Why Blu-Ray is bad for the PS3

[LordTheNightKnight]

Tetsuo Shima said:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that the Blu-ray release of 'Spider-man 3' sold 130,000 copies the first six days at retail, 15,000 more copies than the Transformers HD DVD was reported to have sold its first week on store shelves. Having shipped 400,000 copies to retailers, this represents a 30% sell-off for the title.

David Bishop, President of Sony commented, "We are well-placed for the holidays. We got in before the key shopping season, and now you'll have more people getting into the market, as new players are launching from Sony, Sharp, Panasonic [among others]. It's our hope that they walk out with a player and Spider-Man 3."

The 130,000 sold does not include copies given away as part of a Sony promotion to provide the title to those who purchase a 40GB PS3. Sony expects demand to increase throughout the holiday season, with 'Spider-man 3' to remain a top seller.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=655

 

I know it's a cut and paste, but that 15,000 number is bogus. The source article on videobusiness does not mention that number. In fact, it mentions this:

On the HD DVD side, Paramount Home Entertainment touted selling 190,000 HD DVD units of Transformers in the week after its Oct. 16 bow. Many industry sources wound up disputing that figure, however, believing it was actually tens of thousands lower.

And according to that link, the dispute is just rival companies calling the numbers too high, but giving no proof of any exaggerations.

As for the Spider Man 3 sales, they are good, but it seems negative audience reaction hurt it, on both SD and HD fronts.  This has little to do with blu-ray or HD-DVD. I anticipate Shrek 3 and Pirates 3 to fall slightly short as well.