Nightwish224 on 11 June 2012
Yes, having bluray was essential for PS3 to stand out. Even though I personally did not have a "need" for a bluray player, I eventually bought one a year ago. $65 LG. I actually still use my DVD player (Xbox 360) + stream quite a bit. DVDs are quite cheap when buying them used (Amazon), so I'm glad there was extra competition on the market with bluray.
It sure was an investment, but look at where PS3 is now. They didn't need to compress games. PS3 normalized bluray for a signification portion of people.
Everyone needs to play Lost Odyssey! Any opposition to this and I will have to just say, "If it's a fight you want, you got it!"
