MS's next XBOX already looks to have several disadvantages in terms of cost

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misterd said:
Odds are by the time the XB720 is available BluRay will be ubiquitous in desktop computers, and dedicated players will be in the sub-$200 price range, putting them, at worst, equivilent to the cost of putting DVD playback in with the original XBox.

 

 More like Sub $100 and possibly Sub $50.

 

Lets not forget how quickly the Blu-Ray players are dropping.  What was it, 2 years ago they where Well over $1,000.  Cheapest being $1,000.

Now they are $350 with cheapest being $200.

2 years from now $180 with cheapest being $120

A year or two after that $100 with cheapest being $50.