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The Future
The PS3 is a difficult product to evaluate unless you have digged deep into all of its features. However, there seems to be no
end to the feature list as newer firmware versions allow for features to be stored onto the harddrive instead of flash.
Initially 256MB was the maximum size of the PS3 operating system (that was the combined size of the two firmware chips).
Now that this limitation is removed, it becomes like a modern OS, with only 16MB of bootup code in the firmware, the rest
pulled from the harddrive.
One of the major growth path of the PS3 is upgrading to HDMI compliant HDTV and AV receivers that can handle next
generation audio and video formats. After that, the inclusion of Linux makes the PS3 an exciting question mark in the future
because you can create any graphical operating system on top of Linux.
Or even better, replace Linux with a better operating system. Linux is currently limited in user-friendliness, and this is why a
new generation of 3D operating systems may open up the computing world for the next generation computer enthusiasts. The
ultimate goal is to replace Linux with a more user friendly operating system for installation and running of programs.
You might say next generation user interfaces and operating systems via this custom operating system doorway may outshine
any limitations of the XMB given enough time. Perhaps using the Sixaxis to navigate in 3D "Matrix" space, or hook into 3D
avatar based operating environments may be the key to next generation 3D operating systems.
It is unfortunate, however, that Sony has removed the hardware accellerated features of the RSX from Linux. This severely
limits the useability of the PS3 for custom operating systems. The possibility of having the Linux partition be replaced with a full
blown multitasking next generation operating system with high performance 3D user interface at its core requires hardware
accelleration.
When, and if, Sony later opens up hardware accellerated RSX graphics for Linux, the other missing piece for accomplishing this
ultimate goal is a simple install procedure for new applications (if Linux is not replaced). Once this is done, it may open up
another market for programmers similar to how the PC did in the past.
Currently, the PS3 fills the void in the home, while the PSP
fills the void for mobile computing. The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is not far
off, and if the PS4 is a PS3 shrunk into the size of the PSP, then technology will have better caught up with demand.
It seems a mobile PS4 that can plug into a big screen via HDMI, and has capabilities of touchscreen, miniature speakers, digital
camera, multi-array microphone, mobile phone, FM/AM radio, TV reception, GPS, motion sensing (accelerometer), local
connections (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and/or IrDA), and projection glasses output, will bring in the next generation personal technical
device.
This device would, of course, be able to have it's own static ip to host servers for webpages and other types of next generation
internet services, or web protocols.
PS4 ?
Information about the PS4 should be easy to predict, however. The PS1 used CD format; the PS2 used DVD format; the PS3
used Blu-ray format; and the PS4 should use holographic disc (HVD or something similar). The PS1 had stereo sound; the PS2
had Dolby Digital 5.1 sound; the PS3 had lossless 7.1 channel sound; and the PS4 should have 9.1 channel (includes speakers
on top of your head and below you).
The PS1 had low resolution TV display; the PS2 had SDTV display; the PS3 had HDTV display; and the PS4 should have even
higher definition or allow wearable projected displays. The PS1 had no harddrive; the PS2 had optional harddrive; the PS3 had
mandatory harddrive; and the PS4 should have huge storage capabilities (flash, harddrive, or external).
The PS1 had no internet connection; the PS2 had optional wired (10/100Base-T) internet connection; the PS3 had internet
connection built-in (wired 1000BASE-T and wireless 802.11b/g); and the PS4 should have built-in 100 Gigabit Ethernet wired
(or even faster optical) and 802.11n or faster wireless internet connection.
The PS1 and PS2 had vibrating wired controllers; the PS3 had wireless, vibrating, motion-sensing controllers; and the PS4
should have wireless, motion-sensing, wearable controllers that detect not just hand movements, but your feet, head, or other
appendages in 3D, and can not just vibrate your various appendages, but blow air in your face, flash different lights in your
eyes, and even shock you in different places too.
If the PlayStation 4 interests you, visit PS4 Secrets
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Super Secrets
With the PS3 power switch in the off position, turn power switch back on while holding down Eject button. This mode allows
you to clean out the dust inside the PS3. It works for Models CECHG and higher.
The following requires the power switch in the back to be on...
• Hold Power button down for 6 seconds (while PS3 is on): turns off PS3.
• Hold Eject button down for 6 seconds (while PS3 is on): force disc to eject.
• Hold Eject button down for 12 seconds (while PS3 is on): reset Blu-ray.
• Hold Power button down for two beeps (while PS3 is off): Reset video to lowest settings.
• Hold Power button down for three beeps (while PS3 is off): Enter PS3 diagnostic mode (repeat procedure twice)
• Hold PS button down on controller for 10 seconds: Turns off Sixaxis or Dualshock 3.