MikeB on 24 August 2007
@ rocketpig
Surely you're not talking about the same company that was sued for PS2 optical drives failing left and right, are you? The BD drive seems to be more reliable but after killing my Xbox drive (original 'box) and suffering through my PS2's drive slow spiral of death (it won't read sometimes, loads super-slow, and makes horrible noises), I won't be using a console as a movie player ever again.
The PS2 was a much cheaper design, most reported PS2 deaths weren't really hardware failure like we see with the XBox 360. The lens easily got dirty and thus sometimes requires cleaning and in some cases a screw loosened due to drive vibrations which requires someone to fasten it again. These issues you can be taken care of by yourself if you wish, using one of the many online tutorials.
The PS3 was fully designed for doubling as a Blu-Ray movie player in mind, it won't matter if you watch Blu-Ray movies or play Blu-Ray games on it.
