PS3 will have a tough time. (interim E3 review)

[Dyne]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99613

HD-DVD addon for Xbox 360 might cost $199.

This is a very smart move for Microsoft.

With PS3, you're forced to buy Bluray, which is a sketchy format. 360 gives you the option to buy HD-DVD.

In regards to bluray vs hd dvd comments -

Intel executives, who first got involved in the working groups for next-generation DVD formats to help avoid a format war, already are bracing for an era of consumer confusion as a Blu-Ray-vs.-HD-DVD scenario takes shape. "We didn't want two formats coming out," says Balogh. "Now we have an even standoff, so neither side wants to compromise whatsoever." Making matters worse, he says, the entertainment studios also are split between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, although more big studios have backed HD-DVD at this point.

"The studios will be the kingmakers here," he says. Ultimately, consumers may struggle to figure out what kind of players and media to purchase during the next couple of years. "The most important benefit to the consumer is that the HD-DVD players that we'll be introducing to the market this year will be fully backward compatible with the current DVDs that are already in consumers' homes. With the Blu-Ray formats' backward compatibility isn't so simple," adds Sally.

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...79/129058.html

This is just going to be another VHS/Betamax.