What would you of changed if you where kutaragi?

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Hus said: Sony added Br to kill hddvd and get royalties when Br becomes the format of choice. Also the addition of BR will help in the long life f the PS3. PS3 will be the only console with Br playback capability, as prices come down and Br becomes more popular this will be a huge reason consumers choose PS3 over the others.

What happens when stand alone bluray players hit the sub $200 mark? Then you could get a Wii or 360, plus bluray from the price difference compared to PS3. Even if Sony dropped the price to slightly less than a $200 difference, say a $150, then consumers would be faced with picking up a console for the games, or a system with the Blu for just a little less than what a combined 360/bluray purchase would cost. Bluray was included in the PS3 for the wrong reasons(read, not for gaming), and it's removal would help the price immensely. Just as someone else in this post said, I think Sony was expecting a 2007 launch and got caught with their pants down by the 360. Thus they rushed the system through development and production more than they would have liked or should have. I think had the system been given a bit more development time and a later launch that we would have seen a considerably lower price, say 400, a more solidified online strategy and far fewer production issues at launch.