Microsofts goal was to lose billions ... not this generation!!

If they thought digital digistribution was the key, wouldn't they have thought to include a bigger HDD from day one?

@kowenicki:

I 100% agree with you. The marketplace obviously sells a lot more than the PSN store. Thanks to the Live points system as well, as not everybody owns a credit card.


I thought only the 360 had a video marketplace, since when is there a videostore on PSN?

who care about movies anyway ?

Digital distribution will be far far bigger than Blu Ray. See Blu Ray still has ways to go before it even fathoms replacing DVD. I just don't think it will replicate the success of DVD. What we will see though is internet speeds sky rocketing over the next few years with ever cheaper and bigger hard drives. Sony knows digital distribution is a threat to Blu Ray but knows it can't stop it so has wisely taken some steps to be ready for the digital distribution take off (which is already happening).

Sony messed up with Minidisc vs MP3, I don't think they will let their previous arrogance mess up with Blu Ray vs Digital Distribution.

while the ps3 may have like 5 full games. Steam has over like 100 (at a guess) so thats probably the future of dlc

Microsoft are easily dominating the online/downloadable space, and going from strength to strength.

I'd much rather disc.

Mass market digital distribution is not as close as many people here seem to think. An HD capable physical format was needed and the answer was Blu-ray. In 5 years it will still be needed, and Blu-ray will still be there.

We would never know the outcome if HDDVD was included in Xbox 360.