libellule said: Profcrab,
I agree, BR cost Sony a lot and they killed their PS3 to help the BR but if the BR kill the HD DVD (expected now) and IF the BR kill the DVD too (not sure) then I think they will get their money back
Remember the PS3 has lot of problem in NA because the Xbox360 is doing very well. If the HD DVD die then the PS3 offer will just skyrocket because buying a BR player will be the best thing to do if u want to play HD movie.
I think PS3 back in 08/09 and BR supremacy over DVD "could" bring Sony lot of money.
rocketpig,
you are right, I dont have a real evidence about this. I should not have mentionned it. |
Blu-Ray movies will bring Sony alot of money, but it won't help PS3 profitability much. The PS3 was a sacrifice to Blu-Ray. Even if Sony pulls 1/3 of the console market eventually, they will have handed a large portion of the HD game market to Microsoft. That loss in market share is going to be felt for a long time after this HD war is long over. I don't think Sony intended for this to happen though. Originally, they thought they were going to destroy the market with the PS3. Nintendo completely stole their launch thunder though.
Blu-Ray will not kill DVD. DVD is going to be around for a long time. It is a cheap format that everyone has access to. Blu-Ray discs are not any more convenient than DVDs so you don't have the same transition as you did from VHS to DVD. DVDs will be the primary format until Blu-Ray players are dirt cheap and the price of the discs are close to where DVDs are now.