PS3 vs. XBOX 360, Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD
Competition is usually a good thing, or so they say. However, I think most people agree that in the case of two competing household video formats, it may not be such a good thing. Constantly being compared to VHS vs. Betamax of yesteryear, this war IMO will take a totally different turn. I think people will just not care, and not buy (either one). Isn't that what people are doing now, just waiting for the formats to sort themselves out? Consumers aren't gonna care about which format is technically superior, or which studio is backing which format either. It all comes down to availability, price and testifiable quality. Sony has said that its first Blue-Ray DVDs, or BD-something as they're supposed to be called, won't have the limited-resolution thing in the beginning, which I think may give them another advantage. I've heard people on tech podcasts say that it might come down to the PS3's popularity, but I don't really think a system aimed at 20-30 year olds is gonna affect the entire industry at large. Looking at Sony's dominance in movies, music and electronics, I think I'd bet on Blu-Ray at this point. They're very good with branding, and just because they had one failure in the past (BetaMax), it doesn't mean that it'll necessarily happen again in a showdown. Handycam, Walkman, Playstation, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, WEGA, BRAVIA and Trinitron are just some examples of Sony's incredible power of branding.
Winner: Blu-Ray
Microsoft, in either an attempt to be more competitive or more stupid wants to have an HD-DVD addon device for the XBOX 360. I think its fucking idiotic for them to demand customers spend $500 on a new system that they link will last them some time, only to have an all-new essential HD-DVD addon cost them another $200 or whatever. I smell the putrid odour of rejection, as was smelled when the Sega CD debuted, and other "addon" CD systems. Its unlikely that the addon will improve the XBOX 360's performance in any way, and seems to be more of a "my balls-are-bigger-than-your-balls" attitude towards the PS3. If its mainly for movies, then ... dare I say ... isn't buying a smooth-running standalone player better than a box that connects to your XBOX 360 for clunky video playback? I think that Sony is very smart, over-hyping their products before debut. Just the fact that there are people waiting for the PS3, and talking about its debut shows that the XBOX 360 will be best known as an also-ran.
Winner: Sony PS3
Winner: Blu-Ray
Microsoft, in either an attempt to be more competitive or more stupid wants to have an HD-DVD addon device for the XBOX 360. I think its fucking idiotic for them to demand customers spend $500 on a new system that they link will last them some time, only to have an all-new essential HD-DVD addon cost them another $200 or whatever. I smell the putrid odour of rejection, as was smelled when the Sega CD debuted, and other "addon" CD systems. Its unlikely that the addon will improve the XBOX 360's performance in any way, and seems to be more of a "my balls-are-bigger-than-your-balls" attitude towards the PS3. If its mainly for movies, then ... dare I say ... isn't buying a smooth-running standalone player better than a box that connects to your XBOX 360 for clunky video playback? I think that Sony is very smart, over-hyping their products before debut. Just the fact that there are people waiting for the PS3, and talking about its debut shows that the XBOX 360 will be best known as an also-ran.
Winner: Sony PS3
posted by Loy at 8:40 p.m.
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