blu ray won

now the xbox 360 has nothing on the ps3

what do you think microsoft will do now that everyone will be buying ps3s to play blu ray, and not xbox 360s?

360 > *
Buying Ps3 because of Blu ray... ermm na

I think 360 is ok now, it wont affect Ms

You can buy a Blu ray player so you don't need a PS3 to watch Blu ray discs. Thus it wont really affect me.

The xbox 360 is safe, it's not like blueray winning will affect the games etc. I think that the next xbox will be blueray.

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Originally posted by blackjack
Buying Ps3 because of Blu ray... ermm na (Smilie)

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Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
You can buy a Blu ray player so you don't need a PS3 to watch Blu ray discs. Thus it wont really affect me.

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Originally posted by Discrate
I think that the next xbox will be blueray

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Originally posted by Discrate
The xbox 360 is safe, it's not like blueray winning will affect the games etc. I think that the next xbox will be blueray.

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Originally posted by xen0h

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Originally posted by Discrate
The xbox 360 is safe, it's not like blueray winning will affect the games etc. I think that the next xbox will be blueray.

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well it does cos new games won't be able to use hd dvd discs

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Originally posted by xen0h

ps3s used to be cheaper than blu ray players that was the scam to get you to buy one

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Xbox 360 > PS3, simply because i think the online play is much better on Xbox 360, and also Microsoft can just as easily change to a Blu-Ray External Player if they wanted to But Blu-Ray has definately won this format war

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Originally posted by Eddie
Xbox 360 > PS3, simply because i think the online play is much better on Xbox 360, and also Microsoft can just as easily change to a Blu-Ray External Player if they wanted to But Blu-Ray has definately won this format war

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Fanboys aside (i.e. ignoring every post above this one ), the volume and quality of games released on the 360 (BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey) in 2007 were [far] superior to PS3s which was basically limited to Uncharted, the rest of which were unfortunately flops for the PS3 (ahem, Lair).

Whilst Blu-ray has won the battle I do not believe that this will particularly move many PS3s in the short term future as whilst the technology is great, it is not yet a 'must have' and in many households is still redundant technology. However, the fact that many of PS3's promised games which have unfaithfully been delayed are supposedly coming this year, any changes in units sold will not necessarily reflect Blu-ray's victory.
I dont think that people should be associating Blu-ray vs HD DVD as PS3 vs 360 as it's simply not true, how many 360 users have actually bought the HD DVD peripheral? I'm sure the answer is along the lines of 'little to none' yet people are still buying the 360.

Blu-ray drives are getting cheaper and cheaper so it doesn't really matter. I would only get the 360 because they are the "best bang for your buck". But then again PC > *.

Nintendo FTW lol joke

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Originally posted by Phillip
But then again PC > *.

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Originally posted by Phillip
Blu-ray drives are getting cheaper and cheaper so it doesn't really matter. I would only get the 360 because they are the "best bang for your buck". But then again PC > *.

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I think you're all idiots. The Xbox doesn't use HD DVDs. That's why if you want to play HD DVDs on it you have to buy an extension. MS knows people wouldn't want extra money put on their console for a player not many people wanted. Unlike Sony. The PS3 is still crap and has not gotten any better since the death of HD DVD. It still has a limited game base, most of which are crap, and since it's a GAMING console, I'd say that's a major flaw.

MS can easily make a Blu dvd add on to the 360, just like they did for HD DVD, I don't think they're going to suffer very much.


Also, the discs haven't taken off much anyway, most people are still happy with their standard DVDs

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Originally posted by vaccination
Also, the discs haven't taken off much anyway, most people are still happy with their standard DVDs

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Originally posted by rm rulz

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Originally posted by vaccination
Also, the discs haven't taken off much anyway, most people are still happy with their standard DVDs

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isnt this the case when most new formats are made, for a while the previous format is still more popular

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1million hd dvd player/drive(including the addon drive for 360) sales
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10million + blu ray players/drive/ps3 sales.

This is why hd dvd failed.

Ps3 a failure as a games console? maybe, but it can only get better with GTA and MSG coming.
Sony made blu ray and they put it in they ps3 bcos they new thats what they would have to do to win the format war.

After losing to VHS last time, they weren't gonna make the same mistake and they got that start because ps3 sold with a blu ray drive.

Mighten be good selection of games yet but it won sony the format war plus a lot of money now hd dvd will not be around.

Sony learnt a lot from the last format war and won this one hands down with experience!

I think you'll find Blu Ray won due to Warner and such big films companies saying they were going Blu. Once they announced it, everyone followed suit like sheep. I'm not saying Blu is crap, I'm just saying it won't affect the xbox much.

that was part of the reason also HD DVD didnt really go down to well, from the start.

Blu ray took of better.

It won't really effect 360 as you say just look at the Wii for example.
People will go for what suits them best.

DVD's are still brilliant, I don't actually think it'll die for a very long time now, if ever. everything should have that backwards compatibility, for various reasons, we've all bought massive amounts of DVD's now and they're good and cheap with plenty of sales going on all the time, the quality of films cannot be 'upscaled' to HD so whether the media whoring companies decide to just put on a larger dimensioned original source video I dunno, it just seems dodgy venture to me at the moment, by all means have an HD format for new films, but keep DVD going! The majority of people who can actually utilise HD * at the moment is very slim, there are no HD broadcasts past a Sky TV Box in the UK and whilst there are the games consoles that's about it that is worth getting if you have a big HDTV.

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DVD's are still brilliant, I don't actually think it'll die for a very long time now, if ever. everything should have that backwards compatibility, for various reasons, we've all bought massive amounts of DVD's now and they're good and cheap with plenty of sales going on all the time, the quality of films cannot be 'upscaled' to HD so whether the media whoring companies decide to just put on a larger dimensioned original source video I dunno, it just seems dodgy venture to me at the moment, by all means have an HD format for new films, but keep DVD going! The majority of people who can actually utilise HD * at the moment is very slim, there are no HD broadcasts past a Sky TV Box in the UK and whilst there are the games consoles that's about it that is worth getting if you have a big HDTV.

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i also can't burn my new 16gb sd card to a dvd

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so i can format my sd card and put it bak in my camera

Winning doesn't mean you are better . Remember that kids.

I think it will be a long, long time before the new technology surpasses DVD player/disc sales. DVD + Upscaling DVD player = better than Blu-Ray.

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Originally posted by xen0h
so i can format my sd card and put it bak in my camera

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Originally posted by xen0h
ps3s used to be cheaper than blu ray players that was the scam to get you to buy one

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Originally posted by rm rulz
IIRC The Ps3 is like the cheapest and best option for people who want a Blu-Ray player in Australia atm.

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I much rather my PS3, my 360 just sits there and collects dust, my N64 gets used more than the 360 no joke, I just dont like the 360, i have no idea why, i just dont.

sell it (to me )

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Originally posted by Chrono
I much rather my PS3

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My laptop has a HD-DVD drive built in, lol, so if as these trends continue I'll have a very useless function at my disposal. Luckally it wasn't a really big feature why I got this laptop it was more of a 'bonus'.

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Originally posted by Anubis
My laptop has a HD-DVD drive built in, lol, so if as these trends continue I'll have a very useless function at my disposal. Luckally it wasn't a really big feature why I got this laptop it was more of a 'bonus'.

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Originally posted by Chrono
I much rather my PS3

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Really, all 2 games?

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