Does MS really deserve praise for "listening" to consumers ??

[Puppyroach]

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

Puppyroach said:

Buying Sony PR BS all the way, are we? They always had the choice of not putting that Bluray player in, but they did it since they were a big investor into the format and used their fans to get a foothold in the marketplace. At least I acknowledge that they both behave exactly the same way whenever they come from having a strong position in the market.

You do realize this makes no sense right? Sony didn't know blue ray would be a problem till after they lanched. Since the PS3 was not only developed to use BluRay but it also had Blu-ray games, it would be impossible for them to change without worsening the situation if not killing the system outright.

Notice, How Sony stuck with Blu-Ray, took a loss on the system, and the price was only reduced after manufacturing methods went down in price

How could they not know it wouldn't be a problem? They knew the cost of developing Bluray (which they are a cofounder of) so ofcourse they knew the system would be insanely expensive, they just hoped PS2 fans would swallow it anyway. Otherwise they would've gone a cheaper route if their focus was consumers.