As far as the Blu-Ray vs DVD storage is is concerned, please read this article http://www.gamesfirst.com/index.php?id=1132 it amazes me at how much false hype Sony can generate about a format, but look at it this way the PS3 would have been out 3 months ago if it weren't for Sony putting Blu-Ray into the PS3...but now it won't be out for another 8 months....
There is one reason that Sony is using blu-ray, it's a format war, Sony doesn't want to lose this one like they lost the last one (anyone remember Betamax?) and they're putting all their eggs in one basket with pushing the bluray format onto all gamers with the PS3, it's an excellent strategy for getting your format out on the market and getting the leap on format, however it's us the gamers that are paying to become pawns of one of Sony's wars. (I WILL buy a PS3 since I'm a hardcore MGS fan, however I'd much rather save a few hundred bucks and get a DVD based PS3 than having Sony shove a bluray drive down my throat just so I can play MGS)
Sony sez "no change" to PlayStation 3 launch date
Mar 16th 2006 3:53PM (Engadget)it amazes me at how much false hype Sony can generate about a format, but look at it this way the PS3 would have been out 3 months ago if it weren't for Sony putting Blu-Ray into the PS3...but now it won't be out for another 8 months....
PS3 doubts growing
Mar 2nd 2006 9:10PM (Joystiq)