@DarkShadow

Honestly those Japanese costs are meaningless. The European costs are just in Euro's instead of US dollars and well I don't see that as being screwed at all. Just because the dollar is worth less then the Euro doesn't mean that anything should have a reduced price to compensate.

Also if you don't plan to use the new DVD format at all then I'm also going to assume you don't have a HDTV in the first place. If this is the case there is NO reason except new content to bother with a 360. The graphics are no better then the last gen on a regular TV and you still pay the differnce in a online service fee. Now if your buying a $400 gaming system and you don't plan to use the HD gameplay or the online at all I neglect to see why your not just buying a WII in the first place as thats exactly how I see that systems place in the market.