I would say that competition from regular DVDs ought to be enough imperative to lower the cost of Blu-ray players and media, along with any other distribution methods.
Furthermore, Blu-ray prices would probably come down faster if it was the only HD format, simply due to economies of scale. A bigger Blu-ray market means cheaper manufacturing costs.
This is coming from somebody who has no intention of buying into HD until the players are about $100 and the discs are about $20. The format change is something I recognize that I'll have to accept eventually but not something that I find worth looking forward to.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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