Taylor B

Given that there's several PS3 owners who bought it either as: A. A Blu-Ray player or B. Multimedia device. I think it would be extremely shortsighted of Sony to complicate those user's experience. Especially as they make up a significant portion of the PS3's early install base.

However, I think it would be a great idea to give users the option to boot up in Home (turned off by default). That way users who prefer that experience can do so while those who don't can willfully ignore it.

Additionally it would be wise for them to add a start up hotkey that will override the Home boot up option to put them in the XMB. (that way users who have the option turned on can manually override it by holding Triangle, for example, in the case they just want to watch a BD movie instead of game) Perhaps even an option that works the other way too, allowing a hotkey on startup to throw right into Home, (Up on directional pad?)

It's great to have options, but I think it would a mistake for Sony to assume the Home is a one size fits all service. There's a distinctive and likely significant number of their install base that are absolutely not interested. And to force them into such a service would surely diminish their experience!

There's no HD on that 360 either. Do they usually display them that way?

Sounds fantastic, I look forward to actually seeing a video of it tomorrow if they decide to show it.

Talk about a sweet contest. I'm definitely in.

The Strokes - Soma
The Strokes - Last Nite
Weezer - Say it ain't so
Weezer - Holiday
Coldplay - Yellow
Blind Melon - No Rain
Jimi Hendrix - If 6 was 9
Snow Patrol - Hands Open
Phantom Planet - 1st things 1st

I want to hear the Strokes. Really, damn it.

I would like to mention something, and you can apply this to just about anything in tech.

When expensive things get cheaper, it's expected, but when the cheapest things, suddenly get cheaper, it's worth examining.

I didn't read a single word, but that picture is A+.

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It really depends on the context. Obviously we cannot link to every price drop in the technical market as an act of desperation. Prices drop for many reasons to spur sales, sometimes it's because competition, sometimes it's because manufacturing costs have gone down. For HD-DVD, it sounds like it's neither of those two. Sure, Blu-Ray players are dropping in price, but HDDVD still maintains the cheapest players. It seems like they're just trying to drop the price as low as possible to increase the adoption rate. But let's say something first, the "desperation manuever" comment was that of the Digital Bits, not PS3Fanboy, or Sony or anyone else.

The PS3 is different in a few ways, first, if Sony did drop their price, it would be because of lower manufacturing costs, and because it's price is significantly higher than that of the 360. Price is a major impedance to the PS3.

Toshibas HD DVD player on the other hand, is the lowest price player on the market yet they are continuing to drop the price despite the fact that this advantage has not changed.

It would be as if the 360 dropped it's price by 100 or 150 in order to drive themselves into the red just to spur sales. Sure, if their manufacturing costs had gone down, it would make sense, but what if it didn't? Even if they still maintained a 100-200 dollar price advantage over the PS3?

The PS3 is heavily criticized for being so expensive, and seeing as it's 600 and the most expensive console, there's alot of credit to that statement. So when Sony drops the price, it would be due demands for a cheaper PS3, so it would be more affordable. But really, how many knowledgable early adopters are criticizing HD DVD for being too expensive? Comparatively speaking to Blu Ray or combo players? $300 vs. $600 vs. $1200? (respectively)

Sorry if my post is messy, I was doing a few things while writing this, but I think my point stands. They're in really different positions.

Wow, this looks rather awesome.

Wheres the first person shooter option?