upgradable console / dvd player/recorder.

I think the beauty of consoles is that they dont need to be upgraded.

I think sony are loosing the plot more and more with every press release/interview.

I think most people also prefer a standalone dvd player / recorder.

Sony need to take a close look at thier market. If they think that even half of PlayStation 2 owners want an all in one media PC, with gaming not the focus, they are deluded.

They might gain new customers with this, but I'd be willnig to wager they'd lose a whole lot of thier installed userbase, more than the new customers make up for...A LOT more.

For serious...

Next year what will be my media hub...etc??? Well considering my media hub right now is my vista media server (i have had the ctp build for several weeks as an msdn programmer go and get it now if you want to do the public beta), and using xbox360 as my player on whatever TV in the house i want to use it on for music or video.

So i assume this time next year it will still be vista and i will still be using my $399.99 x360 to play all of it on. Why wait for sony's promises when you can have it now for cheaper and with more functionality between different non sony equipment.

I don't think that is the case. Nobody is going to ditch their PS2 because the PS3 plays MP3s or movies. Some people who were looking to buy a PS3 may decide to get a 360 instead, in which case they will probably hang on to their PS2 so they can continue to play the games they do now. In either case Sony's overall share doesn't budge an inch. At least not until people do get rid of their PS2s.

Another day, another Sony bit of dumb thinking. While the media hub biz looks attractive most folk don't care for it. This thinking isn't gonna capture the people who bought the PS0ne and PS2.

Focus Sony muppets, no bloody movies and crap, just the damn games.