-CraZed- on 04 December 2013
Yes it is different. The Kinect is an external non essential peripheral. The Bluray disc drive is integral to putting a disc in and playing a game or watching an HD movie, two things which have pretty much become integral to the console experience these days. Sure Sony could have went with DVD like the 360 but then PS3 owners wouldn't have gotten a kick-ass Bluray player for HD movies (PS3s was arguable the best in the market) and games like MGS4 would have required several discs.
There's a reason why MS and Nintendo have put Bluray players in their latest consoles.
It's apples to oranges.
