«People are used to getting information from their television and their telephone, so that's where we started,» says Hillman, who purchased sensors and
other hardware components from GE and hired programmers to develop software linking it all together.
The challenge with evaluating the PS3's success is that (unlike freemium stand - alone products) the PS3 isn't a stand - alone product... it's a
component of a larger product (Sony gaming platform) that includes the console
hardware as well as the peripherals, game software, the online service, the royalties generated
from licensing
other content (music, ads, etc) and so on.