greenmedic88 on 20 July 2008
Ultimately, the real prize is in controlling distribution of content rather than in selling plastic boxes.
Gamers tend to see consoles as fetishistic objects due to the games they play, but the average consumer doesn't keep them past the duration of their novelty for the most part.
Not a lot of love for a VHS deck after a household made the switch to DVD. Not much need for a DVD player in the family room that's already made the switch to a Blu-Ray player. Like the SD set that was replaced by an HD set, it's probably been relegated to the basement, the guest room, or donated to Goodwill.
