14 DAY TRIAL // We all know that sex sells and that sex can sell just about any product in the world. But what about selling sex-related products with the aid of an already famous brand? That's the case of a Japanese retailer selling 40GB PS3 consoles while mentioning that the console can also play Blu-ray porn movies.
The question is "who sells who?" as X-rated products never needed a boost, while the PS3 could sure use one, since it's getting spanked by the Xbox 360 in its homeland. However, Sony's console is on the way to recovery, especially because of the latest price reductions. While the gaming device's manufacturer would surely like to avoid being associated with adult content, as a huge segment of the public is made out of children, it couldn't hurt some popularity now that the Christmas is coming.
This was a year of though console wars and the latest move was made by Sony and Microsoft who both pulled out a rabbit and DivX support from the hat, for the PS3 and the Xbox 360, respectively. High definition adult movies, DivX support ? what's next? The two major next-gen consoles seem to be heading the entertainment media way, while the Wii is having a hard time including the minor DVD playback in its feature list.
If things continue this way, we'll get two multimedia consoles, which will start losing their gaming features as time passes and on major party game-based gaming device, designed by Nintendo. Thank God that the portable consoles are still excellent options for the gamers who don't want to spend an extra buck just because some device can play both games and high-def movies. That's why we buy a home cinema, a DVD player, a Blu-ray player if we've got too much money? Consoles are consoles and it would be a shame to start buying them only because they can play Blu-ray adult movies.