Playstations and Blu-Ray players

[andrewducker]

Let's assume that the PS3 will launch for about the same price as the XBox 360 (and anything else would be suicide) at around $450.

And let's also assume that the prices floating around for Blu-Ray players is reasonable accurate and that they'll be starting at $600.

Now, as the PS3 will have a Blu-Ray player built in, who the hell is going to go into competition with Sony by releasing their own player, when they will be beaten so badly on price?

Comments

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I suspect either the PS3 will be arbitrarily crippled in some way (unlikely) or it will just lack certain 'top end' features.

Those top end features will lead to videophiles adopting the top end players (that cost more than the PS3), everyone else will get a PS3 (win for Sony)... after awhile of course the cost will go down and blu-ray players will start to cost less than the PS3.

I remember a number of people I know bought a PS2 because it also played DVDs - and this was at a time when DVD players were not cheap, and the lower end ones were certainly not good. Probably something similar will happen.

I'm not sure when the other format (HD-DVD?) comes out, but I suspect the competition with that may play into things a bit (although at this stage I woudl be surprised if the Sony backed option did not come up trumps).

[johnbobshaun.livejournal.com]

I suspect either the PS3 will be arbitrarily crippled in some way (unlikely) or it will just lack certain 'top end' features.

This is a very good point. Don't quote me on this but I think I heard most stand alone Blu-Ray players are going to be read/write. PS3 will be read only. I'll try and find a link to substantiate this.