And here I was all worried that the rumor price on the W!! had gone up to $249. Microsoft is probably the happiest..
Plus, with no HDMI out, unless it has component out..that totally defeats the point of dealing with Blu-Ray discs and trying to get Blu-Ray in to a ton of homes quickly..because no one is gonna be able to watch Blu Ray movies on the basic model..why would you spend the money on a blu ray version of a movie only to watch it downconverted back to DVD resolution..
Plus, I think its neat that the Sony and Nintendo booths or whatever you call them are right across from each other..