Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Think the general consumer cares? General consumer is happy with DVD, so Blu Ray means nothing to them. The price is overpriced for a console. It\'s that simple.
I believe many videogame console owners care. Look at the ps2 at launch time, buyers get one not only for ps2 games, they get one because it can also play DVD, and backward compatible with PSOne. It was a smart move for PS2 to include DVD playback. They are the first console to include that because Dreamcast doesn\'t have it, neither does Gamecube which comes out later.
if ps3 is selling at $400, I am very sure that it will sells like hotcake. Why bother buying a stand a lone Blu Ray player that cost around $1,000 when you can get ps3 for $400.