Sony's "Ace in the hole"...

[shams]

Kwaad... this one is dedicated to you... cheer up! ... I have been thinking about the PS3 & Sony... and believe that Sony has a major ace card - about to be played. It requires the Playstation Network (home is just a small part of it), and involves content. Its pretty simple really... what would YOU do if you were Sony, and you wanted the PS3 to dominate? Answer - Content + Online. This won't all happen at once - but by the end of the generation, this should all be possible on a PS3: - Download / play any PS1 game on a PSP & PS3. - Download & play any PS2 game on a PS3. - Download/buy any Sony published movie, music, etc. (and possibly restrict other companies from having access to this content). ... The PS1 games alone are pretty significant. Sony could price them at say $1US - and that would be killer right there. As long as the PS3 could play (most of them), and upsample textures (etc) as needed. Eventually, PS2 could also be added to the list (downloading a 5Gig game could be a problem though...). That would be pretty amazing... it might even be possible to PLAY a PS1/PS2 game across a network (rather than playing locally), and there might be a pay-per-play system coming. Sony has an immense amount of content - it really is the other "half" of Sony. And now they finally have a machine that can deliver this content efficiently to customers all over the globe. They even have the option to restrict any movies/content/music they own from their competitors - giving themselves a global monopoly on many brands, icons, etc. What do people think? Is this content significant? Is this Sony's strategy, or have I got it all wrong? (they after all recently stated that "new" content was the new focus - not old games, etc..). (apologies for the 'rough' email - at work and with plenty to do!).