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psychoBrew on 12 December 2008
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Bboid said:
psychoBrew said:
Bboid said:
psychoBrew said:
oliist said:
Because Sony did all they could in the last few years to ruin their own nimbus that was build up in first two PlayStation eras.
And that is the result.

It's like they got scared of Microsoft and started focusing on the Xbox 360 instead of the PS1 and 2 fan base.  That, and as already stated, Blue Ray was a mistake for the console (though great for the format).

 

howso?

Blue Ray has a very limited fan base, caused delays, slowed down loading times, and greatly increased the cost of the PS3.  While Blue Ray on the PS3 was great for the movie format war, people that didn't care about HD movies would rather save money and buy the cheaper 360.  Blue Ray is an added expense with a limmited apeal and some negative aspects.  If everybody wanted a Blue Ray player, the story would have been different.

 

 

you should really look into the actual cost of the blu ray diode in the ps3 before you cite cost.  Part of the purpose of blu ray is for storage space to prevent multiple disc releases as they saw it as potentially problematic.  And slow load times?  Not any slower than disc read times on my 360.  Your entire reasoning is both opinion and BS.

Blue Ray has certainly come down in price, but it's still pricey and was a significant factor in the PS3's high intorductory price.  As of April this year, a Blue Ray player cost Microsoft about $100 where a DVD drive costs $20.  While the costs for Sony could be cheaper, divisions in large companies rarely give eachother price breaks (each division has goals to meet, and having worked at a few fortune 500 and fortune 100 companies, I know it's often cheaper to work with a third party than it is to work with other groups in the same company).  I don't think the actual cost for Blue Ray for the division that produces the Play Station would be much cheaper than what Microsft has to pay.  Blue Ray is still a factor.

You're right that I don't know exactly what the load times on the PS3 or 360 are.  I'm repeating information heard in this forum about installs on the PS3 being required due to the slow speed of Blue Ray where installs are not required on the Xbox.  I do think that Blue Ray will be much more practical on the next set of consoles.