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by fl0wenol 2226 days ago
The fact that it was a Blu-Ray player saved it because families could justify the purchase for that feature alone (and typically tacked on the bluetooth remote too)
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Exactly. It was almost the same strategy with the PS2: it was a ubiquitous DVD player when that was a novel concept.
People forget that the PS3 was BY FAR the cheapest Blu-Ray player for almost 18 months.