"Fry" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message 
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>> Bit of a missed opportunity if it is using DVDs but not playing movies. 
>> You just know that if MS and Nintendo only use DVDs that Sony are going 
>> to pounce all over them for it by pointing out how inferior they are.
>
> DVD Playing isn't exactly a selling point anymore, most people have a 
> standalone DVD now, but didn't when PS2 was released. I doubt many people 
> bought a PS2 or Xbox to play CDs like they might have partially bought a 
> PS1/Saturn to.

I disagree; it is a selling point. If the Xbox 360 and PS3 can play DVD's 
but the Revolution can't... that isn't a good thing.

Personally, I only have an Xbox attached to my TV, and even though I haven't 
played an Xbox game for a while, it still sits there because of the ability 
to playback DVD movies.

>
> A good selling point would be if it played BRD or HD-DVD, I'd wager Sony 
> will definately feature at least one of those formats on PS3. If they only 
> support one of the two formats, it could spell disaster for the other one.

Just because the PS3 is using one format and not the other? I don't think 
so.

It'll be decided when standalone HD-DVD and blu-ray players appear on the 
market, the consumer will pick and choose.