Making memory, the situation in 1993.

[Urian]

Number of computer platforms with a CD-ROM

-MS-DOS PC (DOS, Windows, OS/2): 2.550.000-2.750.000
-Multimedia PC (or equivalent): 2.300.000
-Apple Macintosh: 1.100.000-1.250.000
-Unix Computers: 200.000

To the total of this sales you must substract 625.000 units from people that have replaced their drives. We must remember that the difference between Multimedia PC and MS-DOS PC disappeared forever with the introduction of Windows 95 in the OEM Market.

Independant Systems with CD-ROM

-Commodore CDTV: 11.000
-Philipps CD-I: 73.000
-Sony Data Discman: 34.000
-Kodak Photo-CD: 95.000
-Sony MMCD: 26.000
-VIS: 11.000
-Sega MegaCD: 970.000

You can see how a videogame platform like the MegaCD was the most sold CD-ROM independent device in the early 90s. I know that the system was a failure but this shows indirectly how good is that Sony have included a BluRay drive built-in inside the PS3.

BluRay players are expansive for the general public and the BluRay drives won´t enter inside our PCs and Macs until the drives are cheap enough to be included in every computer for a low cost.

Where is the difference between Playstation 3 built-in BD Drive and Toshiba Add-on HD-DVD for 360? Simple, in PS3 is the powerful videogame market who moves the format, in 360 HD-DVD isn´t mandatory for gaming. If I want to play MGS4 I have to buy a device with a BluRay player inside, if I want to play Gears of War I can discard from the beginning the HD-DVD add-on.