I don't know, I deliberated between putting this here and putting it in the 'general discussion area,' but as Blu-ray news often defaults to the 'console' forum due to it's role in PS3... well I opted for here. If a mod wants to move it though, by all means.
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That's honestly as good as I think anyone could have hoped for, and it was smart of Sony to put this information out there early.
PS - Thanks go to Koldfuzion for the heads-up on this news
...Sony Pictures yesterday announced wholesale pricing for film releases on the next-generation Blu-ray optical format. At $17.95 for catalog titles, Sony has claimed this price to be largely in line with what studios charged retailers at the debut of the DVD format back in 1997. New theatrical releases on the format will be sold at a slight premium to existing catalog titles, wholesaling for $23.45...
...In addition, Sony is considering bundling DVD movies with Blu-ray releases in a move similar to what they will soon be doing with UMD films. By charging nominally more for a Blu-ray movie whose case also includes it's DVD counterpart, Sony feels this strategy will allow consumers to build up their Blu-ray libraries in advance of an actual move to the new format - via a Blu-ray player purchase - while at the same time offering the customer a substantial discount relative to what seperate purchases of both the DVD and Blu-ray would amount to...
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That's honestly as good as I think anyone could have hoped for, and it was smart of Sony to put this information out there early.
PS - Thanks go to Koldfuzion for the heads-up on this news
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