"You made a mistake here. The Wii can’t play HD-DVD movies as you imply. Chocolate candies are also outselling the PS3. Most US households have more than 1 chocolate candy in them. PS3s are getting killed by the sale of chocolate candies. Of course, you can’t play Blu-ray or HD-DVD discs on a chocolate candy, is it doesn’t really apply here."
The point I was making is really to counter the argument that most Blu-Ray fans have that everyone will own a PS3 and by definition have a Blu-Ray player. Problem is the PS3 is a games console, and is getting hammered by the Wii (a games console). The PS3's relevance as a games console is important. If it wasn't, no one would spend £300+ on it just to watch films.
Yes the Wii doesn't play HD movies... but that's the point.
Most people are not interested in HD movies!
That the Wii is doing so well, just shows how depending on the PS3 for the success of your format is doomed to failure ultimately (even if it sells more than HD DVD).
Thus...
"Ok, so if Blu-ray disc sales outsell HD-DVD 99:1, you don’t consider that winning?"
It's "winning" in that it's selling more, and HD DVD may even fail completely, but my point is Blu-Ray would still likely fail subsequently if it just depends on the PS3.
DVD will reign for the next 10 years if it goes on like this and neither HD DVD or Blu-Ray will really "win", they both fail. Ultimately we all lose out, and all thanks to Sony who were too stuborn to do a deal with the DVD Forum (of which they are members) and combine the formats. They were offered the chance many times, but refused to develop their own format which is barely any different other than it makes them more money.
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Re: @ Tim, a summary of his post...
"You made a mistake here. The Wii can’t play HD-DVD movies as you imply. Chocolate candies are also outselling the PS3. Most US households have more than 1 chocolate candy in them. PS3s are getting killed by the sale of chocolate candies. Of course, you can’t play Blu-ray or HD-DVD discs on a chocolate candy, is it doesn’t really apply here."
The point I was making is really to counter the argument that most Blu-Ray fans have that everyone will own a PS3 and by definition have a Blu-Ray player. Problem is the PS3 is a games console, and is getting hammered by the Wii (a games console). The PS3's relevance as a games console is important. If it wasn't, no one would spend £300+ on it just to watch films.
Yes the Wii doesn't play HD movies... but that's the point.
Most people are not interested in HD movies!
That the Wii is doing so well, just shows how depending on the PS3 for the success of your format is doomed to failure ultimately (even if it sells more than HD DVD).
Thus...
"Ok, so if Blu-ray disc sales outsell HD-DVD 99:1, you don’t consider that winning?"
It's "winning" in that it's selling more, and HD DVD may even fail completely, but my point is Blu-Ray would still likely fail subsequently if it just depends on the PS3.
DVD will reign for the next 10 years if it goes on like this and neither HD DVD or Blu-Ray will really "win", they both fail. Ultimately we all lose out, and all thanks to Sony who were too stuborn to do a deal with the DVD Forum (of which they are members) and combine the formats. They were offered the chance many times, but refused to develop their own format which is barely any different other than it makes them more money.