In retrospect...

[blu-backer]

Originally Posted by mykevermin

The price advantage offered by the 360 as a console has helped it sell over the PS3. For a game console, it was wise, it appears, to avoid either format.

And as far as blunders go, my three 360s in 18 months will have you know that the Red Rings of Death are a blunder unparalleled in home technology.

With Blu-Ray succeeding, Sony has now positioned themselves to become profitable on two fronts (in gaming and media), whereas their only profitable arm in recent years was its gaming division.

Best of all (for Sony and the BDA), if BD is going to become the default optical media for the next decade (and I'd be amazed if any console maker tried another "GD-ROM" like Sega did with the Dreamcast), they'll be making money for every next-gen Nintendo, MS, and Sony console and game sold - as they'll all be BD-based with BD software. Heh.

It certainly sounds like MS was more concerned about winning the game console war rather than helping win the HD-DVD war, whereas Sony appeared to have an eye on both prizes. Whether or not they can pull it off on both fronts is yet to be seen, but it's becoming more obvious that their strategy to include BD with the PS3 was brilliant.