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Gamers Don't Know Their Own Consoles
deadmantyping writes "Ars Technica reports on a survey of 6,260 responses which indicates that only 40 percent of PS3 owners knew that their console included Bluray. Apparently a large portion of gamers aren't aware of the non-gaming capabilities of their systems. Ars speculates that this might help explain Nintendo's apparent dominance in the console market since their introduction of the Wii."
PS2 drove DVD sales?! I would like to see evidence of that. I could see it having a negative impact on DVD player sales (I didn't buy a standalone player because of my PS2) but I would be willing to bet my leather office chair that the impact on DVD sales was negligible.
Correction: Most people who buy a Wii aren't aware that graphics and technology contribute as much to gameplay as wacky ideas. In contrast, only 25% of Wii owners are aware that games with simple graphics are just as likely to be horrible as games with flashy graphics.
PS3 comes with a Blue-Ray ? ? Can I download it for my 360? ;)
It's "entertainment" versus "gaming", just to make shit up.
The Wii reminds people that don't play actual games of those entertainment units they see in the arcade after watching a movie and wish they could take it home.
The price becomes relevant after they play it for an hour or so and realise why those sort of things are kept in arcades for people to play a few times in a row at best and weeks apart, and not constantly.
To assume your first response, I wish this was a troll, have you ever played Excite Truck? I kinda felt sorry for my friend, and hoped he has a lot of sit-around-and-play-games parties soon, otherwise it's gonna start gathering dust real quick.