PS3 final UK price confirmed

[Mike Fishcake]

that only applies to HDDVD though isnt it? arnt blue ray discs more expensive to make?

I think that's the case, yes. I've heard that a lot of DVD manufacturing machinery can be easily adapted to HD DVD whereas BR needs a different manufacturing process.

I'm probably paraphrasing there BTW, I personally have absolutely no idea at all how they work

[UKMuFFiN]

is not because blueray uses a blue laser?

[Stoo]

DVD did have a competitor in the early days - D-VHS

but that died quicker than betamax did..

[Mike Fishcake]

DVD did have a competitor in the early days - D-VHS

but that died quicker than betamax did..

But that's a tape though?

[UltraMagnus]

i think, i am going to buy one as soon as it comes out.

i really hope somone hacks it so that you can run linux or windows on it, all that powah! a pc of the same spec would cost alot more

[schmunk]

all that powah! a pc of the same spec would cost alot more

Ah, but will it cost more in Spring 2007 (or whatever the release date is supposed to be now)... Perhaps not so much.

[Stoo]

But that's a tape though?

Yup, but D-VHS had the benefit of being able to read your old vhs collection, and people were very insistant at the time - the attitude was "why would anyone want to watch a film on a disc?" and "nobody is going to rebuy their collections, so d-vhs is the ideal solution"

oops

Then of course dvd's made it into pc's etc and that sealed d-vhs's fate.

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray aren't all that far removed btw - it's mainly political, so the costs involved aren't going to be that different.

It's mostly a bunch of mud-slinging.

[directhex]

i think, i am going to buy one as soon as it comes out.

i really hope somone hacks it so that you can run linux or windows on it, all that powah! a pc of the same spec would cost alot more

hack it? linux out of the box

[UltraMagnus]

hack it? linux out of the box

i dont think so, it only uses EXT3 as the file system so they dont have to lisance FAT from M$

[directhex]

i dont think so, it only uses EXT3 as the file system so they dont have to lisance FAT from M$

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[ky2900]

Well PS3 was always going to win in Japan. M$ can't give 360s away over there. But in Europe there are hardly any HDTVs about anyway so the Bluray attraction is going to be slim.

its only 288 in japan. is ps3 region free then??

[j.o.s.h.1408]

its only 288 in japan. is ps3 region free then??

no but i heard the games are. much like a psp where the system aint regionf ree but ,ost of teh games are. either way i guarantee that a ps3 wont sell more than a wii because teenagers and kids cannot afford one.

Only the hard core fans and adults alike can possible purchase such a system..to me, a console worth more than 200 is not a decent price for a console TBH. if you double the price of a ps3 plus add anotehr 100 or 200 punds. you could easily build a decent gaming rig

[Stoo]

either way i guarantee that a ps3 wont sell more than a wii because teenagers and kids cannot afford one.

That was the same argument against the playstation2.. look how many that sold..

[Klo]

People probably buy more PS3's than Wii's because Sony have the brand name behind them.
Although Nintendo have a good reputation, more people have heard of Playstation than Wii.

An advantage the Wii has though is the price. PP3 sales will probably only kick off when it becomes sub-£380.

[Parm]

There's no doubt that all three of the next gen consoles will sell, and sell well.
The 360, Wii, PS3 will all be a success as each of them have such a strong following.

One thing that interests me though is which is more popular, Sony or Nintendo? Yes Playstation is a lot more popular than Wii.
But, is Sony really more popular than Nintendo? Clearly they've had a lot more success over the past few generations. Yet I still feel that Nintendo is still THE name of gaming.
Mario of course, is still the daddy.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

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Mario of course, is still the daddy.

no SONIC is