Blu-ray Expected to Dominate by 2012
Thanks to the PlayStation 3, the Blu-ray disk format successfully became a viable medium for physical distribution of high definition video and gaming. But thanks to the struggling economy, Blu-ray attach rates and sales have not met the expectations of analysts.
However, with significant decreases in production costs for Blu-ray drives, Blu-ray players are expected to meet a price point of $50 by 2012. On top of this prediction, Futuresource Consulting also expects the Blu-ray media to make up 50% of the video market in 2012 leaving digitally distributed media with 29% of the market, which includes on-demand television, internet video, and mobile video.
All in all, tangible media will reign supreme over digital distribution for many years to come until larger data storage and faster broadband become a more mainstream luxury.
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June 28th, 2009 at 3:17 PM
I read 2 weeks ago on Blueray.com news its 100$ by 2010 not 50$ on 2010… and it reads on your source as 2012 as entry level 50$.
June 28th, 2009 at 4:41 PM
@shadowjin
Sorry about that! Fixed.
June 28th, 2009 at 9:27 PM
i think the next generation of 360 will include Blue-Ray drives, 50Gb is alot even if its not all use. Sony will probably upgrade theres to 100GB just to keep 1 step ahead of Microsoft. The content of games will increase if Microsoft adds it. i noticed the 360 is always 1 step behind Sony almost like there waiting for them to make the move. This is why there waiting for the price drop.
June 28th, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Actually a Blu-Ray on the PS3 can hold up to like 300GB and still be useable… SO… Shadowjin I don’t see how your prediction will be even possible.
June 28th, 2009 at 10:46 PM
@MakaiOokami
Actually, do your research…….. there not in production for the Playstation 3. taking a guess they will make a slight jump in storage is better than yelling 300GB.
1. Not all will be used.
2. expensive.
Hideo kojima stated that even with 50gb Blue ray disk was not enough for MGS4. maybe he should consult you first.
The logical choice would be mass produce disk that holds more data but not go overboard. Im aware there are disk that can hold 250-300GB .
you read wrong..
-Jin
June 29th, 2009 at 8:43 AM
I’m just impressed by the data that can be hold on those discs and what the future will bring!
And what this increase in data will mean for the future of (PS3) games.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Sweet! Prepare for total domination! ( cue music)
July 4th, 2009 at 1:18 PM
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