@Mark Tiffany
The nice thing about the PS3 is that it is not only about gaming and that counts for a lot of people, at least i know. If they will provide good games and blueray films will be available then this is great offer.
The nice thing about the PS3 is that it is not only about gaming and that counts for a lot of people, at least i know. If they will provide good games and blueray films will be available then this is great offer.
Actually, most of the people that I know that are into games, aren't interested in HD right now. The whole Blu-ray thing doesn't really broaden the market appeal significantly, as it is a very similar (and small) proportion of the market (at the moment) that care about this.
Sure, if HD was a big a jump up from DVD as DVD was to VHS that argument holds. And later in the lifecycle of HD when it becomes more mainstream it will make a difference. And when / if the HD format war bottoms out *and* if Blu-ray wins. But not right now to any meaningful degree.
Long term, provided Blu-ray survives as a format, yes it will make a difference. *Games* (and a sensible price) are what makes a difference in selling a games console, as the Wii has proven, both in terms of it's sales to date, and the apparent slackening off of demand as it becomes apparent the software pipeline isn't too healthy...