[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi]You can? I could have sworn the Wii's price was unreleased, and is estimated at 250. That would mean at the very least, 550. Which is more than the PS3. Either way, you don't know. And Blu-Ray will NOT be UMD. That's like saying HD-DVD will be like UMD. They're the two replacements for regular DVDs, not some hack job proprietary formats.[/QUOTE]
Except that $250 is still a rumor. If you want to talk about rumors, then talk about the rumor that the Xbox will undergo a price drop when the PS3 is released. That should bring the Wii/Xbox combo to under the $500 point. Also, $550 is more than the basic package, which most will agree isn't worth getting in the first place.
I'm willing to bet that 4-6 months after the release of the PS3/first Blu-Ray players, you'll be able to get one for $300-400. Unless you really want to be an early adopter, then you get to pay your premium prices.
I agree with you here, though Nintendo is taking a big leap by basing what seems like a majority of their upcoming games on it.
Apples and oranges.
Has anything specific been announced for the PS3's online system? This is one area that I haven't really paid attention to.
One of my personal disappointments with the PS3 is that it doesn't really innovate. Microsoft has an excellent Xbox Live service, and Nintendo has the Wiimote, but Sony seems to just be trying to evolve their system. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but, as evidence by the hype around Wii, new radical changes cause a lot of buzz and excitement. I think the PS3 will be a fairly solid console, though we'll have to wait and see.
As for Blu-ray vs HD-DVD, I don't know which will win and I really don't care. I'll wait for the dust to settle before even considering getting one or the other. There's something to be said for the improved storage capacity of the discs, but I've also seen reviews of some upscaling DVD players that can deliver just as good of a picture as HD-DVD.
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