Blu-ray Present in 1 Out of Every 5 Households, Thanks in Part to PS3
Ever since Blu-ray Disc won the format war over HD-DVD, the disc-based format’s adoption rate was the highest of any previous format, including VHS, CD, and DVD. However, the format was not entirely recognized as a household item. Despite the PlayStation 3 platform bringing the format to the mainstream public, the video game console has proved to provide the gift of Blu-ray to a large portion of the US market.
According to the Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray has made its present in 17% of US households; roughly nearing a one-in-every-five households ratio. While this figure is still a far ways off from the penetration of DVD, which is at 95%, Blu-ray has successfully succeeded the popularity of Netflx and oddly enough Apple computers, which stand at 15% and 12% respectively.
Also worth noting is that the number of Blu-ray players present in homes has double in size since year 2008. Back then, PS3 consoles outsold dedicated Blu-ray players two-to-one whereas today, the PS3 accounts for 47% of all Blu-ray devices. This is most likely due to the fact that the PlayStation 3 no longer remains the cheapest solution for Blu-ray but it is still undoubtedly the most economical and future-proof solution given all the features it sports, including firmware upgradability making it the first 3D enabled Blu-ray player.
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5 Responses to “Blu-ray Present in 1 Out of Every 5 Households, Thanks in Part to PS3”
What’s a VHS?
@ ZombieHell
oh no…
@ TurKadir20
LOL
@ZombieHell
VHS means
Video Home System where you can insert rectangle black cassette to watch film. They came out 1976 i think.
(VSH) 1976 to (DVD) systems 2001 and now Blu-ray system (2006)
i hope i help you
The bots over at Destructoid are spinning this in a negative light. The comments section is a cesspool of “the ps3 is a crappy bluray player anyway”, “who the hell wants a ps3 for a bluray player anyways”etc