Hollywood Deal May Spell The End Of Blu-ray
September 19th 2008 05:19
Most analysts are predicting that Blu-ray has around five years in it. And the major players in Hollywood and technology are looking to seal deals that will ensure that it is the case.
"I think it has five years left," Andy Griffiths, a director of consumer electronics at Samsung, the second-biggest seller of Blu-ray players, told the media this month. And both Intel and Hewlett Packard agree. Heading a consortium of the big players in technology they announced a plan to work more closely with Hollywood to make downloading of digital content more accessible. "The traditional content owners had an epiphany and realized they could no longer afford to dillydally in moving their businesses into the Internet Age," says Carmi Levy, senior vice-president at consultant AR Communications.
It would seem then that a ten year lifespan for the PS3 may see it enter a time where the Blu-ray becomes redundant. There is a massive push already underway through the gaming industry to deliver content directly, and for the first time it looks like we might have a solid enough internet backbone to practically do it.
Having said that, the PS2 is still alive and kicking with the PS3 around, and there is no reason why two Sony consoles couldn't co-exist cosily in the five years everyone seems to think Blu-ray has left in it.
Bring on the big, cheap hardrives.
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