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Originally Posted by NARMAK
I can understand your point, HOWEVER, the majority of PS3 owners were still gamers & as such, it was important that they were informed & got involved, in essence they became the MAIN people to help this format war
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You are probably correct.
But a less than stellar set of great game titles at launch made the PS3 more appealing as a movie player than a game console in my opinion. That and the price tag.
At launch Stand-alone BD players were $1000 or more.
PS3 was $600 or less.
At the store where I work, we had an overnight lineup for the launch of the PS3. When we asked them what was their reason for buying the PS3, it was mostly the addition of a Blu-ray player that put them over the top.
There were some hardcore gamers in that line-up, yes. But mostly everyone already knew and were excited about it as a Blu-ray Player.
As a store we also underestimated the demand for the blu-ray remote add-on. We had lots of second controllers, but only 6 remotes. All the remotes sold day one. The second controllers weren't in such high demand.
The oddity that is the PS3 is a hard nut to crack. I have a feeling we'll be trying to define the term "gamer" before long.
If because I bought a PS3 that makes me a gamer, then yes... Gamers won this war for Blu-ray.