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#1 jrpgliker
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Some other gems from the interview:

EGM: A while back we learned that Sony was looking into copying Xbox 360's achievement system, calling them "entitlements." Are you familiar with that?

JT: To be honest with you, I'm not familiar with that discussion.


EGM: What happened to your previously announced plans of having games run on two side-by-side widescreen HDTVs? It seems kind of impractical, but you guys brought it up.

JT: To be honest with you, I don't know the answer to that one. I don't recall the statement...


And the explanation for only packing in composite cables is that it basically is too expensive to add better cables, and that they (Sony) are providing the best value they can.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly, in an interview with Sony's Jack Tretton in early January, mentioned the recent availability of his company's console: "...it seemed like about 50 percent of the people in line were there to make a quick buck on eBay. And now we're seeing a lot more units on store shelves." Jack seemed a tad surprised by this, but he put his money where his mouth is: "If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1,200 bucks for it. I can get any retail buyer on the phone with you and get them to verify that there's not a single retail location in America where there's a PlayStation 3 on the shelf for sale. They've all been sold in a matter of minutes." After EGM let Tretton know they had indeed phoned 18 stores and found half of them had PS3s in stock, some stores with as many as 20 consoles, Jack held firm "if only nine of the 18 stores you contacted had supplies, that seems to be a clear indication that sales continue to be outstanding." So there you have it, Jack's not backing down. We're guessing our check is already in the mail.