Looking back... adding Bluray probably wasnt the smartest idea

think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

Bluray was the reason why most people bought a PS3 when it first came out. I think it was a really smart decision for Sony and set them up to win the format war.

Blu-ray is one of the things helping Sony sell the PS3. Also it is nice to see devs taken advantage of all that extra space on the disc.

Actually alot of people bought the PS3 just for Blu-Ray. And even now when someone is looking to buy either a 360 or PS3, Blu Ray will sway some people over to the PS3 side. Not to mention without PS3 Blu-Ray probably would've lost the format war, or atleast HD-DVD would still be in the fight.

what? you mean playing Movies in Full 1080p isn't a good idea? HA-AH!

Didn't I see a thread with this exact same title like a week ago?

But on topic, at least I don't have to buy a blu ray player now :D

BluRay is the only thing saving the PS3 right now.KHAndAnime

it may have seemed rediculous and expensive but imo deserved to win the format war. if the ps3 didnt promote blu ray im positive hd dvd would still exist and still be a format war, which was annoying. im glad one of the got killed off early to stop it. some ps3 games take advantage of blu rays which is a good thing and im very happy i forked out for it as it was the cheapest blu ray player and one of the best besides the ever faster disk read speeds in players now days. its still a good base blu ray player today. without it we wouldnt have as much wide spread hd movies and now that the format war is over alot of blu rays are cheaper. most release at half the price they used to unless you go to really expensive stores and most older titles go for a third of what they did when first released. it is definately slowly taking over dvd as everything moves to hd. im very happy with blu ray.

No. B/C is what cost the PS3 so much.Sandallman

[QUOTE="Sandallman"]No. B/C is what cost the PS3 so much.jasonharris48

Yeah since the "BluRay player" costs the same as a Xbox 360 and can play all of the same multiplat games the 360 has.

It's production cost consistently reduced year over year and it prevented a massive Asian piracy community that have plagued the last two playstations.

Personally the only negative effect BR has on PS3 is the slower drive.

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[QUOTE="Sandallman"]No. B/C is what cost the PS3 so much.LegatoSkyheart

Yeah since the "BluRay player" costs the same as a Xbox 360 and can play all of the same multiplat games the 360 has.

I wasn't trying to be a smart ass about it. I know how a PS3 cost BTW. I just didn't think adding BC was all that expensive. Also why bring up the 360?

jasonharris48

That's my fault my friend I mis-read your post and was being butt hurt about it.

think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

xnacommunityxna

It was only tough in the beginning but now price is low as the other consoles. I dont know if they filled the disc in any game yet but it is nice to not be limited by disc-space like 360.

think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

xnacommunityxna

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think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

Warriorboy1990

[QUOTE="Warriorboy1990"][QUOTE="xnacommunityxna"]

think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

jasonharris48

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[QUOTE="Warriorboy1990"]Guess you forgot MGS4 huh?Warriorboy1990

[QUOTE="Warriorboy1990"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Naughty Dog took advantage of the Blu-ray disc too when developing Uncharted 2 and so is QD when it comes toHeavy Rain. I'm pretty sure Poly is taking advantage of the disc for GT5 (all the cars that game has)

jasonharris48

Wait, how wasn't Blu-Ray a good idea? Not only is it the only thing keeping it the 360 in terms of sales right now but it also won Sony the format war which for them was a big enough on its own, even if the PS3 was going to fail because of it.

think about it.... when the Playstation 3 was first released it cost WAY too much if the Bluray wasnt included then it would have brought down the price significantly. its 2010 and no game has even come close to harnessing the full potential of bluray discs (except maybe final fantasy, which could have been put on two discs).....

the better idea would have been to wait until next gen to include it.... do you agree SW?

xnacommunityxna

Dude. The only reason I have a PS3 is because it has a Blu-Ray player.

It's production cost consistently reduced year over year and it prevented a massive Asian piracy community that have plagued the last two playstations.

Personally the only negative effect BR has on PS3 is the slower drive.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]BluRay is the only thing saving the PS3 right now.Panosola

Zero Hackers/Pirates is very good right now. So Blu-ray is good in its own way.

[QUOTE="Panosola"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]BluRay is the only thing saving the PS3 right now.NAPK1NS

He was being sarcastic.

The blu ray format itself proves you wrong.

It's production cost consistently reduced year over year and it prevented a massive Asian piracy community that have plagued the last two playstations.

Personally the only negative effect BR has on PS3 is the slower drive.

Blue-Sky

The important question is, however: How useful is Blueray now that people can just stream movies off of the internet for a fraction of the cost (and if you know what you're doing, save them to your HD as well ;)). Netflix, video on demand, Vreel, Hulu, and many other sources are just the beginning. Now that everyone is hooking up (or has the capability to hook up) their PC's to their televisions, the consumer has a plethora of formats to choose from.

Personally, I still like Divx.

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[QUOTE="Warriorboy1990"] Really? How big was Uncharted 2? MGS4 was like 49gb big, I think.Warriorboy1990

[QUOTE="Panosola"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]BluRay is the only thing saving the PS3 right now.NAPK1NS

Zero Hackers/Pirates is very good right now. So Blu-ray is good in its own way.

Infinity8378

wasn't PSN hacked?

At the time the cheapest blu-ray player around was the PS3, a lot of people just bought it for that. Now though blu-ray players are available at better prices so people wouldn't need to buy a PS3 for it.guitarsrock4eva

I agree.Today anyone can buy a Bluray player only for £77.00 - £114.43.

http://www.foundem.co.uk/M/electronics/DVD-Player/Philips/BDP2500.jsp

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"][QUOTE="Panosola"] I agree with this.Most of the 27 million PS3 owners only have buy the PS3 because of the Blu-Ray.icygangsta

He was being sarcastic.

No...no he wasn't.

TC, I agree with you completely for these reasons:

1. BD added at least an incremental $150 over the best available DVD drive at the time, leading to a ridiculous launch price, and massive losses in both profit and market share. All the posts above about why BD early was so great and why people bought the console are pointless...yeah, we lost more money on each one we sold!!! Yippee

2. BD delayed the PS3 launch by at least 6 months, which when combined with #1, allowed the alternative HD console some breathing space

3. The PS3 had no effect on the format wars.The amount of hardware sold was miniscule. BD won the format wars by winning the studios and most of those were wrapped before the PS3 launched and the final ones were wrapped in the PS3 first year/15months when it was doing poorly. Retail sales/consumer decisionshad nothing to do with the victory. I'll say it again slowly....the..PS3..had..no effect..on..the format..wars.

Which leaves more storage space, better security, and scratch proofing....all better from the consumer point of view; but not worth the cost differential early on and not the main decision points/deal makers today. And certainly not, when, ironically, Sony had already made the decision to go with a mandatory HDD, which meant they already had a disk space solution.

It wasn't? Would Blu-Ray be the decided next generation of disk media if it were not included in PS3? I doubt it.

It wasn't? Would Blu-Ray be the decided next generation of disk media if it were not included in PS3? I doubt it.

lundy86_4

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It wasn't? Would Blu-Ray be the decided next generation of disk media if it were not included in PS3? I doubt it.

kolkov01

Digital distribution seems to be much more of a premium when looking the world over. Manycountries lack the infrastructure to maintain anything close to digital distribution for the streaming or downloading of movies and/or games.

Add to that the increased used of bandwidth caps, and the decreased bandwidth limits, and it may take a while to become a real alternative.

From a buisness standpoint, bluray and cell was what crippled the ps3

Blu-ray certainly did help the PS3.

[QUOTE="kolkov01"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

It wasn't? Would Blu-Ray be the decided next generation of disk media if it were not included in PS3? I doubt it.

lundy86_4

Digital distribution seems to be much more of a premium when looking the world over. Manycountries lack the infrastructure to maintain anything close to digital distribution for the streaming or downloading of movies and/or games.

Add to that the increased used of bandwidth caps, and the decreased bandwidth limits, and it may take a while to become a real alternative.