Blu-ray Disc And PS3 Sales Skyrocket After HD DVD's Demise

Ever since Blu-ray put HD DVD in an early grave, sales of both Blu-ray discs and Blu-ray drive-equipped Playstation 3 game consoles have absolutely skyrocketed. PS3 console sales were up 100% in March with 257, 120 units sold and Blu-ray disc sales have shot to the moon, increasing 351% in the first quarter of 2008. In fact, the week ending March 23 was Blu-ray's second best week ever and 2008 sales are expected to be in the range of $800 million to $1 billion. That's two to three times the total 2007 sales number of $300 million.

It'll be interesting to see how Blu-ray's BD Live feature affects PS3 sales numbers as more of the interactive Blu-ray discs are released, especially with over 3.7 million Playstation Network accounts already in use in North America. While the format war's end may not have done a whole lot for standalone Blu-ray player sales, it could have inadvertently made 2008 a hot year for the previously struggling Playstation 3.

Via Hollywood In Hi-Def

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