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Smash_Brother on 17 January 2008
brute said: 
unless microsoft gives them a bucket load of money

...Or Steve Jobs decided he wants to push the Apple TV (hint: he DOES).



"I mean, c'mon, Viva Pinata, a game with massive marketing, didn't sell worth a damn to the "sophisticated" 360 audience, despite near-universal praise--is that a sign that 360 owners are a bunch of casual ignoramuses that can't get their heads around a 'gardening' sim? Of course not. So let's please stop trying to micro-analyze one game out of hundreds and using it as the poster child for why good, non-1st party, games can't sell on Wii. (Everyone frequenting this site knows this is nonsense, and yet some of you just can't let it go because it's the only scab you have left to pick at after all your other "Wii will phail1!!1" straw men arguments have been put to the torch.)" - exindguy on Boom Blocks

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PooperScooper on 17 January 2008

Have you guys forgotten about HBO, New Line Cinema, Digital Playground, and Warner announcing Blu-ray support only???

Why would people abandon the format now? It's stronger than ever. More people will be forced to buy Blu-ray. Thus becomming more mainstream, thus making companies more money.



brute on 17 January 2008

^this most likely isnt real



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Smash_Brother on 17 January 2008

Because digital distribution has been and still IS kicking its overpriced ass?



"I mean, c'mon, Viva Pinata, a game with massive marketing, didn't sell worth a damn to the "sophisticated" 360 audience, despite near-universal praise--is that a sign that 360 owners are a bunch of casual ignoramuses that can't get their heads around a 'gardening' sim? Of course not. So let's please stop trying to micro-analyze one game out of hundreds and using it as the poster child for why good, non-1st party, games can't sell on Wii. (Everyone frequenting this site knows this is nonsense, and yet some of you just can't let it go because it's the only scab you have left to pick at after all your other "Wii will phail1!!1" straw men arguments have been put to the torch.)" - exindguy on Boom Blocks

brute on 17 January 2008
Soriku said:
darendt said:
ROFLMFAO. Sony has a better chance of getting Mario on there console than this happening.

Don't think so

me neither

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brute on 17 January 2008
Delusional said:
PooperScooper said:
I think this is total crap.

BTW REVENUE = 169mil Blu-ray - 103mil HDDVD for Warner.

 Forget the revenues, what's the number for the profits? I'm curious. :)


most likely still in the favor of blu-ray

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nuckles87 on 17 January 2008

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Blu ray's adoption rate has been far too slow, and whilst the PS3 has helped give blu ray an edge over HD DVD, it has done little to help make the discs actually sell.

A lot of people around here seem to possess the mindset that it's "blu ray against HD DVD". But HD DVD isn't the huge obstacle it needs to overcome, nor is blu ray HD DVD's biggest threat. What both of these formats need to deal with is: adoption rates, software sales, and replacing the DVD, none of which is really happening right now.

Frankly, I don't see either format taking off, period. The adoption rate of HDTVs, the awareness of what HDTV even is is even smaller, and the general public simply doesn't really care about high def technology, at least not enough to buy technology specifically for it. You can scream I'm wrong all you want, but just compare DVD player sales to the sales of HD DVD, and then try to build up your argument: you will find it rather difficult.

DVD will be replaced one day, but it will either be buy HVD (holographic video discs which hold 3.9 terabytes of data) which will become viable for the market in 2010, or more likely by downloadable content, which WILL eventually usurp most forms of physical media, as soon as the faster networks and stuff like "wideband" becomes more widely available.

By the time blu ray's market becomes viable for companies like Disney to make a profit, it will be all manner of obsolete. It could still take off, of course, but for the time being, no company has any incentive aside from cash from Sony or other Blu ray proponents, to actually support the format. The profits are just too slim when compared to DVDs.



jheco05 on 17 January 2008

Just a plain rumour



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Coca-Cola on 18 January 2008

I know this is just a rumor. That is what I said.
But I don't think it's that far stretched as Wii giving up or even PS3 giving up.
@nuckles87 makes sense to me.
I'm not saying that this will happen, but what if it did?
What would other studios do?

Maybe it'll force Sony to sell PS3 and other BR players for $99



ArtofAngels on 18 January 2008

I love these "I know someone @ Blah Blah that said "Insert insanely unlikely rumour"