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To: Carnac who wrote (39112)	3/3/1999 10:13:00 AM
From: Tim McCormick	Respond to of 50808

Are we still in Dazzle? Tim biz.yahoo.com

To: Carnac who wrote (39112)	3/4/1999 1:28:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

corporate cannibalism... Will PlayStation 2 rule the living room? The game console could be so much more. But Sony may not let it realize its full potential. By Robert Lemos, ZDNN March 3, 1999 5:13 PM PT Sony's next PlayStation could have all the makings of a killer home-entertainment device-if the company takes the cuffs off. With a 128-bit processor that runs games three times faster than the Pentium III, a graphics chip two times faster than some high-end graphics powerhouses from Silicon Graphics (NYSE:SGI), DVD capabilities, and most likely, online connectability, the so-called PlayStation 2 could be a dream home-entertainment device when it comes to market late next year. But Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) seems reluctant to make PlayStation 2 the center of the living room. "We have no intentions of putting this technology into any other form of consumer electronics or markets at this time," said Phil Harrison, SCEA's vice president of third-party relations and research and development. "While there are similarities to next-generation set-top boxes, we see this as an entirely new market." DVD and the Internet, maybe On Tuesday, SCEA officials revealed the specifications for its next-generation PlayStation game console. The video-game console has the potential to play DVD movies and connect to the Internet. But Sony may not put these features into the box. "We have not come to a decision at this time whether we will put in the ability to play DVD or not," said Kaz Hirai, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Sony (NYSE:SNE) subsidiary. Hirai added that it could support a Web browser, as well, but the decision to add such a feature has not been made either. [cont...] zdnet.com