While I agree with his contention that -- at this point -- the PS3 having an onboard BlueRay drive (the cheapest on the market) will drive some sales to it, it is not a lasting thing. Soon enough, dual format readers will hit the market and will become the $35 doorstops that regular dvd players are now.
I also agree that the general public will not run to the machine because they've heard of this phenom called "The Linux" but when I said linux, I meant people to read Linux. You see, the beauty of the open source community and Linux is that you can do virtually anything you want. How about these suggestions:
- USB video input and Linux in kiosk mode with MythTV - all of a sudden your PS3 is a PVR which can record shows and pause live television
- USB cameras and a customized distro and your PS3 is a home security system while you're not there...it would even email you pictures of movement around your house
- USB modem and the right distro turns your PS3 into a voice messaging hub while your not home...better yet, even a full VOIP solution running Asterisk
All of these solutions could be packaged in a custom download...you don't need to download Fedora and customize it then install Myth and customize it, instead you download the "PS3 PVR package"...the fact that it's running linux is something only us geeks need worry about.
My total point to this being that I think Sony did so much more than release a game system when they released the PS3...they released a very real and powerful, fully-functioning computer; further I believe that people haven't even begun to realize all the things that we'll be able to do with them in the coming months and years.
...but Nick's video selection was much better than mine... ;)
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