I personally think this should have read "Mainly due to Blue-Ray licensing costs"
IMO, Sony's BR has more to lose than the HD-DVD camp with the arrival of a combo player (most corporate/media interest), so why not 'stick it' to anyone supporting a combo player in the form of mandating the highest licensing costs possible. Just my theory.
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"Mainly due to the expensive chipset/software"
I personally think this should have read
"Mainly due to Blue-Ray licensing costs"
IMO, Sony's BR has more to lose than the HD-DVD camp with the arrival of a combo player (most corporate/media interest), so why not 'stick it' to anyone supporting a combo player in the form of mandating the highest licensing costs possible. Just my theory.