If blu-ray wins? Will it affect the console war?

[famousringo]

Packet said:

eugene said:
Not unless DVD's go away. People still seem indifferent to HD and not really see the advantages of it. Even if it beats HD DVD, Unless studios drop DVD format in favor of blueray of being the absolute only standard, it will mean nothing. Also the PS3 will still have to get to a mass market price of under $199.

Consumers are migrating from DVD->BluRay at a faster rate than they did in the VHS->DVD transition.

The only people who make this 'no one cares' argument are Xbox/HD-DVD supporters who have accepted the death of the format and now wish no one wins.

 

 

 

Them, and those of us who actually, truly don't care.

I'll consider buying HD discs when they cost only 10-20% more than DVD or when I can't get things in DVD anymore. A 16:9 aspect ratio, reduced footprint, and low power consumption are plenty good reasons to replace an old CRT with a new LCD. Pixel count really doesn't matter to me.