Sony Blu-ray in August (rumors of June release false)

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Originally Posted by Sony1

That was before the price release of the PS3, undercutting the price that Panasonic and Samsung are going to be offering their players by 500$. Panaisonic is not happy about it, it neither is Samsung. Things might appear to be rosey on the surface at AVS forum, but allot different in Japan, and Korea.

I did mention AVS but I also mentioned other places. It's widely known and accepted that Panasonic is about as pro BD as a company can be. If you think that Panasonic and Samsung, or any other company, thought that the price of the PS3 was going to be more than it is you are in denial. If anything some companies probably expected it to be even less. No one who knows anything about the gaming industry thought the PS3 would cost more than the $1000 Samsung player, much less more than the ~$1500 expected price of the Panasonic player. That's what you're suggesting, isn't it?