Less than four percent of new computers have Blu-ray drives.
As we all know, Blu-ray has become an increasingly popular format, sales of both Blu-ray discs and players are higher than ever, and the format war is long behind us, but when it comes to PCs, Blu-ray has a long way to go.
With DVD drives now standard on modern PCs, Blu-ray drives are surprisingly low in the mix. Installed on only 3.6% of new computers shipped this year, consumers seem hard pressed for a reason to make the switch.
iSuppli's senior analyst Michael Yang believes that the price of Blu-ray content is a factor, but not the only factor. "The cost issue is amplified by the fact that the library of content is so small that there really isn't a reason for users to switch at the moment".
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
Just a matter of when =)
Didn't "analysts" at one time say the earth was flat and at the center of the universe?
When they do then yeah, BD will be the obvious choice since it is the best option for larger needs.
This just in: Analyst sticks foot in mouth
Obviously Blu-ray is not required at this moment DVD is sufficient for the time being.Who in their right mind would want to pay royalty costs to Sony.