No Love For The Blu-Ray

macnificent7 writes "Market analysis firm Cymfony has combed through blogs and discussion boards, and finds online consumers aren't thrilled about Sony's Blu-ray DVD technology. Many users are still bitter about the limited availability of the PS3 because of the Blu-Ray. Also many are skeptical of the Blu-Ray because of Sony's past formats that did not succeed."

Comments

Re:Sony's dumb decision, with historical precedent

[Woogiemonger]

I could go on listing items, but you get my point. Everyone that said and signed on with, "I have an idea, let's use the PS3 as a launching platform for Blu-ray!" should be fired, because they just don't get it. People will buy a game console that happens to also play movies, but they're not going to be force-fed a whole new movie format just to own it.

To be honest, I disagree with what you say based on my own experience. I did the whole home theater setup in my house, and when deciding between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, I find the choice pretty easy. I'm not really THAT into video games, but they're nice at times and I figure I'll buy a console that also plays one of the HD formats. I see the hodge-podge XBox 360 + HD-DVD add-on available now, or I can wait for the slightly more future-proofed PS3 with Blu-Ray. I can honestly say I probably would have gone with the Nintendo Wii already if not for the PS3's Blu-Ray.

Re:Simple Solution

[Bert64]

All a PR stunt and tax scam.
An attempt to appear generous, and buy some goodwill, while actually profiting in the background through tax breaks, free advertising and increased market share.
Not saying that their actions don't have positive side effects, but the primary reason they're doing it is to benefit their own business and you shouldn't lose sight of that.