72% of PS3 owners own Blu-ray movie

It's clear that the next-gen movie format wars are shifting towards a victor. New data from Home Media Research shows that Blu-ray is gaining significant momentum, selling twice as many discs in the first half of this year than HD DVD. Sales of Blu-ray disc movies totaled 1.6 million units, compared with 795,000 HD DVD discs. Over the course of both formats' lifetimes, Blu-ray has about a 1 million unit advantage. Could PS3 be the reason for such a significant boom in Blu-ray sales?.....

[Lord Anubis]

I own 5 blu-ray movies.

I'm blue

[marinelife9]

The math doesn't make sense. If there are roughly 4 million PS3's out there and then 2.5 million divided by 4 million is only 62.5%.

And that's assuming that no one who owns a stand alone player doesn't own a disk. And that each PS3 owner only own one movie.

[Texas GMR]

When you don't have any games to play, the only thing left to do is watch movies! LOL

Don't they give you 5 free movies now when you buy a PS3? Oh, good article! HAHAHA

[sonarus]

they also give 5 free hd-dvd's morons. 300 was a movie that pretty much appeals to the same audience as gamers so these gamers went out and purchased 300. its that simple. I predict 300 will be the highest sellin blu ray movie for the yr or maybe spidey 3 can top it. am waiting for spidey 3 and pirates of the carribean 3 2 drop so i can buy trilogies hahaha. and WB needs to hurry up with matrix so i can trilogy cop dat 2

[mccomber]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...

"The NPD Group released results from their "Next Gen Functionality & Usage" report and some of the numbers are surprising.

According to the results, only 40% of PlayStation 3 owners polled were aware the machine had a Blu-ray player and about 50% of that number had popped in a Blu-ray movie during the last 10 times they turned on the machine -- the other half didn't use the feature."

[snoop_dizzle]

that was one thing i am wondering

[khellendros1]

Yeah, somebody forgot to carry the 1. I agree with this report more than the other. I just don't thinks 6 out of 10 people would pay $500 to $600 for something and not know what they were buying. Plus it's all over the box.

[aslucher]

well you have to think how do they get these numbers? i mean how do they know which ps3 owners bought blu-ray movies? i own 5... i mean i guess they could do surveys but only a small portion of people do the surveys... how do they get these? seems like some people guessed to get numbers...

[snoop_dizzle]

6 for me.

[Vip3r]

1 for me. But I've rented a few from Blockbuster though.

[Odion]

ya i was about to say... NPD said differently

[D_U_I]

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[Yosking]

I've rented a couple more from blockbuster also

[drtysouf21]

2 blu-ray and purchasing more soon
0 HD DVD I will only rent those

I rent both from netflix though.

[San anto]

2 blu ray for me that i got free, casino royale and Xmen the last stand.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

the departed
training days
and my girlfriends has stomp the yard in 7.1 sound

[MK_Red]

I don't own a single Hi-def movie but I don't have 360 HD-DVD Add-on or PS3 but after seeing a Hi-def movie last month, I'm persuaded to get into that. (But should I replace my old movie collection!?)

[Yosking]

Ps3 and other blu-ray players upscale dvd movies and make them more crisper and smoother looking.

[Vip3r]

If you have a HDTV then I suggest you do get a PS3. There is a great selection of BDs to buy and rent.

[coltsfreak18]

i bought like 8 when i first bought my first ps3. the second one i got 5 free and then i went to best buuy a couple days ago and bought 9 or so.

[Darkiewonder]

If that helps. May own two whenever Cars hits store shelves.

[Yosking]

I heard its coming out in october.

[power of Green]

Blu-ray DVD player in PS3 vs HD-DVD add-on player and XBL Video marketplace. Yet some how more PS3 owners have HDTV's. Most the PS3 fans on this site do not own a PS3 let alone a HDTV.

Nonsense. I was thinking the same thing as #2.

[tethered]

@ POG!
You stated:
"Most the PS3 fans on this site do not own a PS3 let alone a HDTV."

Wow, how the hell do you know that?

I have a PS3 with 5 Blu-Ray movies (I bought 4 of them, one came with the PS3) and two HDTV's (one 32" and one 42")

I guess you already knew that because you somehow knew that most PS3 fans on this site don't have a PS3 or a HDTV.

[BIadestarX]

The question should be... how many of those actually purchased the movies... with so many great offers... "Buy PS3 get 5 Blu-ray movies"... ofcourse everyone will have a blu-ray movies... that's like saying each person that have have an HD DVD player has an HD DVD disk... If I am not mistaken at first the HD DVD addon came with Kong... and now it comes with an additional 4-5... also the elite... comes with 6-7... I am not trying to flame... I just not understanding the purpose of this article...

[Rageanitus]

It just proves that ps3 is not only used for gaming.

[pilotpistolpete]

It can also show the impact of the ps3 on the blu-ray hd-dvd war.

[Captain Tuttle]

How does that affect me as a gamer? What are the repercussions for the gaming industry? Blu-Ray holds a ton of data...good. Why should I care which format I watch my movies on?

[Staircase]

Hah, I'm in the minority. Hopefully soon I can get a blu-ray movie, but right now I am saving for all the great games coming out soon!

[supaet]

I wonder what % of ps3 owners own ps3 GAMES.

[Chester McDuffystien]

I wonder what % of 360 owners are able to play the games they own.

[tethered]

@ Chester McDuffystien
About 67% lol

[skitzoid]

OUCH!
Chester spanked that tushie. lol

[sabbath420]

I own 4 HD-DVD's for my 360 add onn.
Troy
tokyo drift
king kong
300
I find HD-DVD has some great in movie options that make the experience pretty cool.

[pilotpistolpete]

See all the disagrees? I guess you don't own 4 hd-dvds.

[snittolo]

I got one with purchase from a local retailer and I just picked up Cruel Intentions and Wild Things. And let me just say that Denise Richards Bewbz in HD = 3 Thumbs up!

[CNIVEK]

...since PS3 owners haven't had many GAMES to play, thus far. :o

[beardtm]

"72% of PS3 owners own a Blu-ray movie"

Most PS3 owners dont have a HDTV (I mean wasn't there an article saying 40% dont even know about Blu-ray?) so this must be counting the free ones Sony gave away to ps3 owners.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Ok I honestly dont care what format wins. I would be curious to know if this Blu-ray sales figure is being calculated similar to how people are calculating Wii sports sales. In otherwords....movies that are packed in and sold as part of a bundle are considered "sold". I have always thought the Wii sports sales number was bogus...after all...you buy the Wii you dont have a choice ...you automatically are sold Wii Sports so to speak. So looking at the PS3, does this figure include Taladega nights and all the movies that were recently offered up in the "bundles" that Sony has been doing? If so...I would say the Blu-ray lead while still a lead is a little misleading.

[DJ]

but I'll definitely get 6 or 7 by the end of this year. Transformers, 300, and Deja Vu are must-haves for me.

[Si-Pie]

I dont own a PS3 yet but one thing im not to clear on yet is that I have a 1080i TV now if I play a blu-ray movie on it what will it run in? 1080i, 720p or 480p? Or would I have to buy a 1080p TV to actually play HD movies?

[Figboy]

i own a PS3, and i also own a 40" Samsung 720p set. the set can *ALSO display at 1080i (which is what i had it running in until last month). whenever i would watch a Blu Ray movie when the settings were 1080i, it ran the movie at 1080i. when i ran it at 720p, it ran it at 720p, so i think your TV will be fine. thanks to that update, the PS3 will scale to whatever your *MAX RESOLUTION is, on both Blu Ray discs, and PS1 and PS2 games.

i own 6 Blu Ray movies, and i'm certainly buying more.

to the fellow who asked about upgrading his DVD collection: *DON'T.

i'm not upgrading *ANY of the films i already own, unless it's something that i really, *REALLY want to have in HD (ie, i already own the first two Spider-Man films on DVD, but i'd love to have the complete trilogy in HD, because those movies look *FANTASTIC in high definition). everything else i own on DVD will just have to be upscaled DVDs.

basically, animated features, and summer blockbusters are getting the HD treatment in my household. anything else, i may pick up in DVD, at least until Blu Ray prices drop to DVD prices (about $14.99), then it won't matter, and i'll buy all Blu Ray discs.

i own Resident Evil: Apocalypse (for my fiance), Silent Hill (for me), Pirates of the Caribbean (for both of us), The Departed (for me), Mission Impossible 3 (for me, and i'll buy the first two later), and Casino Royale (for me). the Harry Potter series, first two X-Men movies, Pixar movies, and the Spider-Man movies are all being purchased on Blu Ray the moment they become available. i'm completely *HOOKED on HD content now, and can't get enough; games *AND movies.

upscaling just doesn't *COMPARE to a true HD remastering. i think *BOTH the HD DVD and Blu Ray camps can agree on *THAT.

[Jdash24]

i got the departed, and taladiga nights (free with ps3 during launch), and am gonna get 300 on blu ray next time the store gets it in, plus every other movie that comes to blu ray, but am keeping the dvds i own

[pilotpistolpete]

Are you my twin. Exact same story for me. Talladega and departed, soon to be followed by 300. You need to see those codpieces at 1080 to fully appreciate

[CadDad]

Casino Royale (huge bond fan)
300
Apocalypto

We've watched a ton of rentals also. I highly reccommend "Curse of the Golden Flower" It's subtitled, but visually spectacular.

The 5 free ones are in the works to head my way.

I too cannot see someone buying a PS3 without knowing about blu-ray. I believe it's happening, but it's mind-boggling.

-CadDad

[Figboy]

i hear it's really good, but the store across the street doesn't have it in Blu Ray (sold out), and my fiance doesn't work at the video store anymore, and i don't want to open up an account just to rent it. lol. if it's any good, i may just buy it the next time it's in the store.

[CadDad]

My wife and I really enjoyed it. It's subtitled, but there isn't really a lot of speaking parts and I really got into the story, which is well crafted fiction, with historical elements thrown in and a little voodoo that could be distracting if you don't care for that type of thing.

Most of it takes place in dense jungle, and there are parts you're eyes will bug out with how high quality the 1080p make it.

-CadDad

[Figboy]

i'll definitely have to give it a look, it sounds really intriguing.

[Bordel_1900]

I have 15 Blu-ray movies and 4 PS3 Blu-ray games and 6 PSN games.

[blackmagic]

I own a stand-alone HD-DVD player, stand-alone Blu-Ray player, 717 DVD discs, 21 HD-DVD discs and 5 Blu-Ray discs. I run an Optoma HD81 1080p DLP projector on a 120" Stewart Firehawk screen with a NAD 7.1 receiver and PSB speakers including two dual-10" woofers.

I am the first to admit that I am a huge videophile. The majority of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD releases are indestinguishable in terms of quality however some of the larger HD-DVD releases take advantage of the Thomsons Film Grain Technology (titles like Apollo 13 for example) which gives the movie a smoother film like composure which is lost through the use of compression codecs and although it is only a small step in quality, it is immediately noticable (atleast on my setup) so I buy HD-DVD whenever I have a choice.

In my opinion, the only outcome of this 'format war' is dual format players. Both sides have profitable positions and significant amounts of exclusive content and unlike the gaming industry, a single device is capable of playing ALL content. The 'format war' won't be resolved this holiday season and by next season dual format players will be cheap enough to have completely diffused the situation.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Motorstorm , the darkness . madden 08 , mlb the show

[Shadow Flare]

Casino Royale
Gone In 60 Seconds

And on my radar is Spiderman Trilogy, Cars and Transformers

"Judging by the boys pheromone levels i suggest he wants to mate with the girl"

[Bathyj]

Who doesn't. I want to mate her brains out.

[MaximusPrime]

im one of the 72%. ;)

I have Casino Royale (free), Fantastic four and BBC's Planet Earth.

Next on my list: Spiderman Trilogy, Cars, the simpsons movie

[nasim]

where are the BOTS with a DVD PLAYER

and HD DVD format which plays 40% of the movies released on the MARKET

since BL has exclusive rights to 60% of all MOVIES

[blackmagic]

Where exactly did you get that number? My math seems to indicate that Blu-Ray >AND< HD-DVD exclusives combined make up less than 3% of the industry!

Industry: ~830,000

Blu-Ray exclusives: ~11,700
http://www.imdb.com/M/list?...

HD-DVD exclusives: ~9,800
http://www.imdb.com/M/list?...

Just Universal on it's own: ~7,500
http://www.imdb.com/M/list?...

[Bloodmask]

bc most launch systems came with a free movie.

And there are also various promos to get a free BD movie.

[Rageanitus]

I feel poor now

[XxZxX]

11 for me..

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Trojan horse is in full effect.

[Bathyj]

Good isn't it.

[Shaka2K6]

I got 37 already,love the sexi Blu-ray cases next to my PS3 games.
Blu-ray FTW!!!!!

[Bnet343]

Since PS3 comes with the Blu Ray player inside, gives the option for people to watch movies, can't say the same for Xbox 360, unless you count it as a DVD player.

[pilotpistolpete]

Just a quick clear up, only the first 50K came with talladega. So the other ~4M did not. As for those free blu-ray with purchases, I don;t think they make a very large difference since only certain retailers have it for a limited time.

[Bathyj]

I have about 20, including my free Casino Royal which is the first Bond movie I've like since I was a kid (we're talking early 80's here) Mission Impossible box set, and Planet Earth is absolutely breathtaking. I dont usually watch alot of nature doco's or anything, but its so beautiful, they should be running it in stores to show off the picture.

For those people who have nothing to do with this article but find they cant pass it without some sort of smartarsed remark (I'm trying no to use the word Xbot, Oh look I just did) you can carry on about trojan horses all you like but the fact is without PS3 alot of happy HD movie viewers here wouldn't otherwise have the chance to watch BR or HDDVD's. I never would have bought a standalone player of any description so if not for PS3 we would be missing out altogether istead of enjoying a quality experience. And trust me, it is a quality experience. I think Ant Bully @ 1080p on my Bravia might possible be the best quality picture I've ever seen. I've had friends with their noses up to the screen looking for pixles, only to leave the house swearing to get a PS3. And it doesn't make it any less of a games machine just because it has other uses. My phone plays MP3's so well I dont need an iPod. Its still a good phone too.

Anyway, hurry up Cars. Pixar is going to end the format war.

[s8anicslayer]

the fact that sony included taladega nights in the package might of helped that i would think

[Chriswsm]

I have Casino Royale and Xmen3 on BR. However both were free. I have no intention of buying BR disks but I might rent.

[AzaziL]

I could still see 70%+ of ps3 owners buying a bd-dvd, but i can also see a lot of people getting em without realizing there's no point without an hdtv.

[Yosking]

Since sony is doing a 100 million dollar ad campaign called HDNA to promote blu-ray awareness, more people not just ps3 owners will ultimately own more blu-ray titles.

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

Spiderman 3's next. :D

Want make your none Blu-Ray friends jealous, show them Apocalypto- its simply STUNNING!

[crippler666]

It would be nice to find out how many of those 72% actually purchased the films and mow many were free?