Blu-ray player sales down
After being awarded the format victory earlier this year, it appears that blu-ray sales aren’t chugging along as one might expect. Sales were down 40% from January to February, and only increased by 2% in from February to March. This is for stand alone Blu-ray players and does not include the Playstation 3
HD-DVD players have fallen off the map. Dropping 65% from February to MArch, obviously due to the loss of the alleged format war., and the fact that no major studios are releasing in this format anymore.
Most agree that the pricing is probably the main culprit. Blu-Ray players were priced at an average of $300 over Christmas, but now are ranging closer to $400. When you can still get a DVD player for about $20, or just go out and buy a Playstation 3 for $399, what’s the point of spending $400 for just a Blu-ray player? There is none. I’d rather buy a PS3 that can play games, store music, photos, link to my peripherals like my ipods, and get me on the internet. Odds are that Blu-ray players need to be closer to $200 before I would consider buying one.
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Filed under: Entertainment Media, Home Entertainment, Video Games by JMH
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I find it interesting that sales would go down for the Blu-Ray. I was hoping the HD-DVD would have won, but what do you do? I imagine I won’t get one. I like to keep all my multimedia digitally so they don’t take up my space.
I think it has everything to do with the price. I mean you can get a PS3 for $400 so why buy a Blu-ray stand alone player?