Captain X

I dont see the same type of function coming out of the PS3 controller as the Wii controller. The Wii controller is more like an analog controller/mouse type of control that is tied more directly into onscreen movement. The PS3 gyroscopic style movement is more indicitive of the old Logitech controllers that were made for flight sims and FPS games. The concept of moving the controller to control onscreen action instead of relying on direct button input is slightly different so I really dont see someone using the PS3 controller to slash a sword or swing a baseball bat mainly because it is a two-handed control. The more freestyle movement of the Wii control gives it an advantage in function. As far as MS losing third party support because of not having the function built it, who is to say that they cant make a controller that has Wii like function later in its life. Perhaps they are willing to see if the gamble that Nintendo is taking will garner the support of the gaming community. They already have a head start. It is not unheard of for special controls to come out to support certain games. Right now Wii is based around the technology, PS3 is using it as a available feature. We all know how well all those available features on the PSP are being fully utilized "he says with a hint of sarcasm". Only time will tell. Speculate all you want.

I think most people are just missing the point of the name. Oh well I guess the fact that Nintendo is the only game company to actually turn a profit means little to most people. I personally think the name is clever. "Wii"(pronounced like "we") The we that appartly everyone who is making fun of the name is thinking of is what they used to call urinating when they were 2 or 3 years old. If that is where your mind goes then maybe you are not mature enough to be using a computer. Give it a rest and rest assured that even if it was calll the Nintendo Pu(pronounced poo) it still will be the machine to have to play the great Nintendo exclusive titles that have reinvented and defined video gaming since the 80's" No matter how many Xbox's or Playstations come out, Nintendo will still remain the company that brought us some of the greatest games ever made and they will forever be rememberred as in an innovator, whether it is the dopey PowerGlove, or Virtua Boy, or the DS and now the Wii. So for pitty sake grow up.

One other thing from reading these other posts we are all over the board. But here is how I see the Blu-Ray and the extranious extra crap Sony is packing into this machine that are hiking the price up.
1. If you want to use Blu-Ray you have to pay Sony, which as was mentioned is not something that I think alot of movie studios are willing to do.
2. Exactly how much space does an HD movie take up on a DVD? 50GB is alot of space I have a 20GB iPod and that little bugger holds alot of music at a reasonable quality.
3. Does all this extra space mean better or longer games or just shinier ones?
4. How happy will Toshiba, Hitachi, Pioneer, etc. be to be selling a machine they had to pay Sony to licence technology from for twice as much as a machine that Sony itself makes. Hmm. These companies cant cut the hardware price as low because they dont have a software library to sell to make up the difference.
5. Extra Crap - how many people have 1 TV that supports 1080p let alone 2 that want to hook up side by side to play games on? How many USB devices does a console need to interactwith at the same time? Why 2 GB ethernet ports? Most people wont use any of these features. I bet if the PS3 had been designed as a HDDVD drive with 1 ethernet port, maybe 4 USB ports, and 1 HDMI port it could sell for considerably less than it will.
It seems like Sony assumes its brand loyalty is so strong that they can do whatever they like and everyone will buy it? I for one am not on the bandwagon for any of this I dont think any one company should control the technology to a data storage medium.

If it is going to be a less expesive blu-ray player that just happens to play games does that mean it is an inferior blu-ray player? Hmm

As most PS2 owners know the PS2 makes a pretty lousy DVD player. The DVD drive and its ability to play DVDs out of the box is what gave it the edge in Japan. MOst Japanese gamers bought the PS2 because it was cheaper than most DVD players available at the time. Does Sony hope to repeat that and force us all to use Blu-Ray just because. What if we dont want to pay $30 for our movies. When DVD's came out they were $30 and the players were $500, Now DVD's can be scored for under $10 and a player for around $50. Note that DVD's really started taking off once the price dropped. I am not excited about a new media format I am tired of re-purchasing my movies and music because the format changed. I know the Blu-Ray players will play my old DVD's but will it up-convert them and make them look like broadcast TV looks on my HDTV? HDDVD makes more sense in terms of price and backward compatability, imo. Beta was higher fidelity that VHS but the price of the player, the tapes themselves and the reduced storage was a killer. Sony is simply trying to use its position as the king of the ring in the game world to push a new proprietory media format on the world. That is the way I see it.

Again, who cares if the Revolution will play DVD's. Why waste any of the lifespan of a gaming machine watching movies on it? Personally I buy Nintendo consoles for the first party games. I have my 360 for everything else. Nintendo makes the best games and if you look over lists of the best games of all time you will see the majority of them are Big N originals. Mario,Zelda,Metroid. So really who cares if my video game machine which plays classic nintendo games a la Live Arcade, plays my current GC titles and opens the door to more Nintendo original goodies and a neat new way to play games. Good games not gimmicks. So the PS3 can scramble your eggs and wipe your butt all while playing a DVD on one TV and yet another sequal to some played out game on the other. Whoopie, long live good games, down with gimmicks.