A lot of folks may be buying them just for the Blu-Ray capability. Even at 600, they are at least 350 less than the cheapest Blue-Ray player out now. I understand Sony is probably losing about 250 per unit.
I like the PS2 and will likely buy a PS3, but I'm going to wait till next year. I don't expect the price to come down for some time though.
This thing beats the Xbox 360 pretty well in most areas, except for available games. That will change in time though...
"This thing beats the Xbox 360 pretty well in most areas, except for available games. That will change in time though..."
Actually, I've heard that cross-platform games look the same on both consoles but are having framerate issues on the PS3. It's also been stated by the developers of "Assassin's Creed" that the Xbox 360 can handle better AI for the game than the PS3. Really, the PS3's power has been vastly overhyped.