Blu-ray sales account for 73% of HD market in Europe

  • Posted November 27th, 2007 at 10:08 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sales of Sony Corp’s Blu-ray format have reached the one million mark in Europe, accounting for approximately 73 per cent of the high definition market in the region ahead of the Toshiba-manufactured HD-DVD disc.

News comes following a statement issued by the Blu-ray Disc Association, in which the company also revealed that over 20 million software titles for Sony’s PlayStation 3 console had been shipped in European territories since launch.

Best selling titles on the next-generation movie format include Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Spider-Man 3 and 300.

Source: Blu-ray

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  1. sizzurp01 | foshizzle01

    • 10:25am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    first post.......its my second one

  2. tretormenn | foshizzle01

    • 10:26am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Blu Rules

  3. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 10:30am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    HD-DVD EXEC: But only 13% of PS3 owners even know what blu ray is...... this is a fad.... this cant last..... we're cheaper!!!

  4. zakruz | zakruz

    • 10:39am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    We in Europe Rock!

  5. Lozt_again | Lozt_again

    • 10:56am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    lol @

  6. zakruz | zakruz

    • 11:03am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    hahah ;D

  7. Lumute | Lumute

    • 11:29am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @ sizzurp01: OMG, what an amazing and awesome experience... you must feel like the king of the world...Seriously, is there anything more retarded that that?

  8. Mecha_Daddy | mecha_daddy

    • 11:42am GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Almost suprising it's not a higher number.

  9. mikeghtmare | mikeghtmare

    • 12:25pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @Staticneuron
    Imagine if it is really true that only 13% owners know about the blu-ray in PS3 and use it; imagine when others start to realize and blu-rays are more mainstream...  If the HD-DVD exec is right then they must be sh*****g their pants by now :)

  10. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 12:34pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    If anyone watches a bluray movie, they know how good it is. Personally, I only have Spiderman3, but looks freaking awesome. So much better even than the dvd counterpart (when upscaled)

  11. sizzurp01 | foshizzle01

    • 12:34pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @lumute actually i do feel like the king of the world jacka*ss n who are you to come tell me sh*it dumb*ass go get a life and a g/f maybe that would keep your nerdy a*ss of your computer a*sshole

  12. irtz09

    • 1:23pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    thats gr8 blu ray 4 ever

  13. xomaniac | xomaniac

    • 1:50pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @ sizzurp01

    How can you tell anyone to get a life...

  14. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 1:54pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    But but but HD DVD is cheaper!

    lol i went into HMV on saturday. Blu-ray has about 8 columns, HD-DVD has 2.

  15. nuffmon | Nuffmon

    • 3:49pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Not suprising really, i haven't seen one advert for HD-DVD.  Most adverts showing films now display DVD and Blu-Ray.

  16. SolsticeZero | SolsticeZero

    • 3:58pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @xomaniac

    LMFAO

  17. xBSGeorge | xBSGeorge

    • 4:42pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    person A makes a stupid post about being the first person to post then has to point out that this is his second comming of awesomeness.

    person B points out to person A that this sort of posting is not only dumb, but the fact person A has pointed out that he has been the champ of online posting twice, leaves person A open to bashing and cruelty.

    Person A replies forcefully and rudely towards person B.

    Person C,D,E,F,G,H etc.  point and laugh at Person A due to the fact that everything he told B really should have been said to himself while looking in a mirror.

    I love the PSU people, I really really do.

  18. gingo | gingo

    • 5:02pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    psn id: gingo.... this is an extremely good set of statistics, so that means 27% of people buy hd dvds and its al thanks to microsoft not putting an hd dvd player as standard in their console cheerz MS

  19. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 5:20pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    I was think it was going to be more titles other then those three but I guess those are the movies everyone wants to see in HD.

  20. SolsticeZero | SolsticeZero

    • 5:32pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @xbsGeorge

    I like the way you think

  21. sizzurp01 | foshizzle01

    • 5:54pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    bunch of p*ussy's instigating like little b*itches

  22. Lithgow

    • 7:16pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @sizzurp

    How can you tell anyone to get a life? You've posted more on this one news article than I've posted on all the news articles today. If you think the internet is going to keep record of "sizzurp01 the great" because he got more first posts than any other person at PSU, think again buddy.

  23. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 7:30pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Umm yeah lets stick on topic everyone shall we?

  24. sizzurp01 | foshizzle01

    • 7:36pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    @lithgow mind your own buissness dumbf*uck

  25. Hussaro

    • 8:17pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    hd DUD

  26. Jezer29 | Jezer29

    • 8:27pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Its a rap!! Call the coronor, cause Blu ray is killing HD DVD.. And @ #17.. Dont let these lames get to you..

  27. IIIKAGEIII | IIIKAGEIII

    • 9:31pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    posting below twin

  28. Redrider | Warhawk1

    • 9:36pm GMT - November 27th, 2007

    Blu-Ray Rules!

  29. royboy | bigfreezy1975

    • 12:34am GMT - November 28th, 2007

    ok blu

  30. marvelouz14

    • 1:25am GMT - November 28th, 2007

    blu ray is currently outdoing its competitor, i imagine if quote ps3 owners who quote arent aware blu ray, imagine what would happen when they quote start to become aware of blu ray.lol

  31. MatrixSixaxis

    • 2:18am GMT - November 28th, 2007

    Let's all celebrate and buy a BD movie for xmas! ;) Oh, and don't forget you can play those BD's on your "PS3"!!! Wow! lol.

  32. xomaniac | xomaniac

    • 2:50am GMT - November 28th, 2007

    Dear sizzurp01
    go duck yourself

  33. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 5:16am GMT - November 28th, 2007

    I really don't get it why ppl keep replying to the guy with the first post.If you want him to stop just ignore it.Back on topic,great to see Blu-ray doing so good.

  34. scottbof

    • 3:43pm GMT - November 28th, 2007

    Blue Ray has tonnes of exclusives Spider Man 3, Die Hard 4, Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 etc. Blue Ray is only and extra £10. Blue Ray rules and is only gonna continue to grow. Hd dvds are so yesterday in thier technology. Blue ray is the future.  

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