Sony's blu-ray Quagmire, the Millstone around ps3's neck

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thelifatree said:

mitlar37 said:

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/  11% marketshare (total revenue - not just "top 20") after 4 years on the market. And I have yet to see a pc game on Blu-Ray.

If I recall the adoption rate to dvd was slow at first as well. I don't know how they compare... but even the KOTOR's on PC were all on CD's I don't really remember them until the start this console gen or maybe a lil before being heavily used

how long was until dvd's were the norm on pc? if I recall metal gear solid 2 was one of the first games (and badly ported) on the PC to require DVD.

Also, the manufacturing costs... most games don't take up that much. Say Mass Effect 2. Has 2 dvd's would it be cheaper for them to manufacture it on 2 dvd's or 1 blu ray.

Plus I'd add, that Digital Distribution is more appropriate for games on PC. as games do not take up the 30gb-50gb, the High Def video and audio does for Blu Ray movies.

 

I agree, the gaming industry is slower on the uptake than the home movie industry. I did not notice games going from CD to DVD until around 2007, much longer after everyone was watching DVD movies 4 to 8 years earlier. Personally, my family got big into DVD movies around 2000.

If you are looking at a barometer look at the movie conversion rates.