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

[azalemeth.livejournal.com]

I think the honest answer will be either "No one" (thus creating a win for HD-DVD, and, alas, AACS) or, if we're lucky "The consumer", by a price war.

*Looks at usual hollywood related prices and business practices*

Blu-ray players will be $350. Blu-ray disks themselves however, about $50 and "expire" ten weeks after you get them....

[andrewducker]

Blu-Ray is also using AACS...

Blu-Ray disks will be about the same prics as DVDs apparently:
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/sony-sets-bluray-pricing-153443.php