MikeB on 18 August 2007
@ Sporticus
Choice or not, the point wasn't whether the PS3 helped the consumer but rather whether it helped Sony themselves or not. Furthermore, for a console to be successful (at least a Playstation console), its needs the market's majority or at least a sizeable sum, something it can't achieve as a luxury "choice" item. Why do you think the man who designed it was forced to resign (or was he demoted) after its release?
What the PS3 does for Sony remains to be judged 5 years from now. Remember all the "PS2 is Doomed" stories from when the PS2 launched and all the criticism for using a DVD drive (at the time I stated on forums it was a good choice).
