Analyst: PS3 a Crutch to the Blu-ray Market

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Kasz216 said:

Viper1 said:

Kasz216 said:

 

Yeah i figured. They've got to get cheaper after too however as the rest of the Blu-ray consortium won't take to being undercut by the PS3 forever. Perhaps they're just biding their time a year or two until it is more mainstream however, that way they don't have to waste production time to take a loss like the PS3.

I find it weird that people are saying PS3 is real close to breaking even, yet blu-ray players that offer less then a third of what PS3 offers can't seem to lower their prices below it.

What's up with that?

 

 Maybe Sony has the key patents on the technology, which makes it easier for them to produce new Blu-Ray players? Or perhaps Sony is the only major manufacturer which also holds some of the patent rights, whichgreatly lowers their costs? I honestly don't know, but I'd imagine either of those scenarios is plausible.