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Review PS3s start to spread in the wild. Wait, no VGA out?

The PS3 is a pretty formidable media player, I just don't understand why they …

The PS3 test systems have started to make their way into the hands of certain magazines and web sites, and that means more hands-on details are hitting the Internet. This is good—you can only know so much about a system from press information or even during an event like E3 or a PR stop at a company's offices. You need time with the system, in your own office or home, to be able to really get to the heart of it. Engadget has a PS3, and they've posted some interesting facts about what it can and can't do. Some are listed below:

  • The system will not support more than seven controllers.
  • With its media playback software, one can have in-game custom soundtracks, as with the Xbox 360, Wii, etc.
  • Despite rumor,
    Sony insists the US is still officially targeted for a 400k unit
    expecting an upturn in unit production before launch, so those numbers
    may actually go up.
  • Some titles have an option to install
    any time without affecting your saved games.

I added the bolded emphasis to the text. A lot of this stuff is interesting, some of it we knew before, but that is the only bit of news that made me angry. No VGA out at all? With many people lacking an HDTV but having a nice monitor, that's kind of a kick in the pants. I've talked to a good number of people who use the VGA out function on their 360 and I hope people who are buying the PS3 know about this little fact. Many high-end monitors include component-ins, but still, of all the things to cut...

With Sony claiming this is a computer and all their other bravado on the subject, you'd think they would try to make sure the system will work on as many displays as possible. This is disappointing.

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