iTWire Article: BD Outselling HD DVD? Arguments Rage

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Originally Posted by GoldenRedux

How could sales of the PS3 'artificially inflate' Blu-ray sales? It makes no sense.

I think the writer actually agrees with you:

There is an argument that Blu-ray sales are being somehow artificially inflated by sales of the new Sony games console PlayStation 3, which incorporates a Blu-ray player. While there is no doubt that PS3 sales are helping to get Blu-ray players into the homes of consumers, the Home Media data focuses on sales of movie titles not players. If the data is correct, then HD DVD could be on the ropes. The coming quarter could reveal much about whether the format war is coming to an end or continues to rage.

But, I think he's confused. There are two prevailing arguments:

- The PS/3 artificially inflates overall BD player numbers. This is true.

- The PS/3 games are counted as BD disc sales, inflating the movie disc comparison. This is a complete falsehood, that is categorically denied by Nielsen.

Gary

[Matt X]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

I think the writer actually agrees with you:



But, I think he's confused. There are two prevailing arguments:

- The PS/3 artificially inflates overall BD player numbers. This is true.

- The PS/3 games are counted as BD disc sales, inflating the movie disc comparison. This is a complete falsehood, that is categorically denied by Nielsen.

Gary

...How is it considered TRUE that the PS/3 "artificially" inflates BD player sales #'s? yes, I bought it to sometimes play games on it (maybe 2-3 times a month), but it was primarily for a BD player (the flexibility of game playing was a bonus) for me. So if my intended purpose was to use it as a movie player (my movie purchases FAR outstrip my game purchases), doesn't that make my contribution to BD sales #'s completely valid (NOT "artificial")?

[Deciazulado]

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