Kutaragi Talks About PS3 Media Capabilities

Ken Kutaragi from Sony Computer Entertainment, has revealed more information regarding the Playstation 3's media capabilities, calling it a true media center.

“Speaking in an interview with Japanese website Impress PC Watch, which has been partially translated by GameSpot, Kutaragi argued that the PS3 “is not a game machine”, saying that the company has “never once called it a game machine”.

Speaking more specifically about the functionality of the system, Kutaragi said that an online storage system called Cell Storage would allow users to store their media and process and refine it using idle time on the Cell chip itself, performing tasks such as scaling up standard video to High Definition. The system’s security will also enable users to make protected “rips” of their DVDs, he claimed.”

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