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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 2939219" data-attributes="member: 4779"><p>That means that the system, at the moment, is not for you. Do you have a setup that can take a HD signal? If not then of course you couldn't care less about this feature. To offer a counterpoint, I am already budgeting for a 1080p TV sometime in the next 2 years even though my current 720p/1080i model will still make the 360/PS3 graphics pop off the screen, which they will and are are doing currently.</p><p></p><p>No, it like someone saying they need a new car, living on a $0,000 salary and walking around the BMW lot and saying the cars are a rip off. Duh, of course they are. They don't need one. Not right now. You just need a car and you can afford a good one, but you don't need the BMW, which is what the PS3 is right now - especially with no confirmed launch games that are "must have."</p><p></p><p>Check yourself, mang. Better lump HD-DVD in there as well. The companies backing both formats are basically even. BR may have a slight edge at the moment but it changes so much that I've given up on following it. </p><p></p><p>Bah,I say. Some games will be $60 a pop, just like the 360. Others will be $50. Probably 1st party games, just like the MS stuff. What are you worried about? The high price? It won't stay there forever. By the time that the library is big enough to really matter to the general population you'll be able to get one(maybe not the true HD version) for about $400 which is more than reasonable for the tech. And still, the bottom line is that it is all about the games. If they are good, the system will sell. If they stink, it won't.</p><p></p><p>I think Sony is pure genius for this move, as I've said before. The initial launch will sell out easily, especially in Japan even if the launch titles stink (which will probably be the case). Sony doesn't need to sell the first batch of PS3s at a cheap price, people will scoop them up. Then after they have a few good games floating around (8-14 months after launch) then they drop the price by $100 for each system and there will be tons of BR titles out there and even more households with HDTVs (they are selling *very* well and the intall base is growing like wildfire). So, Blu-Ray <strong>does</strong> matter. People who can get the quality out of the higher capacity discs will enjoy a superior picture and sound. They will pay through the nose to get it but the option is there. Developers will make games that take advantage of it.</p><p></p><p>Good times, all around I forsee. All the Wii has to do is release 6-10 really good games a year like Sony & Microsoft will and people will get their games at the price point they are comfy with. I'm more concerned with Nintendo holding up their end of the bargain. With the exception of a few games per year outside their first party games, the last two Nintendo systems have stunk. 2-3 first rate games per year like the GC & N64 won't cut it this time just like the last 2 gens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 2939219, member: 4779"] That means that the system, at the moment, is not for you. Do you have a setup that can take a HD signal? If not then of course you couldn't care less about this feature. To offer a counterpoint, I am already budgeting for a 1080p TV sometime in the next 2 years even though my current 720p/1080i model will still make the 360/PS3 graphics pop off the screen, which they will and are are doing currently. No, it like someone saying they need a new car, living on a $0,000 salary and walking around the BMW lot and saying the cars are a rip off. Duh, of course they are. They don't need one. Not right now. You just need a car and you can afford a good one, but you don't need the BMW, which is what the PS3 is right now - especially with no confirmed launch games that are "must have." Check yourself, mang. Better lump HD-DVD in there as well. The companies backing both formats are basically even. BR may have a slight edge at the moment but it changes so much that I've given up on following it. Bah,I say. Some games will be $60 a pop, just like the 360. Others will be $50. Probably 1st party games, just like the MS stuff. What are you worried about? The high price? It won't stay there forever. By the time that the library is big enough to really matter to the general population you'll be able to get one(maybe not the true HD version) for about $400 which is more than reasonable for the tech. And still, the bottom line is that it is all about the games. If they are good, the system will sell. If they stink, it won't. I think Sony is pure genius for this move, as I've said before. The initial launch will sell out easily, especially in Japan even if the launch titles stink (which will probably be the case). Sony doesn't need to sell the first batch of PS3s at a cheap price, people will scoop them up. Then after they have a few good games floating around (8-14 months after launch) then they drop the price by $100 for each system and there will be tons of BR titles out there and even more households with HDTVs (they are selling *very* well and the intall base is growing like wildfire). So, Blu-Ray [b]does[/b] matter. People who can get the quality out of the higher capacity discs will enjoy a superior picture and sound. They will pay through the nose to get it but the option is there. Developers will make games that take advantage of it. Good times, all around I forsee. All the Wii has to do is release 6-10 really good games a year like Sony & Microsoft will and people will get their games at the price point they are comfy with. I'm more concerned with Nintendo holding up their end of the bargain. With the exception of a few games per year outside their first party games, the last two Nintendo systems have stunk. 2-3 first rate games per year like the GC & N64 won't cut it this time just like the last 2 gens. [/QUOTE]
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