$ony charges you $200 for an unproven format, simply so they can push it onto their consumers. If Sony never shot for Blu-Ray, they would never have made HD-DVD the main format for the system -- in other words, the fact that games can be "bigger" was merely a bonus. That or an excuse.
The only truly stupid thing Microsoft did was think that people don't need a HDD. I've spent $400 on my 360: No Wi-Fi, no HD-DVD Drive, no extra cooling fan. Nothing. While Microsoft may be rat-bastards for not including the stuff but then making it cost a ridiculous amount, Sony forces you into their unproven format when it just isn't needed.
Why pay $200 extra right now for something that will be something useful in 5 years? Don't expect the PS3 to have the same life-span as the PS1/2 did. Remember, both of those were the #1 systems of their generation, and as such, could continue to sell well after the other "newer" consoles started coming out. If PS3 is still in 3rd place by the time the next generation starts rolling in, I seriously doubt the PS3 is going to have even a quarter of the support the PS2 has now.
Apathetic-Irony
Good points and I agree with you... But the anti Microsoft crew are right about Microsoft stuffing programs we don't want or need into their OS.
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