Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by austinalter 5734 days ago
Strange that out of all the TV makers Sony is a partner with Google on this. Google is only showing off media apps in the video but games are coming soon, so Sony will be selling Bravias with a built-in Playstation competitor.
2 comments

I highly doubt that a TV with an embedded ARM processor running Android is any serious competitor to a state of the art game console with the ability to run 1080p 3D graphics, use seven controllers, and store massive amounts of game assets on Bluray disks. They don't even compare IMO. And yes, I have a PS3 and a Roku box and a TiVo HD...
I don't think it's the hardware but getting your TV/movies from "ten-foot" web sites competes with Playstation Network.
I think Playstation is actually a separate company (SCEI) from Sony TVs. Although given the way Sony Music sabotaged the Walkman division, I wouldn't be surprised if SCEI tried to sabotage Google TV.