I'm sitting in a press Q&A with Phil Harrison. He's talking, and not talking, about the Playstation 3.

First, he declined to talk about whether the hard drive will be included in the PS3. Instead, he said that all PS3 games will require the hard drive.

Hard disk drive is a key feature for the Playstation 3. It is a key feature of the platform.
Developers are designing their games to support a hard drive. Every single game will support a hard drive.

I find it a bit frightening that he wouldn't confirm that the HD would be included.

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Harrison wouldn t talk about how many PS3 s would be available at launch, begging out from any details.

You can see from our history that Sony entertainment has been very effective at matching demand. This is the fastest ramp up we have ever had.
Harrison added that the delay won t hurt the PS3.
It doesn t put us at a competitive disadvantage at all. Throughout our history we have never been the first to market.
Harrison said the e-commerce system announced during his keynote would eventually hit the Playstation Portable.

Harrison also declined to talk about PS3 launch titles, saying they would be unveiled at E3.

The basic service for Playstation Live will be free, Harrison reiterated, with only third-party and micro transactions costing anything. In other words, you will be able to play online for free and, at least it sounds like, there will be no tiered system like what is found with Xbox Live.

Harrison said that a new controller will be unveiled at E3, and Harrison stressed that the Immersion lawsuit has nothing to do with its final look.