Originally Posted by EddieDZ

they didnt force anything on consumers.. the reason they wanted to use the blu-ray drive is obviously not only for the high def movies but the fact that you can fit 50GB of data on a dual layer blu-ray disc... now compare that to "the whopping" 8GB on a dual layer DVD which 360 uses.. theres no comparison... in the years to come the 360 just wont be able to hold enough data to match to the PS3 games, i can see the future now: a developer makes a multiplatform game for 360 and PS3.. the PS3 will be one BD disc and the 360 well...that same game might just be like 3-5DVD's long LOL! or they might just have to downgrade the graphics due to the lack of space.

so in the long run im super glad they kept the blu-ray drive.. its the nex-gen.. NOT little O' DVD drives. plus with the PS3 whoever wants to watch high def movies doesnt have to purchase something seperate for like $300.

by the way does anyone know whats the media format for the Wii??? DVD??????? mini disc???