There could still be a lot going for the PS3 but Sony made too many mistakes trying to put too much in the console. DVD9 is a perfectly fine current gen format and that has been exemplified by the success of the Xbox 360. It is nice to have blu-ray but Sony should have had a console with blu-ray and a console without blu-ray and mandated that games be developed on DVD9. If you want blu-ray and want to play games fork over the extra for the PS3 w/ blu-ray. Another thing I don't need is media card readers, bluetooth, wifi, and massive hard drives. I don't plan on downloading any games, my Xbox is next to the router, I don't have a digital camera, and I am fine with regular wireless controllers.
How much money could Sony have shaved off the console offering a blu-ray less, bluetooth less, 10GB HDD, media cardless, wifi-less console? I bet that machine would be around $200-$300 right now and selling a hell of a lot more than the $400 PS3 that Sony is losing $150 on every time someone buys one. If you want all of those features by all means by the "Plus" version but don't force features on everyone and simultaneously raising the price beyond what the average consumer wants to spend. Every great game for the PS3 could be made on a PS3 without all of the fancy crap Sony shoved down our throats. Poor poor decision.
How much money could Sony have shaved off the console offering a blu-ray less, bluetooth less, 10GB HDD, media cardless, wifi-less console? I bet that machine would be around $200-$300 right now and selling a hell of a lot more than the $400 PS3 that Sony is losing $150 on every time someone buys one. If you want all of those features by all means by the "Plus" version but don't force features on everyone and simultaneously raising the price beyond what the average consumer wants to spend. Every great game for the PS3 could be made on a PS3 without all of the fancy crap Sony shoved down our throats. Poor poor decision.