shams said:
Oh come on. I'll assume you are being obtuse here. As I wrote a while back - this isn't an election. Its not like whoever gets to 51% is declared the winner - and its all over. Its a business - its about money. Last week HD-DVD had, what - 45% of the total HD sale base? So Toshiba have 45% of the HD weekly market (and around 30% for the year) - and that is a failure? They have managed to jump in, create a business - and take a significant chunk of the HD movie market share. They have also done the consumer a great service - create competition (something we should ALL be grateful for!) and force prices down. (Do you consider the PS3 a failure for only having 17% of the next-gen console market? I think not)
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I never said that Toshiba would never make money off HD DVD, but to think that this competition will last years and years is unlikely. 30% as of now, but it will continue to drop as both PS3's and blu ray players are sold.
The PS3 is not a failure, but a complete disappointment sales wise. Apparently more that half of the people on this website think its a failure. But remember, The PS3 has the major IP's that will support it in the future(MGS4, FFXIII, GT5) gaming wise, but can we say the same for HD DVD on the High def market?
I'll take the case!!!