Quote Originally Posted by Gouki View Post
This is the way they have always been, and you really think Nintendo would pay licensing fees to Sony to use their proprietary media? Are you high? I've never understood the need to have that feature in a console. I never used my PS2 or anything to play DVDs and I never once put a Bluray that wasn't a game in a PS3. It's just never made sense to me.

Except for the Gamecube's Japanese variant the Panasoonic Q (which was developed by Panasonic under licence from what I recall), they have never been interested in having their consoles play DVDs or Blurays. Ever. There are plenty of guides to get the Netflix channel active without any hacking at all.

Besides it is really a big deal when you can get fantastic multi-region Bluray players from the Good Guys for like $100 or less? That's where I got my Panasonic a few months ago. Haven't had a single problem with it. Oh, well, actually, it was DVD multi-region out of the box, I just had to take it a licensed Panasonic repairer, they put in the official code from Panasonic and voila, region free Blurays too. Officially, legally and freely.
Have you considered that not everyone has the same expectations and requirements as you? My PS3 currently serves the following roles: game console, DVD player, BluRay player, occasional internet browser and streaming device for both movies and pictures, music, etc. it currently sits in a little cabinet next to my stereo. There is no room for anything else. Considering that most people want these to double as a media centre these days it's not to much to ask that they include these features. It in no way compromises the console. The games are still the same, the controller stays the same, the price may go up a little but that would be easily offset by the increased number units they would shift, which would do nothing but good things for everyone.

I don't want to buy a Wii U then still have to cough up for a BluRay/DVD player. I don't want to fiddle around buying and setting up a media server/streaming device. I don't care about surround sound but Kup does. And all the Wii U's competitors easily cater to all of those things.

I considered buying a PS4 for $400 on eBay the other day. They haven't been out that long so there will be future opportunities to get them for less. Nintendo are slowly killing themselves by refusing to listen to what consumers want and instead telling them what they want. Look at their sales figures and tell me if that's working out for them?

Games are another thing. Do you know why I want one? Mario Kart and Smash Bros. That's it. I can't say I've seen anything else that interests me.

I want a Wii U. I may still get one. But I don't want one enough to reorganize my entire entertainment system for it and spend more money on top of that to get back to where my PS3 is now

/rant