XGamer0611 said:
This is 100% fact. It has been highly documented that the winner of the format wars celebration would be short lived. Once digital downloads become the norm people will catch on fast to the technology. Discs in general will be non-existent. |
I'm with Dno. To state that it is 100% fact is incredibly naive. Digital download is many years from becoming standard and anyone that believes otherwise clearly does not have a very realistic grasp on the situation. And why do you say "highly documented"? Apart from being an unconventional use of the English language, the statement is inaccurate, as the overwhelming majority of industry professionals do not expect digital downloads to gain a dominant market share within the next 5 years. Personally, I don't expect it in the next 10.
And as a point of note to those that believe DVD's dominance means that Blu-Ray will not be successful: DVD ownership did not exceed VCR ownership in the US until 2006. Do you think there were people in 2005 saying that DVD was not a success?
BD as a medium is in it's infancy, but the market will grow as HD becomes standard and players drop to mass-market prices. In the absence of direct competition (which it does not currently have from DVD or digital distribution), Blu-ray can simply not fail.
