Xbox 360 vs. Playstation 3 (Poll)

[Shalafi]

I think one thing being overlooked here is the Blu-ray drive. Those are supposed to hit the stores at about $1000, but the PS3 will have one for under $600. I know alot of people who bought a PS2 because it played DVD's back when a DVD player was pretty much the same cost as a PS2, that could also play games. I'm not saying everyone wil jump on the PS3 for this reason, but I believe a significant chunk of consumers who just NEED to get the latest crap will go for it.

Aside from that, the PS series has a huge fanbase and they have been waiting for this thing a good while.

[Crastabule]

I agree that it's "cool" and "hawt", but at it's current price and with current market conditions, it's just not mainstream. The Blu-ray isn't really a selling point in my opinion, because it's not even a widely produced for format. Now, in 6 months, if Blu-ray seems to be the leader for high-def format, it will be a great deal, but if it's not, then Blu-ray isn't going to push any systems.

Especially when NEC has it's dual blu-ray/HD-DVD chips coming soon. A dual format player is going to abuse most any single format player in the market place.. unless it's just way too expensive.

I'm not disagreeing with you Shalafi, but the group that NEEDS things like Blu-ray the moment it's released is not going to be enough to float Sony's boat. They may do fine, but they have a struggle ahead of them.