What's their problem, can't they just let it go? or is bashing the PS3 still the cool thing to do.

look i'm too wrapped up playing motorstorm so i'll just cut and paste every word.

Sony may have stumbled upon an idea that might just let gamers earn some of their money back from the PS3's hefty price tag. According to a report from The Financial Times, Sony is currently in talks with several business firms regarding the commercial application of the Cell processor, the engine behind the massive power of the PlayStation 3.

The news comes in the wake of the recent success of Folding@home, the non-profit research project currently run by Stanford University. After the PS3 joined the ranks of the CPU units dedicated to the project in late March, processing output for the project has grown significantly, with just 10,000 PS3s supplying the power of 200,000 Windows PCs.

The report states that, since word of the project's accomplishments spread, Sony has received several inquiries from business firms regarding their model for distributed computing.

"This kind of computing model could be used in a commercial application," said Masa Chatani, chief technology officer at Sony Computer Entertainment. "For example, a start-up or a pharmaceutical company that lacks a super-computer could utilize this kind of infrastructure."

To elucidate further, Chatani states that, should such a company seek to solve a particularly big problem through the aid of number-crunching, the project could be distributed to PS3 users across the globe. However, he admits that most users would find the idea of helping Sony make money for zero compensation to be particularly disdainful.

To address this issue, the company is currently examining options of repaying participants. One example he provided is the possible offering of incentives to those who volunteer the services of their PS3s, such as free products and money towards purchases made on the PlayStation Network.

saw this on N4G they say it's about 2 hours old but if it's older don't nag me about it.

http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=108593 

Some would say TOO much but it was all worth it. Looking at my EB Games recipt i spent $1,803.80 (New Zealand Dollars)

all in all that's the console, $1199, another controller $80.00 (was $100.00 but they gave me a $20.00 discount), motorstorm $110.00, RFOM $110.00, DEFJAM icon $130.00, Game Guarantees $15.00 and a two year warrenty $160.00. (If you add these numbers up the total will be wrong, the games and controller have 95 cents at the end, but 5 cent coins are no longer used as currency in NZ so i rounded it off to the closest dollar)

The first thing i did when i got mine home was register it

PSN ID: psymonized 

[QUOTE="joevfx"][QUOTE="Hulabaloza"]I just wanted to inject some reality into all this talk about Home........get this straight: this is going to be a pay service for the PS3. Notice how they say 'free to download'. You can bet there will be a monthly charge after the beta is over. There is no way that Sony can or would suport an MMO on the house.

Even after the software devleopment costs, Home is going to cost tens of millions of dollars to support, host, and create content for. They aren't going to get this back by selling fake furniture for decorations.

How this fits into PSN or if it's required for online play of game is the question I have. Hopefully membership in the Home MMO isn't required for playing games online. Hulabaloza