misterd on 28 December 2007
| makingmusic476 said: Speaking of all this, there have been heavy rumors that Warner Bros. will go exclusive to Blu-Ray in the next few weeks (probably at CES) in attempt to establish a single dominate format, since the 4th quarter data is now in, and it has been shown that Toshiba's massive price cuts have had little to no effect on the status quo. Do you think there would be a spike in ps3 sales after such an announcement from fence sitters jumping in and HD DVD owners going neutral? |
Honestly, no. First, it will take months, maybe years, after a WB exclusivity announcement for Toshiba to give up the HD-DVD ghost, and I imagine many HDDVD fanboys will be resentful enough that they will hold out as long as possible (for the record, I'm neutral on the issue, though I do think it clear BR is going to win out in the end). Those that do decide to jump in currently have cheaper options than the PS3, with at least 3 players now selling for under $300. Moreover, the videophiles are probably going to want to get a dedicated BR player, no matter how good the PS3 may be. Those who chose to get a PS3 for this reason are going to be few.
