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Blu-ray leading in format wars due to Blockbuster? |
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Seems like Blockbuster's apparent endorsement of the Blu-ray format cannot be taken for granted, what with its 1,450 stores nationwide offering only movies in Blu-ray format. According to a post on Gizmodo, an unnamed retailing source observed a whole slew of HD-DVD orders getting cancelled after Blockbuster announced its support of Blu-ray.If the rumor holds true, it's not really that surprising: more entertainment studios are supporting Blu-ray, not to mention that HD-DVD player sales are weakening. However, this rumor needs to be backed up with substantial numbers of similar accounts happening in other retail stores.
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RIP HD-DVD
I am so glad to have a PS3, I knew it was the right choice for game AND entertainment !!!
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GO AWAY
People are sick of your 360 fanboy ***** in the PS3 section. Go away go play your 360, read the 360 forums, suck off M$ and enjoy TROD but most importantly GO AWAY
This is on the PS3 section because the PS3 comes with a built in BRD player and the games are in BRD, NEVER will you see a 360 game on HD-DVD making the add-on unneeded, unworthy of mention.
And the reason this would'nt be posted in the 360 section is to not have ***** heads like you making stupid comments like you just did.
Did I mention Go away?
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Also, there are far more HD-DVD movies available than that on both Netflix and Blockbuster online, but your fantard brain does not know how to sign into qj or to use a simple non blu ray search.
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I rest my case.
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Now my PS3 can be used for something, not just Resistance and Motorstorm, but lots of movies for years to come! I can buy thousands of dollars worth and watch them once like most people do with movies.
I'm so smart investing in a PS3.
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retard. those aren't compareable X__X
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no one in the x360 section would even care about this because they are all about gaming and not watching movies. According to the comments of most of the x360 users.
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get the message retard ?
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http://ps3.qj.net/Blu-ray-takes-the-victory-in-Europe/pg/49/aid/93119
In Japan HD DVD is actually getting it's ass kicked 96% to 4%.
And to say that PS3 scratches games, you should go to youtube and type xbox 360 scratches games and you'll see how many games the 360 really scratches. And while you're at it, search red ring of death as well, xbox 270... LMAO.
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The PS3 rips cd's apart? What world do you live in? Is it fairy tale land?
Go away!
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Id say its 100% because of the PS3 that Blu Ray is doing much better. The install base is much greater, and much bigger studio support mean the retailers will want what will get them more sales - and cut back on whats lacking.
Yes HD DVD is slowley dieing.
However out of the movie world, and into the game world, this is what is happening to Sony. Many former PS exclusive developers, and new IPs are going multiplat or exclusive to 360 because of the install base (and cheaper development costs). This influx in developers means more sucess for Msoft, in games and sales, and the developers + publishers are happy.
Now I own a 360, and plan to buy a PS3, but the facts are HD DVD bites the big ones - no question, its not destined for sucess or longevity.
In terms of games the 360 does trump the PS3 in all aspects. Hopefully Sony will regain some lost ground by 08.
Actually, the 360 does also trump the PS3's harware - but thats a different story.
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"No non failure console in history was easily available on store shelves within one month in time for Christmas." Really? damn xbots are stupid. They can't even figure out how to find the 360 section of this blog, they always end up in the ps3 section. Their hearts bring them here, because deep down they know they Fu(ked-up buying a toy console.
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I would have to disagree with you completely. I to own a 360 and i have bought 2 game in the last 9 months. Forza2 and Gears of War. Only 2 quality game have come out in that time. Do have any idea what kind of library of games PS3 has??? The answer to me seems no. Sure they havent come out yet but thats because devs are spending a lot of time making the games that are true to sony awesome.
"Actually, the 360 does also trump the PS3's harware - but thats a different story."
Dont even get me started on hardware. Yes i would agree that the GPU in 360 is better but dont give me that crap that it has DX10 feature because it doesnt. Im going to say the big word CELL. I know all yu xbox360 fanboys go bu but teh cell. I just laugh everytime i see that. Cell was practically designed to work with RSX. So were RSX is weak the cell picks up its slack since it can do both CPU feature and GPU features(well emulate them atleast). Sony even thought about just using cell in the PS3. Thats how powerful cell is. As soon as devs slowly but surely unleash cell in the next year or so games are going to look and feel that much better.
Funny thing is that I am a PC gamer. Always have been. Most of you people have no idea how some of these thing work you only think you do. Like 360 3 core processor is equivalent to a pentium4 at about 3.0Ghz. Dont even get me started with 8800GTX/GTS, HD2900XT/XTX>>>>PS3GPU, 360 GPU. Next gen consoles came out to late. There were already behind when they were released. Unlike last gen when PC took about a year to catch up. By the next time consoles come out. We will have integrated CPU and GPU together.
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And if it's a link to an Xbox site you fail.
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And you all do the war again and again, with talented intellectuals believing that HD DVD is the best seller in Japan (LOL), Europe and US, that BD movies look like DVD (are you sure, not VHS ?), and so on...
Again, HD DVD, thank you for coming, nice to meet you, now F*CK OFF !!!!
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maybe you should have studied history at school to give you some logical thinking skills
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I feel so sad for you, you must feel so lonely... hopefully, you can enjoy a nice HD DVD movie to feel better.
Get some figures about the sales, you'll see how wrong you are !!!
"bluray has no support and it will fall off along with the ps3!!"
+ Bluray got support from the entire movie industry, except one (Universal), but this is a question of time before they go for BD...
Now, if you excuse me, I will go enjoy myself on my (real) entertainment system...
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http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1474/ps3lauchvs360lauchuw4.png
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Check this out:
http://mwe.110mb.com/?page_id=17
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If only 30% of the consumer base is using HD-DVD's, then explain to me how HD-DVD's are outselling Blue Ray disks?
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That would be dumb on there part considering how many people have them.
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It's hard to imagine a single tipster, who could have made the entire thing up, could have such an impact not only on Gizmodo, but the entire format war.
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Gizmodo is a crap site though. Who writes a whole article based on one "tipster" with no name or credentials and won't even say where he works? Is it some blu ray association conspiracy?
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you. I hope you die.
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Y do i even bother reading these comments.
U have the xbox 360 fanboys who r being fuc**** retarded.
And addressing to xman and Mister Common Sense.
Y do u two screw around in the ps3 forums. I look on this site just to gain a little info and what I see r u two complaining about it. Who gives a fu**. Really, to me instead of bashing ps3 go play ur xbox 360. Sh** to me they r both good systems. R u just worried that xbox will some time fail. Who gives a sh**. People are playing both systems and sony, nintendo, or microsoft are going to keep making systems within the future.
Competition isnt a bad thing and a monopoly will only make things worse.
To hellraiser. learn a lesson from these two and dont make the same mistakes they did. Ur about to become as dumb as they are.
I rarely post on qj and fanboys are becoming bi***es.
Just let others read the material regardless of what u fanboys think. Why do i read these comments anyway lol.
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Actually I pity you, for choosing from the start a format that was inferior only because it was cheaper.
I guess some people just hate Sony that much, and believed that they would go the way of Beta.
And the even sweeter fact is that the PS3 is making this all possible. It may not have any games atm (might as well tackle this one), oh and it's expensive. But HD-DVD was doing well until the PS3 was released.
So ***** and complain all you want about your precious HD-DVD format, but you might as well savor your last days with it, because BluRay will soon win.
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Now, "3mil ps3s 1mil bluray players+ 4mil altogether!! easy math use your brains" and this is the reason Blockbuster went for BD, because there are 4mil BD players in US !!!
So now, go to your mummy and tell her you are a ret@ard, then she will send you (and your xbox) to a very nice place where you will take pink pills every few hours... you'll see, it will be better for everyone (especially us)
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And you can't spell! Ideiote? kocks?!?! How old are you?!?!?
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No he is not ebing sarcastic... he truly is a retard.
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And Blockbuster has every right to to back one format or the other b/c it costs them money to stalk both. If they can use their influence to help determine a winning format they will b/c it saves them money.
Cry me a river fanboy
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