[quote name='gaelan']audiophile/videophiles will not consider a gaming system as their primary music/video playing device. they will have a kick ass receiver with kick ass speakers and a kick ass standalone dvd/blu ray/hddvd and a kick ass television. basically each component in their system will be dedicated as in no one in all devices such as packaged home theater systems from bestbuy[/QUOTE]
I see this argument a lot, but I really think it's missing the point. I'm planning on getting a PS3 at launch, for the games. However, that will mean I will have a Blu-Ray player as well. So I figure I might as well take advantage of it - I already have my eye on the announced BD Superman collection that's releasing later this year. I know I can't be the only one who feels this way.
This is the area that's going to give Sony the biggest boost - there's only a handful of people (comparatively) that will go out & buy a dedicated player for a new format. But there are quite a few people who will be buying PS3's over the next several years. And if they have the player, they're going to use it.
Also, I see most people when discussing the new formats say something like "I have no interest in replacing my entire collection!" Well...neither do I. But how does that relate exactly? There are a very select few I'd like to see BD versions of in the future (the Pixar films, the LotR extended editions) but for the most part, I'm content with the DVD versions of my movies. However, that doesn't mean that going forward, I won't be buying the BD versions of new movies instead - especially if the price is comperable. It's not like you have to switch formats all-or-nothing. These players WILL still play DVD's, after all, and even if they didn't most people still own DVD players. Your disks aren't going to disintegrate as soon as you bring a new format disk into your house.
I see this argument a lot, but I really think it's missing the point. I'm planning on getting a PS3 at launch, for the games. However, that will mean I will have a Blu-Ray player as well. So I figure I might as well take advantage of it - I already have my eye on the announced BD Superman collection that's releasing later this year. I know I can't be the only one who feels this way.
This is the area that's going to give Sony the biggest boost - there's only a handful of people (comparatively) that will go out & buy a dedicated player for a new format. But there are quite a few people who will be buying PS3's over the next several years. And if they have the player, they're going to use it.
Also, I see most people when discussing the new formats say something like "I have no interest in replacing my entire collection!" Well...neither do I. But how does that relate exactly? There are a very select few I'd like to see BD versions of in the future (the Pixar films, the LotR extended editions) but for the most part, I'm content with the DVD versions of my movies. However, that doesn't mean that going forward, I won't be buying the BD versions of new movies instead - especially if the price is comperable. It's not like you have to switch formats all-or-nothing. These players WILL still play DVD's, after all, and even if they didn't most people still own DVD players. Your disks aren't going to disintegrate as soon as you bring a new format disk into your house.
