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Blue-ray outselling rival HD-DVD 2-to-1

August 17, 2007 in News comments 10

Analysts at Home Media Research (via Reuters) have received news that Sony's Blu-ray discs has been outselling Toshiba's HD-DVD at a ratio of 2 to 1. Between the months of January 1 and July 1, HD-DVD's sold 795,000 units compared to Blu-ray sales of 1.5 million. Then right after July, Blu-ray disc sales reached 2.2 million while HD-DVD reached 1.5 million.

Not to mention sales for the HD-DVD release of 300 were 97,000 units compared to 190,000 for Blu-ray. The Blockbuster exclusivity has also pushed sales in favor of Blu-ray.

Though the next-gen video format war is not yet over, it is becoming increasingly clear which way the tide of battle is turning. Today, analysts at Home Media Research (via Reuters) reported that Sony's Blu-ray Disc format is now outselling Microsoft-backed HD-DVD at a ratio of nearly two-to-one. Between January 1 and July 1, a total of 795,000 HD-DVDs were sold, versus 1.6 million BDs. As of the end of July, 2.2 million BDs and 1.5 million HD-DVDs have sold since they both hit the market last year.
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    iLLmatic Aug 17, 07
    This is starting to get old. We know there's a "war" going on, but do we need updated ratios every few months? 2:1 also contradicts (or shows some HD-DVD gain) the 3:1 sales numbers previously noted.
    • 1
      volacide Aug 17, 07
      It was never 3:1. GG .
  • -2
    Bale Fire* Aug 17, 07
    Prove that Volacide!

    Besides who cares about how many Blu-ray is outseling HD-DVD!
    • 0
      Final Blade Aug 18, 07
      I do, it proves that devs will want to make more games for the PS3.
      • -1
        iLLmatic Aug 18, 07
        What does Blu-Ray outselling HD-DVD have to do with devs wanting to make more PS3 games?
        • 0
          Final Blade Aug 21, 07
          Cause the more they see how popular the BD is, it will make them think hey this disc format could prove very beneficial.
    • 1
      Shadow of Death Aug 18, 07
      Uhhhh, a LOT of people? Namely those that invested in a Blu-Ray player...Even if you bough a PS3, you've still spend $500+ on a single item...and early on, that was the cheapest Blu-Ray player pretty much...If the format lost, they're out several hundred dollars on a defunct format...

      Those that invested in a HD-DVD player, are probably chewing their fingernails, hoping something major happens to turn the war around...
      • 0
        Final Blade Aug 18, 07
        Unfortunately it won't unless MS or the people who own a HD-DVD has a Genie lol.
  • 0
    Cdemon Aug 18, 07
    Well no shit, sherlock. There's more blu-ray players in homes... of course it's gonna' sell more software.

    I'd love to see hardware to software numbers.
    • 0
      JJBDude Aug 19, 07
      Always transforming the arguement by saying something no one has thought of, good on you.

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