New "superior" disc format to compete with Blu-ray coming Q1 09

[Capulous]

Untamoi said:

Capulous said:
How many companies have contracts and how long are they for? What exactly do these contracts say and what are the escape clauses written into them?

I am looking at the big picture; hence the statement "if all the costs of the new format is still less than what blu-ray cost, I cannot see why a company would remain with blu-ray." Companies are looking to save money, especially in the current economy; why would companies remain with blu-ray if the overall cost of the new format is less?

Sony pictures and their supporters? Well, Sony supported betamax look what happened to that.

 

They are much more interested in sales than savings. Unless movies sell about as much on new format then moving there is idiotic business move. They won't even consider publishing until there are at least 30-40 million players in homes.

If these players cost similar to current DVD players and the cost of the movies are lower than that of their blu-ray counterparts, why would they sell any less than blu-ray.  The company claims that the costs are along the lines of current DVDs, if it is actually released at prices that are close to current DVDs who would chose blu-ray over it.  It has more space, better protection, and is cheaper to produce.  If the production cost is less and they can sell it for around the current price of blu-ray movies, that would lead to a higher profit margin.

Companies will do their studies and will make their determinations.  If they can cut costs and make a higher profit margin, they will definitely look into it.  Blu-ray and/or HD DVDs were being published by many of the major motion picture studios well before it hit anywhere near 30-40 million players.  Are there even 30 million blu-ray players in homes now?