"The future" seems to be a one-way road to multi-function, but I don't want my game console to brush my teeth for me! I just want it to play games (though the ability to play DVD's isn't bad since it's my only method of playing them). I don't even spend the fifty or so US dollars on new games...I'm content to wait for six months/a year to get them for less than half that. The only thing I might be missing out on is being able to talk about "how cool the new blah, blah, blah is" with everyone else, but that doesn't really bother me. I suppose it will be 2009 before I get a PS3.

One other thing: a couple people have mentioned that "sony wants to release new systems with their competitors because they are 'scared' " and that "sony wants your money now!"

I hope you guys don't believe that this is exclusive to sony...it's a fact for all game system developers, not to mention the nature of business.

That Peter Moore quote is hilarious....I suppose some people actually buy that crap?