This week in Sony

[Lazybones]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Sony_Blu_Ray_Player.html
Well maybe it is good news, unless you just purchased the $999 player.

The BDP-S300 will cost $599, yet will have the same capabilities as the $999 BDP-S1 Sony is currently selling, said Randy Waynick, senior vice president of the home products division of Sony Electronics.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sony-australia-comment-on-bc-gimping-239525.php
PAL version of the PS3 will not exactly be very PS2 compatible

People will be able to play quite a few [PS1 and PS2] games. PS1 games are not a problem. I think PS2 backwards-compatibility is important, but when you look at what PS3's doing with new games, digital content and so on, that specific functionality may not be as important as previously felt.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/more-sony-tomfoolery-rumbling-controllers-is-a-last-generation-feature-239859.php
Might not be a NEW quote.. Now what was it Sony? The lawsuit? Rumble was not compatible with motion sensing? No it was just last gen.

I believe that the Sixaxis controller offers game designers and developers far more opportunity for future innovation than rumble ever did. Now, rumble I think was the last generation feature; it's not the next-generation feature. I think motion sensitivity is. And we don't see the need to do that. Having said that, there will be specific game function controllers, potentially like steering wheels that do include vibration or feedback function -- not from us but from third parties.

[Thorin]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/more-sony-tomfoolery-rumbling-controllers-is-a-last-generation-feature-239859.php
Might not be a NEW quote.. Now what was it Sony? The lawsuit? Rumble was not compatible with motion sensing? No it was just last gen.

I believe that the Sixaxis controller offers game designers and developers far more opportunity for future innovation than rumble ever did. Now, rumble I think was the last generation feature; it's not the next-generation feature. I think motion sensitivity is. And we don't see the need to do that. Having said that, there will be specific game function controllers, potentially like steering wheels that do include vibration or feedback function -- not from us but from third parties.

Choice comments from that article:

aren't d-pads and buttons so, i dunno, prehistoric? they should take those out too.

Rumbling is more of a flaw than a feature.

Informational note to all people complaining about how rumble is annoying in whatever dumb game you are playing: You can turn it off. Check the options menu.

I have to say, interesting that Sony chose to attack "last-gen" technology found in competitors' systems rather than just state they're dropping support because of cost.

Here's the best comment from the article:

"Now, rumble I think was the last generation feature; it's not the next-generation feature. I think motion sensitivity is. "
So basically Wii is more next-generation than the PS3 then? I know I've heard that the PS3 sixaxis is supposed to be more accurate than the wiimote (I can't tell the difference), but I can't swing a sixaxis like a bat, or use it like a golf club, or use it to open doors, or point guns with it, or about a million other motion implementations that Wii does. With sixaxis I can fly a plane, and drive a car. Woo Sony, developers have done sooo many next-gen things with their controller! I'm glad they decided to use their "opportunity for future innovation" so well.