Sony Drives Gamers Kicking And Screaming Against Their Will To Drive Blue-Laser Market!
Thanks to Jane for pointing out this CNet article, 'Gamers drive blue-laser market':
Gamers are not waiting to see who becomes the Betamax of the blue-laser technology standoff.Game consoles, driven by Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 with Blu-ray technology, are expected to make up almost half of the $2 billion in revenue predicted for the blue-laser market in 2006, according to a new report from the Santa Clara Consulting Group.
This is a rather odd take on the situation. Gamers "aren't waiting" because they don't give a shit about Blu-Ray vs. HDD... or, if they do, it is an ancillary concern to the business of playing games on good hardware.
What's happening is that companies like Sony are forcing us to make a bundled purchase, against our will. We aren't waiting because there is no option outside of not buying a PS3 to make our own decision on the upcoming blue-laser format wars. Which is the reason guys like me won't be buying a PS3 for a while: even if I could afford a $600 console, I'm not going to spend a substantial portion of that on a technology I don't need.
Gamers drive blue-laser market [CNet]
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