Sony's Harrison On PS3 SKU Differences, Controller Redesign, PSP/PS3 Functionality

In an interview with video game consumer website GamePro, Sony's president of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison addressed several topics, including the differences between the 20 and 60 GB PS3 models, the redesign of the PlayStation 3 controller, and how the upcoming next-generation console will utilize Sony's PSP platform.

Regarding the two different SKUs announced by Sony for the upcoming PlayStation 3, Harrison commented: "The main differences are the 60 GB drive and the 20 GB drive in terms of disc storage. The 20 GB has HD component rather than HDMI. The 60 GB machine has additionally memory card slots on it, which are great for archiving photo and other content. But the 20 GB machine has USB ports so you can get all the functionality with external devices."

Turning to the redesign of the PlayStation 3 controller, which now adopts a look much closer to that of the PlayStation 2's Dual Shock controller rather than the previously shown “boomerang” design, Harrison stated: "As you will remember when we showed the [boomerang] controller last year every photograph showed the comment 'This is a design concept subject to change.' Nobody in the world picked that controller up and held it in their hands -- nobody did -- because it was always under glass. But everybody formed an opinion based on what it looked like."

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posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:31 PM by Auri

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