From the linked article, talking about the Japanese market: "Shipments of recorders and players based on Blu-ray Disc hit 122,000 in June marking the first time that monthly shipments have broken into six-figures."
Blu-ray hardware sales already passed sales of DVD-only players in Japan, back in May '08. With this large June increase in Blu-ray sales, it's obvious that it's twilight for DVD in the Land of the Rising Sun, no matter what other lies you see posted in the comments.
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ummm I thought that many players were sold in Japan last year, what happened
From the linked article, talking about the Japanese market: "Shipments of recorders and players based on Blu-ray Disc hit 122,000 in June marking the first time that monthly shipments have broken into six-figures."
Blu-ray hardware sales already passed sales of DVD-only players in Japan, back in May '08. With this large June increase in Blu-ray sales, it's obvious that it's twilight for DVD in the Land of the Rising Sun, no matter what other lies you see posted in the comments.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/28/blu-ray-sales-see-massive-increase-finally-outselling-dvd/