Good. If Xbox can get rid of people who cheat or steal, then they should. It's a private service and if some people want to break the rules, they SHOULD pay the consequences.

Leeland Yee is a dick. He's always been a dick. He will always be a dick. He's got such a hard-on for government regulation of videogames. Every law he's ever tried to draft has been REJECTED. He should get the clue and focus on real issues facing society. Get kids away from drugs. Get kids away from stupid parents. And STOP trying to regulate videogames. He loves getting his name in the paper. It would be nice if he actually ACCOMPLISHED something. Did I mention yet that he's a dick?

Interesting he didn't mention Blu-ray. Which, for me, is the only real reason I'd be interested in a PS3 this year. I know MS is banking on downloadable HD movies as an answer to BR, but owning a disk and NOT taking up valuable space on your hard drive is a hard obstacle to overcome. We'll see what happens with the Netflix deal and if it crashes their servers. -- I also worry about this NXE bricking systems in a record way. I've already had one system bricked in the last major update. Good luck to these guys...they have the hardware AND the games. I don't feel like I'm missing too much not having a PS3. MGS4 and Little Big Planet are attractors, but not something worth spending $500 for.

Maybe the Japanese are finally realizing that "hey, maybe there isn't really that much on the PS3 worth paying all that money for." Just a thought...

I feel like this is a mistake. One of the VERY FEW reasons for me to buy a PS3 this year is the ability to see Iron Man in HD at home. I would LOVE to have the Blu-ray add-on sitting next to my HD-DVD drive so I can watch my HD movies. Yes, I will be downloading movies, but there's still nothing like OWNING a physical disc. If Microsoft continues to ignore this format, I will HAVE to buy the PS3. (Maybe play some games from time to time on it.)