PS3 at E3

Microsoft and Nintendo must be laughing their heads off.

The PS3 is making the same mistakes Microsoft did with the Xbox360, only in a much worse way. It's got two unneccessary SKUs with major differences, like the 360, only Sony have made it much worse by actually cutting features from the cheaper one – HDMI and Wi-Fi – that can't be put back in using upgrades. HDMI in particular, considering that Blu-Ray movies can request to be digital only, is a big, big loss for the cheap PS3.

Add to that the ripoff of the Nintendo Wiivolution controller, with tilt sensors, despite the fact that it still looks like a Dual Shock and so you won't get nearly as much benefit with it than with the designed-for-the-purpose Wii controller; then add the fact that it's really, really expensive ($499 for the crippled version, $599 for full functionality) and also add to that that you haven't even seen proper game shots yet and all signs point to it looking about the same as the 360, and then Microsoft and Nintendo have little to worry about. Except Sony's market share, of course.

Hope the Wii launch goes better… it would be nice to see some real competition for the 360.