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Blu Ray is showing impressive gains

At the DisplaySearch conference held yesterday, attendees were treated to the latest information regarding the format war. Warner announced that '300' has sold over 250,000 copies on Blu-ray since it was released in July, twice as many as has sold on HD DVD. Sony also announced that the PS3 would soon be receiving a firmware upgrade to boost its Blu-ray interactivity functions.
On the whole, HD players have increased their market share, now at 5%, since August when it was only 1.3% of total DVD player sales. Additionally, HD players accounted for 27% of the revenue in the DVD player market. This trend is expected to continue through the upcoming holiday season.

nasim6801d ago (Edited 6801d ago )

It is estimated that around 200 000 ps3s were sold yesterday and around 100 000 copies of SPiderman 3 were dispatched during the purchases of PS3

source :- coming your way in 4 days time

CHARTTRACK,GFK and MCVUK are my sources --100% reliable

cuco336801d ago

blu-ray.com

They are infamous for banning and deleting anyone who says anything negative about BD. I've had a PS3 buddy post about his disappointment with BD 1.1 being delayed to end of this month and how no player on the market right now is 1.1 compliant. He then asked about 2.0 (which requires Ethernet port) and aside from PS3 what other BD stand alones are worth it. Next time he tried to log back in his account was banned and his post was blackholed.
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Here's the article

"At the DisplaySearch conference held yesterday, attendees were treated to the latest information regarding the format war. Warner announced that '300' has sold over 250,000 copies on Blu-ray since it was released in July, twice as many as has sold on HD DVD. Sony also announced that the PS3 would soon be receiving a firmware upgrade to boost its Blu-ray interactivity functions.

On the whole, HD players have increased their market share, now at 5%, since August when it was only 1.3% of total DVD player sales. Additionally, HD players accounted for 27% of the revenue in the DVD player market. This trend is expected to continue through the upcoming holiday season."

The firmware upgrade they are talking about is not BD1.1 or BD2.0. It is fixing or adding additional PS3 support for BD-J (some BD titles had issues, this firmware fixes them). BD1.1 profile deadline for 'new' players is end of this month (10/31/07) and hence why Samsung and Denon already delayed their 1.1 complaint players. Only rumors are gong around about PS3 being 1.1 compliant. I do believe it will be 1.1 compliant ("finalized" BD-J, BD+, etc specs) but not so sure about 2.0 as 2.0 requires 1gb ram which the PS3 doesn't have.

Note that they mentioned 'HD players' but don't mention if it's BD or HD DVD stand alones OR if they include the PS3 as part of those figures. With data and statistics, one can spin anything any way.

BIadestarX6801d ago

Nasin sources = his hairy @$$.

fury6801d ago

There is a spelling mistake in the title of this story. It's not "Blu Ray" but "Blu-ray".
I didn't expect that from a PS3 and Blu-ray fanboy like you.

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pilotpistolpete6801d ago

Nasim doesn't need sources, since everything he says only happens in his head

Antan6801d ago

Extra functionality for PS3 via firmware update! exellent.

THE_JUDGE6801d ago

and it has BD-J included in it!

THUNDERMARE6801d ago

With interactive feature and some more price cute, BR will be on even term with HDDVD.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot27d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle26d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7726d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK34d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer35d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde33d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy33d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12533d ago (Edited 33d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.