Blu-ray discs outsell HD DVDs by miles
27 Nov 2007 | 13:01 GMT
PS3 factor
HIGH DEFINITION DVDs aren't doing so well for themselves in Europe, with Sony's Blu-ray standard outselling them by miles reports Reuters.
The Blu-ray disc association said in a statement released today that Blu-ray discs had spilled over the 1 million unit barrier, and with the PS3's Blu-ray game discs, the figure is over 21 million units. Of all the high def discs bought by the great unwashed in Europe this year, 73 per cent were Blu-ray, and 27 per cent were Toshiba's HD DVD, says Media Control Gfk International.
Blu-ray is doing well in the States too, with Home Media Research saying that by October, they'd outsold HD-DVD titles by almost two to one in 2007.
300, Spider Man 3 and the latest Johnny Depp-Dressed-As-A-Pirate-Adventure Pirates of the Caribbean are the top Blu-ray titles to be flying off the shelves this year, says Sony. µ
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