Increased expectation for price reduction of PS3 main unit price, popularization of Blu-ray

At GamesCom, the biggest gaming industry trade fair in Europe in the early August 19th,Sony announced the new PS3 which was thinner than before and realized a low price of less than 30,000 yenHowever, it was revealed that the expectation of Blu - ray spread has increased as the price of the main unit price has been reduced.

Already EA or UbisoftWelcome voice is being received from major overseas game companies against price cuts of PS3However, it seems that the price reduction effect of the main body price is also big.

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PS3 price drop may boost Blu-ray Disc demand, says Taiwan disc makers

According to this article, after Sony lowered the price of PS3 from 399 dollars (about 37,000 yen) overseas to 299 dollars (about 28,100 yen) overseas, it handled the production of Blu-ray Disc It seems that Taiwanese manufacturers are hoping for the spread of Blu-ray.

This is because PS3 supports the playback of Blu - ray disc, it is said that global demand may be expected to increase.

He was promoting "HD DVD" as a next-generation optical discToshiba entered the Blu-ray businessIn addition, Mitsubishi ElectricThe world's first to release an LCD TV equipped with both Blu-ray recorder and HDD recorderAlthough it is an impressive Blu - ray that is increasing the number of manufacturers who are going to start full - fledged business development, how much will they popularize at all?