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PoV: Is Sony removing another PS3 feature? |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: other os, Sony
Reports suggest that Sony is removing yet another feature from PlayStation 3. Is this one a big deal?
Kotaku is reporting that retailers were told by Sony that the 160GB PlayStation 3 SKU will no longer be able to transmit HD images through a component cable.
This means that in order to play games in HD, gamers will need to pick up a proper HDMI cable. Future PS3 models will have the same changes, while current models will still be component cable compatible.
Removing component cable support really isn’t a big deal at all, but I’m sure some people will be upset about it, and then proceed to hack their PS3 in order to get the feature to work once again. I also fully suspect that some PS3 owners will say that they bought the PS3 specifically for component cable support, thus giving them the right to hack their device, much like the Other OS debacle that took place recently.
Still, it’s certainly interesting as to why Sony would remove component cables support from PS3.
How do you view Sony’s recent removal of PS3 features? Sound off in the comment section below and be sure to continue the discussion on our community forums.
UPDATE: It seems that only Bluray playback will be affected by this.
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I read somewhere else that you can still play games in HD but not view Blu-ray Movies in HD through Component Cables. Here's the link: http://bit.ly/pnmkUO
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Only effects Blu-ray playback, not streaming or games. It's because of a new DRM standard that they are complying with.
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At any rate, I suspect (as LLeg3nd mentioned) that this is in regards to BD playback and only affects 1080p.
This is becoming an industry standard and actually has nothing to do with Sony. The industry doesn't want SOME 1080p to be supported on component while others are not when it comes to high bandwidth applications such as 3D.
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i bought mine for 59p which is about 25cents
but i am worried tht sonny are taking things away and not adding new features
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lets say they figure a way how 2 do the same thing with hdmi's then what. a feature taken away 4nothin unless PS is up 2 sumthing else.
jus like netflicks they got alot of people on there now they want u 2 pay separate for streaming movies 7.99$ an if u want dvd's n the mail 1 for 7.99$ a month netflicks took a bundle features for 1 price now its 14$ a month 2 have bot wtf we r really getting pimp'd
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Yeah, you added a little UPDATE at the end of your article, but it was one line. You really would have loved for this whole story to be true... You really would have. It's only future models and HDMI cables are $5 for 6 ft.
Oh, and by the way, good job CITING again. You said Kotaku posted something, but you didn't link to it. The only link you posted to was the shitty Qj.net forums. This article is horrible. Worse than the others that you plagiarized earlier this week. Even after adding the UPDATE to the end of your article, you did not cite where you got your information from.
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I'm not telling him to stop his shit for you. I'm doing it for me. If you aren't bothered by his fanboy-ism, then that doesn't mean I have to be. If you're able to ignore him, why can't you ignore me. You get on every day and thumb down my comments, even whenever I agree with someone that you thumb up. You're an ignorant fool and you allow Carl B.'s lies to be spread.
Now, I like the PS3 and it's not just because I own one. And even if I didn't like the PS3, I would still clear up the confusion that Carl B. is perpetually trying to create. I hate that it has come to this, but whenever someone is posting wrong things on a news site, even if they are POV articles, they are still posting them as facts when they are not. I don't support this kind of factless bologna, but if you can resist getting so upset with it, then I don't see why you don't resist getting upset with me.
Simple as that.
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You say you are doing something for you. Well guess what? This site is NOT FOR YOU. It's for all of us and myself, like these articles. So if you do not like his articles then quit acting like a damn child about it, grow the hell up and do the adult thing....DON'T READ THEM.
Either way, neither of us know how he feels about the PS3. So quit ASSuming crap.
"but if you can resist getting so upset with it, then I don't see why you don't resist getting upset with me."
Because on one hand we have Carl giving his opinion and on another hand we have you acting like a damn child. One is acceptable, one is not.
"If you're able to ignore him, why can't you ignore me."
As always you can't even follow along with what's going on. Why would I ignore him? Clearly you are lost.
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I'm clearing up the confusion he makes with his lies.
How is that trying to negate his freedom of speech?
And no, he doesn't like the PS3. He says it quite often. I can tell because I read every article on this site.
What makes you think this site was made for you and not me? What makes you think this site isn't for anyone who wants to come here and read the articles?
Whenever he lies, it's annoying and gets people mad. He tells people things that are simply not true.
And like I said, it's not about if he likes the PS3 or not.
He's lying and it's wrong to do so.
That's what I can't ignore.
Not his opinions.
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Now THAT'S a lie. Nothing about these quotes is you trying to uncover a LIE:
"I'm tired of your anti-Sony piece of shit POV articles"
"You post like every little bit with WiiU"
"You took one article from IGN and made 4 articles out of it over a few days time."
That's nothing but whinning and crying and over nothing. What part of my original comment did you not understand? If you don't like his articles or his opinions or his quanity of Nintendo then quit reading them. Yet, like some kind of lemming you continue to read his articles and you continue to get pissed off.
Personaly, I find it hilarious!
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That last reply was me.
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And seriously, if I'm whining and crying over nothing, then what does that make your whining and crying over? You're retarded.
The entire point was that he posted something that was wrong, and didn't take the necessary steps as a news poster to fix it. He didn't link to his source. He didn't clarify anything.
That in itself was wrong. I posted downward about what the real situation is. You've obviously read it since you're completely disregarding that whole part of my complaint. (Which is 95% of it.)
Go read Mabie A.'s article and see how you responded to her. Read this article and see how I responded to Carl B. Any difference? No. Now, you need to shut the Hell up because you are only making it more apparent how retarded you are.
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Yes, there is a major difference. I simply stated that something needed to be clarified. That's it! It got clarified.
You on the other hand rant like a lunatic and get zero results.
Think about that for a while. See what you come up with.
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Go read Ryan F.'s article that I replied to. See how I only posted 1 sentence that contained 4 words.
You keep telling yourself that you're right. You make a lot of progress that way. Speaking of progress...
You complained about how I was complaining about the multiple pages in articles, but those are gone, right? You complained about how I keep complaining about their advertisements, but they've reduced the amount that they have the site.
Yeah, those had nothing to do with me writing e-mails to the guy who owns the site or any of my comments towards the writers of the articles.
Seriously, get over yourself. You're one of those guys that create problems just to appear to be the victim. You're one of those guys that can't seriously shut the Hell up. You're one of those guys that only comments when he disagrees. You're one of those guys that can't stand if others have a different opinion.
You didn't "slam" me for anything. You got pissy and jumped onto your other accounts to thumb me down. Dude, I guess you "slammed" me. I guess I got pwn3d so hardcore. You're awesome, dude. Seriously. I wish I could give a fuck about the rating I get next to my comments. I wish I could give a fuck about your pitiful excuses to post on this site.
You got her to retract a statement that was wrong. Congrats. I've been having trouble with Carl B. doing the same thing in his article. Whenever I post something for Mabie A., she has no issue fixing her mistakes. It's not how I talk about the mistake, it's who makes those mistakes. And guess what, dude, you're the same kind of guy that can't admit he's wrong.
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You also rant on and on about the POV articles yet you are too narrow minded to realize the POV articles are there for a reason. To keep the writers opinions out of the news blog. Yet in your ignorance you would have have them reverse it. So I guess that means you would rather the authors put their opinions back in the news feed? HA!
Wow! You made a 4 word comment. Did you get your cookie?
I'm sure most of your posts here are ignored and deleted. Because myself and others keep reporting your foul mouth. I've seen many of them disappear and for good reason. Think about that for a while. See what you come up with.
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HE POSTEDLIES AS FACTS. The point remains. You cannot tell me he did the right thing. You simply cannot.
And yes, they stopped the multiple pages because people like me. They started the POV articles because people complained about the opinions in the articles. Thry created the POV articles to also to get people to start postin their opinions. Sorry you don't like my opinion. Take some of your own advice and shut up.
Foul mouth? Ha. Others cuss constantly. Carl B. Included.
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If someone hates the POVs but keep reading them then what would you cal that person? Besides retarded?
-8?
Are you serious? Or are you crait posting as anon? Either way, you are lost.
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And everyone has said this: It doesn't matter if it's a POV article or not, it is an opinion article that has lies posted as facts solely to create drama and to bash Sony. It's very, very apparent.
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You are right but still... What a dirty business.
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Removing a hardware function via a hardware revision is one thing and is a TOTALLY different thing than the removal of the other O/S SOFTWARE feature.
People won't be able to make outlandish claims like you outline in your "article" since they wouldn't have been able to BUY the hardware with that function.
Think before you go on a rant about things you really seem to know little about.
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That why the firmware updates have been renamed firmware downgrades as you keep losing features with every new firmware.
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You also need to get mad at all manufacturers of Blu-Ray players, because none of them will support video-out through component video anymore.
This group of people are putting an end to analog output to future-proof their technology. Are you mad that current PC's don't have a built-in floppy drive, too?
Sony isn't removing these features. They worked hard to allow videogame output in HD through component cables on the BD media discs by going through loop holes. Sorry you weren't informed by Carl B. He doesn't research what he posts about and doesn't link to where he got his information.
If you have a PS3 or Blu-Ray player now, you're fine. Only new Blu-Ray players are going to abide by the new regulations of the AACS Final Adopter Agreement.
Component is out, HDMI is in. I'm glad HDMI is a standard over component for BD because I HATE having a billion kinds of cable connections. If they just make a television with HDMI-in, companies can save a bunch of money and pass it off to the consumer.
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http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/term.cfm/aacs_final_adopter_agreement
http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/term.cfm/aacs
http://kotaku.com/5820540/is-sony-quietly-removing-a-ps3-feature
http://www.accesscomms.com.au/Reference/AVsignals.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrpCM-u1m0
Carl B., perhaps you can check out that last one.
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You can still view blu-ray films on a standard tv via the old composite/scart leads but for HD you'll HAVE to use HDMI. It's not that big of a deal and I don't see what all the fuss is.
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As for the power savings, they're not that great!
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As I read this article PS3 possible removal, I just said to myself "I'm gonna punch Sony this time!" yeah right, lol.
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You're fine if you already own a PS3.
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Once again, it's NOT down to Sony. It's part of the AACS standards.
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