is the x-box 720 DOA?

[That Guy]

Price is exactly why I'm saying that they should just get piecemeal a system from whats available!

Here it is in a nutshell.

Custom = expensive

Using what's existing = cheap.

A wii is basically a GCN that's twice as fast, isn't it? Thus Wii = cheap.
PS3 = custom Cell processor = expensive.