Blu-ray Surpasses DVD in Japan for the first time

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SpartanFX on 09 December 2008

"According to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan data, Blu-ray recorders broke the 50% barrier during the first week of November, meaning that unit sales of Blu-ray recorders surpassed that of DVD recorders for the first time ever. Compared to the same time last year, when Blu-ray's market share was only 10%, the format has shown rapid growth."

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2153#comments

the future is indeed blu.Hopefully this can help sony out a bit.

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SpartanFX on 09 December 2008

that was fast

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SpartanFX on 09 December 2008

Hopefully 2 years from now it will be the same WW.

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scottie on 09 December 2008

Oh, I thought you meant software sales from reading the title

Anyway, still good news for Blu-Ray uptake

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Star Scream on 09 December 2008

Good, I thoroughly enjoyed Transformers: Animated Movie on Blu-Ray.

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darconi on 09 December 2008

This says Blu-ray recorders...

I'm guessing that its not exactly player/set top market share...

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LordTheNightKnight on 09 December 2008

This is recorders, not straight players or movies.

That likely means people taking advantage of the extra space (even a single layer disc to burn on is nothing to sneeze at), but this is just for one part of the market.

So the title of that story and this thread is really deceptive.

A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

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outlawauron on 09 December 2008

Good the the market. This is great news for the BDA.

It seems that Japan may want HD movies, just not HD gaming.

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SpartanFX on 09 December 2008

^^^That might change in the next 2 years

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c0rd on 09 December 2008

Wow, that caught me off guard. I knew it sounded too extreme to be true, though.

Blu-ray recorders broke the 50% barrier during the first week of November, meaning that unit sales of Blu-ray recorders surpassed that of DVD recorders

Note the key word: Recorders.

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