PS3: more flak due to lack of HDMI cable

[wraggster]

If you want to plug your PS3 into an HDMI socket, you'll have to fork out even more wedge

The freshly minted Official US PlayStation 3 website confirms that even the pricier version of Sony's next-gen console will not ship with an HDMI cable in the box.

Which may strike as a tad underwhelming, but considering that Sony is touting HDMI -- the spiffy new HD-specific interface -- as the means of getting the best graphics out of the PS3, and as something which makes it unique compared to the Xbox 360 (which currently has no HDMI out support, although speculation suggests it may soon acquire it), it seems odd.

And, of course, it provides another example of the constant PS3-related flak that Sony has endured since E3. At least the company is finally preparing to reveal all at the Tokyo Games Show later this month. naturally, we'll bring you all the low-down from that when it gets under way.

[S34MU5]

thats a let down. but im gettin it on the first night at midnight. im gona sell it on ebay the same night. anyone interested???
my seller id is s34mu5
i will be startin the bidin around midnight when it comes out.

[muffinman]

i think we are all doing that, then ill buy mine come the new year.

well may be because not a high percentage of people have a hdtv.

[iniquitous_beast]

If you've got it pre-ordered, why not keep it? After all, launch versions of sony systems tend to become sought after later on in the console's lifespan. Look at the launch ps2's from japan ( the ones that needed a special external hard drive and weighed twice as much as their american decendants), or the launch psp's in america (1.50 out-of-the-box, baby!).

If you are into homebrew, then you know that the launch version will most likely be easier to exploit (rushed production = more exploitable flaws).

In your place, I'd hold on to it; it just might be gold.

[stotheamuel]

i dont think any of us are stupid... we're on a gaming site. if we want it at launch... then we'll get it for 600 at a store.. not 700 on ebay... (i think we all know we have to reserve it to get it right?

[muffinman]

idd we would. we're not true idiots like the general public