Does Sony's PS3 value argument hold up?

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ymeaga1n said:

greenmedic88 said:
It's extremely safe to say that onboard WiFi isn't adding $100 to the price of a PS3. The Wii has it. Even the $130 DS has it. It's a standard feature these days whether used or not.

The question should really be why the hell doesn't MS add it to the next MoBo redesign?

Answer: to sell $100 adapters for a $200 console.

As for Blu-Ray, that's what the games are published on. If you want to use it watch BD movies or not, whatever; it's there.

And there lies the biggest mistake sony made this generation. Forcing bluray adoption at the expense of its playstation franchise. Bluray wasn't necessary for gaming and is inferior to DVDs for gaming in all regards except space. It astounds me that people actually argue bluray adds value when the only reason it was put in the ps3 is to push sony's agenda. Forcing consumers that don't care for bluray to fork over the extra several hundred for the PS3.

 

Lol, wtf?

- Mostly region free, unlike DVD which has 9 freaking regions;

- Mandatory hard-coating, ie no disc scratching by drivers;

- I assue you're talking about PS3 drive, since you need only a 6x bd drive to outperform 20x DVD. 8x BD drivers are already on the market and soon we'll see 10-12x.

 

Among others, BD allows 7:1 lossless sound and high-res cutscenes/CGI on PS3.