BD-25 vs. BD-50??????? - Blu-ray Forum

randy8118 · 01-22-2009, 09:26 PM

Here is what I dug up. It looks like Sony was initially was selling the PS3 at a $200 loss. I think Sony learned a lesson from the Beta/VHS format war. It did seem like HD DVD was winning before the PS3.

Some analysts believe that Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console played an important role in the format war, believing it acted as a catalyst for Blu-ray Disc, as the PlayStation 3 used a Blu-ray Disc drive as its primary information storage medium. They also credited Sony's more thorough and influential marketing campaign.* More recently Twentieth Century Fox has cited Blu-ray Disc's adoption of the BD+ anti-copying system as the reason they supported Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD.**

* "Blu-ray Wins — Telegraph". Telegraph (UK) (2008-02-23). Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
** Will Smale (February 19, 2008). "How the PS3 led Blu-ray's triumph". BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.

What I find most interesting is BD+ anti-copying point as it's a clear reason for studios to favor Blu-Ray over standard DVD. I've never seen anyone mention that on the DVD vs. Blu-Ray threads. (Although I have not read them all.

) Maybe when Blu-Ray becomes more saturated, the studios will stop releasing titles on DVD because of illegal copying.

01-22-2009, 09:26 PM	#25
randy8118 Member Member since:Nov 2007	Here is what I dug up. It looks like Sony was initially was selling the PS3 at a $200 loss. I think Sony learned a lesson from the Beta/VHS format war. It did seem like HD DVD was winning before the PS3. Some analysts believe that Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console played an important role in the format war, believing it acted as a catalyst for Blu-ray Disc, as the PlayStation 3 used a Blu-ray Disc drive as its primary information storage medium. They also credited Sony's more thorough and influential marketing campaign.* More recently Twentieth Century Fox has cited Blu-ray Disc's adoption of the BD+ anti-copying system as the reason they supported Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD.** * "Blu-ray Wins — Telegraph". Telegraph (UK) (2008-02-23). Retrieved on 2008-02-23. ** Will Smale (February 19, 2008). "How the PS3 led Blu-ray's triumph". BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. What I find most interesting is BD+ anti-copying point as it's a clear reason for studios to favor Blu-Ray over standard DVD. I've never seen anyone mention that on the DVD vs. Blu-Ray threads. (Although I have not read them all. ) Maybe when Blu-Ray becomes more saturated, the studios will stop releasing titles on DVD because of illegal copying.

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