The main criticism of PS3 has been its price.  While many things contribute to a console's success,
including quality and quanity of games, and regional popularity, historically consoles that have had
a significant price difference relative to other consoles have not fared as well.


While the PS3's price is high, corrected for inflation, it is less expensive than the somewhat
successful [[Sega Saturn]], and is less expensive than the largely unsuccessful [[3DO Interactive
Multiplayer|3DO]], [[Neo-Geo]], and [[CD-i]].  <!-- It's also less expensive than anything that came
before the ColecoVision, but it doesn't seem fair to compare the PS3 to the very earliest consoles
--> <ref>{{cite web | title=History of Console Prices (or: $500 ain't the worst...) |
work=Curmudgeon Gamer|
url=http://curmudgeongamer.com/2006/05/history-of-console-prices-or-500-aint.html | accessdate=Mar
15 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>






http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125684,00.asp

    Console Systems for Movies? Nah:  Given the lack of HDMI output on Xbox 360 and the lower-end
    PS3, it's hard to take either console seriously as a platform to grow the audience for the
    next-gen movie formats on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. No HDCP-protected output like HDMI means that
    as soon as studios start to implement Image Constraint Token (ICT, a component of the AACS
    content protection system)--which they may very well choose to do as time wears on--that
    so-called next-gen console is going to feel pretty much like a large doorstop, if you planned on
    it doubling as your movie player. --Melissa J. Perenson