really whats the point. cheapest i saw was a samsung for $800 even if you dont play games and just want a player why not just buy the ps3. its cheaper and plays games. $500
2006-12-29 16:17:11 · 7 answers · asked by pete k 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
to expand on worm22's answer
sony loses like 250 dollars for every ps3 they make
because it costs like 800-900 to make a ps3, and they sell them for only 500-600
2006-12-29 17:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay this is more of an opinion, but there is some fact in this. I think Sony built in the Blue Ray player because: one it is a great market ploy to add this to a new game counsel and use it try and sell the product. "PLAY GREAT GAMES AND HAVE A SUPER CHEAP BLUE RAY PLAYER BUILT IN!" That is one reason I do believe. Another is most likely because Microsoft's Xbox 360 uses the HDDVD format, the competitor of the Blue Ray format. And one final reason, the PS2 was not a very good DVD player. So, I'm assuming the PS3 is not a very good Blue Ray player. That may not be true, since I do not own a PS3. One other note, when VCRs came out, they cost about 1000 bucks, and when DVD players came out, they also were about 1000 bucks. The Blue Ray player will come down in cost eventually. One other note too, is that if you want to play great games and watch movies, whether or not they are played at the highest level, the PS3 would be a good buy. Click the link below and read about the Samsung player. It has many features that make it more adequate for blueray.
2006-12-30 00:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by Burtron5000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blu-Ray is a technology developed by Sony. It costs more for another company, such as Samsung, to buy the rights to use that technology.
But Blu-Ray right now is not widely used. They are having trouble replacing High-Definition DVDs.
2006-12-30 00:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by ariotinlondon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's just stupid and you are just paying for Blu-Ray player in the PS3,if the PS3 wouldn't have the Blu-Ray player it would be way cheaper.
2006-12-30 00:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by mailman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because more people are going to buy PS3s, so they're cheaper.
2006-12-30 00:18:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c it's brand new out and no one else has it. As soon as another company develop there own, or it's been about a year, the prices will drop drastically.
2006-12-30 00:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by Chelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PS3 is, currently, selling at a loss.
2006-12-30 00:41:15 · answer #7 · answered by worm22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋