Microsoft uses the HD DVD not the Blu-Ray. Sony is the one backing the latter.

Ian, Frederick, MD USA

What price cut? Are you referring to the Sale of the soon to be discontinued 60GB version with full backwards compatibility? All PS3's will still be $600 after the current 60GB stock is sold out. I do agree that MS will price cut the 360 to compete with Nintendo, but not until after Halo 3 makes them loads of cash and the 60nm Xenon graphics chip is in full production.

Ray, San Jose,

PS3 will be the leading plataform.....it is just a matter of time

Happy Feet, LA, California

Okay, the Playstation 3 is actually completely useless, in one of my gaming magazines, it says that Sony Entertainment's Chairman retired and stuff, furthermore at his final speech he delivered messages to the public about the Playstation 4, 5 and 6!!!

The Playstation is cheap for it's price because a Blue-Ray drive costs about 600 dollars already, according to a friend who purchased one for his lap top.

The Wii is cheap because of the material Nintendo used to make it, if you notice, your Wii is extremely light perhaps, and looks like it could break easily, correct? Yeah, that's why it is cheap, but it's a genious idea nonetheless.

Anyway, the point is, the PS3 WILL get cheaper, but realize it is cheap for it's price already, you are really only paying for a Blu-Ray drive.

Anyway that's my long two cents, thanks for reading =)

Anthony Ayala (Novi), Arlington, Washington (US)

Sony will make (probably) make price cuts around September. They will release 3 models of the PS3, one with less memory the standard 60gb and an enhanced memory option.

Karen, London, UK

Having gone through two PS1s and two PS2s, I'm not prepared to spend out £400 on a machine that might not last more than a couple of years! By contrast, my Commodore 64 still works absolutely fine and that has been played far more over the years. Same goes for my NES, Megadrive etc. If they can't make reliable CD drives and such like then perhaps they should consider selling them as a seperate plug in unit!

If the price does come down then I would definitely consider it, but not till then...

Sam Nicholson, Basingstoke,

I would like to buy the ps3 but not until sony drop the price near future.I know all new technology is pricey at first but if your on a low wage like myself I would have save for very long time.The xbox sounds more tempting at a cheaper price and the games are cheaper to.

Ian stephens, cwmbran, gwent southwales

Sony is the the most greedy corporation in the world. They have a long history of shoving propriatory technologies down the throats o the consumers. Remember the Beta format, memory sticks, MiniDisc, UMD and on... I bought a XBOX 360 not because I thought PS3 was a bad product or XBOX is a better console. I lost faith in Sony and plain sick and tire of their non existing customer service.

UK fin, ny/ny, USA

Yes Bluray has a slight lead due to studio collusion but that is about to be cracked wide open .

The EURO union will force under it's anti-competative practice studios to produce both Bluray and HD-DVD formats to continue to sell it's media to the EURO market...

This will be a banner day for HD-DVD :)

Ron White, Kanata, Canada , ON

Yes Bluray has a slight lead due to studio collusion but that is about to be cracked wide open .

The EURO union will force under it's anti-competative practice on the studios to produce both Bluray and HD-DVD formats to continue to sell it's media to the EURO market...

This will be a banner day for HD-DVD :)

Ron White, Kanata, Canada , ON

“This looks like a replay of VHS versus DVD, right? Sony lost that and needs to get this one right."

Hollywood executives once again proving they know absolutely nothing about technology, and to some extent even the entertainment industry. Sue your customers, confuse DVD and Betamax - it's all on the cards for the fatcat's these days...

Matthew, Surrey,

What? Sony just cut the price of it's latest Blu-Ray player by $100. That's a joke. And Andrew have you seen Sony's upcoming games? They have more exclusives than Microsoft does coming out. Like the only good Microsoft games coming out later this year are: Blue Dragon, Bioshock (Which is also coming out on the PC), Mass Effect, and Halo 3.

Sony has: Lair, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Killzone 2, and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Plus Home is going to be better than Xbox Live.

Jeff, Trueville, Alabama

Yes Bluray has a slight lead due to studio collusion but that is about to be cracked wide open .

The EURO union will force under it's anti-competative practice on the studios to produce both Bluray and HD-DVD formats to continue to sell it's media to the EURO market...

This will be a banner day for HD-DVD :)

Ron White, Kanata, Canada , ON

“This looks like a replay of VHS versus DVD, right?"

Err.. which hollywood excutive said that??? You guys need a new editor...

Frank Warren, London,

"Blu-ray has won greater backing in Hollywood than Toshiba’s rival HD DVD format partly because the PS3 was supposed to provide a wide base of players to further support demand for the format." Guess this is why the EU is so interested in Blu. ;)

Seriously PS3 has blu around its neck like a stone. A price drop is very necessary to compete. 6-to-1 wii sales in Japan. I like the PS3 but will not buy it before enough decent games make it worth buying. Although after hearing about the spyware installed I may pass anyway.
"PS3 is watching you - Sony signs data-sharing deal"

"Nielsen will have access to data from the PlayStation 3 systems as well as the PlayStation Network. This data will then be used to measure your "behaviour patterns."

They just want to know who's watching what, who's playing what, and who's seeing what."

Toby , Toronto ,

Yes Bluray has a slight lead due to studio collusion but that is about to be cracked wide open .

The EURO union will force ( under it's anti-competative laws ) on the studios to produce both Bluray and HD-DVD formats to continue to sell it's media to the EURO market...

This will be a banner day for HD-DVD :)

Ron White, Kanata, Canada , ON

who cares who wins the battle they will soon both be peanuts just hold tight

Garry Webster, Noewich ,

“This looks like a replay of VHS versus DVD, right?"

Err.. which hollywood excutive said that??? You guys need a new editor...

Frank Warren, London,

I believe that the big problem Sony faces versus the Nintendo, is that consumers of video game platforms want precisely that: a machine that plays games. Any other media options available on a gaming console should be secondary to the primary function of such technology.

Sony seem to have assumed that the PS3 will sell soley based on a combination of supposed multi media ability and name recognition. Where-as Nintendo has taken the view that the Wii is a games machine, and all focus should therefore be on the games released. Unless Sony acknowledges that consumers want to have fun for their money and begins to release innovative, high quality games, it will, (I believe) lose out.

Andrew Kitchener, Norwich, United Kingdom

VHS versus DVD? Surely the ‘top Hollywood executive’ meant
VHS versus Beetbetamax. Beetbetamax was Sonys alternative to VHS which resulted in battle between the two formats in the early 80's, with Sony ultimately losing. This is very similar to the current Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD battle that is happening now.

bob jones, Ipswich, UK