I think that alot of people are broke and can only splurge on so many luxuries. With blu ray you spend 39.95 to buy "jumper" or on xbox you can download it for seven bucks and dispose of it. For olders movies and shows high in any format only makes so much of a difference.
Right now the selling points of the systems are Wii, cheap and unique with something for everyone in a family, Xbox wealth of gamesand transition into high def for consumers. Playstation has that but they are missing big name unique games. Metal gear solid isn't enough. This is all happening going into the holiday season. Wii should do well as always , Xbox will sell strongly, but the ps3 will stall. Just how i see it, No hate for anyone

Interesting. Of course we know that Sony also has a tv/movie download service in the works, but will it be able to compete? Details on both services seem pretty scarce. Will the Xbox Netflix be completely covered by your existing Netflix subscription, or will there be extra fees? If it's all-inclusive, I'd call that a pretty big selling point (though I don't imagine it'll be available to me in Canada).

Consoles are ideal platforms for the future of tv and movie downloads, because they're already in many homes, they're highly capable media devices, and they're closed systems (which allows distributors to control their content without imposing absurd restrictions). But none of these services are going to take off until they're covered by a simple monthly fee rather than pay-per-view nonsense. That's the future of television.

Well I for one am psyched about the Netflix connection. It's a great bonus as I already do both Netflix and Live. And would anyone buy the 360 just for that as some people do the PS3 for just Blu-Ray? No. But it's another point on the checklist. Do we know a date for this service?

Because price was a major factor in the Others region all this time right? Suddenly that extra 50 dollars will send people out in groves...

you don't have to buy each movie you watch on netflix though..... Isn't there a flat rate?

And also: don't blu-ray films cost 30-40 $? Oh wait, they do!

Bluray isn't dead PS3 isn't dead.

This, now this is dead:

so...if I have to believe you....that means:

Wii is the ultimate Win?...because you said putting fans aside...and the Wii is selling..and sales keep going hot..and the things it keeps adding keeps people excited..

so it wins out of both?...so both ps3 and 360 are dead?...weird....you sounded like a 360 fanboy..

Its funny, with all this talk of how good Live is, how many of you xbox 360 owners even buy all that stuff thats available?

Personally i do agree the PS3 has now just taken a mortal blow but not because of Netflix.

Japan doesn't matter this gen because the PS3 isn't selling there neither is the 360.
But in NA this will probably spark the end of the PS3. I would expect July NPD to be a very bad month for it.
The reason is simple. There are few reasons now for people to pay double to play the same games. There are fewer reasons now to buy a PS3. And in NA the gap is 7m and increasing if VGC sales are true. There are no games on the horizon for the PS3 that make you think i'd better rush out and get it. Where as the 360's numbers just keep increasing. The Fallout 3 download thing shows this. It is very much like what happened to Gamecube which i must remind people actually sold 21m units, double almost what the PS3 has.
Europe is a place that is neck and neck so again i can imagine FFXIII will spur on sales on a cheaper machine. I'm from UK and more people play 360 here. I know that FFXIII going multi-platform here will lose Sony a lot of consoles sold.

As someone else pointed out Sony are winning in Worldwide sales per week. But that number is around 20k a week, 100k max a month. That is tiny. And looking at the figures you see that the PS3 figures are actually decreasing. All it takes is something big to rock the boat which further decreases PS3 sales and increases 360 sales and once again the PS3 is on the back foot. The problem for Sony is then what is on the horizon to re-shift the trend in their favour? At this point in time not much. Tommorow will be vital for PS3, if they come out with few new exclusives and talk of games years away like the previous 2 E3's then that will probably be it. If you watch last e3's your see they delivered on only one of their titles. The rest got delayed. So they are under massive pressure now, they have to give people a reason to part with £300 for a console, they have to give a reason to pay more then a 360 and Wii combined. Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 are not enough.

I actually agree that Microsoft just pulled an 800-pound gorilla out of their ass, but to be fair, Sony still has their own E3 conference, which is also sure to impress.

And this thread was terribly conceived.