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If you're sick to death of the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD debate, stop and find another thread. Otherwise, you've been warned.
KermieD and I have been exchanging views on the above two standards in another thread. I cited Black Friday numbers as evidence that Blu-Ray was vastly outselling HD-DVD. KermieD dismissed those numbers as an aberration and said I just didn't get it. He said momentum was swinging in favor of HD-DVD. I contend that since all PS3's are also Blu-Ray players, that will give Blu-Ray the edge. Well, here' a possible explanation for the big uptick in Blu-Ray disc sales: (cite at bottom of post)
"But while Wii remains the leader of the next-gen gaming console sales, Sony has also a wonderful November."
"Finally, after a series of bad months, the sales of PS3 are kicking off. Since Sony has slashed the price and unveiled new versions, PS3 outsold Nintendo Wii in Japan in November, while in US Sonys gaming console reached 466,000 units sold."
"This is a huge step forward compared to Octobers sales when Sony sold only 121,000 PS3s and a confirmation of the announcement that since the price reduction the weekly sales have doubled and even tripled."
"Following these good results, Kazuo Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO, said for the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun that the worldwide sales of PS3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year."
"As in December sales are generally twice November's, maybe Sony will sell somewhere around 800,000 units, especially because PS3 is also promoted as a BluRay player."
So, in November, Sony sold nearly a half-million PS3's. Obviously, some of the new owners are going to buy movies as well as games. If Sony really does manage to sell 800,000 units in Dec., in one month they will nearly outsell the entire HD-DVD installed base. That gives the Blu-Ray player a HUGE lead over HD-DVD in the US. Plus, the worldwide installed base will be nearly 9:1 over HD-DVD.
Say all you want about HD-DVD owners buying more movies, but when the installed base has that big of a lead, it will be hard for the competing format to catch up. From my point of view, it sure seems like the momentum is behind Blu-Ray. There is a big difference in 'exclusive' deals with Studios and what kinds of players are in the hands of consumers. KermieD may claim momentum is swinging to HD-DVD because of exclusive studio deals, but you can be sure that once those deals expire, the studios aren't going to ignore MILLIONS of installed Blu-Ray players.
CITE:
https://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Wii_Is_Still_The_Champ_But_PS3_Sales_Increase_11868.html
tms
KermieD and I have been exchanging views on the above two standards in another thread. I cited Black Friday numbers as evidence that Blu-Ray was vastly outselling HD-DVD. KermieD dismissed those numbers as an aberration and said I just didn't get it. He said momentum was swinging in favor of HD-DVD. I contend that since all PS3's are also Blu-Ray players, that will give Blu-Ray the edge. Well, here' a possible explanation for the big uptick in Blu-Ray disc sales: (cite at bottom of post)
"But while Wii remains the leader of the next-gen gaming console sales, Sony has also a wonderful November."
"Finally, after a series of bad months, the sales of PS3 are kicking off. Since Sony has slashed the price and unveiled new versions, PS3 outsold Nintendo Wii in Japan in November, while in US Sonys gaming console reached 466,000 units sold."
"This is a huge step forward compared to Octobers sales when Sony sold only 121,000 PS3s and a confirmation of the announcement that since the price reduction the weekly sales have doubled and even tripled."
"Following these good results, Kazuo Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO, said for the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun that the worldwide sales of PS3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year."
"As in December sales are generally twice November's, maybe Sony will sell somewhere around 800,000 units, especially because PS3 is also promoted as a BluRay player."
So, in November, Sony sold nearly a half-million PS3's. Obviously, some of the new owners are going to buy movies as well as games. If Sony really does manage to sell 800,000 units in Dec., in one month they will nearly outsell the entire HD-DVD installed base. That gives the Blu-Ray player a HUGE lead over HD-DVD in the US. Plus, the worldwide installed base will be nearly 9:1 over HD-DVD.
Say all you want about HD-DVD owners buying more movies, but when the installed base has that big of a lead, it will be hard for the competing format to catch up. From my point of view, it sure seems like the momentum is behind Blu-Ray. There is a big difference in 'exclusive' deals with Studios and what kinds of players are in the hands of consumers. KermieD may claim momentum is swinging to HD-DVD because of exclusive studio deals, but you can be sure that once those deals expire, the studios aren't going to ignore MILLIONS of installed Blu-Ray players.
CITE:
https://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Wii_Is_Still_The_Champ_But_PS3_Sales_Increase_11868.html
tms