let's clear that thread and get it back on track
maizenhops
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360>PS3 because of xbox live and the games.
PS3 has blu ray though, which i really really want.
PS3 has blu ray though, which i really really want.
Crixtala
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Originally posted by kalkmanc
PS3 has blu ray though, which i really really want.
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I was stupid enough to buy the HD-DVD player for the 360.
PS3 has blu ray though, which i really really want.
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I was stupid enough to buy the HD-DVD player for the 360.
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I have a few family members in the industry and they say Blu-way wont last, Sony has tried to hype it up as Blu-ray winning the market but that simply isnt true.
Crixtala
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How won't it? With HDTVs, there's going to be a demand for HD movies, and with HD-DVD completely out of the picture, Sony is monopolizing the market (not in the illegal way, obviously, but there's just no other competition out there).
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Tech evolves and historically the pace becomes faster and faster, there will be a newer better disc/format on the market in months and the fact is everything is coming down to streaming even now. Most cable and dish providers can provide HD movies on demand now for the same price as going to Blockbuster or Walmart. Servies like iTunes allow you to purchase movies without leaving your home and permanently store them. Fact is, movies and music are currently at the stage where is easier to download them and store them and games getting to that point will be the next step.
Both Microsoft and Sony already allow you to download older games from their respective consle stores, and im talking xbox and ps2 games... not just the classic arcade games. Memory becomes larger and larger and connection speeds faster and faster. Its honestly a matter of months or a year or two max before the only thing we will actually buy from the store is the physical hardware.
Both Microsoft and Sony already allow you to download older games from their respective consle stores, and im talking xbox and ps2 games... not just the classic arcade games. Memory becomes larger and larger and connection speeds faster and faster. Its honestly a matter of months or a year or two max before the only thing we will actually buy from the store is the physical hardware.
Last edited Dec 20, 2008 08:55:06
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Originally posted by KellerFox
Tech evolves and historically the pace becomes faster and faster, there will be a newer better disc/format on the market in months and the fact is everything is coming down to streaming even now. Most cable and dish providers can provide HD movies on demand now for the same price as going to Blockbuster or Walmart. Servies like iTunes allow you to purchase movies without leaving your home and permanently store them. Fact is, movies and music are currently at the stage where is easier to download them and store them and games getting to that point will be the next step.
Both Microsoft and Sony already allow you to download older games from their respective consle stores, and im talking xbox and ps2 games... not just the classic arcade games. Memory becomes larger and larger and connection speeds faster and faster. Its honestly a matter of months or a year or two max before the only thing we will actually buy from the store is the physical hardware.
True on demand is certainly bringing down the sales of Blu-Ray. But I think there is still a HUGE market for optical media. The only problem is that with upconversion players very inexpensive and DVD quality still looking excellent (in some cases nearly indistinguishable from Blu-Ray), there really isn't a reason to jump on the Blu-Ray bandwagon. However what will spur sales is if they can make a fair priced Blu-Ray burner so that people can take their footage from high definition camcorders and put it on that media. The only problem with that is not only do you have to buy a Blu-Ray burner, but you need a computer capable of rendering something of that size, a television capable of viewing high definition content (and it should be 1080p), as well as a camcorder that is high definition (and most high definition camcorders only record up to 720p/1080i). So people are looking at spending nearly $4,000-$5,000 to do all of that. In rough economic times when consumption is down and people are more careful with what they purchase, a large high definition investment is not what people usually have in mind considering the money they will pay.
Tech evolves and historically the pace becomes faster and faster, there will be a newer better disc/format on the market in months and the fact is everything is coming down to streaming even now. Most cable and dish providers can provide HD movies on demand now for the same price as going to Blockbuster or Walmart. Servies like iTunes allow you to purchase movies without leaving your home and permanently store them. Fact is, movies and music are currently at the stage where is easier to download them and store them and games getting to that point will be the next step.
Both Microsoft and Sony already allow you to download older games from their respective consle stores, and im talking xbox and ps2 games... not just the classic arcade games. Memory becomes larger and larger and connection speeds faster and faster. Its honestly a matter of months or a year or two max before the only thing we will actually buy from the store is the physical hardware.
True on demand is certainly bringing down the sales of Blu-Ray. But I think there is still a HUGE market for optical media. The only problem is that with upconversion players very inexpensive and DVD quality still looking excellent (in some cases nearly indistinguishable from Blu-Ray), there really isn't a reason to jump on the Blu-Ray bandwagon. However what will spur sales is if they can make a fair priced Blu-Ray burner so that people can take their footage from high definition camcorders and put it on that media. The only problem with that is not only do you have to buy a Blu-Ray burner, but you need a computer capable of rendering something of that size, a television capable of viewing high definition content (and it should be 1080p), as well as a camcorder that is high definition (and most high definition camcorders only record up to 720p/1080i). So people are looking at spending nearly $4,000-$5,000 to do all of that. In rough economic times when consumption is down and people are more careful with what they purchase, a large high definition investment is not what people usually have in mind considering the money they will pay.
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