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

[Turkish]

Zappykins said:

Turkish said:

 

The point I was making is that 360 would still have been delayed and be more expensive than it was if it included the hd dvd drive. You're assuming the xbox would've released alongside the hd dvd format in april 2006. It would've been disastrous for its sales.

That Nielsen data from august 2006 doesn't say much, hd dvd had a 2 big releases vs none on bluray.

I was assuming under this 'What if' scenario, that the new format would have be ready to go when the Xbox 360 launched in 2005.  And that HD DVD had a clear lead at the beginning.

If it was delayed to launch with the PS3 and Wii, I can see a number of scenarios, and I'm not sure if the numbers wouldn't be within 10-20 percent of today’s.  I'll have to think about it. 

Absolutely, the year lead helped the X360 just as having a blu-ray helps the PS3.  All being equal, I'm not sure how much it would effect the final numbers as the other advantages and disadvantages are still in play.

I guess we will see better with this next gen, if Microsoft launches this fall with Sony.

Plus we will have a new 4K format war!  I don't know if you saw, but a new under $2k 4K TV is coming to the States. http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/12/seiki-50-inch-4k-1300/

 

Agreed, next gen is gonna be interesting when both of its successors will (probably) launch at the same time.