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Thanks To PS3: Blu-ray Player Sales Well Over 10 Million

Boston (dbTechno) - The installed user base of the high-def Blu-ray format is well over 10 million players in the homes of consumers thanks to the popularity of the Sony PS3. The PS3 was a huge factor in the format war as it has a built-in Blu-ray player, compared to the Xbox 360 which required you to purchase the HD DVD player add-on drive.

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Anything but Cute5952d ago

I mean will PS3 stay the best selling Blu ray player? When will people start picking up more standalone players.

resistance1005952d ago

i suspect they will stay buying Ps3's until really affordable standalone players with 2.0 standard are introduced.

however with the format war one, Ps3's value against 360 have rose massively and could also play a big part in the console war aswell

sonarus5952d ago

PS3 40Gb is still rumored to drop another 100 dollars and i suspect stand alone devices will drop another 100 as well. PS3 will prob cruise at this price point for a while. While competition from other blu ray manufacturers should start to drive the prices down

paracardium5952d ago

I still have more games then Bluray movies but now maybe the movies will drop in price abit.. alot of good flicks coming our way!

sonarus5952d ago

agreed. blu ray movies are a bit expensive i believe they should start retailing for 19.99 on amazon its usually about 22

fartanspartan5952d ago

the format war isn't "one" its "won".

ChrisGTR15952d ago

wait... so does this mean people that bought a stand alone blueray player is under a million? cause theres 10 mil ps3s sold..

undacovabrothe5952d ago

there are about 12mil blue ray players our there. 10.5 ps3 and like 1.5-2mil stand alone.

fenderputty5952d ago

the war is actually now offically over. Transofrmers and LoTR are coming to BD. There is one format. We know why it won and we know all the responses from all involved parties. I was starting to look forward to the end of the war simply because I was growing tired of hearing about it. Can we at least slow down on the BD articles?

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It’s Time for Sony to Bring Back Killzone and Resistance

Sony is in the middle of an FPS crisis, but bringing back two much-loved PlayStation shooters could easily be the solution.

shinoff218321h ago

I'd rather them focus on a rpg. Shooters can wait

just_looken19h ago

We have alot of rpg's but only cod for a AAA first person shooter unless you toss in xdefient but that is still fixing 2yr old beta issues.

We need more AAA fps games then rpg's

shinoff218317h ago

Yea right. Theirs so many shooters on the market.

just_looken15h ago

@shin

Name 3 AAA fps games coming out this year

Cacabunga3h ago

I want Killzone yea, but as a gaas no buy!

Crows9016h ago

There's tons of RPG in the market too...what's your point exactly.

Ironmike16h ago

No more rpg for a while would love a new resistance though

DarXyde16h ago

Agree on preferring RPGs though at this exact moment, it would be great to see more horror games. Another reason why Japan Studio closing is just tragic. Loved Siren.

just_looken15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Fuck jim ryan japan studio did so much and helped alot with ports/localization

If they were around bloodborn would be possible like how they helped with demon souls ps4 finial fantasy port.

Horror games would be nice but the jim ryan axe job helped alot in killing playstation dev numbers/freedom and increased regulation with the new censorship crap.

1Victor9h ago

If Sony is bringing back a old shooter I would prefer Warhawk or better yet Starhawk

Rynxie8h ago

No thanks. Resistance and killzone were my all time favorite fps games. I completely dominated those games. I met good people, had a ton of fun and have a lot of fond memories. I don't want them to bring back these games, unless they tackle the cheating epidemic. I know I will absolutely hate these games, if I was to play them now, with all the effing cheating going on in fps games.

Psychonaut857h ago

Bro the market is oversaturated with quality RPGs AND bloated shitty RPGs already.

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Inverno19h ago

I honestly don't think we'll be seeing these anytime soon, if ever. Insomniac is officially on Marvel duty since it seems that all they're working on based off the leaks, and Horizon is more of what the casuals want these days. And I now I'll get a bunch of disagrees, but keep in mind that Resistance last got a game on the PS3 (2011) and Killzone was a launch title for the PS4 (2013). 10 years is a long time to make a game, if had any interest they would've done it by now, add InFamous to that list.

just_looken18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Your right except the dates killzone mercenary was on ps vita 2013 same with resistance burning skies back in 2012

Good-Smurf16h ago

Both of those games are either made by smaller B team or completely different developer.
Killzone Mercenary developed by Guerilla Cambridge which is now defunct.
Resistamce Burning Skies wasn't made by Insomniac but by Nihilistic Software also defunct after the failure of CoD Black Ops Declassified.

just_looken15h ago

@good i know i never said they were

I mentioned them as they were the last games under that ip well killzone was last on ps4 but still even though they are different devs they led to the lose of the ip.

I highly doubt they made up for there budget cost even killzone on ps4 had low sales for such a large ip at the time.

shinoff218317h ago

Infamous should atleast get remastered. I'd be cool with that

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH18h ago

Resistance 3 turned me off to the series but I’d love a reboot. KillZone I think can stay dead. Give me a new Resistance like 1or 2 and I’ll be happy.

JEECE18h ago

Except Resistance 1 and 3 were far more similar, 2 was the outlier. 3 was a great return to form after 2 changed so many things from the first game.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH16h ago

I didn’t like 3 and I didn’t find it similar to the first game.

Moegooner17h ago

2 was the best resistance game.

Michiel19897h ago

agreed, the co-op was my fav in 2

Michiel19897h ago

I'll keep saying it, have Bungie make a new resistance game, a match made in heaven. Although I imagine Bungie would be too proud to take over an existing IP.

Huey_My_D_Long18h ago

I honestly never cared or liked killzone. Huge resistance fan though. I remember so many nights playing melee only on USS Lexington, and I like the alt history vibe.

InUrFoxHole6h ago

Liked KZ more but both those games are better than MAG

P_Bomb18h ago

I’ve been barking up that tree for years. 😢

OtterX10h ago

Keep barking, boy! Keep barking! Never give up hope. ;)

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NACON presented a very ambitious Gaming line-up during the Big Ben Week 2024 event

"The 7th edition of Bigben Week has been taking place in the heart of Paris since the beginning of the week.

Journalists and international partners have been invited to explore the exclusive new entries in NACON's future catalogue of games and accessories. The design and development teams and studios are also there to discuss their latest innovative projects with visitors." - NACON.

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Metal Gear Solid 5, Nearly After A Decade, Is Still A Timeless Classic

The Metal Gear series, led by Kojima, pioneered the stealth genre, creating a masterclass in storytelling and gameplay.

SimpleSlave1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

No. But MGS5: Ground Zeroes might actually be one of the greatest Game Demo ever, if not the best.

xHeavYx1d 1h ago

I know a lot of people didn't, but I actually liked that story twist at the end. The game was fun and all, but I wouldn't call it a timeless classic.

Cacabunga9h ago

Metal Gear legend stopped with number 4.
MGS5 needed a year or 2 more of development to be maybe among the classics.. it was clearly rushed, especially at the end. The story teaches us absolutely nothing new.

just_looken22h ago

A demo is free that was a $40 cry for help as later we would know konami did not want to fun hideo and his team anymore that is why we got the unfinished phantom pain.

-Foxtrot1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

Meh

Great stealth gameplay but the game was just average.

Bland open world that felt lifeless, the story felt shoehorned in, unfinished story etc. The whole thing was just average to me compared to the other main titled games.

I would have rather preferred it if they kept Ground Zeroes for the main game as the opening and the rest of the game turns into a Metal Gear 1 & 2 remake to bring things full circle.

just_looken22h ago

If you dig around they had old behind trhe scenes of phantom pain vids and books wrote around the time.

Before funding was puled the main idea was to keep peace walker coop it was in the games early builds and that end game were your building your base that was suppose to be metal gear one.

You as the fake big boss was going to make your own metal gear one map aka your base (outer heaven) then me as sold snake use the mode that is in the game invade/defeat the base even fight your current version of metal gear that was in the game but not finished.

So your idea was on the table bit got canned.

CrimsonWing691d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

Like hell it is. That was the first time I became aware of being sold an unfinished game and was blown away about blind fanboys saying it was some perfect game.

Yea, the first few chapters were great until they do that thing halfway and make you replay all the missions again. Then little things like capturing animals but only seeing a JPEG unlike 3 where everything was modeled out. Areas were massive, desolate, and boring to look at.

Game was a massive let down for me and the potential was so high for it. Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing games I ever played. What’s worse is it starts off brilliant. You literally play through until you get to the point where you could tell they just stopped developing and then quickly used glue and construction paper to “finish” it and then sold it. Quite frankly, that’s insulting to consumers and fans.

Inverno1d 2h ago

People have selective memory. This game had huge drama attached to it, what Konami did to Kojima and this game was horrible. Now they praise Konami cause they revived Silent Hill, even though SH looks half arsed too.

CrimsonWing691d 2h ago

I dunno if they’re getting much praise after the Silent Hill 2 debacle. Makes me scared sh*tless for the MGS 3 Remake…

Michiel19894h ago

I don't wanna defend konami, but Kojima had 7 years to make the game, it's not that weird for a publisher to expect a game to be finished in that amount of time.

Also no one is praising konami from what I've seen, they're just excited that a Silent Hill game is releasing

JEECE1d 2h ago

Yes and no. In many ways in was a great game; there's a very strong argument that it has the best gameplay of any MGS game, and that it is one of the more interesting open world "playgrounds" we have gotten, in terms of how the world operates. But as an MGS narrative, it is pretty far down the list, for many reasons.

Storm2316h ago

I don't think there is any argument. The gameplay was incredible. But yeah...disappointed in the rest. Could have been incredible but...well...we all know what happened...

DarXyde6h ago

The thing about Metal Gear Solid is that the narrative is what determines which is your favorite because the gameplay had ALWAYS improved with every mainline entry. It's amazing.

If it was gameplay, we'd all say The Phantom Pain, but the story is what truly sets them apart.

For me, that's Snake Eater, which is also my favorite game of all time.

Fishy Fingers1d 1h ago

For me, best gameplay, worst, everything else.

Storm2316h ago

Yeah...gameplay was so damn good.

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