@Squid
Uhm, I think all of your points were addressed yet.
Who needs buffer RAM when you have a much larger Flash HDD? Who said that you have to ship the console with BR/DVD playback software licenses from the start go? How does Flash help companies fight piracy and 2nd hand when in the era of Digital Distribution content authentication is bound to happen on remote servers?
It's basically the model of Steam on PC (buy via download or via optical support, decrypt and authenticate your installation either way), how would a more expensive Flash medium improve it?







