This analyst report raises concerns that Sony might be packing too much fuctionality into their new Playstation 3 console thus alienating customers due to the high price.
|  Pachter and Woo claim in the report that Sony will try to introduce the PS3 with significantly more functionality than current consoles, building on the model of the PSX device - which includes a digital video recorder (DVR), DVD burner and a number of other home media centre style functions.
However, it should be noted that Sony has made a number of comments, both on and off the record, in recent months which suggest that it could be planning a multi-tiered approach to the PS3 - with different versions of the hardware being launched to fulfil specific market needs. It seems likely that the company will launch a "bare bones" PS3 which is designed as a games console with minimal media playback and network access features, with a more complex PSX style device incorporating media server functions, mass-storage and DVD or Blu-Ray disc burning capabilities being launched at a higher price point. |
Considering PC Blu-Ray burners currently cost $ 3000 (if you can find one), $ 700 for a PS3 with a Blu-Ray burner included would be a bargain!
Source: gamesindustry.biz
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The only comment that I would make is that by the time the PS3 actually gets released the Blu-ray burners and technology would come down in price drastically.
Most people buy consoles to do one thing: Play games. Many people who own the consoles already have DVD players, VCR's, DVD Recorders and a Home computer - putting in too many features would make it overpriced and nowhere near as good as all of the seperates.
I can't see much practical use for the PS3 having a Blu-ray Burner apart from recording TV footage for later playback, will the PS3 have an interface for connecting to PC's and allowing those to write data to it? Well, that we'll have to wait and see about...
Of course, if the PS3 has good Network/Internet support that would be another matter - Multiplayer online games are the way of the future and make quite a number of games infinitely replayable.. and that's what we all want..
Could you imagine Warcraft 3 having no multiplayer/online support? That game wouldn't be played half as much without Battle.net
