PS3 nirvana on the horizon?

Two BIG PS3 notes this week: 

Darren Waters of BBC News nearly makes the Church collectively soil themselves with his blog post on Sony's GDC dog-and-pony act which included the following: 

 

So what else was I shown? Well, I was shown a trailer for a game not due out till 2009 but was sworn to absolute secrecy. Apparently, Sony just wanted to give a glimpse of what the console will be capable of.

In fact, the game is such a secret that when I mentioned the game to Phil Harrison last week he was unsure at first whether even to admit the title existed. When I explained I had been shown it under strict Non Disclosure Agreement terms he looked relieved.

I don't mean to be a tease - all I can say is that I was left speechless. If the footage I was shown truly is "in game", as told to me by the Sony PR people, then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion.

Yeah, we're excited.....check the entire blog post here.   

Other news - Sony Europe released PlayTV PVR for PS3, a personal video recorder add-on for the PS#.  Unfortunately, its only available in European/PAL territories, but we are holding our collective breathe for the U.S. launch.  PlayTV will have the ability to store shows on your PS#, watch via remote play on the PSP, as well as auto-choosing between HD and SD depending on your hook-up.  Sick......