Chris Kohler
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Phil: DVD Upscaling Coming For PS3

The PlayStation 3 is $600 and has a Blu-Ray drive. Why doesn’t it do DVD upscaling? Sony’s Phil Harrison says don’t worry, it’s coming. Phew: Our approach in Japan is, "Once it’s perfect, we’ll share it with everybody else." Whereas I think in order to engender trust in our users, we have to share some […]

DvdlogoThe PlayStation 3 is $600 and has a Blu-Ray drive. Why doesn't it do DVD upscaling? Sony's Phil Harrison says don't worry, it's coming. Phew:

Our approach in Japan is, "Once it's perfect, we'll share it with everybody else." Whereas I think in order to engender trust in our users, we have to share some things that might be not quite perfect, but are ready to give you an indication of what's coming. So we could say, "You know, we're not sure when it's coming, but we're going to have DVD upscaling on Playstation 3." There you go. There's a scoop for you.

And with that, I think that N'Gai Croal's huge-ass interview with Phil is finally done. You can let him out of your basement, now, N'Gai.

Loot: The Phil Harrison Interview, Part IV [Newsweek]