Was Blu Ray a mistake?

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In my eyes, it was definitely a mistake. Without BluRay, PS3 would...:

 i) Be $200 cheaper, with the top model retailing for around $400. 360 or cheaper price. The 360 would struggle to compete against this. 

 ii)  BluRay was reponsible for delaying the PS3 - for as much as 6 months:

    - this would have (probably) forced the Wii to launch earlier (and be less cool/polished)|
    - the 360 would have 2-3 mill LESS units in the market when the PS3 launched
    - by today, there would be more PS3's on the market, more titles and less 360 exclusives

iii) BluRay was also responsible for reduced production capacity at launch. In addition to launching earlier, these may be an extra 1mill PS3's on the market (say after 1 month from launch).

iv) Nothing stopping Sony from releasing TWO models of PS3 - one with BluRay (later), one without. Most (all?) games would launch on DVD - some would come on 2 or 3 DVD's - or 1 BluRay. No big deal really. They could also release stand-alone BluRay drives.

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The landscape today would be completely different if Sony took this strategy. There may have been 1-2mill LESS 360's sold - and another 2-3mill (or more?) PS3's sold - putting them almost head-2-head. Sony would be well on the way to trouncing the 360, and turning this into a 2-horse race.

My opinion anyway ;)