I wouldn't go as far as calling having a DVD drive 'copying'. DVD was the standard format for movies and games for well over a year before the Xbox came out. It's like saying Nintendo copied Atari because they used cartridges.
This is a bit of a feisty situation we have going on here now. The main reason people say Sony copied Nintendo is because, the very day after Nintendo unveiled their amazing controller to thunderous applause, Sony unveiled their 'tacked-on' motion controls. Since we'd never even heard anything about new functions for the PS3 controller, it seemed like they pulled an all-nighter and drew up the plans for their conference the next day. This idea was exacerbated by the fact that no launch games used the motion controls well, and few have since.
Microsoft waited quite a long time to get their motion-sensing controller out, and even now (if it exists) it will only be a barely-used peripheral rather than the standard. However, the fact that the supposed scans show it being nearly identical to the Wii-mote lends credence to the fact they could also be trying to cash in on Wii's success.
So, the question is, who is really 'copying' and who's just going with what's popular?
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