sony also has 100 million plus ps2's out there and they still keep selling more. they cant abandon all those people and possible revenues. not everybody needs next gen yet. sony overloaded their console so that in two years when hd becomes standard it will be ready with the necessary technology. the ps3 is setup to dominate a year or two from now with blue ray, while still providing devoted gamers a chance to play next gen now. microsoft has a short term strategy to take some marketshare from sony and possibly kill the system before it gets up and going. they are succeeding somewhat, but the sony name and first party support is just two strong to overcome in one gen.
[QUOTE="jtygah25"]I think that the TC has a valid point on sony's strategy, but to tell you the truth I think that when it comes to the formats wars regarding to movies only I see that their biggest competition is the streaming and downloadable movies and piracy.a_random_hobo
Ahhh yes, piracy... the black market is indeed a threat to not only Blu-Ray but the entire movie industry in general. I hope the marketing on HD movies entices people enough to want to get next-gen players to show of their TV sets... then due to new technology and high prices piracy would die down a bit until of course 5-6 years or so later when it becomes cheap and easy to pirate movies again... :lol:
 Also do not forget how much effort it will take to download 25gb - 50gb movies off the internet once DVD's hit the backseat and everyone wants HD quality ! Â
sony also has 100 million plus ps2's out there and they still keep selling more. they cant abandon all those people and possible revenues. not everybody needs next gen yet. sony overloaded their console so that in two years when hd becomes standard it will be ready with the necessary technology. the ps3 is setup to dominate a year or two from now with blue ray, while still providing devoted gamers a chance to play next gen now. microsoft has a short term strategy to take some marketshare from sony and possibly kill the system before it gets up and going. they are succeeding somewhat, but the sony name and first party support is just two strong to overcome in one gen.
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