14th August 2008, 3:20 AM
I actually agree there. I'm just saying it's clearly possible and there's no good reason for Nintendo to make a new version of the system for it to play back DVDs.
I also don't think it really matters any more if any SPECIFIC console can play DVDs.
That said, I don't own a DVD player in the sense of something that only plays DVDs, and I never will. I have no reason to. Set top box ideal may have been mocked, but clearly it's actually working pretty well.
...Why exactly would I think it's easier to "leave a game" in my 360? I don't get that. I always put away my games when I'm done playing them. Most of the time, my system trays are empty. As for remotes, modern systems use wireless controllers anyway. It's already "remote". Maybe not the best, but I don't really care about that. It can play DVDs and I'd be an idiot to pay even $50 for a whole new device JUST for the remote. I would also condemn anyone else that did so when they had a perfectly good player in the form of some game console.
I also don't think it really matters any more if any SPECIFIC console can play DVDs.
That said, I don't own a DVD player in the sense of something that only plays DVDs, and I never will. I have no reason to. Set top box ideal may have been mocked, but clearly it's actually working pretty well.
...Why exactly would I think it's easier to "leave a game" in my 360? I don't get that. I always put away my games when I'm done playing them. Most of the time, my system trays are empty. As for remotes, modern systems use wireless controllers anyway. It's already "remote". Maybe not the best, but I don't really care about that. It can play DVDs and I'd be an idiot to pay even $50 for a whole new device JUST for the remote. I would also condemn anyone else that did so when they had a perfectly good player in the form of some game console.
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