@ GhaleonUnlimited
A much wiser would have been "Don't stuff the Playstation 3 with worthless features people who want to play GAMES don't care about."
Well I care about all the extras compared to the XBox 360, all nicely intragrated. Likely many do considering the 60GB PS3 (faster HD,with Wi-Fi and card readers) model outsold the 20GB model conisderably.
Now people have a choice, go for a lowend console like the super cheap PS2 with its huge game library or Nintendo Wii with an interesting new control system. Or a high definition console like the XBox 360 and PS3. What if the PS3 only offered similar specs as the XBox 360 does, wouldn't that limit consumer choice?
Some things are hard to put a price tag on, like for example console sturdiness, personally I would have preferred a far more sturdy XBox 360 costing for example 100 dollars extra. Other things I disliked like the XBox 360's huge powerbrick and DVD drive noise compared to the PS3 is also hard to put a pricetag on, but again I would have preffered a more silent better integrated box and this would have been worth an additional 100 dollars to me as well. Free online multiplayer isn't worthless to me as well, again worth some money to me on the initial investment. Now for the most distinguishing features:
1) PS2 backwards compatibility - There isn't any XBox game I would have liked to play on a XBox 360. Halo? Why? There's Halo 2 and Halo 3 will be out soon. Ninja Gaiden Sigma Black? Well I could get the improved version for the PS3. However I love to play PS2 games like the God of War series, Jak and Daxter series and Ape Escape series on my PS3. Okami and Shadow of the Collosus are on my wishlist. Emotion Engine software emulation seems to work fine so far (the PS2 graphics chip is included in the PS3).
2) Blu-Ray - For me it's great to have a all in one package. IMO being able to playback high definition movies on a high definition console by default makes sense (as does HDMI 1.3 and 7.1 audio). But even if you don't care about Blu-Ray movies games can also take advantage of the additional storage. Added benefits include silent drive, as the drive doesn't need to spin that hard due to the higher density on discs and Blu-Ray discs are pretty much scratch and smudge resistant.
3) Cell processor - According to IBM the processor is about 3 times as fast as the XBox 360 CPU, although there's a catch that game engines need to be redesigned, Sony is working hard with 1st and 3rd parties to address this.
IMO there's no need to be upset about the PS3's price point. Can't afford a PS3? There are still many excellent PS2 games coming out and many classics are available at budget prices.
