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Although two weeks ago Howard Stringer, Sony CEO, claimed
that the competition between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD have reached a stalemate point,
today the BluRay Disc Association reported that, according to industry sales
data, Blu-Ray movie disc sales had topped 1 million units in Europe.
As BluRay Disc Association 1 million units represent 73
percent of all HD movie discs sold, which means that the HD-DVD format is
lagging far behind with only 27 percent.
Also, the Blu-Ray Disc Association said that when counting
Blu-Ray gaming discs the total number produced for sale in Europe
exceeded 21 million units.
The sales data were provided by a European research company,
Media Control Gfk International. Blu-Ray revealed the best-selling titles: 300,
Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: At
World's End.
Last month, a study released by Home Media Research said that
Blu-Ray titles outsold competing HD DVD titles by nearly two-to-one in the United States
during the first nine months of 2007.
Tough, it seems like in US the HD-DVD format is gaining a
lot of traction. Today the HD DVD Promotional Group announced that over 750,000
players have been sold to date.
According to the HD-DVD group, which is quoting retailer
reports, the 750,000 units mark include the HD-DVD units for Xbox 360. But if
the sales of PS3 are counted in favor of Blu-Ray, then Sony’s format is
positioned better then its rival. According to NPD Group, Sony’s PS3 has sold
in US close to 4 million units.
So, don’t worry! For the moment the battle between the two
formats is still raging on.
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