Sony's Phil Harrison had a lot of interesting things to say about the direction the Playstation 3 and the industry in general are going when he was interviewed by gaming site 1UP. More than anything else, the official reminded everyone that Sony's new system isn't just a simple videogame console:

I think PlayStation 3 needs to stand for gaming and digital entertainment in the living room pushing the envelope of high definition, pushing the envelope of broadband, and of course that includes more than just games. We don't have the announcements that you're probably looking for today, but it is digital data.

We have some interesting announcements to make. I think it's no secret that we're going to make a couple of exclusive announcements there. We're not going to slate our lineup just because of competitive activity. We'll continue to plow our own furrow.

This is not to replace Blu-ray disc. This is to operate beside Blu-ray disc and the games that you buy on Blu-ray disc may actually end up being a key that takes you into a dynamic content-lead experience where you meet other people, you see other people's content.