| makingmusic476 said: Thanks for screwing us over, Paramount. This crap could've been over with by Holiday '08. Blockbuster, Target, none of that compares to losing a whole movie studio. |
That's silly. HD-DVD is the best format for the consumer because cost and prices are lower and it guarantees fair use (whereas Blu Ray attempts to prevent it).
Walmart has a better chance of determining the victor moreso than any movie studio. They sell more DVDs and more DVD players than anyone. By a lot.
Price can win this battle. The PS3's Blu Ray player numbers are difficult to accurately interpret because less than half of the people who own a PS3 know it is an HD console and even fewer intend to play Blu Ray discs on it at any point (according to a recent Nelson survey). And these are people who own the damn thing.
The battle is still in its relative infancy. Sales are dysmal for both BDs and HD-DVDs. If we see sub $200 HD-DVD players for Black Thursday at Walmart, we might start to see some moderate sales numbers for the format in general.
