I think they're going to have to do this to appeal to the mainstream. The same happened with DVD too in its day with early disks being substantially more expensive than VHS with few discounts. My feeling is that studios & stores know that early adopters will buy any old crap so they don't bother lowering prices.
Once the format enters the mainstream, the competition starts to heat up. More stores carry the format and more people get to vote with their wallets. Blu Ray also competes with DVD so the prices have to be closer.
I think 2008 is the breakout year and you'll see prices a lot closer to DVD levels for the holiday season.
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I think they're going to have to do this to appeal to the mainstream. The same happened with DVD too in its day with early disks being substantially more expensive than VHS with few discounts. My feeling is that studios & stores know that early adopters will buy any old crap so they don't bother lowering prices.
Once the format enters the mainstream, the competition starts to heat up. More stores carry the format and more people get to vote with their wallets. Blu Ray also competes with DVD so the prices have to be closer.
I think 2008 is the breakout year and you'll see prices a lot closer to DVD levels for the holiday season.