DEG has released official sales figures for DVD and Blu Ray for USA and Canda. According to the report Blu ray software sales have increased 400% over last year. However DVD sales have seen a 9% fall compared to last year.
"The Blu-ray Disc format was the bright spot in the home entertainment category and proved popular among consumers spending on software growing fourfold to nearly $750 million. According to the DEG, 250 percent more Blu-ray discs shipped to retail in 2008 versus the previous year. According to the Hollywood-based trade group, with input from all major motion picture studios, combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales remained resilient, with consumer spending in excess of $22 billion for the year.
While U.S. DVD sales were off by 9 percent at $14.5 billion, rental transactions (including kiosks) were flat at $7.5 billion. The growth in Blu-ray helped offset the maturing DVD market bringing the overall category to a single digit drop of 5.5 percent in total consumer spending. "
Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
Here's our guide to the best GPUs for V Rising in 2024, now that the game is out of early access - the best from Nvidia, AMD, and even Intel.
since Blu ray devices will go as low as 125$ - 150$ in price.
also the PS3 will drop to 300$ too sometime in March/mid June
I am expecting a 10 fold increase in 2009.
props to BD association
also 50$ BD rom/writer is coming soon thanks to Asus