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silentmac on 18 July 2009
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ZenfoldorVGI said:
angrypoolman said:
 


sony had more than just video games in mind when they added blu ray into their system; they had a format war to win. and i think they made the right decision even though their system is in last place. they finally created a new format that is a success and is actually the new standard. so props to them for doing that.

the only problem is that they arent really good at like... making video games.

I think they are good at making games, they are just really bad at business in general.

As far as the format war, yeah, Sony had the format war in mind when they added the BR. They didn't care if the Playstation crashed and burned, because if BR caught on because of it, Sony would become vastly more profitable.

I look upon that decision as a betreyal. They didn't care if the Playstation failed, and all of us gamers got screwed, as long as Blu-Ray lived on they could just write us off.

It's not secret I dislike Sony(but like the PS3). That jades my opinions, but above is what I truely believe.

Too bad for Sony their BluRay triumph is looking like it will be a phyrric victory since it is looking more and more like online distribution is going to cut the shelf life of BR's short.

Don't get me wrong, I like watching BRs but the convenience of being able to download a 1080p movie from Live or iTunes is pretty compelling.

I know that broadband isn't quite there for online distribution to totally take over, but if Verizon keeps laying fiber at the rate it is, Blu-Ray will not have anywhere near the level of dominance that DVDs had.

One other side note...  Many people I know say they can't tell the difference in BR and DVDs unless they have a newer 1080p screen and they don't think they are worth it.  This also doesn't bode well for BR as most consumers aren't technophiles and I would assume the convenience of on demand delivery is more appealing to the average consumer than an seemingly small (depending on their hardware) increase in picture quality when they already thought DVDs looked fine...



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