Branko2166 said:
walsufnir said:
Branko2166 said:
walsufnir said:
Mr Puggsly said:
VGKing said:
Zappykins said:
I am going to revise what I said. After thinking about how many people I know who bought a PS3 because it could play Blu-rays.
So having a Blu-ray significantly helped the PS3's sales. But the format war significantly damaged disc sales, the industry, and launched the door to streaming.
Also, I think Microsoft pushed streaming, and their 1080P 5.1 streaming more because they had to counter blu-ray. |
LOL. Streaming is just part of the digital revolution.
Streaming really took off with Netflix. Microsoft had nothing to do with it.
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MS had something to do with it. They helped push using digital streaming on televisions via their popular console. If Sony had it their way, they would prefer people just stuck with Bluray.
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Exactly. Sony wanted to see Blu-rays all over the market, just like DVD, and I am sure this won't ever happen again. Yes, picture quality of Blu-ray by now is better than streaming but this will eventually change. Optical discs don't have a future - not in gaming, not in music, not in movies.
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That mantra about optical media not having a future has been repeated many times over the last several years. I can definitely see digital only be an option for some markets like Korea or Japan where high speed internet is the standard for virtually the whole population. However for the majority of world internet users digital only for everything is a pipe dream at best. Granted it doesn't help that the world seems to be entering an economic downturn which will slow down adoption as well as the financing of more high speed internet infrastructure by governments and companies.
There is also the factor of many people preferring to own a physical copy over which they can exercise control and if they so choose can trade or exchange.
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We'll see ;) Everyone tries to establish a streaming platform by now. Sony started with Qriocity which has been renamed AFAIR, MS also tries to establish streaming via Xbox. Then there is netflix which eats a lot of the whole traffic generated in US. BBC in UK, Lovefilm, Maxdome and others in Germany. In my opinion it will all end in monthly fees and watching-flatrates.
There will always be people who prefer physical copies and I don't want to block optical media but it just isn't needed anymore (for me). I have a good internet connection, most people I know also. We will see how it turns out but I make a bet: Bluray will be the last optical disc format designed for mass market.
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Thanks for the reply :)
By the way I also edited my post and added a couple of questions for you.
I can see you have a killer internet connection. I have a 100Mb line at home which is pretty fast for Australian standards. Seeing as how you're from Germany I can see how the infrastructure would be great in your country. I'm just saying that outside of a few nations including yours it doesn't seem viable for the majority of internet users to go digital only.
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For streaming you don't need that much of a killer connection - 6 to 8 mbit is easily sufficient. 100 mbit is enough for even streaming 1080p video ;) Where I am not with you is the part " I'm just saying that outside of a few nations including yours it doesn't seem viable for the majority of internet users to go digital only.". I think there a way more countries where this can be realized than you imagine. Also keep in mind that the internet access is getting better and better. Remember the internet 10 years ago? It is only 10 years and it is still evolving. The access and the applications for internet. This is not only affecting watching-behaviour but also your every day life. For example, nobody wants to use facebook with a dial-up-access. The internet itself demands more bandwidth and so it all evolves. Of course there are countries that are left behind but I think most of the countries where the people earn enough money won't have problems to stream movies in the next 2-3 years.
