slimeattack said:
HappySqurriel said:
slimeattack said:
TruckOSaurus said:
Blu-ray is such a small factor in this it shouldn't even considered.
PS2 had a DVD player before DVD was big. When I bought my PS2 (at launch) for about a year I was the only person I knew with a DVD player (it was really fun because DVDs of movies were always available in video stores!).
With time, DVD became more and more popular but none of the non-gamers I knew ever considered buying a PS2 as their DVD player because to them a PlayStation was, well, a "Play" Station as in "made to play games". They bought regular DVD players and by that time standalone DVD players were about the same cost or priced lower than a PS2.
The same will happen with Blu-Ray. When Blu-ray takes over DVD (which I don't see happening in the short term), people will look at the PS3 as a gaming device and will buy standalone Blu-Ray players even if the PS3 is cheaper at that time.
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Sony marketed the PS3 differently, placing emphasis on blu-ray. I can give you many, many people who will buy a PS3 for blu-ray.
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How many people will buy a PS3 for Blu-Ray when a stand alone player is $100 and the PS3 is $300?
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1) Do you expect prices of Blu-Ray players to fall to $100 in 2009? Because that's when the PS3 will cost $300.
2) The PS3 MARKETING has shown the PS3 as an affordable blu-ray player that can also play games. Many people will buy a PS3 then. Mark my words.
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1) Yes, I'm willing to bet that Apex Digital (or a similar company) will have a $100 Blu-Ray player by the end of 2009 ... Through most of 2010 this will mean that you will have the choice between a $100 Blu-Ray player or a $300 PS3. When the PS3 (finally) drops to $200 I wouldn't be surprised to see big named Blu-Ray players for $100 with companies like Apex Digital offering their Blu-Ray players for $50 to $75.
2) From the sales of the PS3 about all you can say is that the PS3's marketing has driven away most PS2 owners because they see it as an expensive device with little value added over the PS2 or Wii.
