an actual jump forward, instead of a predcited projection
• It supports seven wireless controllers, that last 24 hours before needing a recharge. I'm assuming it's a recharge like a portable device, and not a recharge like buying more Duracell. Either way, 24 hours is more than I get out of my current wireless controller.
• Demos (teasers or rough screenshots probably) of new games: Metal Gear Solid 4 (woo-hoo!), Devil May Cry 4 (yeah!), Tekken 6 (awesome), and Gran Turismo 5 (never been the biggest fan, but it's still my favorite racing game).
• I'm sorry, I mentioned Metal Gear Solid 4 and Devil May Cry 4, right?
• Sony claims backwards compatability with PSX and PS2, but my question is memory. When PS2 came out, the games were backwards compatible, but not the memory cards. Will this change with PS3? A USB stick with all my saves from every incarnation of PlayStation would be a lot easier to manage than a bunch of memory cards that I'd have to swap out.

I'm hoping trusted accounts from the likes of Tycho (or others involved with the game industry press) will have more info. Regardless, I'm gonna start saving now for spring 2006.