@BrianK

Regarding sales, IMO that's not the most important aspect from the consumer perspective. Outselling the PS1 as is currently stil the case would IMO certainly be a great achievement for a high spec console.

IMO much more important is the quality of the games which are being released, like the NES has significantly outperformed the Amiga 500, the NES had many horrible versions compared to on the Amiga.

Regarding DVR, I think this should be applauded, just like other alternatives (also supported by the PS3). VCRs already had the ability to playback copies and record TV broadcastings, yet that wasn't the main reason for its demise in Holywood. It's still not completely dead, there is already a Blu-Ray/VHS combi player released by Panasonic.

There will always be people who prefer something solid in their hands coming supplied in a nice box (of course most retailers and rental store services will put their power behind this), the alternatives should IMO be looked at as value add for owning a HDTV. Like Aminet didn't near completely kill disk based Amiga software development (that was due to the Commodore bankruptcy and piracy).

Actually commercial Amiga software development could benefit from Aminet, through game demos and downloadable additional (such as user created) content. Similarly the internet benefits Blu-Ray as well with added functionality, or for example through Playstation Pulse or Playstation Qore on the PSN.