Now That It's All Said And Done...

[NuclearCrap]

Yeah, but what if Blue Ray fails? Remember Sony has lost a format war before.

When people can get a Blu-Ray player on the PS3 for lesser amount of money than a HD-DVD player on a X360, things will change. Intel lost to AMD for years and just take a look at them now, history doesn't always repeat itself.

Then what sort of HDD dose the 360 have if it's not interchangeable?

By interchangeable I also mean it's widely compatible, unlike X360 which can only stick to the specified Microsoft 20Gb HDD. Of course you can always buy more, but on the PS3 I would only have to buy a single 160Gb to equal 8 of your X360 HDDs since PS3 runs on SATA and is compatible with some that you use in your PC.

[2ndclasscitizen]

When people can get a Blu-Ray player on the PS3 for lesser amount of money than a HD-DVD player on a X360, things will change. Intel lost to AMD for years and just take a look at them now, history doesn't always repeat itself.

Whilst the the consoles will have some effect on which format comes out on top, I don't think they be THE determining factor. HD-DVD players are already hitting the market and it seems that disc manufacturers and drive manufacturers have been focusing on HD-DVD.

[NuclearCrap]

Whilst the the consoles will have some effect on which format comes out on top, I don't think they be THE determining factor. HD-DVD players are already hitting the market and it seems that disc manufacturers and drive manufacturers have been focusing on HD-DVD.

Independent Blu-Ray players have been hitting the market too, and judging by the number of movies on each side, I wouldn't say they're focused on HD-DVD. And remember, Columbia Pictures belongs to Sony and therefore we'll see many Blu-Ray movies on Blu-Ray format, especially the good ones.

An average independent HD-DVD player costs as much as a PS3, so my guess is that most people will either buy a PS3 or the HD-DVD add-on for their X360. I understand that an independent Blu-Ray player costs way more than an independent HD-DVD player , but as long as consoles are there to make Sony and Microsoft lose money, there isn't an expensive next-gen high-definition movie player, and PS3 makes Blu-Ray player less expensive as HD-DVD.