[mistercrow]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

Internal/External...doesn't really matter.

The industry doesn't believe in blu-ray to the extent that Sony would have you believe - in fact, do a little reading and most experts seem to feel that the PS3 is propping up blu-ray technology as a whole. Couple that with abysmal sales of standalone players and it begins to seem as though Microsoft does have the right idea - online DLC is the future of media.

I agree. I've done some research on it as well and you have hit the nail on the head.