Sorrow880 said:
First off, I'm not a Sony fanboy. I support all the consoles and love them all. Hell, I was up till 2:00AM playing 360 just last night. Secondly, both are true. Blu-ray (if successful) will help Sony recoup losses & the prices will drop just like DVD prices dropped even though there was no format war.
But yes, Sony will make money off blu-ray if it is successful and they do have royalties.
In addition, other partners will make money off blu-ray too. And the price will go down. Technology prices always drop. You don't have to have 2 different formats for the price do go down. DVD is a prime example--the prices have dropped DRAMATICALLY even though it is the only format. I bought a dvd recorder for $30.00 just the other day...not long ago you couldn't get one for less that $400! Technology advances and competition always cause electronics to drop in price over time.
Now Samsung, Philips, Sony, Funai, etc. will all be competing for blu-ray hardware sales. e.g. Funai just announced a sub $300 blu-ray player at CES (rumored to be around $250)...Well, that will force someone else to come out with a $200 blu-ray player to try to gain sales.
So--all are true...Sony will make money, their partners will make money, and the cost of blu-ray players will continue to decline (probably not as quickly, but will still decline). |
I didn't say you're a fanboy ;) Even though I quoted you, I was talking about the general comments I see regarding this issue.
What I really want is either a reliable source which tells us how much Sony gets from each Blu-Ray disc sold, or for people to stop saying stuff they don't know is true. It'd be great for Sony if they stood to get that money, but will they, or won't they?
