Recordable Blu-ray discs won't die. They're the highest density optical media on the market today. Even if movie companies cease to manufacture Blu-ray movies, people will still use Blu-ray for backing up data. At 50gb for a dual layer, you could back up nearly an entire 60gb hard drive onto one disc. Now that's useful.
Furthermore, there will always be at least one BD player on the market, known to some as the PS3. So, with no end in sight for BD-R's or the PS3, you can be watching Blu-ray home movies for some time to come.
Personally, I'd be more worried about HD-DVD, because if the movie companies ditch it, it ceases to have much practical purpose. It's less dense and the 360 doesn't need it for games. Granted, there may be other uses for HD-DVD I'm not thinking of.
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Recordable Blu-ray discs won't die. They're the highest density optical media on the market today. Even if movie companies cease to manufacture Blu-ray movies, people will still use Blu-ray for backing up data. At 50gb for a dual layer, you could back up nearly an entire 60gb hard drive onto one disc. Now that's useful.
Furthermore, there will always be at least one BD player on the market, known to some as the PS3. So, with no end in sight for BD-R's or the PS3, you can be watching Blu-ray home movies for some time to come.
Personally, I'd be more worried about HD-DVD, because if the movie companies ditch it, it ceases to have much practical purpose. It's less dense and the 360 doesn't need it for games. Granted, there may be other uses for HD-DVD I'm not thinking of.