as a point of reference i live in the suburbs of new york city. that stated, i cannot afford to go out and buy all the $60.00 games i was once able to do this time last year. look at gamestop, ther used game section is always crowded and their special deals on pre-owned games makes the more affordable (also no royalties to the game developer....). maybe the price point should be adjusted as a sales stimulus.

in cannot get technical, but i am very pleased with my oppo dvd player upscaling ALL my huge dvd collection. i have only rented a few bd's for playback on my ps3....not impressed.