In case you haven't noticed, almost every single disc is being offered for 20-25 bucks at Best Buy the week of release. Amazon sells the vast majority of Blu-ray discs for this price (or even less for older releases).
The problem isn't the price. People gobbled up DVD's when they were priced at 20 dollars and higher (and that was just a few years ago in the midst of their heyday). The problem is that people are holding onto their money and not buying much of anything right now. Just about all retailers are hurting. I'd be willing to bet that digital rentals and downloads are slowing down too. Disposable income is still disposable income any way you cut it.
A recession is going to affect every part of the entertainment economic pie, not just Blu-ray.
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In case you haven't noticed, almost every single disc is being offered for 20-25 bucks at Best Buy the week of release. Amazon sells the vast majority of Blu-ray discs for this price (or even less for older releases).
The problem isn't the price. People gobbled up DVD's when they were priced at 20 dollars and higher (and that was just a few years ago in the midst of their heyday). The problem is that people are holding onto their money and not buying much of anything right now. Just about all retailers are hurting. I'd be willing to bet that digital rentals and downloads are slowing down too. Disposable income is still disposable income any way you cut it.
A recession is going to affect every part of the entertainment economic pie, not just Blu-ray.