Does the Wii prove that the HD razor/blade model is flawed?

[MaxwellGT2000]

Squilliam said:

MaxwellGT2000 said:

So I'm not saying Blu-ray was the smart move cause it might not pay off until next gen which may be a gamble but if the next Xbox and new Nintendo console start using blu-ray discs that could be good for Sony, if HD DVD had won all investments into blu-ray for Sony would have been a loss.  Personally I think Sony should have kept the PS3 with just DVD tech made a cheaper console, made blu-ray players really in demand by bringing a lot of studios over to make movies for it and beating HD-DVD without having to drag the PS3 into it.  Then save Blu-ray tech for next gen when games will need it more, plus the tech becomes better so they can load faster without installs.

Thanks, I deleted the stuff I wasn't going to respond to in order to keep the thread tidier.

The question of which medium they use is still definately up in the air. They don't have to use all of the Blu Ray spec for their game discs to keep licensing costs down or to give them a disc which gives them better properties for what they want to use them for. Say for example they could use a higher density disc with a smaller form factor like the GC disc which was a subset of DVD to give them a better form factor for content distribution and to package their console smaller as an example. In that case the patents may only apply to one or two of the subsidiaries of the BR alliance and therefore they can cut their own deal in regards to royalties. As it stands its up in the air how they will distribute their content and one of the lessons learnt from the Wii is that a smaller form factor yields multiple benefits.

Yeah since a smaller disc even GC size but still a subset of Blu-ray could still hold more than a DL DVD and cut a few middlemen out.  Wasn't the license issue the reason why DVD playback not allowed in the Wii?  Cause Nintendo talked about a Wii with a DVD player built in could come later prior to launch on IGNs site.