Re: Breaking: Nintendo America releases Revolution details
"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.
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