Domstercool Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Underrated? Only if it had some good exclusive games, games didn't cost around £5 extra, and third party games came out on the same day as the 360's version. Then I would call it underrated. I do expect the sales of PS3's to pick up when people realise it's a real attractive price point for a blu-ray player / media hub Games never seem to cost five pound extra if you go to a good store. And also alot fo the Sony games go for £29.99, which is damn nice of them. Uncharted was one of them.
DCK Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Research has shown that 74% of all Bluray players in the US are PS3s. Damn, if only Microsoft had ... Never mind, some timed tactics by Sony have made them king.
Jasper Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Let's see tomorrow, maybe Bill Gates announces the Xbox with built in HD DVD. Not that that would really change anything, but it would make HD DVD a little more competive.
That Guy Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I don't think it would really as the damage has been done with the studios picking Blu Ray. At the end of the day PS3 and the studios have decided this war. Just got to wait for Universal to move to Blu Ray now and Paramount to really regret their decision...
Emasher Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I bet if apple put a blu-ray drive in the mac mini it would really limit PS3 sales.
fex Posted January 5, 2008 Author Posted January 5, 2008 Jesus don't start the PS3 has no exclusive games argument, you will just loose. Ok, let me rephrase that AAA* Quality exclusive games. Now return to your homepage
Daft Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 New Line goes Blu http://kotaku.com/341033/new-line-goes-blu+ray
DCK Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I bet if apple put a blu-ray drive in the mac mini it would really limit PS3 sales.Yeah, I've been thinking that too. A significant percentage of the PS3 sales will have to have come from Blu-ray enthusiast who don't care about games but buy it as a Blu-ray player for cheeps. Competition of other BD players going cheaper and other media might strain PS3 sales even more.
Caris Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 since the 40GB model was introduced PS3 sales have been quite healthy, along with next years line up i wouldn't worry about sales.
Emasher Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I'm defiantly not worried about their sales. I'm more worried that they may almost catch up to Nintendo.
AshMat Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 New Line have taken in? No surprises there. Also, c'man, the ps3 has a good year of exclusives coming, and with it being the best value Blu-Ray player on the market, once word gets out to the general public that Blu-Ray's the "future", there WILL be a massive rise in PS3 sales. Also, why be "worried" that they'll catch up with Nintendo? No-one's allowed to share their success?
Emasher Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 If they catch up we could see less exclusive wii games.
DCK Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 since the 40GB model was introduced PS3 sales have been quite healthy, along with next years line up i wouldn't worry about sales.Probably, but I wonder how much PS3 sales are actually there for the games. A €400 Blu-ray player will sell like hotcakes (for a player) anyway, but if the prices inevitably come down, it's going to get a lot of competition in that sales area too.
Choze Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 If they catch up we could see less exclusive wii games. Huge if. Not going to happen. Its more like PS3 is helping Blu Ray so far. Maybe PS3 will be helped by Blu ray in the future?
fex Posted January 5, 2008 Author Posted January 5, 2008 NEW LINE GOES BLU http://kotaku.com/341033/new-line-goes-blu+ray
Calza Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 New Line goes Blu http://kotaku.com/341033/new-line-goes-blu+ray NEW LINE GOES BLU http://kotaku.com/341033/new-line-goes-blu+ray 1010101
AshMat Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Serious question. Chances of M$ releasing a blu ray addon to replace HDDVD Drive?
Choze Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Well certainly not anytime soon if they do. Let HDDVD fizzle out first But it would be gimped anyway like their HDDVD addon. NEW LINE GOES BLU http://kotaku.com/341033/new-line-goes-blu+ray Lord of the Rings should be arriving this year.
Caris Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 Serious question.Chances of M$ releasing a blu ray addon to replace HDDVD Drive? I read on EuroFusion MS will support whatever format wins.
fex Posted January 6, 2008 Author Posted January 6, 2008 Sorry Daft, I didn't see you posted that, and omg its strange that it was exactly the same, unless I subconsciously took note of it.
Will Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 If they catch up we could see less exclusive wii games. I really wouldn't worry about that, the Nintendo games are all that really matter on the Wii. Serious question.Chances of M$ releasing a blu ray addon to replace HDDVD Drive? I'm pretty sure MS have said before that that was one of the reasons HD-DVD wasn't included in the box. They can move over to Blu-Ray if (when) HD-DVD fails. As for those wondering how many non-gamers are buying the PS3 as a Blu-Ray player I'd say its a hell of a lot less than the amount of non-gamers buying the Wii as a toy.
fex Posted January 6, 2008 Author Posted January 6, 2008 Does anyone know of any stores doing good PS3 bundles inc Blu-Ray movies. Preferably not Spider-man / PotC. I know Woolies is doing PS3 + Game + Planet Earth (blu-ray) - £335
Choze Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Just to be clear MS are squarely in the HDDVD side. Hence the HDDVD add on for 360 and not Blu ray despite sales, specs, everything. They have also been very public and explicit about their support for HDDVD. Some of the people here suggesting they are neutral are completely wrong. The ones who actually brought into the add on are paying for it. Not only for the worst use of optical HD disks but its now effectively dead. The news about Warner leaving has left the whole HDDVD group shocked and in tatters. So much so their CES Press Conference was cancelled. Likely there is inhouse wrangling going on. Its been a disaster for HDDVD. Does anyone know of any stores doing good PS3 bundles inc Blu-Ray movies. Preferably not Spider-man / PotC. I know Woolies is doing PS3 + Game + Planet Earth (blu-ray) - £335 http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=2895;6;-1;-1&sku=722250&WT.ac=hc_consoles_home_temp_page-PBODY-GAMES_OFFERS_BANNERS_2-buy+a+PS3+and+get+2+blu-rays+for+free%21-722250 Havent really checked. Oddly Amazon are sold out.
Will Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Thats true, obviously the major factor is MS don't want to support one of their most public rivals formats. They've never denied that they would support blu-ray should it become the dominant format though.
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