By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
brendude13 on 11 June 2012
Edit Thread
Jay520 said:
brendude13 said:
Definitely.

1.) Blu-Ray movies increased the sales of the PS3,

2.) made Blu-Ray a success and it was a brilliant feature to have

. 3.) Some games also took advantage of it, while it's not exactly a big deal, it eased pressure on developers to compress or remove content and assets and allowed uncompressed video files which were easier to make (mostly) and looked far better than in-game cutscenes.

4.) Blu-Ray bumped up the price of the PS3, but not by too much, it would have made SONY more money instead of losing money.


1.) Yes but, the ability to play Blu Rays Vs Lower Price. Which would have helped it more?

2.) True. However, was the Format War worth winning considering DVD is till largely prevelant AND Digital media is clearly taking over?

3.)This is true, but there are only a handful of PS3 exclusives that look/sound/perform better than the best on the 360, and only marginally so. It's not really a big deal imo. A lot of the best selling games aren't technical powerhouses anyway. And for the ones that are, technicals aren't that important compared to the games' gameplay, story, longevity, appeal, etc.

I find this hard to believe. Espescially considering the standard price of a Blu Ray Player once ranged well over the cost of the PS3. You may be right though.

1.) I would say Blu-Ray would have helped more, the price impact wouldn't have been that significant, especially after a few years. If SONY had included the Blu-Ray player and priced it like they intended to if they hadn't included a Blu-Ray player I'm sure they would have profited off winning the format war.

2.) DVD wouldn't have cut it, there needed to be a HD format, if SONY hadn't pushed Blu-Ray then HD DVD would have been made anyway and would be in the same position that Blu-Ray is in now. Has SONY profited from Blu-Ray? If they have, then yes, I do think it was worth winning the format war. As for DVD's still being the most popular format, that's down to consumer ignorance and the lack of advertising for HD movies. I'm not a fan of digital movies, they're far too reliant on internet connection and they have the same bit-rate as DVD's. Just like games, I prefer digital copies, the better quality is just a bonus.

3.) I agree with you there, it isn't that important and it's being bottlenecked by all the other components. While it isn't that important, it's still a bonus.