Is X1 forcing Kinect on us any different than PS3 forcing Bluray on us?

[S.T.A.G.E.]

Mr Puggsly said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Mr Puggsly said:

So its either Bluray or digital? Those are the only options?

Well Sony pushed DVD and eventually they considered it obsolete because they are a format and hardware company. They were the first to help bring down the costs of DVD. In the early 2000's people were still using VHS because they could not afford a DVD player and Sony took the risk on it. I believe they would be the professionals in the matter. They did help Nintendo and turn down working with Microsoft after all.

You could have just said, "No."

DVD would have gotten cheaper without Sony. Bluray would have gotten cheaper without Sony.

I assure you the world will still spin without Sony.

Think man...think. A console that sells over 160 + million has no effect on  the market price of a format? With Xbox sales afterward when Microsoft followed suit that increased it by like 24 million extra. You have got to be kidding me. So you're telling me you cannot find a Blu Ray player for $99 American after 2009 (three years after the PS3 launched)? I guess it is spin...somewhere in your mind. Sony has an advantage between both markets of influencing formats. Hardware and formats are their forte, just like Microsoft influenced OS on consoles post millenia.