Sony’s PlayStation 3 Coming in Spring 2006

Here’s the most interesting thing about the PS3, IMO:

The PS3 is going to support the highest hi-def display resolution of 1080p, on up to two HD screens.

This ought to be great for racing games, as well as first person shooters, fighting games (a first person fighting game might be fun), and even platformers. One other category, one that is sorely underrepresented in the gaming world, would benefit even more: Co-op.

Project Eden (the only co-op console game I’ve played) is pretty fun when you have two or more people playing, but the screen gets so tiny it’s hard to read anything, even on a large TV. With 4 people, it’s no longer enjoyable. With two HD screens you could easily have 8 people playing that sort of game. You could easily make out the puzzle pieces and coordinate solutions to the various “mazes”.

Even if co-op games don’t get the development they deserve, I am really looking forward to the future of gaming hardware. It just keeps getting better!