It has nothing to do with PS3 or Xbox BR or HD add-ons, nor is it anything to do with the technical abilities of one platform or another... it's down to price and availability of software - and this is where Sonys extensive catalog of movies is killing HD-DVD. The titles released for HD-DVD so far have been either pretty pathetic, or stuck on those 'combo' discs at a $10-$15 premium (To this day, I still don't understand the logic behind those things)
I tend to agree with this statement. People who bought the PS3 thus far--those that shelled out the big bucks for the machine--are also just as likely to buy more HD movies than the traditional consumer. Those high-end spenders maybe, just maybe started the snowball rolling down the hill for Blu-Ray. After all, the way it's been playing out, with PS3 having only a few AAA titles out the door, what are PS3 consumers to do while they wait? Buy Blu-ray discs, that's what.
I wouldn't have bought either NExt gen DVD player if the PS3 didn't come with it, so now Sony has gotten another Blu-ray customer by using the PS3. Excellent market penetration. If Microsoft wants to compete they need to put an HD player in the elite, make it $500 dollars, suffer some losses, but get people into the HD market without having to make an investment in a $400 box that you might have to trash in two years.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Homeboy @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:05PM
Blu-Ray will win the war, thanks to PS3.
Taz @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:14PM
It has nothing to do with PS3 or Xbox BR or HD add-ons, nor is it anything to do with the technical abilities of one platform or another... it's down to price and availability of software - and this is where Sonys extensive catalog of movies is killing HD-DVD.
The titles released for HD-DVD so far have been either pretty pathetic, or stuck on those 'combo' discs at a $10-$15 premium (To this day, I still don't understand the logic behind those things)
Silverfrog @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:43PM
I tend to agree with this statement. People who bought the PS3 thus far--those that shelled out the big bucks for the machine--are also just as likely to buy more HD movies than the traditional consumer. Those high-end spenders maybe, just maybe started the snowball rolling down the hill for Blu-Ray. After all, the way it's been playing out, with PS3 having only a few AAA titles out the door, what are PS3 consumers to do while they wait? Buy Blu-ray discs, that's what.
Djchicken @ Jun 23rd 2007 10:13PM
I wouldn't have bought either NExt gen DVD player if the PS3 didn't come with it, so now Sony has gotten another Blu-ray customer by using the PS3. Excellent market penetration. If Microsoft wants to compete they need to put an HD player in the elite, make it $500 dollars, suffer some losses, but get people into the HD market without having to make an investment in a $400 box that you might have to trash in two years.