An interesting question that was asked to the panel is what impact the Blu-ray equipped PS3 will have on the adoption of next generation of DVDs.
“I think PS3 was a factor in focusing peoples attention to the next gen DVD, but ultimately I don’t think the PS3 is going to be a major factor in terms of (next-generation) adoption,” said Kelley Avery.
Some other interesting info from the article:
The hope is of course that the next generation DVD-sales will provide a boost. When and if that boost comes is still unclear and the jury is out on what digital delivery will do for the industry.
There was no clear answer from the panelists on what is causing the “slow” adoption of the new generation DVD players in the home market. “There is a lack of content on both sides and some confusion and slowed consumer adoption due to that people are holding out because they don’t want to buy the wrong format. But on the other hand prices have come down more than probably would be the case if we had just one format,” said Henry McGee.
