Is Blu-ray Finally Hitting Its Stride?-----> SHARE

Share To the victor go the spoils, and after Blu-ray defeated the HD-DVD format in the high definition wars, the spoils have been slow to come. Instead, streaming media is the latest fad, while many still view Blu-ray as expensive and unnecessary. Could that perception be changing?
According to Futuresource Consulting, worldwide pre-recorded Blu-ray disc production has set a pace to exceed 400 million units by the end of 2010, representing a healthy 60 percent jump from 2009. And that doesn't even take into account PS3 titles.

"Moving forward we expect to see continued expansion in BD video production volumes, with our forecasts indicating that annual global output will reach two billion discs by 2014," says Michael Boreham, a senior consultant with Futuresource.
Futuresource says that bundling discs with hardware is also a factor, particularly with the launch of 3D BD titles.
"As 3D is ideally suited to the BD delivery platform, this is clearly a long-term opportunity for the industry to further sustain consumer interest in packaged entertainment media," Futuresource says. Share