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MikeB on 28 September 2008
slimeattack said:
Blu-ray is still doing better than DVD was at this timepoint. I don't understand those who say it will flop. What did they expect, that Blu-ray will beat DVD on day one?

The Blu-Ray market is set to triple in 2008 (both stand-alone player sales and software sales) compared to 2007. According to research data a vast majority of PS3 owners in the US own HDTVs and watch Blu-Ray movies. With pricedrops PS3, standalone Blu-Ray player and software sales will go up.

I think a lot of negatism has to do with console fans of rival consoles, especially many 360 fans want things to be negative because it comes by default with the PS3 and not with other consoles.

You are right Rome wasn't built in a day. Not everyone will buy a HDTV, PS3 or standalone Blu-Ray player day one. DVD's unusual quick victory over VHS (just 6 years until it outsold the at the time well established format) has been widely applauded.



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acetech3 on 28 September 2008

I read on a website that blueray movies are going to drop in price in a month or 2. I forott the website.



jkl2207 on 28 September 2008

Looming recession..... quality of movies coming out or lack there of... and price.

I remember when DVD first came out, I had a massive VHS collection and I was of the mindset that I would only buy a DVD if the movie was fantastic and had great special effects which actually warranted the purchase. Fast forward to now I have a PS3 but none of the movies released so far have any appeal to me. And especially at the price tag.



EvilChronos on 28 September 2008

only an estimared 12% of people have an hdtv so once those start selling like mad so will blu-ray, its as simple as that.... btw this guy is not to bright



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blackstar on 28 September 2008

it's funny how he says :
"yes , DVD started slow too but....."
and "according to NPD numbers ps3 barely sold 185000"
really stupid



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Blood_Tears on 28 September 2008
spidey_77 said:
It seems its going down the same road as UMD's

 

 

Yeah cause every single studio was behind UMD with millions of dollars in Marketing....yeah....for sure......



akuma587 on 28 September 2008
Blood_Tears said:
spidey_77 said:
It seems its going down the same road as UMD's

 

 

Yeah cause every single studio was behind UMD with millions of dollars in Marketing....yeah....for sure......

And a bunch of other consumer electronics companies were definitly putting UMD in every product they were making, such as standalone UMD players, UMD laptops, and even TV's with built-in UMD slots.

 



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spidey_77 on 28 September 2008
akuma587 said:
Blood_Tears said:
spidey_77 said:
It seems its going down the same road as UMD's

 

 

Yeah cause every single studio was behind UMD with millions of dollars in Marketing....yeah....for sure......

And a bunch of other consumer electronics companies were definitly putting UMD in every product they were making, such as standalone UMD players, UMD laptops, and even TV's with built-in UMD slots.

 

Ignore him. He's probably been crying over it for a while and decided to move on to blu ray as he wants it not to fail as well. Considering his name I think the failure of UMD has done much more than made him shed tears. Hes become delusional as well.

 



mibuokami on 28 September 2008

Lol spidey I think you miss the sarcasm train.




MontanaHatchet on 28 September 2008

Spidey just failed so horribly. The more birthday presents I get the merrier!