02-23-2016, 08:40 AM
(02-23-2016, 06:38 AM)gstanford Wrote: BluRay players still sell extremely well. I doubt people purchase them to use as artwork.
Sony has done extremely well with physical media and the PS4, so for that matter has GameStop/EB Games.
I laugh when I see people complain about the $20 - $30 digital download premium over a retail disc on forums, then I go out and purchase a pre-owned disc and save at least that $20 - $30 a second time!
People are slowly starting to wake up with digital download that it is expensive (and will get even more expensive as it takes more of the market share, just like cable tv) and you game subject to the whims of the digital account holder. XBOX can and does render your game collection useless if you get a Live ban (just like steam).
http://fortune.com/2016/01/08/blu-ray-st...aming-age/
Quote:There’s certainly no denying physical media sales are declining in the U.S. Sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs fell 12% in 2015 to $6.1 billion, according to the Digital Entertainment Group after an 11% drop in 2014.
Meanwhile, digital revenues rose 18% in 2015.
Sure, everyone still "has" a BluRay player, and probably use them every now and again, but losing 23% of their market over the last two years is a death spiral.