Blu-ray sales less than one disc per player
Sony has come out today saying that the reason it won the Blu-ray format against Toshiba’s HD DVD format was because of the PS3 rather than any other market factor.
However while one Sony spokesperson from SCEE confirmed that Blu-ray was a success, a spokesman for Sony Pictures confirmed that PS3 gamers weren’t impressed with the new movie format.
"3.3 millions discs have sold to date with 1.4 million of those this quarter", the spokesman confirmed, suggesting that the pick up rate is less that one per Blu-ray player sold (Sony announced that it has sold 5 million PS3 consoles in Europe).
