gballzack, Sony in "everything" they do arent as "monopolistic" as Microsoft. Sony do Electronic products, movies, music, video games... and we all know that there's great competition everywhere... They dont make huge profit like Microsoft who has already killed the competition and use it to kill other competitor in other market... Look at Microsoft history... there's much to say too.
So talking about control and power with Microsoft around is a little strange for me... Im very surprised.
And something that is true for the two... unmaterial movies are worst for consummer than Blu Ray... you have no control and cant resell... And Microsoft push that first...
To finish I dont understand the debate... the blu ray has a real reason to exist... you need it to fill the resolution of HD-TV. The goal is not to sell you again your DVD movies but be prepared for futur films with quality... it's the same for the sound... Better image, better sound... what's wrong? soon it will have the same price as DVD... it's a normal evolution and a nice thing for hd-tv owner... I dont think it's more a trojan horse than Direct X 10 for Vista, msn on 360, Live Anywhere, or Windows in every PC... Blu Ray movies make money for a lot more company than just Sony... The PS3 is built to have a long life it's normal for it to have a Blu Ray drive and it will be good for games there's no doubt.
Sony is known in electronic for image, audio and video... Im happy that they choosed to be ahead with an ambitious PS3 with HDMI 1.3 and Blu Ray.
Price will go down and everyone will be happy... Sony dont force you to buy.. they support the PS2...







