did blu ray win??

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#1 onewiththegame
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I see alot of PS fanboys saying that blu ray has won the format war

but didn't that war just start, kinda like the SW

so if cows can claim blu ray the winner than lems can call the 360 the winner

 

or maybe i'm totally f'n crazy

 

 

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#2 ramey70
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Depends on what you call a "win".   Most people think the writing is on the wall though.
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I think the war for the next gen optical format war is very different then a console war. Once one of the formats gets enough of a lead there is no going back. It's the winner. While consoles can do stuff like price-drops, secure exclusive games, marketing campaigns, etc. that can turn a system around. Anyways, Blu-Ray is on the verge of winning the next-gen optical format war. Unless the people in the HD-DVD camp do something drastic in the next couple of months, Blu-Ray is going to win.
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#4 deadpool51
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they did "win" but they are outsellign hd dvd 3 to 1. we will see what happens afgter universal releases all there movie this year. after xmas this year there will be a clear view of the finish line.
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i'm guessing blu ray wins. the ps3 put a bunch of players into homes, and it has more studios to put movies on it. i mean, no one's going to buy a 500 plus dollar dvd player unless it does something else...
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#6 lordxymor
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Ps3 was released today, so it's hard to compare, but both HD media have been fighting for several months now, so you can analyze the sales data and draw some conclusions.
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Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lost
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I think the war for the next gen optical format war is very different then a console war. Once one of the formats gets enough of a lead there is no going back. It's the winner. While consoles can do stuff like price-drops, secure exclusive games, marketing campaigns, etc. that can turn a system around. Anyways, Blu-Ray is on the verge of winning the next-gen optical format war. Unless the people in the HD-DVD camp do something drastic in the next couple of months, Blu-Ray is going to win.Zerostatic0

change HD-DVD to Sony

and Blu ray to MS

 

 

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Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostAvinashTyagi
How do you figure?
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#10 AvinashTyagi
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[QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"]Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostramey70
How do you figure?

PS3 flopped, and Blu-ray won't replace Standard DVD's any time soon
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#11 flazzle
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Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostAvinashTyagi
Actually, if Blu-Ray wins then Sony has won. They stand to make 2 billion a year in royalties alone if blu-ray wins (by 2010 according to their estimates). PS3 is a way to get more blu-rays in households to convince hollywood to go with the format.
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#12 ramey70
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[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"]Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostAvinashTyagi
How do you figure?

PS3 flopped, and Blu-ray won't replace Standard DVD's any time soon

I think Sony would happily trade a format win for a video game win. Blurays don't have to totally replace standard DVD's for Sony to make a sizeable fortune off the technology. If Bluray can create a niche HD market, which is entirely possible, they stand to really rake in royalty income.
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#13 onewiththegame
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[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"]Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostAvinashTyagi
How do you figure?

PS3 flopped, and Blu-ray won't replace Standard DVD's any time soon

dont know if we can call it a flop yet (getting real close)

but your right about BR

 

 

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[QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"]Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostflazzle
Actually, if Blu-Ray wins then Sony has won. They stand to make 2 billion a year in royalties alone if blu-ray wins (by 2010 according to their estimates). PS3 is a way to get more blu-rays in households to convince hollywood to go with the format.

Bluray won't be replacing DVDs any time soon, and they lost their gaming strength
[QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"][QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="AvinashTyagi"]Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVDbut Sony lostramey70
How do you figure?

PS3 flopped, and Blu-ray won't replace Standard DVD's any time soon

I think Sony would happily trade a format win for a video game win. Blurays don't have to totally replace standard DVD's for Sony to make a sizeable fortune off the technology. If Bluray can create a niche HD market, which is entirely possible, they stand to really rake in royalty income.

To a degree, but Gaming has been a huge money maker for them, they may not be able to recoup those losses, especially when you factor in the losses on the PS3
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#15 ramey70
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Gaming has been a loss to Sony as of late.  It is also a very low yield market and the costs are only rising.  The risk is high, as they are finding out with the PS3.
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#16 AvinashTyagi
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Gaming has been a loss to Sony as of late.  It is also a very low yield market and the costs are only rising.  The risk is high, as they are finding out with the PS3.ramey70
Well it wasn't a loss until the PSP and the PS3, PS2 was a money maker
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#17 mruurds
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I see alot of PS fanboys saying that blu ray has won the format war

but didn't that war just start, kinda like the SW

so if cows can claim blu ray the winner than lems can call the 360 the winner

 

or maybe i'm totally f'n crazy

 

 

onewiththegame
No... standard DVD9 format won. There's a long way to go before HD-DVD, Blu-ray or any other format become the industry standard.
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