The Dark Knight Closes in on 2 Million Units Sold Worldwide

"In comparison, 'The Matrix' DVD release in 1999 - which is generally recognized as the title to spark sales of the format - sold 780,000 units in one week. The Blu-ray release of 'The Dark Knight' has more than doubled that accomplishment."

[Mr_Bun]

Seeing as nobody cares about Blu-ray (according to TIMES magazine/360 fanboys)...this must be the same person buying all 1.7million copies...LMAO

[solidjun5]

that person must be hella rich!
That's it, Bill Gates must've bought the majority of the dics. ^_^

[ultimolu]

Lmfao.

Let's just point and laugh at them. xD

[Sarcasm]

"Blu-ray has been recognized as one of the most wanted items this holiday season, and consumers are responding aggressively towards lower player prices and the high definition releases of many film favorites"

Ahhh I'm starting to see things clearly now.

It's REVERSE WORLD...

So since Blu-Ray is DEAD, it's actually alive!

TIME is genius!

[jadenkorri]

Blu ray is failing article in 3..2..1

[HighDefinition]

It was me, I admit it.

God, I love Bluray.

[UltimateIdiot911]

Ahhh, that explain why my BB only had one copy left and no posters. Lucky for me, I snagged myself a copy. =]

[Mr_Bun]

I don't know how you have time for all of them...that plus RPGs eating lives.

PS...I played your LBP levels...nice work...can't wait to see what you can do when you start using LIGHT!!!

[HighDefinition]

:)

[The Killer]

posting articles calling blue ray will have a short life and that normal customers cant see the difference between DVD and BD movies etc, LOL they r sure from the HD DVD campaign and with the DD(MS fanboys), they must feel so bitter with these numbers! they love to the past and changing disks and having multiple disks LOL!!!

blue ray will have longer life than DVD because its new technology and new blue ray disks will be able to hold up to 200GB of storage space which i doubt any movie withing the next 20 years will need more than that!!

wow now that i think of it i had no idea blue ray will be even more successful that DVD!! it will last at least 20 years!! and no media will take its place for the next 15 years because already blue ray can hold from 25GB-200GB and DD will never replace physical media format even in the next 50 years!!!

and i can state that PS4 will also use blue ray as its media format!!
guys even the next gen games will not take 200GB of space thats for sure!!

[HighDefinition]

I find that so funny when people say that.

My son and daughter both can see the difference, they love BR movies. My son`s starting to "NEED" to play games in HD or he`s disappointed. It`s actually quite hilarious listening to childrens views of HD content.

[TheTwelve]

Once you go blu, you can't go back!

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[PirateThom]

The people who can't tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray are the same people who can notice a pixel missing on PS3 versions of multiplatform games.

The medical term for this is "selective blindness".

My research leads me to believe it's to do with a chemical imblance in the brain.

[Beast_Master]

I wish I could find my post from Sept. Where I said the Dark Knight would push BR as a format. It was in one of the hundreds of articles of "Death of Blu-Ray as a format".

Now we just have to let this all settle in for 360 fans and wait for the DD vs. BR argument to crop up again. DD SUCKS MONKEY BALLS!!

[Why o why]

ha ha,

private joke of the day +1

[UltimateIdiot911]

We should do a collaboration in this study. I found a strong positive correlation between fanboy symptom and this "selective blindness". I believe there is this fanboy epidemic that leads to what you hypothesize as a chemical imbalance in the brain.

[PirateThom]

Ah, digital distribution.

Companies, including Sony, would love it if we all took up downloads. They can make a bigger profit on the sales and we'd never own any of the movies we download, they're either rented or locked to a device. Trading becomes a thing of the past. The quality is still no where near optical formats and, if it does get there, there's still people with slow or no internet.

People complain about Sony's DRM on Blu-ray, but on the other hand say digital distribution is the future, which has even more DRM.

Basically, anyone who is for a digital only future is basically for removing consumer rights.

[Rythrine]

I'm with you, man. I tell my gf everytime we go to Hollywood video or Blockbuster that "If it isn't in Blu ray, we ain't buying/renting it". Got to keep that male dominance, you know XD

[iHEARTboobs]

I bought my copy, did you?! It's awesome on Blu-ray. I also just bought myself the Planet Earth documentary on Blu-ray. Looking forward to seeing that.

Blu-ray is doomed, PS3 is doomed......I've never had so much fun with doomed technology!

[na2ru1]

With a happy face

[Tarasque]

Well i am glad Darknight is doing well on Bluray, i just hate that the transfer to Bluray is not a very good one.

[Sergeant Osiris]

"The people who can't tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray are the same people who can notice a pixel missing on PS3 versions of multiplatform games."

you have summed up 360 fanboyism in a nutshell, it is truly disgusting to see individuals behave in such a way.

[SonyOwnsNextYear]

batpod owner

[PS3 Blu-Ray NOT dead]

But, but, but Blu-Ray is dead!

/sarcasm

Read my name

[JoySticksFTW]

I like Blu-ray so much, I got Sin City blu-ray from Canada off of eBay. I couldn't wait anymore for it to be released in the U.S. And it looks incredible!

As for Dark Knight blu-ray, if you haven't watched it already - you'll love the way the blu-ray uses the IMAX scenes to fill your whole screen up!

[Mr_Bun]

Anyone have the stats on HD DVD sales?....How about Digital Downloads?

[Mr_Bun]

I thought N4G wasn't allowed to post positive PS3 news....Pretty sure that was one of the questions when I took the contributor's test. I guess this one slipped past the mods

[Xbox is the BEST]

rejoice that a movie is selling faster than games on the PS3. Most people bought a PS3 for Blu-ray. Hey I bought TDK also, just stating the facts.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

DD = Fake HD

[Mr_Bun]

Price of cheap console + cheap Blu-ray player + XBL Gold = 200+150+50 = 400$
Price of most powerfull console + Best Blu-ray player + Online = 400$

You know what to do

[earwax]

The diff between a DVD and a BR dvd is NOT great enough to make people switch.

[Shane Kim]

Anyone who says that either is blind or have a xbox.

[Mr_Bun]

Too bad...I like Mr. T...

"The diff between a DVD and a BR dvd is NOT great enough to make people switch."...
Tell that to the 2 million people who bought Dark Knight....and you would have to have a Blu-ray player in order to make an educated comparison, which you don't, showing what type of person you are.

[ezcex]

you must have eyewax also

[nycredude]

1) You are either blind, or dumb or a xbox fanboy for not seeing a difference.
2) The two disk dvd cost $21.99 and you can get the Bluray two disk set for approx. $24.

Result: Your attempt at bashing fails big freaking time!

[Xbox Street Gang]

As the interest in blu-ray increases and an imminent PS3 price drop early next year, I can see the PS3 at a $299.99 price point snatching up a lot of hardcore gamers and casual gamers. A lot of people who don't play games already know about the PS3's blu-ray capabilities, but are hesitant to buy one at $399.99.

Why buy an inferior console like the 360 at $199.99, when you can get your money's worth with an 80 gig PS3 at $299.99? The line between the two will only get thinner as people realize this.

Then what will the media say? You'll be able to taste the tears rolling down their cheeks as they write their articles.

PS: Sony is rolling in money off of this!! And it only gets better next year. HAHAHA

[TheTwelve]

Sony is rolling in the dough, eh? Funny. Others report Sony being in dire straights financially.

*shakes head*

Sony is much too complex for haters to fully comprehend. Sure, point out Sony's flaws, because there certainly are plenty. But let's also give props where Sony is doing things right.

Someone forward this mess to the infamous CNN writer.

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[whoelse]

I dont think they will drop the price by another $100. Maybe $50.

[123360]

nice to see a bit of good news for sony,s format,it seems to be catching on quicker than most people thought it would,wasn,t there a shortage of bluray players this xmas.

[Xbox Street Gang]

Sony is rolling in money off of this!!

[Xbox Street Gang]

Sony is fccking rich off of this!! HAHAHAHA

[Xbox Street Gang]

Next year it'll be 4-5 million!! HAHAHA

[Statix]

Stories like this are obvious indicators to me that Blu-Ray is clearly the next Betamax.

[Sarcasm]

lol

REVERSE WORLD I tells yah.

[Kinetix]

Duh! Everybody knows Blu Ray is a doomed sinking ship with a cherry on top. Sheesh, do you need me to get another "article" that tells you this?

Ok Done, Lol

[ultimolu]

This movie is AMAZING on bluray.
And they say bluray is dead?

Bluray just cleaned house!

[Sarcasm]

Was that a quote from the TV Show CLEAN HOUSE???

...?

[ultimolu]

Idk, it sounded cool to say that. ^3^

[Sarcasm]

Ah I see, well usually that show ends with that.

"We cleaned house."

Oh well.

Blu-Ray is Dead and HD-DVD is going to win!

:)

[ultimolu]

Yesh!

You sarcastic-lovin' nutcase. xD

[YogiBear]

It looks good on blu-ray i'll give you that but I watched Batman Begins on blu-ray prior to the Dark Knight and it is much better.

[pwnsause]

now the format needs is a 5-10 dollar price cut on movies, and then you will see the ball rolling even more.

[Xbox Street Gang]

True. Forgot about the price. I guess as blu-ray sells more, the price eventually drops.

[Kleptic]

price will fall as demand rises...they can sell them for less if they are selling more of them...

this holiday season has more or less secured blu ray as the next format...all signs point to that...the players are selling like crazy...the discs are now selling like crazy...and HDTVs are still selling like crazy...

makes it even more idiotic when CNN says 'too bad no one cares about blu ray'...that couldn't be further from the truth...

[nizza]

but, but , but blu ray is the next beta max!!!!!11111111oneoneoneone

[ultimolu]

Bluray came, saw, and cleaned house.

[user858621]

hey bots hows your copy on hddvd?? :)

[borgome]

LOL @ anybody that uses their gaming console to watch dvd's or bluray. Get off your cheap @ss's and buy a dedicated movie player.

[TheTwelve]

http://arstechnica.com/news...

Duh-oops.

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[Erotic Sheep]

Rule number 1: Everything Microsoft says in an attempt of bashing competition is based on Bill Gates's toiletpaper. In other words.. it's sh!t.

Example: Bill has to poop, sits on the toilet, takes a huge crap, wipes his ass with toiletpaper, stares at the outcome and realises what his beloved PR must say next..

[Why o why]

If you cant beat it or buy it..... Bash it!

[Sarcasm]

"we think that HD DVD is the format that consumers, film studios and publishers will embrace."

LOL...

Warner Brothers shattered that dream.

[Oner]

L O L ~ Why oh why!

[rawd]

BUH TEH CELL

[DR-IVO]

so how long until those "Blue-ray is dead" articles show up again?

[Rythrine]

Blu ray is dead?! Damn, must've missed the memo. When is the funeral services? XD

On topic: I'm one of those million owners. What a great movie! Heath should definitely win that "Best supporting actor" award with his performance.

[Karum]

As soon as sales go down a little bit because there haven't been any notable new releases.

Then a big movie will come out and break records again and they'll go back to being silent for a little while again.

[yanikins111]

its scary that ive watched it about 5 times, and it STILL doesnt look like heath ledger.

OK.

Name one peice of acting you have ever seen, that eclipses what Heath Ledger performed on The dark Knight. I honestly cant think of one.

[Sarcasm]

There is actually a very aggressive push for Blu-Ray as far as marketing is concerned.

I've seen the Wal-mart Blu-Ray commercial a bunch of times on different channels.

And I also notice the big retail stores are also doing it. Target, Walmart, Best buy, Blockbuster etc. all have expanded their Blu-ray shelves.

But of course,

HD-DVD IS GOING TO WIN THE FORMAT WAR!

:)

[TheTwelve]

....but I thought Sony didn't know how to market? Hmm...confusion, confusion...

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[Why o why]

;)

[Sitdown]

Why are you giving Sony's marketing team credit for this? Tons of people like the movie........and so therefore they bought it. This is not chalked up to Sony's marketing ability....at least not alone.

[Gambit07]

Too bad porn is still expensive on BR :(

[TOO PAWNED]

Did HD DVD sell one or two copies? Just wondering.

[PotNoodle]

They even produced it on HD-DVD, so that is probably 0 sold.

[tatotiburon]

The Dark Night outsold every PS3 lineup LMAO and the droids said that nobody bought a PS3 just for the movies hahaha, confirmed PS3 half of the install base it's not gamer.

[rawd]

Because you can only watch Blu-ray on a PS3 right

[I am PP in a dress]

Or how about the fact the movie is THAT good and people want to experience it in the best way possible? But you wouldn't know, your face is still in Bill Gates his ass.

Oh and
a) It's KNIGHT, not Night.
b) Think of all the Xbox360 games that got outsold by this "Movie". Wouldn't that hurt for you? Your beloved games being beaten by movie? Atleast in this case it's helping Sony so I don't see the PS3 losing in this way..
c) Since when is the PS3 the only Blu-Ray player on the market?

Please stop skipping school, learn something and then try coming up with valid arguments again. You're not doing so well now..

[heyheyhey]

"The Dark Night"

hmm... i've seen The Dark Knight, it's an awesome film.... what's The Dark Night... is it any good?

[user858621]

the dark night?? hmmmmm sounds like sme cheesy straight to DVD horror flick lol

[Shane Kim]

The light night, bahahah :P.

[Kain81]

a gay porn that plays in a DARKROOM^^

[HighDefinition]

oops.

[Nathan Drake]

I hear Digital Downloads of the movie are closing in on the 2 mark.

[Sarcasm]

You mean 2.70 mark.

The poor 3rd guy's HDD stopped working at 70%.

HD-DVD is going to Win!

:)

[UltimateIdiot911]

I laugh so hard when I read that. I want to give you a bubble but I can't since I gave you one recently.

[Zeevious]

My cousins brothers neighbors dogs veterinarians parakeets cat accidentally stepped on the remote & watched the entire Dark Knight as a Direct Download...Twice.

Now for some numbers:

NDP (North American Download Police)

In a stunning upset MS announced Direct Digital Data Download Distribution of the Dark Knights increased an incredible 400%, outpacing the percent of change from Blu-Ray Dark Knight sales last year at this time...Which is absolutely nothing.

In an official statement:
We've seen how important Direct Digital Data Download Distribution is by the sheer numbers of a fractional percent of new downloads of this movie alone.

Why you'd have to be insane to not see the advantage we have over traditional media that can't even play in our units so it's no wonder we're against it. It would be as foolish as fully supporting our DDDDD intiative while marketing a unit with no hardrive to take advantage of it.

Yes, by this brave cat's actions, DDDDD survives another day with another headline of the unbelievable growth in a service otherwise unmatched by an entire range of actual ignored facts.

On a scale starting with A, I'd give it Five D's.
.

NDP - DEC-17-2008 - Direct Digital Data Download Distribution Data

[Wolf873]

in actuality it's been doing just fine. I don't know why it is, perhaps its the politics of entertainment format, one is trying to back DVDs and other is trying to back Blu-ray. Both try to sway the thinking of the buyer by listing pros and cons. When some cons are actually pros for others such as the very basic feature: HD video presentation. DVD guys say there's not a big difference while HD guys say there is. Well it all comes down to opinions doesn't it? Yes it does. There are nothing but opinions, and if you want facts, research and try to see it for yourselves than to listen to articles claiming one is better over the other, in the end its your choice. I just don't like it when an author states his opinions as facts.

[Sarcasm]

Well from a technical and visual perspective. Blu-Ray is a no brainer especially on a 1080p TV. Heck, it's still even much clearer even on a 720p TV. Then of course there's extras that are also usually in HD, and 7.1 uncompressed or True HD surround sound.

The biggest argument that upscaled DVD/ DD loyalists can argue with is Price.

However, I just bought Batman Begins on Blu-Ray for $19.99.

I also bought Kung Fu Panda for $19.99. And here's the mind boggling part, the regular DVD that was sitting right next to it was also $19.99.

HD-DVD loyalist, Upscaled Loyalist, or DD loyalist it wouldn't matter. If you had to pay for either version, a sane normal person would pick the Blu-Ray version for the SAME PRICE.

So I think as Blu-Ray movies themselves start to come down in price. People won't hesitate to buy them. So far I notice the huge trend in Blu-Ray purchases is they only buy their favorites or newer movies. Which is what I do. All others I'd just rent at blockbuster, or if there's no Blu version I'll just rent the DVD as the last resort.

[Wolf873]

At future shop, I too saw that the Dark Knight 2-disc special edition, that's for regular DVD, was listed for around $27 and Blu-ray (2 Disc version) was listed for $29, that's minus the tax, but why not spend just a tiny bit more and get yourself a better version, that is if you have a blu-ray player. To tell you the truth, I would have never bought a blu-ray player so soon, I mean as a solo player, but it's a good thing it was included in PS3, that was a big plus for me.

Yep, that's my policy too. Only get movies that are new on blu-ray, or at least those that were shot in HD. Otherwise I don't get them because they are not true HD and what's the point if they aren't?

[Socomer 1979]

I wish i remembered who actually called that.

It was like 3 weeks ago and someone said the dark knight could shatter even the matrix sales record and that was the movie that made dvd mainstream.

whoever you are and people who agreed with you, GOOD CALL !
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

i like the parade music.

[karlostomy]

that solutions now exist to decode bluray onto dvd.
http://www.opencloner.com/b...

The decoded dvds even play in AVCHD DVD format on playstation3.

who woulda thunk it. A bluray disc decoded into dvd format on ps3!

LOL!

[I am PP in a dress]

Well hello there MULTIPLE discs..

[rawd]

I'm sure all the people who spent thousands on a home theatre are really excited to swap 25 DVD's to watch 1 movie at the same Bluray quality.

[PirateThom]

Or, you know, just watch it on Blu-ray in Blu-ray quality instead.

[ultimolu]

Epic fail.

[solidjun5]

you fail miserably.

FACEPALM/

[heyheyhey]

better get some new DVD shelves then!!.... say, 5000 should be enough

[Shane Kim]

Too bad that it's only like 25 users here on N4G that knows this product even exists.

[karlostomy]

you're like an angry sdf mob!

who rattled your cage?

lol!

[Meus Renaissance]

HD-DVD is making a comeback. I just bought two discs!!!!

[ukilnme]

I hope my wife buys this for my Christmas present. When it comes to movies I am now a blu-ray snob. I don't want to watch movies anymore unless I can see it on blu-ray. IMO, being able to watch movies is the best feature on my PS3.

[mrdxpr2]

uhhh but bluray is dead ... ps3 is dead sony is dead ... .far from it far from it.... bluray is alive and kicking ps3 is destroying the competion with there good looking exclsuives and sony well sony it self needs to take there sony valo and go to apple and have macs os running on there comps would be alot better

[andron]

But I am holding out for the blu-ray Nolan Batman-triology box-set LOL...

[ezcex]

but i am also waiting for my STARWARS SIXOLOGY BLURAY DAMNIT!!

[Sergeant Osiris]

Dark Knight doing 2 mil in less than a month will open the floodgates for the moneywhores errr I mean hollywood studios to start releasing their big guns.

im waiting for:

LOTR trilogy
Raiders of the Lost Ark ( I refuse to buy the new one)
Star Wars sextology
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
Alien series

I could go on and on, that just off the top of my head.

Everyone of those titles I mentioned will do a million sales EASY.

[bviperz]

yesterday. The DVD versions are just waiting to be donated.

[s2kphile]

Man I can't wait for the Indiana Jones Blu Ray Box Set, it's easily one of my favorite franchises of all time.

[DiabloRising]

I await the "BD is failing" articles next week, due to drop in sales, because The Dark Knight came out LAST week.

*sigh*

[Rythrine]

Here's one: "Dark Knight couldn't save Blu ray after sales fall 200% from last week"

You know Kotaku will spin it that way XD

[Magic_The_Celt]

Well done, it deserves it, awesome film.

[creeping judas]

When I got my PS3 I at 1st bought component video connection, and yes there was no differnece between Bluray and DVD. My wife laughed at me. Then I upgraded the cables to HDMI, and wammo, I could see the difference. Now my wives preference is bluray, and says DVD is grainy.

So the moral of the story is, unless properly set up you cannot see the difference between bluray and dvd. These nay sayers need to see it the proper way.

[andron]

I watched Zodiac on DVD, and since that movie is close to 3 hours long the picture was distractingly compressed.

Watching the same movie on Blu-Ray was an entirely different experience, with much sharper picture quality...

[yojoe26]

now. I have yet to go buy mine! :)

[Kinetix]

Same Here!

[peeps]

think we'll c more sales of this to come. i went to order mine from the net but msot sites i looked at we're sold out so guess i'll wait untill after xmas and then hope to get it on offer. never saw this at the cinema so think it'll b really gd 2 watch on blu-ray. so far i've just stuck with dvd but the price on blu-ray is coming much much clsoer to dvd making me think 'whats the extra £2-3 when the quality is so much better'

[Greeny1972]

one of those copies is under my tree as well as wanted

[Final_Aeon]

It's sad how some people still think Digital Downloads will prevent Blu-Ray to become (almost) as big as the DVD format. Guess again suckers. I'm getting my BR copy of TDK tomorrow BTW.

[dcbronco]

If only The Matrix had a video game system out in 1999 that had sold over 17 million machines. People are still getting fooled by the hype. Not taking anything from the Dark Knight, just saying comparing Blu-ray to DVD in 1999 is a complete sham. Articles like this deceive because they fail to mention that The Matrix sold to 100% of DVD owners at the time. Dark Knight is by far the most successful Blu-ray and it hasn't sold to even 10%. When you add the PS3 into the mix, Blu-ray's "Trojan Horse", it's really not that impressive. People who owned DVD players bought DVDs, people who own Blu-ray players don't seem nearly as willing to do the same. This is a PR machine at it's best, creating a market for a product that hardly anyone wants.

http://www.videobusiness.co...

[dazzalfc]

"Articles like this deceive because they fail to mention that The Matrix sold to 100% of DVD owners at the time. Dark Knight is by far the most successful Blu-ray and it hasn't sold to even 10%. When you add the PS3 into the mix, Blu-ray's "Trojan Horse", it's really not that impressive."

Hang on a second...so, by your logic, there were only 780,000 DVD players owned by people across the globe, and that every single one of them purchased The Matrix? I know the point you are actually getting at, in that the Matrix only had a market of DVD player owners that would purchase it, and that the Dark Knight has both the PS3 market and Blu-ray player market, but its abit of a crap way that your looking at it to be honest. How many DVD players were around in 1999 and in peoples homes? I'd bet there were just as many, if not more, DVD players in peoples homes than what Blu-ray has now. (Going off a crappy chart i found, 7 million people in the US owned a DVD player by the end of 1999, thats not including people who may have owned a PC capable of playing DVDs)

I think they are extremely good sales for Blu-ray, considering the PS3 is mainly a games machine to the 'average joe' and that Blu-ray player sales are mediocre at best.

People should embrace great technology, instead of finding holes to pick at, and Blu-ray is a superb technology, whether it be for gaming, movies or simple data storage, and i'm extremely glad to see the format doing well.

[dcbronco]

According to the article, DVD sold to 100% of the people in some markets. My point is that it's time for the hype articles to stop. Pretending that Blu-ray is a success when you can only sell 1.7 million copies of a movie tailor made for the demographic that owns most of your machines, is pretty sad. Going by the info you found there were 7 million DVD players in the US, there aren't that many Blu-ray players in the world most likely if you leave out the PS3. Since Sony won't release actual numbers there can't be.

My problem with this whole situation is that the studios and player manufacturers are trying to force a overpriced format down our throats instead of working with DVD until they are ready for Digital Downloads. This CIA style "Black Ops" campaign that they are running is just stupid.

[Sergeant Osiris]

because compared to the 10 gazillion M$ bought and paid for hit jobs on sony and the PS3 this one article is the straw that broke the camel's back??

you sir are a joke.

[Figboy]

"Once you go Blu, DVD just won't do."*

*This tagline is TM and Copyright Figboy. lol.

i haven't picked up my copy of The Dark Knight on Blu Ray yet, but i will soon (still catching up on all the games i missed during the October/November blitz).

no matter how hard the haters deny it, there's no ignoring the fact that Blu Ray IS catching on, and with the PS3 being the only game console/Blu Ray player on the market, it's sales will catch on also.

even though the economy is in recession, people still want their entertainment, as it's a great distraction from their real life problems. people like to escape reality once in a while. it's why the film and gaming industries are still doing well, despite the financial crunch.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

but I must say... Im tired of seeing people returning Blu-rays cause they won't play in their standard dvd players. People need to get more educated, it's a far too common problem I see where I live!

[eagle21]

And continue to support low quality while the world enjoys Blu-ray and the PS3.

This will double next week, and the week following xmas/holidays. Congrats to Blu! :)

[Twiky]

So many games to play and now movies?? I'm forming a gang of bankrobbers in order to pay for entertainment!! Aplications open!

[LokMessier]

I wanna apply! Tired of paying for my entertainment of movies and games :p

[yanikins111]

"no.....I kill the bus driver"
"Huh? what bus driver"

<strolls to the left>

You know what man.... i think ill rob my own banks :P

[Twiky]

I'll divide 50/50 and no surprise bus drivers!!

Bubbles man!

[heyheyhey]

meh... Nasim probably bought all of them

[LokMessier]

Man Dark Knight is doing well, I was surprised Best Buy was about to run out of the Dark Knight Blu ray. When I walked in only saw about one copy left, sure my parents will enjoy that with a few other blu ray movies.

Dark Knight FTW :D

[hektop]

I have an xbox360 with a HD DVD add on, do you know when they are releasing it on HD DVD?

[heyheyhey]

it was released on HD-DVD a month ago... it shipped 3 million copies, but it's sold out now

oh yeah and it was only released in Zimbabwe and you could only buy it if you had yellow hair and an orange pen!s

[hektop]

d@mn do not have an orange pen!s

[eagle21]

Sales will double this. Wow, phenomenal historical news. Go blu-ray!

[sak500]

LOL you guys are more excited about BD sales than PS3 game sales. NOw sales have become important huh! Talk about the SDF and its spinning.

[Sergeant Osiris]

says the fanboy who lives for sales figures of 360 versions of multiplats.

[bigman7387]

You just don't want anyone who even mildly likes/supports/once may have kind of purchased a Sony product to be happy do you sak.

[sak500]

@bigman

I've had sony products. PS1, PS2, Sony handycam and Sony GrandWega 50" LCD HDTV. TV is the only thing working at the moment.

[yanikins111]

actually i got heavenly sword and tdk on the same day.

Howz about that? I can watch a hd movie THEN play a game...

[tk]

And here we were all thinking that BR is a sinking ship. It was never going to make a dent in DVD sales. It was dead the moment DL was going to take over on a XB360 without a HD...

[James Vanderbeek]

Everything sony is failing..

blu ray players are flying off shelves and there failing so badly..

Blu ray movies are out selling dvds they are failing so badly..

the ps3 is the most expensive console and still selling but its failing so badly..

Little big planet sold over a million copies but its a fail and flop...

[FinalomegaS]

Great, what are the DVD sales of DK?

2mil BR copies of DK, would be funny if most of those sales were most PS3 owners.

2.57M Japan
6.84M America
8.67M Others

I'm not very impressed with the 2mil sold. DK should be at lest 15mil+ , greatest superhero movie to date. Every PS3 owner should have it.

[xwabbit]

Lol Mr bun and according to CNN no 1 cares about blu rays.
CNN & Times = EPIC PHAIL.

[JOEdANGEL]

What does this have to do with gaming?

[PirateThom]

I heard there's a gaming console that can play it.

[JOEdANGEL]

still, its a movie not a game. xboxes and ps2s played dvds.

[PirateThom]

There were plenty of Netflix on 360 articles as well, that has nothing to do with games.

[JOEdANGEL]

That was part of the new interface. The Dark Knight has no direct ties to any gaming console.

[Figboy]

into a Playstation 3 disc slot and play it.

so, yes, it does have a direct connection to a gaming console.

get over the fact that the Playstation 3 has a built in Blu Ray player for a mature gamer that *GASP* has a life that doesn't revolve around gaming 24/7.

i use ALL of the features of my PS3, because they've proven to be useful to me. i'm 29 years old, and i love movies and games. i have to be more responsible with my cash these days, so i looked at my PS3 as an investment, and appreciate the extras it supplies.

i find this news of The Dark Knight doing so well on Blu Ray important, because it's important to me that this Blu Ray format continues to do well. i LOVE HD movies. i have an HDTV to enjoy HD content, and so far, the Playstation 3 is the ONLY console capable of delivering disc based HD movies. HD downloads are ok, but i'd much rather have a disc for my collection.

why are you in this thread again? you obviously don't like movies, so why bother to comment on it at all? how is expressing your displeasure relevant to this topic? if it bothered you so much, there are a LOT of other stories on the front page that may prove to be more interesting to you. you didn't HAVE to click on the item.

the Playstation 3 has a Blu Ray player. deal with it already.

sheesh, the PS2 was sh*t on for including a DVD player back in the day, but man, people eventually got OVER IT. nobody seems to be able to let this Blu Ray thing go, even after the format proves itself time and time again. sour grapes much?

[Brixxer600]

It's got nothing to do with gaming and everything to do with proving that Blu Ray is not a failure and it's gaining momentum all the time. I still thought that this would sell more quickly though, highly recommended to anyone with a BD player or of course a PS3

[LinuxGuru]

WOW! ALmost 2 million in such a short time???

Blu-ray is here to stay.

[Xbox is the BEST]

buying them movies PS3 owners, that will only result it more games associated with the PS brand appearing on the 360. Great movie thou

[TheExodus]

18 million PS3s plus a few million stand-alone players plus the biggest home video release of the year & all Blu-ray could muster was a 12.5 percent market share? Thankfully Blu-ray sales are heavily front-ended which means DVD is going to continue whittling away at Blu-ray's 12.5 percent well into next year! Blu-ray may not be dead, but it's obviously a waste of everyone's time & money.

[Kyur4ThePain]

Do you think EVERY single person with a DVD player bought the DVD?

[TheExodus]

Nope, I know that 10 percent DVD consumers buy 50 percent of all DVDs. I also know that Hollywood was selling 14 DVDs per player during DVDs early years & 20 DVDs per player from 1999 through 2004.

[TheExodus]

Given that 100 percent of those who bought Dark Knight on Blu-ray would have bought it on DVD were it not for Blu-ray, I wonder how far we'll make it into 2009 before studios begin to drop the format altogether.

[PirateThom]

Given that 100 percent of those who bought The Matrix on DVD would have bought it on VHS were it not for DVD, I wonder how far we'll make it into 2001 before studios begin to drop the format altogether.

[TheExodus]

Blu-ray is NOT trending like DVD. DVD's market share increased from 30+ to 45 percent in 2001 & Hollywood sold 20 DVDs per DVD player from 1999 through 2004. Anyone know what the attach rate for Blu-ray isn't? Hint: 40:1!

[Xbox is the BEST]

"Our operation is smalll, but there is alot of room for aggressive expansion. So which one of you fine companies would like to join our team?"

[PopEmUp]

On Behalf of the TEAM, we like to say; with our good relationship with the PLAYSTATION BRAND. It's had come to conclusion that we are do not have any intention to accepting of such a low rate offers, so we would like to put this clear and giving you "TWO WORDS" F*CK OFF!!

[Xbox is the BEST]

well you guys can just continue to flop worldwide in sales. Remember you guys makes games not movies. Hey people that buy movies for the PS3 instead of games are all participating in a magic trick, making the PS3 disappear. You really think that game devs are impressed with the software sales on the PS3? Compare 360's second year software sales to the PS3's(which sold more hardware), 29 games on the 360 sold over a million compared to 17 for the PS3.

[CAPT IRISH]

game relation???

[bigman7387]

PS3

Even if it wasn't PS3 related, this site also has the option to check off Industry News and Tech, as has been done for this article, when you submit it.

[panasonic23]

Damn it sold more than R2 and LBp

[RedVsBlue]

Its not like there were alot of "Blu-Ray" records to brake to begin with

[Kyur4ThePain]

We'll see that with every big movie release previous records are broken.
Get used to it.

[Kyur4ThePain]

I love how all the 359 fans now suddenly shout that Blu-Ray has nothing to do with the PS3.
Less than a year ago you couldn't stop using the two things in the same sentence. Now look at you squirm.

[Voiceofreason]

Wait LBP isnt even at 1 million but DK is closing in on 2 million... Ok what other proof could you need that most of the people who own a PS3 have little interest in games? I mean it even had to be posted as news on a gaming site for PS3 news..Why? Because there is nothing good to say about the games right now when it comes to sales from the looks of it. And yet you'll argue that the PS3 isnt in any trouble..How the hell can DK outselling LBP be a good thing for the gaming industry? This isnt me complaining about the PS3 or Sony. This is me complaining about PS3 owners who need to support gaming on the PS3 a hell of a lot more than they currently are. PS3 has one of the best holiday line ups but the most we can find to celebrate is a movie hitting 2 million...You need to be buying the games not the movies. If developers do not see bigger profits they'll have no reason to make exclusives for PS3. If you think first party games will carry a console I suggest you Google a system called GameCube. After that get off you butts and go buy some freaking games...

[Kyur4ThePain]

So let me get this straight...the PS3 is the only device in the world that can play Blu-Ray movies?
Look, I know the fact that Blu-Ray players have been one of the hottest items so far this shopping season probably doesn't sit well with you, but you really shouldn't make up things.

[Voiceofreason]

Just 8 months ago PS3 represented 85-90% of all Blu Ray players.. I doubt it is not 40% or less like you want others to believe. I know you didnt state any numbers but still. It is higher than you want to lead others to believe. Of course out of everything in my post the only thing you can argue is something you cannot back up. So just ignore the other points about poor software sales and just focus on something you cannot disprove..You are the reason the PS3 is in last place. Too busy arguing over movies to properly support the console.

[Kyur4ThePain]

I have 28 PS3 games (not counting DLs) and 31 Blu-Ray movies.
Don't act like you know anything about me, bozo.

[dcbronco]

you are the joke. There have been hundreds of pro Blu-ray articles since it's launch proclaiming it as the must have item. "Blu-ray up 300%", "DVD on the way out", Blu-ray is the future today". Never with any actual sales numbers to backup any of those claims. Sony has no problem releasing PS3 numbers each month because those numbers are fine, but they refuse to allow Blu-ray numbers to be released because they are embarrassing. Read this article and do the math. Two and a half years in and Blu-ray is selling next to nothing. only 147,000 on it's best week of the year by far.

http://www.videobusiness.co...

[Kyur4ThePain]

"About one in four video-disc players purchased for the week ended Nov. 29 were Blu-ray machines."

"Next year, Blu-ray player sales will surge 76% to 3.84 million units while DVD player sales will fall 24% to about 14 million units, DisplaySearch forecasts."

[TheExodus]

Circuit City's filed for bankruptcy, Best Buy's profits for the 3rd quarter were down 77 percent & November sales of PS3 were down 17 percent from last November. Do you think those projections might be a tad optimistic?

[Kyur4ThePain]

I think the thing to focus on is that 1/4 of all movie disc players were Blu-Ray players, and that excluded the PS3. I think that's a pretty damn good portion of sales, especially in the current economic climate.
You're looking at an average price of over $200 compared to the average price of a DVD player which is what, $70?

As for the projections...who knows?

[dcbronco]

@Kyur4ThePain

They can make all the predictions they want. They have been making them since Blu-ray launched, yet none of them have come true. 2.2 million machines for the year. Those are sad numbers two and a half years in. But again Sony will brag that sales are up 300% over last year, as if 300% over nothing is something to brag about. And the sales surge was only because of artificially low prices, they went back up to where they will be for the next year immediately after Black Friday. Which makes you wonder where they got those predictions, I'm betting their arses. Blu-ray will not rise 76% next year when the economy will be worst than it is now. I'll make a couple of predictions;

Samsung got a payoff from Sony that allowed them to discount their players. Samsung were through taking the Blu-ray bath. Their CEO sent that signal through the press earlier this year.

Other electronics companies will drop Blu-ray if they too don't receive concessions from Sony.

In fact, look at Sony's annual report next March. I bet the amount of money lost won't be reflected in a drop in revenue. What I mean is if you look at Sony's last annual report, The Electronics division had a slight increase in revenue over the previous year. But, for the year the net was off by just over 500 million. 500 million is the number Sony was rumored to have paid Fox to stay Blu-ray exclusive and to get Warner to go Blu-ray exclusive. 400 million to Warner and 100-120 million to Fox.

Sony has spent millions to keep companies Blu and it hasn't payed off. And Sony is in no position to payoff anyone else. Blu-ray will be on it's deathbed after this holiday. Doomed to be a niche product.

[jackhammer84]

with slow adoption rate and dwindling sales, we are all seeing the quick demise of blu-......oh wait a minute!

[ll_UNDERSCORE_ll]

I hope this will sell 100 million in blue ray. Not to try to hype Blue ray, but because right now at the moment its the highest video format available to consumers. I hope everyone has the opportunity to watch TDK in 1080p, cause Heath Ledger has one of my personal favorite performances as a classic villan. R.I.P,GODBLESS.

[XDF]

They are buying TDK Blu Ray disk.

[Nicaragua17]

Awesome sales,The Dark Knight more than deserves these great sales.I though Blu-Ray was dead? Stupid Xbots LOL.

[Figboy]

i thought Blu Ray was supposed to be dead? i smell something conspiracy...

[Mutley416]

best part about blu...your poor friends dont wanna borrow it cause they don`t have a player...lmao

[Neo604]

they plan it all along with ps3 blu ray. they have two front supportng the ps3, games and blu-ray. They never fail exspecially both front doing just fine.

[kyleg]

this is why downloading movies will never work because you can't buy it for a present to give to some one.

[wallace1000]

That is actually a very interesting point.

[wallace1000]

Why are people making general comments like if you own a 360 you are anti blu-ray. I own a 360 and just bought a samsung 2550.

[lonix]

the xbox has infinite times more piracy than the ps3

figure that one out

[Gantrfaxx]

I thought Blu-ray was dead. ROFL!

I still haven't bought my copy of Dark Knight.

[Hot_tea]

...says the 360 fan boys.

[die_fiend]

Never heard any 360 fanboys say that. Just idiots...I had an HD DVD player on my 360 so I know that blu ray (which uses the same encoding) smashes upscaled DVDs. I can only imagine how immense Wall-E would look on Blu ray

[maspi]

wow!great numbers!better than matrix!I expect an huge boost for blu-ray reader and/or ps3 sales this Xmas.

[jrsenkbe]

can you order the Dark Knight on HD-DVD? Oh wait, its dead, just like 40% of all 360's purchased.

I wonder how the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian are selling?