Chart: System Launch Prices w/inflation

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Kwaad said:

vanguardian1 said:

Does it read gamecube-sized discs, kwaad? They had to modify an existing design, and from what I've read that took time and money.

Personally I would've preffered a top-load type disc drive, I think the Wii would last longer hardware-wise myself. :o

Yeah, slot loaders chew up CDs and DVDs. The PS3 can get away with it becuase of how durable BluRay is. (I havent found any scratches on my PS2 discs *yet* but I wont be suprised when I start getting them)
EDIT: I dont know if it reads mini-discs or not. There arent many, and the information on them is slim to none. I'm just saying, I dont think anything over 20$ is a legit number for a DVD drive. The BluRay drive on the PS3 only costs sony around 150$ now, I'd say in 4 years the drive on the PS3 will cost under 50$. (that might sound high, but DVD has been around for almost 8 years now)

The Wii has the first slot drive that accepts two disc sizes (to accomodate GC compatibility, so of course it accepts minidiscs). It's the loading mechanism that affects the price, not the reader, which is still a basic DVD one. If it was a CD drive, the mechanism would still add to the price.

And the PS3's blu-ray drive is only $125, and DVD has been around for over ten years, introduced in mid 1996.