Blu-ray Outsells HD DVD in February

The Blu-ray versus HD DVD battle continues as the unofficial numbers for February are in. Although the cumulative totals are neck and neck, the numbers for February tell the tale of a rising interest for Blu-ray by consumers. Recent comments by Phil Harrison (credit GamesIndustry.biz) reiterates this point. With Casino Royal hitting in March, will it be three in a row for Blu-ray?

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[PS360WII]

They don't count renting to sales figures. Hence the "Sales" part of it

[Black Republican]

I hope this will stay consistent because I want a standard format NOW

I will not purchase either hddvd or blu ray until a format is standard, too bad it will wake long until a format is standard.

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choose neither.

[cuco33]

i agree, i want a standard format not a choice. i also want affordable movies, not the $25-40 that these high defs are going for

i refuse to pick a format. i dont have a ps3 so the choice wasn't made for me. BR i believe will win in the long run solely because of the ps3. i think many feel the same, especially since i've seen 10times more promotions for BR than hd dvd. come to think of it, i dont remember the last hd dvd promotion

[PS3Wii]

Blu-ray will probably win in the long run.

And the Blu-ray Movie prices are actually $15-30 last time I checked.

[BIadestarX]

And who gives a $h!t. Since when do we (gamers) care to know how many MOVIES were sold between one format or the other. The fact is that it really does not make a difference. As matter of fact it only affect the companies behind each format which format win not the consumer. Did we lose anything when betamax didn't make it? At the end of all the blu-ray this and hd-dvd that and when one format finally win, all people are going to care is that they will be paying $150 or less for the player and less than $20 for the movies. Both formats offer virtually the same thing. So, why should we be following freaken disk sells damn it! Oh WOW blu-ray is beating hd-dvd by 1% or less. mother (@#$^&*@^#$ wake me up when blu-ray is winning by 99%, cost $150 or less and this stupid format war is over. Cause as far as I am concern this is a game site.

[achira]

i think you would have another opinion if hd-dvd had outsold blu-ray. but now you say who cares ? everybody cares, because you can now pic the blu-ray standard. xbox360 users are scared, ps3 users are happy. period.

[PS360WII]

Why comment on this subject if you could care less about it? This is a gaming site first but there is a Tech section and two out of the 3 'gaming' consoles support either or of the new formats. Furthermore PS3 uses that thing call Blueray so it is kind of something one should keep track of

[r1000]

ps360wii i agree with you... thats call being on the defensive...

[Black Republican]

I think you are jumping to conclusions.
I have a few question's for you, Please answer them.

How long has Blue Ray had the lead of HD now???
Before that how long did HD have the lead on Blue Ray???
And by how much is Blue Ray in the lead???

and it is foolish for anyone to say now that the blue ray is the standard because it is NOT.

I personally hope this was is over soon because I want to enjoy HD now but if you know anything about new technology it usually takes long for new technologies to become standard.

I own XBox 360 and I am not scared of which format will win LOL

I am actually excited and impatient because I want a standard now to buy A REAL HD PLAYER not an xbox360 HDDVD Add on or a PS3 Blue Ray Player.

[quiddd]

or manufacturing their HD-DVD drive considering the trend?

[BIadestarX]

What trend? ohh you mean that trend, "Although the cumulative totals are neck and neck,". I really hope blu-ray wins seriously. Too bad it's going to take a while (maybe 10 years) before companies are willing to drop DVD and HD-DVD support and adopt it. Every month we are going to see "Blu-ray beat the $h!t out of hd-dvd by a margin of 0.01%" While Sony fanboys jump of joy.

[AuburnTiger]

Bladestar did you understand the article at all?? I mean did you even bother to read it??

-where the hell did you find this "Blu-ray beat the $h!t out of hd-dvd by a margin of 0.01%" , so now your quoting your own false opinions now??

You need get off the fanboyism chair before you catch a hodoken to the face.

[sajj316]

Because bladestar, the success of the Blu-ray format has an effect on the success of the PS3 and vice versa. Now, this can be argued on what effects what but you can't deny the HUGE investment Sony has on Blu-ray. Discs sold, gauge market trends. In the 'gaming' industry, its all about market trends especially when a core component of your system is in battle with a competitor. I just wish you had seen 'beyond' the games, graphics, and gameplay side of gaming. There is a whole-nother world buddy.

[Kastrol]

HD-DVD is more of a extension of a old format and down the line i see that its going to reach its limit on storage we might even see a new format down the line in 4-5 years

Seriously i cant under stand the high price point of HD-DVD players if they use the current 6mm red laser compared to the 1mm blue laser in Blu Ray

£1000 hd-dvd player doesn't warrent the price for a £10 dvd player extension hardware

[BIadestarX]

WOW, you Sony fanboys are so sensitive about anything related to Sony. I was talking about blu-ray movies not the PS3. The PS3 is not going anywhere regarless of the success of blu-ray. I mean take a look at UMD; it is dead as far as movie is concern but far from death when it comes to the games. I mean, Nes, Snes and every console up to the Playstation2 didnt have anything to do with movies and yet their survived. I don't see the PS3 as a blu-ray player, but more as a game console. I'm buying a PS3 to play Metal Gear and Final Fantasy regarless of what Disk format it comes on. Also, if blu-ray wins the format war I'll buy myself a stand alone drive, heck even Microsoft said they will support blu-ray and release an addon if blu-ray wins the format war. So, unlike Sony fanboys XBox owners are not in the position where we feel like hd-dvd losing the format war is not an option. If blu-ray loses do you think the PS3 will die? Do you think Sony will pull the PS3 of the market? As you can see only if you are for blu-ray or care about hd movies it matters to you. But as a gamer, blu-ray is just the disk. Who cares about the disk!

[TheMART]

Right on.

ANd the most funny thing is... Nothing becomes a standard before the mass of people buys it. Which won't be this year, nor next year... Probably even not in 5 years.

Because only 5% of all TV's now are HDTV's. Think about it like this. When you had a black/white TV, would you care if they broadcast in colour? No you didn't. Just because the colour TV wasn't affordable enough compared to the black/white one etc.

When everyone switched (the mass) it became the standard. As long as over 50% of all TV's are CRT TV's (so now 95% of them are) the mass won't buy a 'next gen' videoplayer for sure.

And in 5 years we might have streamed/downloadable content direct to the TV/media centers... no scratchable discs anymore... So there might be no standard in next gen video...

[PureGamer]

why are you rising to it, your being all defensive on somthing you dont care about.

[Marty8370]

Blu-ray is out selling HD DVD in both Hardware & Movies(with the help of the PS3). Broadband is'nt fast enuff or affordable enuff yet to have 20Gb Hi Def movies downloadsble. Hence why Blu-ray will be required format this Gen. Nex Gen cosoles are increasing sales of HDTV's and vice verser, 2007/2008 will see a real boost in production of HDTV's and sales.

BTW - Blu-ray has a scratch resistance layer. HD DVD does'nt.

[Bathyj]

I would think if BR outsells HDDVD for another month or two, most average consumers will have made up their mind which is going to win. Its not over yet but public perception does count for alot and HDDVD doesn't seem to have anything to turn it around. Its ironic that HDDVD is more expensive because of the combo disc so maybe thats something they can do. Why would you need both versions. No one with just a DVD is going to buy a dearer version with HDVD on the other side, and no one with a HDVDV player is going to watchit on DVD. Make up your mind. I hate those double sided disc's anyway, I'm glad they seem to have phased out a bit. You cant touch either side and it make handling them real fiddely.

Hey Bladestar, for someone who doesn't care about something, you sure get upset over it. Did it ever occur to you alot of people interested in games are also interested in movies? Is that so hard to believe. You think I bought this TV just for X360 and PS3?

Mart, I dont really care if BR is the STANDARD or not for 5 more years. I know very well DVD will still be around for 10 years and is not going anywhere soon. That doesn't mean I cant enjoy BR movies now does it? I dont see why you Xboys get so bent out of shape with BluRays success. M$ aren't backing HDDVD in any serious way. They're more sitting on the fence for this one so there's no reason for you to feel like you're losing if BR does win. There are those of us who like new, better products and dont even mind that we have to pay for them. DVD was never going to be around for ever but it will exist along side BR for years to come.

[power of Green]

Some more BS posts i'm going to start posting news on DVD sale's and CD sale's.

#6 so are you saying if Blu-ray fails PS3 is doomed?. This is used as a tool by MS haters.

#4.1 you're a moron the format war has little to do with the Xbox360, what exactly are we scarded of?.

[SmokeyMcBear]

It has a lot to do with the console war if you think about it. PS3 is tied in with blu-ray, 360 is not tied to anything. If Blu-ray becomes the standard, then it will mean the world to the general public. If one has to choose between a ps3 (500-600) that includes an expensive blueray player or a 360 (300-400) along with a blue ray player (now another 500, but by that time maybe around 200), I think it will be an easy choice for a ps3.. again this is general public mass market. Why buy two pieces of hardware when one will suffice in comparable if not cheaper price. This has all to do with the mass market here. Hardcore gamers are gonna buy their systems regardless of price or format, but we are talking about mom and pop buying a system for the house and their children. That is the key to everything.

[DJ]

Peter Moore has been declaring HD-DVD as the format of choice, the superior format, more technologically advanced, and all that other BS for half a year. In fact, Microsoft retracted one of his statements where he said a Blu-ray add-on would be a possibility should HD-DVD fail. If HD-DVD fails, they'll simply state that anyone can go out and buy a Blu-ray player themselves, and that there's no need for an add-on. There won't be much logic behind their statement, but it's nothing new.

Too bad Microsoft doesn't have the balls to push anything risky or innovative. They really could've benefited both game developers and themselves...

[cmrbe]

If Blue ray wins then Sony will be in a better position than they would be if they don't win the format war.If Sony is in a good position then chances are they will also do well with the PS3 so it is important for PS3 gamers.It is this simple.