Well, that makes sense I suppose. I still feel like buying a PS3 right now is too big of bite and this sort of thing just proves it. We've already seen stuff like MGS4 to know the system can pull off a lot more than what we're seeing right now. The thing is, given the higher price and the current lineup, this is one of the more sad launches I can think of. Usually there's at least something to justify the system gamewise and with Resistence being the only and closest thing, something's definitely lacking. Sony's relying too much on brandname and the geekness of having new technology. It all just seems rather backhanded when you look at what Nintendo and even Microsoft are pulling out of the gate at this point in time. What stuff like this article, the extreme shortages, the current lineup, technical problems, and the price do are put a stigma in the PS3. The Xbox 360 sorta has that still after it's launch problems even though they seem to be doing pretty well right now. As it stands, I feel like the PS3 is doing much worse than the 360 did in the same stage of it's life.
I pretty much agree with Tet that forcing some strange disc format with a system isn't a big deal though. Really, game consoles have always done that in some form. If Blueray fails as a format, that really doesn't effect the system itself. Something could be said about the system being used to push Blueray into homes, but that seems like a longshot to me. I know Sony likes to claim that the PS2 helped DVDs come to age, but things were already well underway for the format when the PS2 hit.