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Blu-Ray Prices Going Down, Says Manufacturer

06/22/2009 Written by Kyle P.

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A Taiwanese Blu-Ray disc drive manufacturer was recently quoted as saying that the price of Blu-Ray players (at which the current manufacturing price is around $100 USD) will go down drastically at some point next year.

They estimate that the high-definition players could drop upwards of 50% in price. This is due in large part to competition, the manufacturer stated. With this steep drop in production, this bodes well for consumers at retail.

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7 Responses to “Blu-Ray Prices Going Down, Says Manufacturer”

  1. dbigfeet says:

    Sony..you are running out of excuses on a price drop

  2. NoxStella says:

    Yet it is a good reason to reap profit and encourage bums to get a job.

  3. So does this mean for sure that the price will drop on the PlayStation 3?

  4. DGR8Mc187 says:

    Sounds good to me I would love a price drop.

  5. nimnom says:

    Why do you guys want a price drop so bad?
    You already own a PS3.. I don’t see what difference it makes for you.

  6. MartinDude says:

    Indeed, if this were to result in a general price drop in games, due to some freak incident, this would come out much better for the lot of us. Still, good for the people still wanting to buy a PS3 “at some point next year”.

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