Wal-Mart will only sell Blu-Ray players in store according to CNN

CNN is now reporting that Walmart will only sell Blu ray players in stores. This is coming stright from CNN a site acclaimed for credible news. See the video for proof

[Darkiewonder]

to break this rumor up. It won't be long after half of the internet explode from this and they get non-stop calls.

[sticky doja]

The guy simply got Walmart and Target mixed up.

Also if you notice this video was originally posted January 7th, well over a week ago, don't you think we would have heard it from at least one other news source by now if it were true?

Next news story please.

[sonarus]

am not sure if he got it mixed up with target but i definetly know he got it mixed up with something definetly not walmart though. WOuld have been huge.

[n_n]

if it were true

[kingnick]

I thought Warner going Blu was checkmate.

[toughNAME]

but if you spend over $100 on electronics at Wal-mart you need to be shot

[Cyrus365]

Alot of people purchase their Video Game system at walmart (Which is considered Electronics). And most video games systems cost most than 100 bucks...

[gamesR4fun]

wut the 360 ps3's and so forth they sell are somehow lower grade than what radio shack or future store?

has for the story...
doubt Walmart would put out a official statement about not supporting hd dvd until they are 100% sure b/r has won.. so sometime soon.

[Omegasyde]

LoL. Beware: Buying Wal-mart products is at your own risk.

I returned 2 dvd players, a 19 inch tv, and finally a cheap entertainment stand to learn that lesson. Gotta love Chinese quality.

[shmee]

More camps are just abandoning the DEAD SHIP

[Omicronn]

He mentions walmart at 1:10 or somewhere there..
But I couldn't tell if he was just mixing up target or something else.
Seemed a strange way to bring such huge news in a conversation so small.

I'm a blu ray fan, but might want to wait till this is official, seemed way to flyby for such a huge story if its true.

[shmee]

However he clearly mentioned that Walamart wont be selling HD DVD players in store BUT JUST ONLINE

[xplosneer]

If this is all true then there's no way. There was a small chance. Now there's no way.

Damn Vista I can't watch the video!

[LightningPS3]

HD DVD can't win anymore. But if stores stop carrying it, then it's officially over and people won't even be confused anymore.

[shmee]

so there is no reason to believe that it is False

@ellis

PS3 outsold x360 by atleast a million units in Europe during the holidays and by 500 000 units in Japan simultaneously

so even if x360 beats it by 500k for december in US ps3 still takes the cake in terms of worldwide sales

Mark my words

Tomorrrow

You will see PS3 between 850 000 ---950 000 units

X360 will be at 1.2m --1.3 m units

PS3 will have ofcourse sold over 800 000 units for december in US. thats waranteed. You will see tomorrow

[Strange]

Just another nail in the coffin.

[LightningPS3]

The NPD comes out. I know the 360 will outsell it. But the question is by how much.

If PS3 does decent, that's the go ahead I need to buy a PS3. If not, then I won't because PS3 has no future.

I expect the difference between PS3 and 360 to be in the 500k region.

360 - 1200k
PS3 - 700k

If it's 600k, forget it. The PS3 is dead. 100k will tell everything

[humble_gamer]

my wang is quiet large and so is my bluray collection. cant wait for both to increase:)

[DrPirate]

So basically, because of whether or not other people buy it determines your interest in a console?

What happened to buying a video game system to play video games?

[tethered]

@ Alice Ellis

What exactly does "dead" mean to you?
I think the PS3 will still be selling long after MS drops the 360 for the 720.

Remember the origional x box? Just barely, right? Thought so.
The fact is the PS2 continues to sell well with strong opposition with the Wii and the 360.

This just means the PS3 will be here long after the 360 and the Wii have given up and bring out another system, abandoning, prematurely I might add, whats out now.

History repeating itself again? I think so.

[jackdoe]

Lol. You serious man? Jeez, if I let console sales determine which console I'd buy, I'd have bought a Wii. But I don't, and the only consoles I'll buy or have will be the PS3 and 360.

[LightningPS3]

I'm not giving an opinion, I'm telling you how it is for me.

If PS3 gets outsold by 600k, I'm not buying one.

If it's 500-550 I'll buy one.

Basicly is the front number difference is 5 then yes.

12-7 yes
13-8 yes
14-9 yes

13-7 no
14-8 no

Basicly I doubt I'm buying a PS3, because it's I'm predicting it's gonna get killed by atleast 600k.

[tethered]

Quoting Alice Ellis:
I'm not giving an opinion, I'm telling you how it is for me.

OK, isn't telling us what you believe the same thing as an opinion?
I think it is.

Anyway, go ahead and buy whatever you like.
I have a 360 and a PS3. My friend has a Wii.

Buy whatever you think you will like the most.

My point:
Game on.
Have fun.

[mccomber]

But I think your "logic" is high on the list of dumbass comments of all time; who cares which console is selling more, buy whatever console has the games you want to play.

[season007]

you don't look at game, features, specification, price-value, function...etc. but trend, o i mean but a number thats like how many people is buy...o well

i mean i know people like to follow, but if those ferrari owners buy cars simply because which one is selling most and i bet they are all gonna buy hyundai....or well maybe thats why you are either a mom's tard or a cheapie who never know what is the right purchase......

edit:o and yes my knowledge is kinda limited....but for this new semester my marketing class...there is innovator, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards for a product...i bet you are the f@ggots....

[n_n]

alice or ellis or i think it should be "retard" there's a lot of stupid crap written on this site but yours is one of the stupidest... you're retarded to let console sales determine what you will buy.. buy the damn thing for the games that you want to play... are you always going to be a loser lemming that just goes with the crowd because you have no spine or own opinion?

[gamesR4fun]

no wonder they were willing to eat a few hundred on my ps3 :D

[Bolts]

Goodnight HDDVD. Now I need to find some sucker to buy my HDDVD movies and player before it's too late...

[TruthBTold]

Its that close to being officialy over, cant we speed this up a bit more. That way everyone can start going HD and buy BD. Just jump off and hop in to the Bluray camp

[Rybnik]

I know, right? Where is my Transformers on BR? (It was to be my very first Blu-ray movie, b4 Paramount defected). I can't wait!!!!

[xc7x]

let's not get serious with that but never-the-less interesting

[Rybnik]

Hey, its no BBC, still its about a BILLION times more credible than anything on FOX.

[xc7x]

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[nomad117]

Well thats a huge blow if true. Well go Blu ray I'm going to sleep now.

[ohhthegore]

Game over man

[ngg12345]

Wow. This is truly outrageous, a person said something wrong, and everyone is taking this serious? I was in a walmart store 5 days ago, and guess what they wre doing selling HD-DVD's. I mean honestly, when they discussed britney speares, someone was stating "britney jackson needs some help" for 10 minutes.

[ngg12345]

For stating a fact. That this was just someone making an error while talking? Honestly, this would be much bigger news, if this was true. Not someone just splurting out "walmart is now blu-ray exclusive". It was obviously directed at target.

[toughNAME]

how dare you speak ill of the blu!

[season007]

and its not news, because it is old
try go today or tomorrow and check out
i don't mean you are lying, but its not right to rely on something OLD on a news site

[whoelse]

woot if true.

[greenenvy]

"You know, people who say something negative about the 360 aren't always fanboys right? I'm not a fanboy even though I say those things. I merely own a PS3 and pass out digs at the others because I see the same truth the industry does..."

"PS3 is the best and will bury everybody, MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, all those games will destroy."
- SlappingOysters

slappy, you are the biggest douche idiot i ever seen bud....

you speak out one side of your ass, then say the other out the other end.....

okay slappy, you need to get off the crack-hoe LSD and yes I'm a 360 fanboy...........and you're a whore, a whore for sony...

its this simple Oysters.....you are a brainwashed, hopeless, snappy little idiot dawg and yo'u also only seem to see things inside yo' little world......

see it just so happens, millions of people have never even heard of your games....

the ps3 is NEVER going to take away the 360's lead even in yes EUROPE, because ALL the bioware franchises plus too human/fable are exclusive to 360..........
http://news.filefront.com/1...

oops, that includes mass effect and KOTOR......dont even open yo' mouth if you say first person shooter....we didn't buy ours for shooters, we got RPGs, adventure games, with shooters icing the cake...

see the problem with your philosophy, slappy, is its one of a FANBOY^

yo'u automatically ASSume that everyone wants to buy a ps3 or final fantasy, which is a game that has been milked what...........hundreds of thousands of times?

thats like assuming everyone is gonna buy a 360 and halo plus gears, even though scene-it has sold more than both nowadays...

that's assuming people even like that f$#$#@ game as well, isnt it?

fact is, me along with everybody I know doesnt want to even hear about final fantasy.....

we could care less and want saints row 2, alan wake and resident evil 5 dawg......

oh I know that must hurt your feelings, to hear of people who dont give a damn about f------- fantasy or who dont even care it exists....

as for little big planet, game sucks.

could give a s*$! less about metal gear solid when splinter cell conviction is coming out........seriously WHAT?

damn I guess some fools are gonna have to wait a year to play MGS4 and in the meantime play splinter cell 5 ALONG WITH HALO 3 ONLINE ALL THE TIME for the whole season.......poor them, we're really concerned..

seriously bud, the extent of yo' game lists is final fantasy this, final fantasy that......and you have forgotten.....the xbox audience doesn't give a %$*% about final fantasy, and they make up the majority of the north americana audience......

i mean im so shocked squirrel, that you got it so wrong....but i guess thats what sony fanboy s are paid to do huh?

looks this year of competition is going to be one great one indeed, cause finally there's going to be some "REAL" games released for the 360 and ps3......and those who prefer one over the other, will take the top spot....

don't hold your breath caus' we'll kick your ass in europe >:-D
can I be there to pick up your tears...

[SUPER360RPGWONDER]

We will soon all be able to download movies for next to nothing, and we have all the sony droids to thank for that!!!!!!!

Thank goodness we still have idiots strong enough to egg Microsoft enough to produce all the great features of media & games for our living room!!!!

All must admit we'd be hopelessly lost without so many misinformed Sony suckers!!!!

Bring the media to my living room!!!

[ScottEFresh]

LOL @ the two xbots above me...WOW...I'm surprised you guys can type with that kind of brain damage.

Digital Downloads is at least 5-10 years away from becoming mainstream. I know I'm not about to upgrade my current internet so I can download a huge file with copy protection that will only let me watch the movie once. Oh ya and then we will figure out how to break the copy protection and digital downloads will turn into the biggest joke on the planet...MP3s anyone?

Oh and I just saw you compared Splinter Cell conviction to MGS4? BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! Why can't you guys face the truth...BLU RAY WON...PS3 is on the up and up and things are looking good for Sony in 2008...you know you can't deny that FACT.

[JasonX43]

You mean the same CNN that conducted an interview with WWE wrestler John Cena, then edited his comments to make it sound like he admitted to using steroids?

[xc7x]

CNN is a joke sometimes

[aaron5829]

That hurts. RIP HDDVD. We will miss you. :~(

[Baba1906]

so is one of the biggest electronics stores, Media Markt, in switzerland doing. lastweek they announced that they wont sell any hddvd anymore.

[Treon]

if you need to see how the sales of a console goes in order to buy one
i bet you live a sad meaningless life.
pathetic