Sony Pictures talks format war numbers at IFA
250,000. nearly 1 million. 69%. Those are Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Blu-ray sales in Europe, the U.S. and Blu-ray's share of the total HD market in Europe. Apparently someone knows the PlayStation 3 plays Blu-ray discs, as the company touted weekly Blu-ray sales of two to five times that of its competitor, HD DVD since the console made its European debut in March. Sony Pictures was first to carry the Blu-ray banner in Europe and plans on bringing Spider Man 3 and Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind this fall to join the #1 best selling HD title in Europe, Casino Royale (no word on if that includes all those PS3 pack-ins). With or without StudioCanal, Sony's moving forward in Europe and around the world, hardware, software and all.[Thanks, Tom]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Liqwid @ Aug 31st 2007 11:01AM
Sony can keep saying what they want, I still can't afford it. Find me a standalone at the price of a refurb'd HD-A2, then we'll talk.
domerdel @ Aug 31st 2007 11:16AM
buy an older refurb PS3 :)
Liqwid @ Aug 31st 2007 12:23PM
PS3 has crap games and no rumble. I wouldn't buy one if I had a gun forced to my head. Besides, they sell for around $3xx-$4xx used, well more than $199 for a refurb'd HD-A2.
domerdel @ Aug 31st 2007 12:27PM
PS3 is releasing some awesome games in september (one being layer, and has great motion control). No rumble?? please dont tell me thats a breaking point for a sell factor, that's cheesy lol. You are being to irrational, gun to your head? please. yeah, around $300-350 for a used/refurb, getting more bang for your buck (nothing to do with the gun to your head ;) ).
Liqwid @ Aug 31st 2007 5:55PM
No, not irrational, just truthful. I don't have the money for it.
Matt @ Sep 1st 2007 11:14AM
Great games in September? I assume you mean Lair when you indicate "layer." Have you seen the reviews on this piece of sh1t? Check them out at gamerankings.com. We're talking horrible reviews of 55%, 49%, etc. A total bomb.
SimbaDogg @ Aug 31st 2007 12:48PM
wait till sony brings out their newest model standalone blu ray, it was promised that it would be coming in @ $300 or less
Liqwid @ Aug 31st 2007 5:54PM
Still not $199...