Sony had 'no choice' but to include Blu-ray in PS3

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rafichamp said:

 Global PlayStation chief Kazuo Hirai has claimed that Sony was left with ‘no other choice’ than to outfit the PlayStation 3 with Blu-ray functionality.

Speaking to The Guardian at E3 last week, Hirai stated, “Purely from a gaming standpoint there was no other choice for us,” adding, “Why? The capacity of the disc. Last year’s Metal Gear Solid 4 was pushing 50GB as it was. If it was on DVD it would have been a 6 disc set.”

Unsurprisingly, the executive dismissed the possibility of having multiple discs, describing it as ‘hugely inconvenient’ for punters: “The packaging and cost would have been prohibitive and it would have been hugely inconvenient to consumers,” he explained.

“So from a gaming standpoint there was really no choice if you wanted a high definition gaming experience.”

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Tell me what you guys think. In your opinion, was adding the Blu-Ray drive smart?

Nope, it was not. Blu ray is the main reason the PS3 is in third place. That, and a weak overall library at the start of the generation. They have since addressed the game library issue tremendously.

Sony had no vision at least when it came to what optic medium to use. They should have assesed that digital distribution was the way to go. They would have made their console much cheaper even with the cutting edge hardware. They would have also had the flexibility of adding big hard drives to accomodate digital content being the primary and only form of ownership.