Would PS3 use Blu-Ray if format war didnt happen?

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Mr Puggsly said:

VGKing said:

Zappykins said:
I am going to revise what I said. After thinking about how many people I know who bought a PS3 because it could play Blu-rays.

So having a Blu-ray significantly helped the PS3's sales. But the format war significantly damaged disc sales, the industry, and launched the door to streaming.

Also, I think Microsoft pushed streaming, and their 1080P 5.1 streaming more because they had to counter blu-ray.

LOL. Streaming is just part of the digital revolution.
Streaming really took off with Netflix. Microsoft had nothing to do with it.

MS had something to do with it. They helped push using digital streaming on televisions via their popular console. If Sony had it their way, they would prefer people just stuck with Bluray.

Exactly. Sony wanted to see Blu-rays all over the market, just like DVD, and I am sure this won't ever happen again. Yes, picture quality of Blu-ray by now is better than streaming but this will eventually change. Optical discs don't have a future - not in gaming, not in music, not in movies.