Consoles such as the PlayStation 2, Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s GameCube are seen as a testing ground for bringing new technologies such as broadband into the home and making them more user-friendly. Consumer electronics companies, software makers and PC makers are looking at ways of linking devices such as gaming consoles, digital video recorders, PCs and televisions. Companies in the PC realm are also working on alternative ways for users to interact with computers.
Harrison, speaking to the Australian Financial Review, didn’t mention the PlayStation 3 specifically, but the remarks suggest it is likely to incorporate a motion sensor and camera add-on known as EyeToy when it launches in 2005.