When will the first major title be released on Blu-ray only?

[navychop]

Blu-ray offers better PQ & AQ than DVD. And there are some improved features. The studios want to increase sales of higher-margin Blu-ray titles to maintain their income stream, as DVD returns dwindle.

One way they might do this is by eventually releasing some major title on Blu-ray only. Never mind the conditions that might allow/support this - let's talk which year.

2008? 9? 10? .... Never?

 

[navychop]

I mean not on standard DVD. And from a major studio.

 

[Peter Parker]

My bad.

 

[mike123abc]

I can easily seem them starting this year to release BD only then following with DVD later (like 3 months).

 

[Peter Parker]

I guess we need another War Zone. The original one for HD DVD vs BluRay and now one for BD vs DVD.

 

[BlackHitachi]

I guess we need another War Zone. The original one for HD DVD vs BluRay and now one for BD vs DVD.

LMAO!! :up

 

[Chucky Cheese]

I guess we need another War Zone. The original one for HD DVD vs BluRay and now one for BD vs DVD.

Format War ended too soon. I was just starting to have fun. What now??

 

[navychop]

Well, it's no contest between HD downloads and BD.

<insert stirring pot smilie>

 

[vurbano]

Blu-ray offers better PQ & AQ than DVD. And there are some improved features. The studios want to increase sales of higher-margin Blu-ray titles to maintain their income stream, as DVD returns dwindle.

One way they might do this is by eventually releasing some major title on Blu-ray only. Never mind the conditions that might allow/support this - let's talk which year.

2008? 9? 10? .... Never?

You can't be serious?

 

[IcEWoLF]

To be honest we may see something around 2009-2010...

 

[gadgtfreek]

I dont think you'll see something as BD only for at least 4 years.

An insider stated there were many "planned obscelence" schemes for DVD. One idea I like, they may start only relelasing multiple disc sets and special editions on BD only and leaving single disc releases to DVD.

 

[navychop]

Any guesses as to what kind of movie might be released on Blu-ray and not DVD?

 

[teachsac]

Don't see it happening.

S~

 

[navychop]

They've got to encourage movement from DVDs to Blu-ray, to maintain their income stream. Too little profit left in standard DVDs.

 

[Peter Parker]

I am guessing 2012 but I suspect that no studio has curent plans. but what do i know.

 

[meStevo]

lol @ 8 people so far selecting 08 or 09.

I can see it now.... "Warner declines to sell 20 million copies of The Dark Knight on DVD, instead only releases on Blu-Ray, with pack in UMD and digital download versions!"

I'm skeptical that 2012 will be far enough out for it really but that's what I picked. The market has many more smaller segments compared to when DVD established it's foothold. BD will be lucky I think to be 25% of what DVD had in it's prime.

 

[csschrot]

How about, "in the year 2525 if man is still alive".

Sorry could resist since I work for a Zager. No not the one that did the recording.

On a serious note I don't think it will happen until after 2011.

 

[Peter Parker]

Of course we might see a studio like Disney decide to re releasea catalog item of some classic in BD only. That could happen in a year or two.

 

[navychop]

Now there's a thought!

 

[meStevo]

I don't think that would be an intentional move though, they make so much money on their DVD sales it's unreal. I understood the post to mean a new release, since catalog titles have been coming out for months without a new SD counterpart.