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Gareth · 09-01-2006, 12:47

People might not necessarily replace their DVD players, but a helluva lot of people will be buying either a PS3 or an XBox360. The PS3 will have a Blu-Ray drive by default, and the XBox360 will soon support an external HD-DVD drive. Although these will initially be used primarily for gaming purposes, it's not inconceivable that they will also help with the acceptance/integration for watching films too.

Imagine the scenario where you have a PS3 with a built-in Blu-Ray drive already hooked-up to your Hi-Def TV which is capable of playing the latest Hollywood blockbusters... would you necessarily want to also splash-out on buying a HD-DVD player that only offers the same functionality that your PS3 can offer? The same goes for any XBox360 owners with external HD-DVD drives... they won't want to buy a Blu-Ray player.

Whichever console takes off as being the market dominator may, imo, help shape the future of these 2 video players.

09-01-2006, 12:47	#13
Gareth cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 51 Posts: 7,101	Re: Here we go again People might not necessarily replace their DVD players, but a helluva lot of people will be buying either a PS3 or an XBox360. The PS3 will have a Blu-Ray drive by default, and the XBox360 will soon support an external HD-DVD drive. Although these will initially be used primarily for gaming purposes, it's not inconceivable that they will also help with the acceptance/integration for watching films too. Imagine the scenario where you have a PS3 with a built-in Blu-Ray drive already hooked-up to your Hi-Def TV which is capable of playing the latest Hollywood blockbusters... would you necessarily want to also splash-out on buying a HD-DVD player that only offers the same functionality that your PS3 can offer? The same goes for any XBox360 owners with external HD-DVD drives... they won't want to buy a Blu-Ray player. Whichever console takes off as being the market dominator may, imo, help shape the future of these 2 video players.