Sales difference of day/date titles across formats
10-13-06 | 02:41 AM
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Another factor here is competition from other titles. There haven't been that many BD titles that have been reviewed as well as HD-DVD titles, so I could see more BD owners feeling comfortable in purchasing this title from Warner because they've done a good job with their encodes.
This was released on September 26th, along with several titles people really wanted. How many HD-DVD owners are going to get this, when all those other titles were released at far cheaper prices? Why get this for $28 or more (Best Buy was charging $35) when you could get Robin Hood, T3, The Fast and the Furious, etc. for around $20? Now, titles like Batman Begins and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are pushing this title further to the back burner in peoples' minds.
This was released on September 26th, along with several titles people really wanted. How many HD-DVD owners are going to get this, when all those other titles were released at far cheaper prices? Why get this for $28 or more (Best Buy was charging $35) when you could get Robin Hood, T3, The Fast and the Furious, etc. for around $20? Now, titles like Batman Begins and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are pushing this title further to the back burner in peoples' minds.
10-13-06 | 10:22 AM
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I agree that any one title wouldn't be a great "overall" indicator. Especially the Lake House and even more so since it is on a combo disc. But...
All of these could be true:
The common element is that BD is getting its butt kicked in the market. The question is how much?
Pretty good since HD DVD was supposed to be dead before it was even released. I remember Blu-ray supporters debating whether or not HD DVD should even bother launching at all. And I was right there with them, too. I mean why release such an obviously inferior product which couldn't even hold a candle to BD's promised 50GB discs and the next gen BD-Java extras, etc..
Turns out the news of HD DVD's death was greatly exaggerated.
All of these could be true:
- Lake House HD DVD version outsold BD version by 2.5:1
- HD DVD software outsold BD software by 3:1 for the month of August
- HD DVD software outsold BD software by 10:1 overall
The common element is that BD is getting its butt kicked in the market. The question is how much?
Pretty good since HD DVD was supposed to be dead before it was even released. I remember Blu-ray supporters debating whether or not HD DVD should even bother launching at all. And I was right there with them, too. I mean why release such an obviously inferior product which couldn't even hold a candle to BD's promised 50GB discs and the next gen BD-Java extras, etc..
Turns out the news of HD DVD's death was greatly exaggerated.
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10-13-06 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by joshd2012
Unless someone can show that Keanu Reaves fans are more likely to buy a Blu-Ray player than a HD DVD player, I'm not sure I understand what the specific title matters. Percentages are percentages.
